Bura Terracotta Funerary Vessel pin Savage Harvest: A Tale of

Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals

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and appealing age

Their primary function was to protect and mediate: shielding the sacred relics from the gaze of women and uninitiated youths

Bura Terracotta Funerary Vessel pin Savage Harvest: A Tale ofBura Asinda Sikka Culture, c. 2001200 AD, Niger or Burkina Faso, West Africa A fascinating and finely modeled ancient terracotta vessel, formed with a gracefully compressed globular body, short ring foot, flaring rim, and a single loop handleelements that together convey both elegance and solemn ritual purpose. This vessel is a rare survivor of the Bura Asinda Sikka culture, a mysterious and highly distinctive civilization that thrived in the lower