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A Tabwa Doll

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A small carved wooden female effigy with incised linear coiffure and woven grass skirt, signs of field use and wear. The Sculpture measures 7.25 inches tall. Tabwa peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. provenance: The Prof. Gould collection, New York.

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fair, weathered

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Name: A Tabwa Doll
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