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(2) Hand carved wooden combs, Chokwe and Baule

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(2) Hand carved wooden combs, Chokwe and Baule

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Two hand carved wooden combs, mid 20th century, the first, Chokwe peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the first depicting a seated man resting on a rectangular tablet with incised carving, above ten tines, 9"h x 3"w x 1.25"d; the second, Baule peoples, Cote d'Ivoire, depicting a stylized female head and having seven tines, 8"h x 3"w x 1"d.

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(2) Hand carved wooden combs, Chokwe and Baule

Name: (2) Hand carved wooden combs, Chokwe and Baule
SKU: 105096812
Price: 100 USD
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