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A Yombe Phemba Maternity sculpture, African Art

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A Yombe Phemba Maternity sculpture, African Art

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A Carved wooden Figure of a Mother and Child (Phemba)from the Yombe / Bakongo peoples of the DRC/ Congo, central, Africa. Such sculptures of a mother nursing her child may have been used to increase or aid fertility. The figure measures 13.5 inches tall.

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well weathered and worn, fair condition

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A Yombe Phemba Maternity sculpture, African Art

Name: A Yombe Phemba Maternity sculpture, African Art
SKU: 111859989
Price: 200 USD
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