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Rare Senufo Male riding Camel sculpture

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This is a rare example, the first I have ever seen showing a west African Senufo male riding a Camel, a style typically reserved for the image of a horse and rider. The sculpture has an encrusted surface suggesting possible use as a shrine object, well weathered and worn suggesting good age. Senufo peoples, Ivory Coast / Mali, West Africa. The figure measures 11.5 inches tall.

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weathered and worn

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Rare Senufo Male riding Camel sculpture

Name: Rare Senufo Male riding Camel sculpture
SKU: 123033783
Price: 200 USD
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Estimate $500 - $800

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