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A Rare Mbole Sculptur Ex- Aaron Henry Basten

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A Rare Mbole Sculptur Ex- Aaron Henry Basten

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Description

A Tall carved wooden shrine figure with mineral pigment painted face and well handled surface suggesting good age. This sculpture is known as an "Okifa" which represents a convicted criminal and whom is being hung to death for his crimes.Okifa figures play a large role in the initiation of young men to Mbole and to teach them the consequences of a criminal life. Mbole peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex. Coll. Aaron Henry Basten, Germany. Purchased from a Brussels Collection in the 1980â€™s. The sculpture measures 24.5 inches tall ( 26 inches tall on custom base)

Condition

Good, well handled, worn

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A Rare Mbole Sculptur Ex- Aaron Henry Basten

Name: A Rare Mbole Sculptur Ex- Aaron Henry Basten
SKU: 132770863
Price: 1800 USD
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