Lot 0153

Standing female figure / puppet - Tanzania, Sukuma

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Standing female figure / puppet - Tanzania, Sukuma

Item Details

Description

wood, two-part, metal, red pigment,

H: 89 cm, H: 35,0 inch

Provenance:
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany

Published In:
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 225, ill. V/10

Condition

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Standing female figure / puppet - Tanzania, Sukuma

Name: Standing female figure / puppet - Tanzania, Sukuma
SKU: 138962960
Price: 1700 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €1,000 - €2,500

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Starting Price €1,000

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