Lot 5373

AFRICAN CARVED DOOR, NUPE PEOPLE, NIGERIA, MID-20TH C.

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AFRICAN CARVED DOOR, NUPE PEOPLE, NIGERIA, MID-20TH C.

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Three Plank Door with the distinctive relief carvings of animal and birds textured by cross hatching found only on Nupe doors, completely hand carved other than the two vertical front battens and three horizontal back battens, roughly 57" x 32 1/2" x 3". Nice age and use patina.