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A Yoruba Bowl Bearer Sculpture

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Item Details

Description

Elegant carved wooden female figure shown kneeling with offering bowl, richly decorated with painted designs. Known as a "Olumeye". Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture measures 13 inches tall. There is a repair on right arm on the forearm.

Condition

Good, weathered and worn, old repair on arm.

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A Yoruba Bowl Bearer Sculpture

Name: A Yoruba Bowl Bearer Sculpture
SKU: 160458006
Price: 80 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $500

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