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A Dogon Female Sculpture Ex Robert Banks Collection

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A Dogon Female Sculpture Ex Robert Banks Collection

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Description

A dramatic almost cubistic carved wooden female effigy sculpture with a highly stylized face and form and a well handled and worn surface. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The sculpture measures 22 inches tall. Provenance: The Robert Banks collection, MD.

Condition

Fair, well worn, weathered

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A Dogon Female Sculpture Ex Robert Banks Collection

Name: A Dogon Female Sculpture Ex Robert Banks Collection
SKU: 160664763
Price: 80 USD
Availability: InStock

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