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A Kuba Ancestor Sculpture Ex Banks Collection

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A Kuba Ancestor Sculpture Ex Banks Collection

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A finely carved wooden anthropomorphic sculpture of an ancestor, with carved coiffure, hands to abdomen and closed eyes, a meditative pose suggesting worship. Kuba peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The figure on professional display stand measures 12 inches tall on its 4x4 inch base. provenance: Ex Robert Banks collection, MD.

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Good, well handled

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A Kuba Ancestor Sculpture Ex Banks Collection

Name: A Kuba Ancestor Sculpture Ex Banks Collection
SKU: 166980875
Price: 70 USD
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