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A Dogon female Shrine Effigy Ex Gavigan Collection

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A Dogon female Shrine Effigy Ex Gavigan Collection

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A tall slender carved wooden shrine idol with elaborate coiffure, classic facial features and well weathered surface. Dogon peoples, Mali, West Africa. The sculpture measures 24 inches tall. Provenance: Mona and James Gavigan, Falls Church, VA ca. 1980, owners of Volta Place Gallery, Washington DC. Mona Gavigan worked for the Museum of African Art.

Condition

fair, well weathered and worn

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A Dogon female Shrine Effigy Ex Gavigan Collection

Name: A Dogon female Shrine Effigy Ex Gavigan Collection
SKU: 171593488
Price: 550 USD
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