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A Bamana / Marka Marionette Doll Ex kahan Gallery

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A Bamana / Marka Marionette Doll Ex kahan Gallery

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A tall slender carved wooden marionette with hammered brass decorations and embellished with beads and shell adornment. Bamana / Marka peoples, Mali, Africa. The Marionette or doll measures 20 inches tall. Provenance: Ex Leonard kahan Gallery, 1980s, also McConnell Collection, VA , also a private New Jersey collection.

Condition

fair, well handled

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A Bamana / Marka Marionette Doll Ex kahan Gallery

Name: A Bamana / Marka Marionette Doll Ex kahan Gallery
SKU: 171920048
Price: 50 USD
Availability: InStock

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