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Squatting female stone figure "pomdo" or "nomoli" - Sierra Leone, Kissi / Sapi

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Squatting female stone figure "pomdo" or "nomoli" - Sierra Leone, Kissi / Sapi

Item Details

Description

soapstone, collection no. "H01"
H: 15 cm, H: 5,9 inch

Provenance:
Thomas Halling, Lund, Sweden (around 2002)
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 7 March 2020, Lot 21
Karl-Ludwig Gallwitz, Friedberg, Germany

Continent: Africa

Condition

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Squatting female stone figure "pomdo" or "nomoli" - Sierra Leone, Kissi / Sapi

Name: Squatting female stone figure \"pomdo\" or \"nomoli\" - Sierra Leone, Kissi / Sapi
SKU: 174170470
Price: 500 EUR
Availability: InStock