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YAKA TRIBE FETISH FIGURE - with cowrie shell and some

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YAKA TRIBE FETISH FIGURE - with cowrie shell and some

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Description

Artist: Yaka, Congo, Central Africa
Title: YAKA TRIBE FETISH FIGURE - with cowrie shell and mud decoration on stomach and lower torso
Date: prior to 1949
Medium: carved wood, mud, cowrie shells
Dimensions: 14.5 inches
Provenance: Kindred McLeary, (American Texas 1901-1949); Gifted to his colleague at Carnegie Mellon University, Samuel Rosenberg (American 1896-1972) an early adopter of Modernist own as an architect; however, his skills extended to teaching fine art as well as paint
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Condition

in good condition splitting wood along the left side of the head, otherwise in very good original condition

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YAKA TRIBE FETISH FIGURE - with cowrie shell and some

Name: YAKA TRIBE FETISH FIGURE - with cowrie shell and some
SKU: 21566614
Price: 14000 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $400

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