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Description

wood, brown patina, legless cylindrical lower part of the body completely wrapped in plant fiber cord, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base
H: 10,5 cm, H: 4,1 inch
Provenance:
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 1 March 2008, lot 286
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Published in:
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 116

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Small female figure - Benin, Fon

Name: Small female figure - Benin, Fon
SKU: 43707636
Price: 700 EUR
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Estimate €400 - €800

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