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Collection of 12 African Wood Effigies, Krahn Clan

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Collection of 12 African Wood Effigies, Krahn Clan

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Collection of (12) African items including carved wood effigies, masks from the Krahn clan, bowls, and musical items. Provenanace: Collected by a Dutch citizen, Jan Rolff, who lived and worked for 3 years in Liberia, measuring routes to build a railroad, employed by the Smithsonian Institute. He also measured The Rift Valley for 3 consecutives years.

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Collection of 12 African Wood Effigies, Krahn Clan

Name: Collection of 12 African Wood Effigies, Krahn Clan
SKU: 55083552
Price: 450 USD
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