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Rare Nsapo Nsapo Female figure ~ Fine African Art

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Rare Nsapo Nsapo Female figure ~ Fine African Art

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A beautiful vintage wood sculpture from the Congo / DRC , central Africa. Carved from a hard, heavy wood with an overall reddish tone , this serene image of a female ancestor shown with hand to face and squatting in a life like posture. This sculpture originates from a very uncommon corpus of works that are a unique style that borrowed features from both the Songye as the Luluwa. The Nsapo Nsapo, who left their homeland around the turn of the century, were detached from their own traditions and came under new cultural influences. These were not only African, from the Lulua and Chokwe, but also European ~ creating a wonderful new style that we see represented here.Nsapo Nsapo peoples, Congo, Africa.Measures 10.75 inches tall.

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Rare Nsapo Nsapo Female figure ~ Fine African Art

Name: Rare Nsapo Nsapo Female figure ~ Fine African Art
SKU: 65607580
Price: 58 USD
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