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VINTAGE BAMANA MARIONETTE SCULPTURE, AFRICAN ART

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VINTAGE BAMANA MARIONETTE SCULPTURE, AFRICAN ART

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Description

A wonderfully abstract female sculpture that may have been a marionette type puppet or doll. Note the highly stylized face and incised designs, with a well handled surface. Bamana peoples, Mali, Africa. The sculpture measures 18 x 5 inches.

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Well worn, fair

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VINTAGE BAMANA MARIONETTE SCULPTURE, AFRICAN ART

Name: VINTAGE BAMANA MARIONETTE SCULPTURE, AFRICAN ART
SKU: 69284374
Price: 90 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $250 - $400

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