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Old Tabwa Piggy Back sculpture ,Wonderful Vintage Art

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Old Tabwa Piggy Back sculpture ,Wonderful Vintage Art

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This is a fantastic vintage sculpture from the Tabwa peoples, Congo, Africa. Carved wooden image of a man carrying another man on his shoulders. among the Tabwa, Luba/Hemba and Bemba peoples, a consecrated chief cannot, in any way, come into contact with the earth. He is carried on the shoulders of a slave.Tabwa or related ethnic group, Congo, Africa.The sculpture measures 31 inches tall x 9.5 inches wide and weighs nearly 13 lbs

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Fair, weathered

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Old Tabwa Piggy Back sculpture ,Wonderful Vintage Art

Name: Old Tabwa Piggy Back sculpture ,Wonderful Vintage Art
SKU: 69875341
Price: 160 USD
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