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Description

A very old female effigy, carved from a dense hard wood with well handled surface patina and incised / raised designs. Dogon peoples, Mali, Africa. The figure measures 20 inches tall. Provenance: Sotheby's Park Bernet Auctions 1960's, Dr Brian Healy estate, NY.

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A Rare Dogon Kneeling Female Ex Sotheby

Name: A Rare Dogon Kneeling Female Ex Sotheby
SKU: 75290998
Price: 8000 USD
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