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Incredible Makonde Dense Heavy Wood Female Sculpture

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Incredible Makonde Dense Heavy Wood Female Sculpture

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Description

Carved from an incredibly dense and heavy wood, this effigy of a female ancestor with incised tribal scars and with an overall highly stylized form and features. Makonde peoples, Mozambique / Tanzania, Africa. The figure measures 19 inches tall and weighs nearly 10 lbs.

Condition

One arm reattached by previous collector, otherwise this sculpture is quite solid and strong.

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Incredible Makonde Dense Heavy Wood Female Sculpture

Name: Incredible Makonde Dense Heavy Wood Female Sculpture
SKU: 75413148
Price: 375 USD
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