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Very Old Teke Fetish Ex Lippell Gallery Ex McConnel Col

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Very Old Teke Fetish Ex Lippell Gallery Ex McConnel Col

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A carved wooden male fetish idol with heavily weathered and worn surface, wrapped in dry fragile textile and with old collection numbers painted on the back of one leg. Teke peoples, Congo, Africa. Ex Gallery Lippell , Montreal , Canada, Ex McConnell Collection, Virginia. The statue measures 11.25 inches and is very dry and old.

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fair, weathered, dry

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Very Old Teke Fetish Ex Lippell Gallery Ex McConnel Col

Name: Very Old Teke Fetish Ex Lippell Gallery Ex McConnel Col
SKU: 79370821
Price: 280 USD
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