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Rare Lega wood figure (Iginga) Ex Lippel Gallery 1976

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Lega Inginga Sculpture Ex Lippell Gallery 1976: A fine carved wooden idol with multiple heads facing in every direction. A Lega inginga figure, Congo, Africa. Provenance: Ex McConnell Coll, VA., from Gallery Lippell, Montreal, 1976.

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Rare Lega wood figure (Iginga) Ex Lippel Gallery 1976

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This is a very fine and rare Lega carved wooden shrine figure known as (Iginga). The wood is well handled and shows obvious wear. Lega peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 12.5 inches tall - Ex. McConnell Collection, VA, Acquired from Gallery Lippell in Montreal Canada in 1976.

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fair, well handled

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Rare Lega wood figure (Iginga) Ex Lippel Gallery 1976

Name: Rare Lega wood figure (Iginga) Ex Lippel Gallery 1976
SKU: 80342004
Price: 160 USD
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