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Hand Carved African Baule Slingshot, Antelope Handle

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Hand Carved African Baule Slingshot, Antelope Handle

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Early 20th Century Hand Carved & Painted African Baule Wood Slingshot with Antelope Handle from Western Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule (Baoule) people | A remarkable wooden slingshot handle carved in the form of an anthropomorphized antelope wearing a blue tunic and kneeling atop the slingshot split section | Hand Carved & Painted with black and bright blue. Size: 2.95" W x 7.75" H (7.5 cm x 19.7 cm) | Condition: Nice patina on surface with some wear commensurate with age and use | Provenance: Estate of R. Pearson, Denver, Colorado, USA | All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back | A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all purchases

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Hand Carved African Baule Slingshot, Antelope Handle

Name: Hand Carved African Baule Slingshot, Antelope Handle
SKU: 81275146
Price: 120 USD
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