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Fine Vintage Kneeling Yaka Sculpture ~ Mauer Collection

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Fine Vintage Kneeling Yaka Sculpture ~ Mauer Collection

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This is a very fine old Shrine idol figure from the Yaka peoples,DRC/ CONGO, Africa. A Fine older Yaka female ancestor sculpture in a kneeling posture with a well handled surface. The figure measures 11 inches tall.Provenance: Ex Evan Mauer collection, California, USA. Author of several books on African Art.

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Fine Vintage Kneeling Yaka Sculpture ~ Mauer Collection

Name: Fine Vintage Kneeling Yaka Sculpture ~ Mauer Collection
SKU: 81574944
Price: 140 USD
Availability: InStock

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