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Rare Bembe Double Ancestor sculpture Jean Pierre Hallet

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Rare Bembe Double Ancestor sculpture Jean Pierre Hallet

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A rare old carved wooden ancestor effigy, a male and female riding "piggyback" with weathered and worn surface. Bembe peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 24 inches tall . : Provenance: Ex Jean Pierre Hallet collection.

Condition

fair, chip nose, wear and weathering.

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Rare Bembe Double Ancestor sculpture Jean Pierre Hallet

Name: Rare Bembe Double Ancestor sculpture Jean Pierre Hallet
SKU: 82038292
Price: 100 USD
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