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Fantastic Mambila Sculpture with Animal Finial

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Fantastic Mambila Sculpture with Animal Finial

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A Carved wooden stylized ancestor sculpture with a zoomorphic animal ( Dog) totem on the head and dramatic black and white coloration on kaolin clay pigments. Mambila peoples, Nigeria, Africa. measures 21 inches tall.

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Fantastic Mambila Sculpture with Animal Finial

Name: Fantastic Mambila Sculpture with Animal Finial
SKU: 84211903
Price: 105 USD
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Estimate $200 - $400

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