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Primitive Lega Kneeling Ancestor with mask faces on top

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Primitive Lega Kneeling Ancestor with mask faces on top

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A unusual carved wooden effigy of a kneeling devotee with 3 Bwami society mask faces coming from the top pf the head. Lega peoples, Congo, central; Africa. The sculpture measures 19.5 inches tall. provenance:Ex Dr Brian Healy estate, New York.

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fair, weathered

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Primitive Lega Kneeling Ancestor with mask faces on top

Name: Primitive Lega Kneeling Ancestor with mask faces on top
SKU: 84296099
Price: 105 USD
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