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A Fine Old Tabwa Mipasi Female Ancestor sculpture

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A Fine Old Tabwa Mipasi Female Ancestor sculpture

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Description

A very nice older wood sculpture of a Female ancestor effigy , shown kneeling and with raised scars designs and a long coiffure down her back. The sculpture was carved from a heavy dense wood and measures 19 inches tall. Tabwa peoples, Congo, Africa.

Condition

fair, eroded base and loss to lower lip. Very heavy wood.

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A Fine Old Tabwa Mipasi Female Ancestor sculpture

Name: A Fine Old Tabwa Mipasi Female Ancestor sculpture
SKU: 84334508
Price: 210 USD
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