A Fine Old Nyamwezi Gourd Doll
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Hand crafted from an old gourd, perhaps used as a drinking vessel, with some incised designs and a carved wooden doll head and arms attached, embellished with textile adornment as well as numerous glass and shell beads. Nyamwezi peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The doll measures 14 inches tall. Provenance: The Dr Brian Healy estate, New York.
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Fair, weathered
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A Fine Old Nyamwezi Gourd Doll
Estimate $200 - $400
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