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20th C. African Mambila Pottery Marriage Fetish Figure

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Description

**Originally Listed At $250**

West Africa, Nigeria, Mambila people (also Mambilla), ca. second half of the 20th century CE. A fascinating terracotta figure of a seated woman wearing a monkey mask. She holds it to her face with one raised hand; her other hand wraps around her leg. The woman is pregnant, with a series of raised dots on her arms and her hair braided into an elaborate coiffure that runs along the top of her head. It is said to be a marriage fetish figure and is a dramatic, unique representation of a woman. Size: 7" W x 8.25" H (17.8 cm x 21 cm)

Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, USA; ex-private Maryland, USA collection, purchased by owner in Cameroon, from a Hausa trader, in 1970

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Condition

Head and left leg are reattached and something is missing from the central back of the figure. Otherwise in nice condition with light deposits on surface.

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20th C. African Mambila Pottery Marriage Fetish Figure

Name: 20th C. African Mambila Pottery Marriage Fetish Figure
SKU: 85293726
Price: 100 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $300

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