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A Kwere Divination Gourd Ex Irwin Cernic

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A Kwere Divination Gourd Ex Irwin Cernic

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A fine Old Kwere Divination gourd with carved wooden articulated limbs, bits of leather, woven rope and glass beads. Kwere peoples, Tanzania, Africa. The gourd/figure measures 20 inches tall in standing position, 13 inches tall when seated. Provenance: Ex. Irwin Cernic, NY

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fair, well handled

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A Kwere Divination Gourd Ex Irwin Cernic

Name: A Kwere Divination Gourd Ex Irwin Cernic
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