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A Fine Luba Maternity sculpture Ex Jean Pierre Hallet

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A Fine Luba Maternity sculpture Ex Jean Pierre Hallet: A carved wooden female mother effigy with small child on her lap, holding on to her breast. The sculpture likely served as a element to a maternity shrine. The figure measures 15.5 inches tall. Luba p

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A Fine Luba Maternity sculpture Ex Jean Pierre Hallet

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A carved wooden female mother effigy with small child on her lap, holding on to her breast. The sculpture likely served as a element to a maternity shrine. The figure measures 15.5 inches tall. Luba peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Provenance: The Noted explorer and author Jean Pierre Hallet.

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A Fine Luba Maternity sculpture Ex Jean Pierre Hallet

Name: A Fine Luba Maternity sculpture Ex Jean Pierre Hallet
SKU: 96197974
Price: 240 USD
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