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LOT 1740
African Wooden Sculpture Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 - 13 3/8 in. (1.42 kg total, 18-34 cm).
Group of three carved sculptures comprising: family group with two grand parents, two parents and a child; mother seated braiding her daughter's hair; standing female with bands of scarification to the waist and hip. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired London, UK.
Property of a Harwich gentleman.
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