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LOT 2704
Tribal Carved Wooden Swazi Hand Mirror
SWAZILAND, CIRCA 1950 A.D.
8 in. (340 grams, 20.3 cm wide).
Rectangular wooden frame with a glass mirror on one side and the reverse carved with geometric motifs, a handle above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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