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LOT 2132
Very Large West African Standing Wooden Tribal Figure
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
32 3/4 in. (3.4 kg, 83 cm).
With crested hairstyle and shell eyes, hands on the hips, socket to the chest.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
Collection of an American lady living in London.
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