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LOT 2202
West African Carved Bakota Reliquary Guardian Figure
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
22 5/8 in. (882 grams, 57.5 cm).
Formed by shaping sheet-metal panels over a central wood core; Gabon region. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx late Walter Steinberg collection.
Property of a lady, by inheritance.
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