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LOT 2194
West African Carved Baule Figural Stool
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
11 in. (2.14 kg, 28 cm high).
The top face engraved with a linear design, the base formed as a stylised female figure carved in the round in a kneeling position, supporting the stool with up-stretched arms. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx late Walter Steinberg collection.
Property of a lady, by inheritance.
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