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LOT 2214
West African Carved Wooden Baule Figure Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
19 3/4 in. (2.7 kg total, 50 cm high each).
Free-standing male and female figure, carved in the round standing naked albeit for their sandaled feet and engraved representations of body art. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx late Walter Steinberg collection.
Property of a lady, by inheritance.
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Free-standing male and female figure, carved in the round standing naked albeit for their sandaled feet and engraved representations of body art. 2.7 kg total, 50 cm high each
Ex late Walter Steinberg collection. Property of a lady, by inheritance. -
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