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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]
Provenance
Ex late Walter Steinberg collection.
Property of a lady, by inheritance.
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