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A Bongo Style Wooden Memorial Post

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A tall carved wooden post with ancestral figure on top and ringed designs on the bottom. The discs shapes on the bottom of the pole symbolize the possession of cattle and the profit feasts that the deceased has organized for the community. Bongo or Belanda peoples, Southern Sudan. The Post has been custom mounted and measures 53 inches tall. Provenance: A Private Oregon Collection.

Condition

Well weathered, worn

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A Bongo Style Wooden Memorial Post

Name: A Bongo Style Wooden Memorial Post
SKU: 102229453
Price: 130 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $1,500

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