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Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Robert Banks

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A finely carved wooden female effigy Nkiteki (Ancestor Figure) or translated as "Good Wife" with her child on her back. Featuring raised scar designs, inset glass eyes and a well handled honey colored surface patina suggesting years of field use. Bembe peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The statue measures 13.25 inches ( 15.25 inches on display stand) Provenance: Ex Robert Banks Collection, Maryland.

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Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Robert Banks

Name: Rare Bembe Maternity Sculpture Ex Robert Banks
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Price: 480 USD
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