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A Kneeling Dogon Female Devotee Shrine Idol

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A Kneeling Dogon Female Devotee Shrine Idol

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Description

A large ancient and eroded old wooden sculpture of a female devotee from a Dogon Shrine. Mali, West Africa. Measures 39.5 inches tall. Provenance: A private Oregon collection.

Condition

fair, eroded and weathered, base decayed, the figure does not stand very well

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A Kneeling Dogon Female Devotee Shrine Idol

Name: A Kneeling Dogon Female Devotee Shrine Idol
SKU: 118846189
Price: 350 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $300 - $500

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