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African Bakongo Equestrian Nail Fetish Figure, Cameroon

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African Bakongo Equestrian Nail Fetish Figure, Cameroon
African Bakongo Equestrian Nail Fetish Figure, Cameroon
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African Bakongo Equestrian Nail Fetish Figure, Cameroon. Published: Maine Antiques Digest, "African Art and the Serious Collector" (April, 2010). Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Size: 25'' x 10'' x 10'' (64 x 25 x 25 cm).
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