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A Bamana Chiwara Dance Crest Ex Scanzi Collection

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A Bamana Chiwara Dance Crest Ex Scanzi Collection

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A highly stylized carved wooden dance crest in the form of two antelopes, with wonderful openwork design and well handled surface. The Headdress measures 14.5 x 11 inches on a simple wooden base. Bamana peoples, Mali, West Africa. Provenance: Franco Giovanni Scanzi collection, Italy / Ivory Coast

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Good, well worn

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A Bamana Chiwara Dance Crest Ex Scanzi Collection

Name: A Bamana Chiwara Dance Crest Ex Scanzi Collection
SKU: 171473210
Price: 900 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $500 - $800

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