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Female power figure "mu' po" - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke

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Female power figure "mu' po" - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke

Item Details

Description

wood, base
H: 11 cm, H: 4,3 inch

Provenance:
Maurice W. Shapiro, New York, USA
Christie's New York, 11 November 1993, Lot 104
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31 January 2015, Lot 110

Continent: Africa

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Female power figure "mu' po" - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke

Name: Female power figure \"mu' po\" - Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
SKU: 174170559
Price: 500 EUR
Availability: InStock

Estimate €500 - €1,000

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