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CARVED WOODEN FIGURE FROM BASSI KASSINGO PEOPLE

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CARVED WOODEN FIGURE FROM BASSI KASSINGO PEOPLE
CARVED WOODEN FIGURE FROM BASSI KASSINGO PEOPLE
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Democratic Republic of Congo. Wooden Misi fetish figure with cloth skirt and bundled ritual material at chest. Circa 1950s. Field collected in 2010.
10 1/4" tall
Condition
EX
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CARVED WOODEN FIGURE FROM BASSI KASSINGO PEOPLE

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