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AFRICAN FETISH GUARDIAN FIGURE - Old Carved Wooden

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AFRICAN FETISH GUARDIAN FIGURE - Old Carved Wooden

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AFRICAN FETISH GUARDIAN FIGURE - Old Carved Wooden Mother Figure from Baules People, Ivory Coast. She is depicted seated atop a painted leopard, a child on each knee suckling at her breasts, her ovoid face is turned to the sky, her hair in sculptural braids, her elongated neck stacked with rings. All three figures have old cloth garments at their waist. Approx. 35" tall, 10" wide, 15" deep. Some losses to paint on leopard, really quite nice condition.