Rare South African Carved Wood Male Figure, Zulu, c. late 19th/early 20th century, the kneeling (?) figure with large head, arms extending to the front and wearing neck, waist, and armbands of traditional polychrome beadwork, nails at the top of head may have secured a headdress (?) traces of red and black pigment, ht. 18 in.
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American Indian & Ethnographic Art
7:00 AM PT - May 10th, 2008
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Skinner
Massachusetts, MA .



