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Bakongo Power Fetish with shells and bones

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Bakongo Power Fetish with shells and bones

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Bold and primitive carved wooden magic fetish adorned with huge snail shells, bones and magic regalia. Bakongo peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 27 inches tall.

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fair, eroded, weathered, stress fracture

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Bakongo Power Fetish with shells and bones

Name: Bakongo Power Fetish with shells and bones
SKU: 75513613
Price: 275 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $300

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