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A Fantastic Mambila Pottery Vessel with Open Mouth

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A Fantastic Mambila Pottery Vessel with Open Mouth

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A Highly stylized terracotta clay pottery vessel with elaborate and ornate designs, open mouth animal like figure with painted designs. Mambila peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The vessel measures 12 x 7 inches. Provenance: The Dr Brian Healy estate, New York.

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fair

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A Fantastic Mambila Pottery Vessel with Open Mouth

Name: A Fantastic Mambila Pottery Vessel with Open Mouth
SKU: 81898241
Price: 270 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $400

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