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BANGWA PEOPLE, CAMEROON, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MATERNITY

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BANGWA PEOPLE, CAMEROON, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MATERNITY

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BANGWA PEOPLE, CAMEROON, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MATERNITY FIGURE H 28.75" W 9.5" D 9" Depicting a mother nursing her child. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts; Ex. Coll: James Willis, San Francisco; Ex Coll: Morton Diamondstein, Los Angeles. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts.

Condition

significant splitting to the grain and moderate surface abrasions to the edges

Dimensions

28.75 x 9.5 x 9 in

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BANGWA PEOPLE, CAMEROON, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MATERNITY

Name: BANGWA PEOPLE, CAMEROON, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MATERNITY
SKU: 96347486
Price: 2250 USD
Availability: InStock

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