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A Kota Reliquary Figure Ex McNemar Estate

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A Kota Reliquary Figure Ex McNemar Estate

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A Fine Kota guardian figure of copper over wood. Gabon, West Africa. On custom gallery stand. The figure measures approx. 26 1/2 inches tall. x 12 inches wide. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 70s. He established galleries of African Art in New York and San Francisco, selling to museums and public and private collections in the United States and Europe.

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fair, loss to sections of wood in the back of figure.

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A Kota Reliquary Figure Ex McNemar Estate

Name: A Kota Reliquary Figure Ex McNemar Estate
SKU: 98717445
Price: 400 USD
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