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Yoruba, Nigeria Carved Shrine Figure.
Yoruba, Nigeria Carved Shrine Figure.
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Carved wood shrine figure, woman with children – girl and boy with talking drum. Height: 18 ½ inches. Yoruba, Nigeria. Provenance: Professor Sanford and Dornbusch.
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