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A MAMA MALE FIGURE
Standing on short splayed legs, broad shoulders, arms carved free of the body, the circular head with recessed circular eyes and slit mouth on the concave face, circular ears, dark encrusted patina, fibre necklace
42cm. high
Standing on short splayed legs, broad shoulders, arms carved free of the body, the circular head with recessed circular eyes and slit mouth on the concave face, circular ears, dark encrusted patina, fibre necklace
42cm. high
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Paris
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp
John Hewett, London
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp
John Hewett, London
Literature
Gillon, W., Collecting African Art, London, 1979, p.84, fig.94
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.