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KENYAN, PROBABLY MAKONDI, 20TH CENTURY
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AN AFRICAN CARVED HARDWOOD BUST TYPE CHESS SET
KENYAN, PROBABLY MAKONDI, 20TH CENTURY
The kings with conical hats, queens carrying urns and knights as giraffe
The king -- 3 1/8in. (7.7cm.) high; the pawn -- 2½in. (6.4cm.) high
Together with an African carved black and grey hardstone figural chess set, 20th century, probably Rhodhesian, tribesmen wearing cloaks and pawns as heads, the king -- 3 5/8in. (9cm.) high; the pawn -- 1¼in. (3.2cm.) high; and an African blue and black soapstone chess set and board, late 20th century (3)
KENYAN, PROBABLY MAKONDI, 20TH CENTURY
The kings with conical hats, queens carrying urns and knights as giraffe
The king -- 3 1/8in. (7.7cm.) high; the pawn -- 2½in. (6.4cm.) high
Together with an African carved black and grey hardstone figural chess set, 20th century, probably Rhodhesian, tribesmen wearing cloaks and pawns as heads, the king -- 3 5/8in. (9cm.) high; the pawn -- 1¼in. (3.2cm.) high; and an African blue and black soapstone chess set and board, late 20th century (3)
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