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A Baule Akan Male Effigy Shrine Sculpture

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A Baule Akan Male Effigy Shrine Sculpture

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Description

A carved wooden male effigy in classical form with serene face and a heavy encrusted surface of offerings. Note the bits of egg shell throughout the upper portion of the sculpture.Baule Akan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture measures 20 inches tall. Ex Houston Texas Collection, old inventory number on base.

Condition

Weathered, encrusted with sacrificial surface.

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A Baule Akan Male Effigy Shrine Sculpture

Name: A Baule Akan Male Effigy Shrine Sculpture
SKU: 168379088
Price: 750 USD
Availability: InStock

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