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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
9-Dec-2018
Lot No.
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Description:
Mumuye ancestor figure, Nigeria, Africa. Within Nigeria's Benue river valley region, such representations have been associated with a range of functions, incl. Reinforcement of the status of male elders and used by healers and diviners in arriving at diagnoses. The flexible nature of tradition is reflected in the fact that a single figure May fulfil several roles, height 63 cm
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Unclassified