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$3,500

Standing Mumuye Figure, Nigeria, thick angular legs below an elongated torso with two protruding belly buttons, long cutout arms at sides with long-fingered hands, with sloping shoulders below the long neck, with incised scarification lines, the simply defined face below a thick crested coiffure, on metal base, ht. 32 1/4 in. Provenance: Galerie Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Paris, France. Estimate $1,500-2,500 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.


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2020-12-14

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