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Maternity Figure, Baule, Ivory Coast, Wood. Click for larger view This figure is used as a maternity statue. 26" x 5.5", Retail
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Doll , Mali . Click for back view Xhosa: Meaning, The Traditional Graceful Magic Doll. Made from wood and covered in various types of cloth and beads. 24 " x 7", Retail
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Yoruba
Shrine Figure, Mali, "Obatala" Sale
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Baule
Statue, Wood. Click for larger view This figure could serve as a spirit spouse, as an ancestor figure, or it could be used during divination ceremonies. Made with elegant coiffure design. 26" x 8", Retail
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Figure, Kota, Gabon, Metal and wood. Click for larger view This figure was inserted into a basket -- most likely filled with magical items and skull bones of a chief -- where offerings and prayers were made to bring good fortune to the clan, comes on a metal stand. 23" x 8" Ship Oversize 2, Retail
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Kibao Figure, Girama Marker, Kenya, Wood and Cloth.
Click for larger view "There is uncertainty in the literature about whether or not the posts were meant to be grave-markers or not. Many believe their role was to provide a new abode - a new body for the spirit of the deceased." -Africa; The Art of a Continent, Comes on a metal stand. 31.5"x 4" Ships Oversize #1 Retail
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Granary
Door, Mali "There is uncertainty in the literature about whether or not the posts were meant to be grave-markers or not. Many believe their role was to provide a new abode - a new body for the spirit of the deceased." -Africa; The Art of a Continent, 28"x 20" Ships Oversize #1 Retail
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