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March 28, 2024
World Art
Lot 20
  1. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  2. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  3. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  4. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  5. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  6. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  1. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  2. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  3. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  4. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  5. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
  6. African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure

African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure

Dimensions
47 1/2 x 12 x 12 inches

Estimate: $200 - $400

Price Realized: $128
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African - Large Dogon Female Ancestor Figure
Description
Standing carved wood figure on stand
Details
wood 47 1/2 x 12 x 12 inches
Provenance
From a Wellesley, MA collection
Condition
repair to one foot, some minor areas of wood splitting, some gentle abrasions and minor losses, evidence of wormage

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  40. Image for Lot Sino-Tibetan - Small Figure of Crowned Guanyin 41
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  49. Image for Lot Ancient Roman - Bronze Aryballos 50
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  51. Image for Lot Ancient Greek - Stemless Kylix 52
  52. Image for Lot Ancient Greek - Cypriot Oinochoe 53
  53. Image for Lot Pre-Columbian - Tripod Bowls, Group of 2 54
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  64. Image for Lot Pre-Columbian - Heads and Figure, Group of 3 65
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  70. Image for Lot African - Kusu Dagger 71
  71. Image for Lot Pre-Columbian - Taino Purging Spatula 72
  72. Image for Lot Ancient Iron Dagger 73
  73. Image for Lot Ancient Bronze Dagger or Short Sword 74
  74. Image for Lot African - Carved Wooden Mace 75
  75. Image for Lot African - Luba Axe 76
  76. Image for Lot African - Bambara Mask 77
  77. Image for Lot African - Bambara N'Domo Mask 78
  78. Image for Lot African - Yoruba Dance Scepter, "Oshe Shango" 79
  79. Image for Lot African - Yoruba Dance Wands "Oshe Shango" 80
  80. Image for Lot Native American - Northwest Totem Pole 81
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  82. Image for Lot African - Dogon Wooden Lock 83
  83. Image for Lot African - Bura Asinda-Sikka Funerary Urn 84
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  108. Image for Lot African and Other Sculptural Objects, Group of 6 109
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  158. Image for Lot Chinese - Hanging Scroll, Figures Beneath a Tree 159
  159. Image for Lot 2 Japanese Hanging Scrolls with Calligraphy Inscriptions 160
  160. Image for Lot Chinese Embroidered Silk Panel 161
  161. Image for Lot Chinese Embroidered Red Silk Panel 162
  162. Image for Lot Chinese Portrait of a Court Official, Print on Silk 163
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  166. Image for Lot Persian - Miniature with Couple and Dancers 167
  167. Image for Lot Japanese - Woodcut Prints, Group of 3 168
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  172. Image for Lot Toyohara Chikanobu - Diptych 173
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  193. Image for Lot Chinoiserie Wall Hanging 194
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  200. Image for Lot after Cyrus Edwin Dallin - Medicine Man 201
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  229. Image for Lot Willi Bauer - Untitled (Market Scene) 230
  230. Image for Lot Vivian Oswell - Untitled (Porch Steps) 231
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  233. Image for Lot Arno Lemke - Untitled (Mountain Village) 234
  234. Image for Lot Arno Lemke - Untitled (Alpine Lake) 235
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  238. Image for Lot Willi Bauer - Untitled (Garden) 239
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  247. Image for Lot Robert K. Calvert - Taunton Tram 248
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  252. Image for Lot Claudio Simonetti - Venetian Bridge 253
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  256. Image for Lot J.L. van der Meide - Capri 257
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