Ebony Maasai Figures: Impressive African Carvings (9 words)

Impressive pair of African carved ebony Maasai figures. Height…
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Impressive pair of African carved ebony Maasai figures. Height 65 cm. Provenance: Property of a retired diplomat, collected in the 1970s

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  • Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.

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