Mumuye Ancestor Figures from Nigeria

A pair of ancestor figures, Mumuye, South East Nigeria, West…
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A pair of ancestor figures, Mumuye, South East Nigeria, West Africa, (twentieth century), carved wood and pigment, 82 cm; 97.7 cm (2). Provenance: Galleries Primitif, Sydney. Acquired from above by Dr Peter Elliott, in 1974

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