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Bambara Gwan Mother and Child Sculpture Mali

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $300

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Mother and Child sculpture carved sculpture with plated hair, carving indicative of Bambara style. Geometric patterns on torso. Gwan sculptures were considered to be the ideal in beauty and in character and were enshrined.

22 3/4"H x 6" W Base: 5" Diameter

Wear consistent with age.

Provenance: From the Labelle Prussin Estate, Author of African Nomadic Architecture.