Figurative Vessel Pende people African fired clay and slip

Figurative Vessel

Pende people, African

Late 19th-early 20th century

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Female Figure Bankoni culture Mali African fired clay
Pair of twin figures one male and one female of carved wood each with an elaborate coiffure bathed in blue pigments with scarification on the face wearing traditional ornaments the female figure additionally with a necklace of red beads and a waistlet of blue beads
Hoe or currency blade
Collector number EWLE 9