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This little figure from Tanzania possibly served as the memory of an important dead person and may have been used in funerary ceremonies or by diviners. Condition is reasonable with some termite damage to the feet and one eye. See images. It measures 36 x 9 cm.


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Author Ann Porteus from Tasmania, Australia

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