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Description : ** A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this artwork will be donated to the Anthony Quinn Foundation, whose mission is to advocate for the important role arts education plays in personal development and in the overall improvement of social, economic and cultural systems. Learn more at aqfoundation.org ** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A lovely trio of hand-carved wooden fertility figures, each exhibiting an abstract columnar form atop a planar base. The first figure bears no breasts while the 2 taller figures each have a pair of pendulous breasts draped in front of their incised abdomens. The tallest and shortest figure both have crested coiffures with minimal facial features while the medium-sized figure has a petite, delineated face in front of a pair of perforated, tab-shaped ears. The Mossi peoples are well-known for their wooden dolls. Mossi dolls are typically carved by male blacksmiths and are given to girls for play and the attainment of fertility. Size of largest: 1.125 W x 8.5 H (2.9 cm x 21.6 cm) Provenance: ex-private collection of actor Anthony Quinn and his wife Katherine, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA acquired prior to 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #169252
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