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Description : Two African carved female figures 19th/20th Century Comprising a Ghanan Akuaba wooden fertility fetish doll with large flat disk-shaped head, stylized face, rudimentary arms, and tribal scar marks typical of the central Akan area together with a classically carved Ivory Coast seated Senufo figure with elongated face and almond-shaped eyes, 2 pieces Larger: 15 H x 4 W x 5 D Provenance: Fetish doll: Zodiaque Gallerie, Geneve, Switzerland Collection of Marian and John Scott, acquired from the above, 1968 Acquired from the above by the present owner Senufo figure: Valerie & Harry Franklin Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA Collection of Marian and John Scott, acquired from the above, 1988 Acquired by the present owner from the above Literature: African Art-Berbier-Mueller Collection, Ed. Werner Schmalenbach, Prestel-Verlog 1988, p. 136 (texts & illus.) African Art, Pierre Meauze, World Publications, 1967, p. 172 (text & illus.) African Art, Arts of Mankind, Golden Press, 1968, p. 118 (illus).
Price: 750.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 700 USD-900 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 2187
Title : Two African Carved Female Figures, Period : 1968
Size : Larger: 15 H x 4 W x 5 D
Provenance : Fetish doll: Zodiaque Gallerie, Geneve, Switzerland Collection of Marian and John Scott, acquired from the above, 1968 Acquired from the above by the present owner Senufo figure: Valerie & Harry Franklin Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA Collection of Marian and John Scott, acquired from the above, 1988 Acquired by the present owner from the above
Literature : African Art-Berbier-Mueller Collection, Ed. Werner Schmalenbach, Prestel-Verlog 1988, p. 136 (texts & illus.) African Art, Pierre Meauze, World Publications, 1967, p. 172 (text & illus.) African Art, Arts of Mankind, Golden Press, 1968, p. 118 (illus).
Condition report : Overall good condition with scattered scuffs, scratches, nicks, shrinkage cracks, separation at joints, and significant weathering commensurate with age.
John Moran Auctioneers, auctioneer, Monrovia, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Studio Decorative Art
Sale date : 21 Oct 2020 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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