AN ANTIQUE AFRICAN MBETE AMBETE CARVED FIGURE, DRC 19 C

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A hand-carved wooden Ambete Mbete reliquary figure with a necklace of thorns and a rope around the body. The figure is shown standing on slightly bent legs. Such figures are associated with the cult of ancestors.Late 19th century.

Dimensions: H: 17 1/4 in., (44 cm.)

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