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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 11185465, member: 2844"]Or terracotta, like this one without legs from Cameroun/Nigeria. The tilt of the head is similar, which could be important:</p><p><a href="https://www.bruno-mignot.com/galeries/terres-cuites-ceramiques/1309-petite-poterie-fetiche-mambila-cameroun-nigeria.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bruno-mignot.com/galeries/terres-cuites-ceramiques/1309-petite-poterie-fetiche-mambila-cameroun-nigeria.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.bruno-mignot.com/galeries/terres-cuites-ceramiques/1309-petite-poterie-fetiche-mambila-cameroun-nigeria.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And how tall is it?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a calabash fetish with legs, from Tanzania:</p><p><a href="https://www.galerie-art-africain.com/art-africain/Statues-statuettes/Statue-Sukuma/16359" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.galerie-art-africain.com/art-africain/Statues-statuettes/Statue-Sukuma/16359" rel="nofollow">https://www.galerie-art-africain.com/art-africain/Statues-statuettes/Statue-Sukuma/16359</a></p><p><br /></p><p>There are calabash figures from other parts of Africa too, so it would be nice to know more about it.</p><p>How did it come to be in the museum? Was it a donation, if so by who and where did they travel?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 11185465, member: 2844"]Or terracotta, like this one without legs from Cameroun/Nigeria. The tilt of the head is similar, which could be important: [URL]https://www.bruno-mignot.com/galeries/terres-cuites-ceramiques/1309-petite-poterie-fetiche-mambila-cameroun-nigeria.html[/URL] And how tall is it? Here is a calabash fetish with legs, from Tanzania: [URL]https://www.galerie-art-africain.com/art-africain/Statues-statuettes/Statue-Sukuma/16359[/URL] There are calabash figures from other parts of Africa too, so it would be nice to know more about it. How did it come to be in the museum? Was it a donation, if so by who and where did they travel?[/QUOTE]
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