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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 11826092, member: 2844&quot;]One from my parents&#039; collection. They bought it from a Dutch collector in the 1960s and I don&#039;t remember much about it, only that he is steatite and African.</p><p><br /></p><p>Am I right in thinking this is a steatite Ntadi/Mintadi figure from the former Kongo Kingdom, now Angola and Congo? He feels old, but.... antique or replica?</p><p>And what is he holding, is he a dignitary?</p><p><br /></p><p>Height: 14.6 cm/5.7&quot;.</p><p>Very heavy.</p><p><br /></p><p>As always, any information is appreciated.</p><p>Thank you for looking.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]549022[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]549023[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]549024[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]549025[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]549026[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Some examples of Ntadi I found:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.catawiki.com/fr/c/495-art-africain-et-tribal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.catawiki.com/fr/c/495-art-africain-et-tribal" rel="nofollow">https://www.catawiki.com/fr/c/495-art-africain-et-tribal</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://inmuseums.pl/collections/muzeum-narodowe-w-szczecinie_2/mintadi-figurines_189" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://inmuseums.pl/collections/muzeum-narodowe-w-szczecinie_2/mintadi-figurines_189" rel="nofollow">https://inmuseums.pl/collections/muzeum-narodowe-w-szczecinie_2/mintadi-figurines_189</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I prefer mine, his face is lovely.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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