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SONGYE: NKISI half-figure depicting a female figure holding her breasts with a cranial reliquary cavity. Dense hardwood, old patina. First half of the 20th century. H. 12 cm. Old auction label.

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SONGYE: NKISI half-figure depicting a female figure holding her breasts with a cranial reliquary cavity. Dense hardwood, old patina. First half of the 20th century. H. 12 cm. Old auction label.

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