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Ethnographics/tirbal. A carved wooden kifwebe mask, Songue tribe, Congo, Africa, 20th century, l 57 x w 31 cm.

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Ethnographics/tirbal. A carved wooden kifwebe mask, Songue tribe, Congo, Africa, 20th century, l 57 x w 31 cm.

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Estim. 200 - 250 EUR

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