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Votive fetish dressed in a skin and pearl loincloth.
Height: 24…

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Ivory Coast Votive fetish dressed in a skin and pearl loincloth. Height: 24 cm

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Ivory Coast Votive fetish dressed in a skin and pearl loincloth. Height: 24 cm

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