Description:
Lobi Figure, of typical form, standing on slightly bent legs without feet, with protruding buttocks supporting a long torso framed by cut out arms terminating in block hands, the short neck below an angular face with crested coiffure, overall heavily encrusted reddish-brown patina, ht. 30 1/4 in.
Provenance: Jacobs Collection, Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
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Keywords
Chevy ChaseAmerican Indian & Tribal Art
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