TABWA, Tanzania. Female bust made of heavy wood...
TABWA, Tanzania. Female bust made of heavy wood with a deep brown patina. The folded arms extend away from the body and the hands rest on the abdomen, the pupils of the eyes are underlined by small white glass beads. The back is dug out of a deep hole that housed a reliquary.
Height: 17.5 cm - Collection C.C., Paris.
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TABWA, Tanzania. Female bust made of heavy wood with a deep brown patina. The folded arms extend away from the body and the hands rest on the abdomen, the pupils of the eyes are underlined by small white glass beads. The back is dug out of a deep hole that housed a reliquary.
Height: 17.5 cm - Collection C.C., Paris.