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217 Guro Standing Female Figure, with heavy muscular legs and rounded buttocks beneath a thin waist, with exaggerated pendant breasts, straight arms at sides, a long ringed neck supporting an oval head with finely incised coiffure, protruding mouth bearing teeth, with a dark glossy patina, ht. 13 in. $4,000-6,000
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218 Diminutive Guro Zamle Mask, undulating zoomorphic form, the open angular snout with pointed teeth leading to a raised medial ridge framed by two cut-out eyes, one row of scarification on forehead and terminating in upturned horns, bound rattan still present around the rim, dark brown patina with traces of white, ht. 11 in. $2,500-3,500
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219 Baule Standing Male Figure, standing on a rounded base, large feet and heavy straight legs supporting an elongated torso with bent arms carved into the sides, large hands accentuate the stomach scarification, the large oval face has protruding lips, and eyes, and long nose, with a complex incised crested coiffure, decorated at the torso, neck and face with delicately raised scarification, rich brown patina, ht. 15 in. Provenance: Charles Ratton, Paris, France, purchased in the 1950s. $8,000-12,000
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