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Statues - Mothers with children

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$1750.00

Mother and child
photo of Mother and child item #206
Ivory Coast - Baule

8 "
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$250.00

Mother and child figure
photo of Mother and child figure item #209
Benin - Fon

Objects such as this were produced exclusively for the nobility of the Abomey kingdom of Benin. Only Abomey royalty had access to brass production. The royal family accumulated such pieces and distributed them to favored individuals as symbols of their power.
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$600.00

Primitive motif mother with 2 children
photo of Primitive motif mother with 2 children item #390
Ivory Coast - Baule

Unlike many more realistic versions this is an unusually stylized, often called "primitive", rendition of this imagery ubiquitous among African tribal cultures. This measures 19" tall
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$750.00

Seated mother with one child
photo of Seated mother with one child item #291
Ivory Coast - Baule

20" tall.
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$1000.00

Tall seated mother with 2 children
photo of Tall seated mother with 2 children item #290
Ivory Coast - Baule

30" tall. Please click on the photo to see the child holding on to his mother.
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