Ife Sculpture
"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria, " Bronze Sculpture created circa 1920s
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bronze Statue - Ife, Nigeria" is a bronze sculpture created in circa 1920. This figure has short
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H 18.5 in W 6.5 in D 5 in
Antica scultura - bronzo - africana - Benin - XIX secolo -sculpture - African
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africana di una raffigurazione del Re Coronato Ife Malu, originaria del Benin del XIX secolo
Produzione
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"Drawing for Sculpture 1"
By Charles Robert Searles
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Olajumoke (Child of Wealth that Everyone Cherishes)
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"America's Best"
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How Much is a Ife Sculpture?
The price for a piece of ife sculpture in our collection starts at $2,320 and tops out at $206,250 with the average selling for $5,000.
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