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Place of Origin: Congolese
Early 20th Century African Calabash
Located in Wainscott, NY
Small leather Calabash from Africa Dimensions: 10 in. height x 6 in. diameter with a 4.24 in. diameter opening.
Category

20th Century Congolese Primitives

Materials

Leather, Wood

Early 20th Century African Calabash
Early 20th Century African Calabash

Early 20th Century African Calabash

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