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Place of Origin: Guinean
Oceanic Handled Cup With Carved And Incised Decoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Tribal carved cup with handle with incised and carved design. Possibly from the Abeam People in the Sepik Region of New Guinea, the cup has overall meandering incised design and a s...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Guinean Tribal Art

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Other

Oceanic Handled Cup With Carved And Incised Decoration
Oceanic Handled Cup With Carved And Incised Decoration

Oceanic Handled Cup With Carved And Incised Decoration

Baga a-Bamp Bird Headdress with Canoe
Located in Chicago, IL
This graceful sculpture of a long-necked bird is a headdress known as "a-Bamp," worn during ritual masquerades of Baga adolescents in Guinea. With strong themes of defiance, these ma...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Baga a-Bamp Bird Headdress with Canoe
Baga a-Bamp Bird Headdress with Canoe

Baga a-Bamp Bird Headdress with Canoe

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