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Kneeling human figure. Tellem, Ireli style (B. de Grunne class.) 13/14th century (Ireli style). H. cm. 21,5. Provenienza: Collezione privata, Paris. Collezione privata, Bologna, anni ‘70. ---- Provenience: Private collection, Paris. Private collection, Bologna, 1970's. ---- Provenance : Collection particulière, Paris. Collection particulière, Bologne, années ‘70.

N. 1 in ‘arte africana’, Galleria del Vicolo Quartirolo, Bologna, 1979. www.academia.edu/4663219/arte_africana_-_1979

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162V Female figure. Bombou-Toro. H. cm. 24. Provenienza: Paul Duchein (artista, collezionista), Montauban, Francia. ---- Provenience: Paul Duchein (artist, collector), Montauban, France. ---- Provenance : Paul Duchein (artiste, collectionneur), Montauban, France.

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126W Primordial dog. Dogon (or Tellem). L. cm. 11,3. Provenienza: Vecchie raccolte europee. Collezione privata italiana.

---- Provenience: Old European collections. Italian private collection. ---- Provenance : Anciennes collections européennes. Collection particulière italienne.

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170V Female figure. Archaic Dogon (inf. Mandé/Djennenké). H. cm. 21,6.

Provenienza: Raccolta da Pierre Langlois nel 1958. Vecchia collezione francese. Pierre Dartevelle, Bruxelles. ---- Provenience: Collected by Pierre Langlois in 1958. Old French collection. Pierre Dartevelle, Bruxelles. ---- Provenance : Récoltée par Pierre Langlois en 1958. Ancienne collection française. Pierre Dartevelle, Bruxelles.

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165V Rare figure with three arms. Bombou-Toro. H. cm. 16,9. Provenienza: Vecchia raccolta francese. Denise e Beppe Berna, 1980. Collezione privata italiana. ---- Provenience: Old French collection. Denise and Beppe Berna, 1980. Italian private collection. ---- Provenance : Ancienne collection française. Denise et Beppe Berna, 1980. Collection particulière italienne.

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Very rare cosmogonic figure. Archaic Dogon. H. cm. 62. Provenienza: Vecchia collezione americana. Fily Keita, Los Angeles. Collezione privata, Paris. ---- Provenience: Old American collection. Fily Keita, Los Angeles. Private collection, Paris.

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Provenance : Ancienne collection américaine. Fily Keita, Los Angeles. Collection particulière, Paris.

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Female figure. Bombou-Toro. H. cm. 24.

Late 19th / early 20th century. Provenienza: Vecchia raccolta olandese, Amsterdam. Collezione privata francese.

---- Provenience: Old Dutch collection, Amsterdam. French private collection. ---- Provenance : Ancienne collection hollandaise, Amsterdam. Collection particulière française.

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