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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2785098, member: 8267"]I believe your maternity figure is Chokwe (Tchokwe), from Angola. She has the characteristic slit eyes, in large recessed orbits, of many Chokwe masks and figures. You can see the same hairstyle and stool in the Chokwe figure offered at this gallery:</p><p><a href="http://www.theshamanslodge.com/african-art-gallery/chokwe-maternity-figure" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theshamanslodge.com/african-art-gallery/chokwe-maternity-figure" rel="nofollow">http://www.theshamanslodge.com/african-art-gallery/chokwe-maternity-figure</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another comparison that shows the typical style of face:</p><p><a href="http://ancientpoint.com/inf/191531-beauty_chokwe_lwena_maternity_figure.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ancientpoint.com/inf/191531-beauty_chokwe_lwena_maternity_figure.html" rel="nofollow">http://ancientpoint.com/inf/191531-beauty_chokwe_lwena_maternity_figure.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I am still working to confirm the identity of your other two.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2785098, member: 8267"]I believe your maternity figure is Chokwe (Tchokwe), from Angola. She has the characteristic slit eyes, in large recessed orbits, of many Chokwe masks and figures. You can see the same hairstyle and stool in the Chokwe figure offered at this gallery: [URL]http://www.theshamanslodge.com/african-art-gallery/chokwe-maternity-figure[/URL] Here is another comparison that shows the typical style of face: [URL]http://ancientpoint.com/inf/191531-beauty_chokwe_lwena_maternity_figure.html[/URL] I am still working to confirm the identity of your other two.[/QUOTE]
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