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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 6422747, member: 8267"]Yes, the woman is from Kenya/east Africa, and probably by a Makonde carver.</p><p><br /></p><p>The man is more interesting. I would like to see a view of the front, straight on, and his face. The treatment of the spine reminds me of the "mo'ai kavakava" figures from Easter Island (Rapa Nui). But the squatting posture and the hands on the side of the face remind me of Indonesian figures.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 6422747, member: 8267"]Yes, the woman is from Kenya/east Africa, and probably by a Makonde carver. The man is more interesting. I would like to see a view of the front, straight on, and his face. The treatment of the spine reminds me of the "mo'ai kavakava" figures from Easter Island (Rapa Nui). But the squatting posture and the hands on the side of the face remind me of Indonesian figures.[/QUOTE]
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