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<p>[QUOTE="Couch Potato Wannabe, post: 3029663, member: 14066"]Yes, I must agree, after researching many such examples of Makonde carvings, I see many with similar characteristics as the arms being similar and squat body posture. Initially, I had thought it a fisherman’s god, as I had seen many of them previously, which do indeed also share much in common, though I concede it could just as easily be African in origin instead.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Couch Potato Wannabe, post: 3029663, member: 14066"]Yes, I must agree, after researching many such examples of Makonde carvings, I see many with similar characteristics as the arms being similar and squat body posture. Initially, I had thought it a fisherman’s god, as I had seen many of them previously, which do indeed also share much in common, though I concede it could just as easily be African in origin instead.[/QUOTE]
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