SIX FALASHIM BLACK POTTERY FIGURES

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SIX FALASHIM BLACK POTTERY FIGURES
A male and a female each holding a child; two figures with hands held to the face; a pregnant female holding her abdomen; and a male with arms crossed on the chest
Each about 15cm. high (6)

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Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

拍品专文

The Falasha are an Ethiopian people who practise the Jewish religion, and live in northern Ethopia, particularly near Gondar. They are the only people in that country to produce clay statuettes, but the origin for the tradition has been lost.