AFRICAN ETCHED BLACK SOAPSTONE RHINOCEROS

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

AFRICAN SCHOOL (LATE 20TH CENTURY) CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A RHINOCEROS THE NATURALLY PALE STONE DYED BLACK AND INCISED WITH SGRAFFITO DECORATION DEPICTING FISH AND LEAFY VINES CONDITION NOTE: ONE EAR WITH A CHIP EXPOSING THE NATURAL WHITE STONE BENEATH, ALONG WITH SCUFFS TO THE UNDERSIDE AND EXTREMITIES APPROX. 5.25 IN HIGH, 9 IN LONG

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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AFRICAN SCHOOL (LATE 20TH CENTURY)
CARVED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A RHINOCEROS
THE NATURALLY PALE STONE DYED BLACK AND INCISED WITH SGRAFFITO DECORATION DEPICTING FISH AND LEAFY VINES
CONDITION NOTE: ONE EAR WITH A CHIP EXPOSING THE NATURAL WHITE STONE BENEATH, ALONG WITH SCUFFS TO THE UNDERSIDE AND EXTREMITIES
APPROX. 5.25 IN HIGH, 9 IN LONG