Huge,Fine Old,African,TABWA Female,Figure,Antique Spectacular Piece!!! Great Add To Any Collection!!! Start Price USD 999.99 Current Price USD 999.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 13, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 13, 2008 Location New Jersey See more about 'Huge,Fine Old,African,TABWA Female,Figure,Antique' Description *My Auctions *My Feedback *Add to Favorites *My Ebay Store * Huge,Fine Old,African,TABWA Female,Figure,Antique Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image  Huge Fine old African TABWA Female Figure Dimension 32"H  x  8"W  x  8  1/2"D Late 19th Century Age cracks Republic of the Congo and Zambia Two hundred thousand Tabwa occupy the west coast of Lake Tanganyika and some part of the northeastern Zambia. They are led by chiefs-sorcerers who rule over village chiefs and family chiefs. Traditionally, Tabwa people made their living from hunting and blacksmithing; nowadays they cultivate millet, manioc, and corn, but they live primarily off fishing and hunting. The Tabwa carved wooden figures to represent ancestors, great shamanistic healers and earth spirits. Called mipasi or mikisi, such figures were kept by lineage elders in special buildings within their components, where the elders sometimes slept to receive ancestral inspiration in their dreams. The figures had powers to heal and protect. The mipasi might be placed near a sick person, or at the entrance to the village as a silent sentinel: they might be deployed in litigation, to ensure that a defendant told the truth, or placed near blacksmiths’ forges or on hunting shrines, to keep evil forces from disrupting the processes of work. *THIS PIECE CAN ONLY BE SHIP TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES* Andorra Luxembourg Austria Macao Azerbaijan Malta Belgium Netherlands Denmark New Zealand Finland Norway France Poland Germany Portugal Gibraltar San Marino Great Britain and Northern Ireland Slovak Republic (Slovakia) Greece Spain Ireland Sweden Italy Switzerland Japan Vatican City Canada USA Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Click to see supersized image Shipping & Payment All items are carefully packed & shipped after payment received/cleared. unless otherwise specified in the item description shipping will be made via USPS parcel post.Shipping upgrade to USPS priority mail is available & optional(Please contact seller for adjusted shipping fees).  We ship worldwide. USPS Priority mail International, shipping rates to be determined by buyer location,insurance optional. INTERNACIONAL BIDDERS PLEASE READ THIS!! WE PROVIDE 2 WAYS OF SHIPPING INTERNACIONAL EXPRESS MAIL INTERNACIONAL , PROVIDES TRACKING NUMBER . ( 4 TO 6  BUSINESS DAYS) PRIORITY MAIL INTERNACIONAL , DOES NOT PROVIDE TRACKING  NUMBER . (6 TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS)  Payment must be made within 7 days of end of action/sale. If you are bidding in multiple items,please wait until your last item ends to checkout. WE COMBINED SHIPPING to save you money and our last e-mail invoice will reflect the adjusted shipping cost. All items are sold as described,what you see is what you get. "Thank you for stopping by my auctions!" Auction Template Created for amazingpsychicreading2008 © Raggedy Dreams Auction Template On Nov-13-08 at 04:32:37 PST, seller added the following information: Sellers: Delight buyers. Get your own map of past buyers. Place a Bid!