Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

African Makonde Shetani Carved Wood Sculpture

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Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $200

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African Makonde Shetani Carved Wood Sculpture

Having integrated base and drum

Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 21 inches, Width: 15 1/2 inches, Depth: 11 inches

Condition: Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with material and normal use; repairs to stress cracks on head; stress cracks on base and losses to bark on rim of base; age cracks in figure throughout; scuffs and scratches; dirt / debris accumulation

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 1:47 pm CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 2:40 pm

Condition: Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with material and normal use; repairs to stress cracks on head; stress cracks on base and losses to bark on rim of base; age cracks in figure throughout; scuffs and scratches; dirt / debris accumulation

Dimensions: 21 x 15.5 x 11 in