Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
Lot 264:
Description
African Mende Helmet Mask
Sierra Leone, hand carved wood having incised patterns, smaller face and neck rolls
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: 16 inches, Width: 9 1/2 inches
Condition: Good, light to moderate wear, cracks over all not affecting integrity, left side of hair appears to have been repaired, front braid having chipped and broken piece near top, insect holes on backside
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: 1:51 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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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: May 21, 2022, 11:04 am
Condition: Good, light to moderate wear, cracks over all not affecting integrity, left side of hair appears to have been repaired, front braid having chipped and broken piece near top, insect holes on backside
Dimensions: 16 x 9.5 in
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