Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

West African Carved Wood Figure

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Start price: $150

Estimated price: $300 - $500

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West African Carved Wood Figure

Depicting a female giving birth, having a metal base

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: 36 inches, Width: 8 1/2 inches, Depth: 8 inches (including base)

Condition: Good, overall moderate wear, wood cracking from age, chipping, missing pieces including lower portions of legs, dirt accumulation, insect damage; loose from base

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: 2:30 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, 2:23 pm

Condition: Good, overall moderate wear, wood cracking from age, chipping, missing pieces including lower portions of legs, dirt accumulation, insect damage; loose from base

Dimensions: 36 x 8.5 x 8 in