Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
Lot 389:
Description
Ethnographic Carved Wood and Bamboo Object Assortment
(7) items including folk art style canes with a cane marked ‘IOOF’, Sepik River bamboo flute having feather adornments, walking staff, ceremonial scepter and portion of architectural component having mythical creature and figural motif
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: 52 inches, Diameter: 2 1/4 inches (longest)
Condition: Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with material and normal use; age cracks to wood and bamboo items; items may be missing components; light to moderate surface wear throughout including losses to carved adornments and painted areas; occasional chips, scuffs and scratches throughout; 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: 3:31 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: June 2, 2022, 2:59 pm
Condition: Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with material and normal use; age cracks to wood and bamboo items; items may be missing components; light to moderate surface wear throughout including losses to carved adornments and painted areas; occasional chips, scuffs and scratches throughout; dirt / debris accumulation
Dimensions: 52 in
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