December Online Auction (Sale #284)
Lot 179:
Description
African Carved Wood Mask Assortment
(10) items including a painted Chokwe style having fiber and cowrie attachments; a copper, bead and shell inlaid Ashanti style round; (2) Guro style of an elephant and a hyena; (2) Baule style including a portrait and a Goli; (2) Dan style having decorative attachments; (2) Bambara style with (1) having a bird crest; together with a Guatemalan carved and painted wood jaguar mask having reverse painted glass eyes and the book ‘Masks of Black Africa’ by Ladislas Segy
Property from: a Chicago, Illinois collector
Depth: 3 3/4 inches, Diameter: 11 1/2 inches (inlaid round)
Condition: Very Good, occasional minor chips and abrasions to edges; round beaded having repaired crack / break to center forehead, small crack to edge of chin; mask with bird topper having some cracking; overall light wear consistent with normal use
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 12:12 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Condition: Very Good, occasional minor chips and abrasions to edges; round beaded having repaired crack / break to center forehead, small crack to edge of chin; mask with bird topper having some cracking; overall light wear consistent with normal use
Dimensions: 3.75 in
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