Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

African Bangwa Cameroon Carved Wood Sculpture

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

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African Bangwa Cameroon Carved Wood Sculpture

Male figure mounted to a wood 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: 21 1/2 inches, Length: 6 inches, Width: 6 inches (figure without base)

Condition: Poor, overall moderate to heavy wear consistent with normal use; having heavy insect damage including loss of legs, fingers and nose; interior damage opening to surface at torso, top of head and elsewhere; display mounting bent

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: 1:02 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, 3:27 pm

Condition: Poor, overall moderate to heavy wear consistent with normal use; having heavy insect damage including loss of legs, fingers and nose; interior damage opening to surface at torso, top of head and elsewhere; display mounting bent

Dimensions: 21.5 x 6 x 6 in