Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

African Carved Wood Bobo Mask

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

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African Carved Wood Bobo Mask

Having painted geometric motif with openwork design at the top; possibly from the Upper Volta Republic

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: 45 inches, Width: 9 inches, Depth: 13 inches

Condition: Good, wear associated with age; 12-inch crack on an edge; paint loss and chips throughout

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: 1:12 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, 2:39 pm

Condition: Good, wear associated with age; 12-inch crack on an edge; paint loss and chips throughout

Dimensions: 45 x 9 x 13 in