Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
Lot 228:
Description
African Carved Wood Figures
(2) items including a Democratic Republic of Congo Mbala male having a braided beard mounted on plinth and a seated Senfu female holding a child; both showing teeth
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: 19 1/2 inches, Width: 7 inches, Depth: 6 inches (male with plinth)
Condition: Good to Fair, overall moderate to heavy wear, wood cracking from age, chipping, insect damage, wear to finish
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: 1:22 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, 8:46 am
Condition: Good to Fair, overall moderate to heavy wear, wood cracking from age, chipping, insect damage, wear to finish
Dimensions: 19.5 x 7 x 6 in
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