Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

African Kota / Mahongwe Reliquary Figure Assortment

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Start price: $400

Estimated price: $800 - $1,000

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African Kota / Mahongwe Reliquary Figure Assortment

(3) items from Gabon having brass overlay on wood

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 inches, Width: 7 inches, Depth: 4 inches (tallest)

Condition: Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; oxidation to brass; chips and occasional insect predation to wood

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: 1:43 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 2, 2022, 12:45 pm

Condition: Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use; oxidation to brass; chips and occasional insect predation to wood

Dimensions: 19 x 7 x 4 in