Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
Lot 305:
Description
Oceanic Mask and Plaque Assortment
(7) items including (2) New Guinea masks, New Guinea clay and raffia mask, Sepik River mask with feathers and ancestral hanging mask, wall hanging painted mask and woven mask; all having painted finish, many having raffia and cowrie shell adornments
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: 20 inches, Width: 17 1/2 inches (raffia and clay)
Condition: Good to Poor, overall moderate to heavy wear, wood cracking due to age, chipping, finish loss, insect damage; clay and decorations missing / loose (some included)
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: 2:23 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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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 6, 2022, 12:36 pm
Condition: Good to Poor, overall moderate to heavy wear, wood cracking due to age, chipping, finish loss, insect damage; clay and decorations missing / loose (some included)
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