Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

New Guinea Carved Wood Wall Masks

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Start price: $200

Estimated price: $400 - $600

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New Guinea Carved Wood Wall Masks

(3) ‘ancestor boards’ having pigments, (2) having shell inlays

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: 6 inches, Depth: 2 inches (tallest)

Condition: Good, overall moderate wear consistent with normal use; wear and fading of paint; may have minor chips and checks 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: 2:42 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, 1:40 pm

Condition: Good, overall moderate wear consistent with normal use; wear and fading of paint; may have minor chips and checks to wood

Dimensions: 45 x 6 x 2 in