Sunday, September 18, 2022
LOT #452

Ethnographic Instrument Assortment

Over (30) items including drums and percussive instruments from Africa, New Guinea and China; stringed instruments including a “semsemeya” from Egypt and (2) African gourd bow harps

Estimate: $400 - $600

Hammer Price: $450

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

Dimensions: Height: 26 3/4 inches, Width: 6 1/2 inches, Depth: 6 inches (tallest drum)

Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to heavy wear consistent with normal use; chips to bases of wood drums; may have scratches, scuffs, chips and splits; dirt accumulation

Disclaimers: we cannot guarantee the operation of instruments or that they will perform musically

Shipping: Quote Shipping

Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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