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LOT #442
African Fang Reliquary Carved Wood Figures
(3) items including a male having brass eyes and bead work along the top, stone beads wrapped around the waste and metal rings wrapped around the arms and ankles, mounted on a contemporary wood base; female having brass eyes and belly button, possibly from the Betsi group; and a male figure having braided hair
Estimate: $300 - $600
Hammer Price: $150
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: 23 1/2 inches, Width: 7 inches, Depth: 5 inches (male; female Height: 20-inches Width: 5-inches Depth: 4.5-inches; hair Height: 21.75-inches Width: 9-inches Depth: 9-inches)
Condition: Good, overall moderate wear, chips, cracks and wear associated with age; wood cracking from age, missing portions of hair, chips, dirt accumulation, insect damage
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
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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%)