Sunday, September 18, 2022
LOT #443

African Songye Carved Figure and Wood Mask Assortment

(4) items including (3) masks having painted / stained finish; and figure depicting a male having a patterned torso and arms, wearing a braided necklace

Estimate: $300 - $500

Hammer Price: $200

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: 19 inches, Width: 8 1/2 inches, Depth: 7 1/2 inches (lightest mask; figure Height: 24.5-inches Width: 7-inches Depth: 7-inches; dark mask Height: 14.75-inches Width: 9.5-inches)

Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear, chips, nicks, cracks, scuffs, finish loss, wood cracking from age, insect damage, possible missing pieces, dirt accumulation

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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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