Online December Auction (Sale #272)
Lot 110:
Description
Guatemalan and Bolivian Mask Assortment
(12) items including from Guatemala (2) painted carved wood masks including a monkey and a horned animal, a painted carved wood mask having a bell and textile decoration depicting a horned animal, (6) polychrome painted and an unpainted Guatemalan masks including conquista, animals and various faces; and from Bolivia a painted, formed leather mask depicting a dog; together with a carved wood headdress piece
Property from: a Dixon, Illinois estate
Condition: Very Good to Fair, monkey mask having vertical crack the length of right side; horned animal mask missing a horn, having a horn detached, cracking and paint loss overall; mask with textiles having areas of paint loss, tears and staining to fabric; leather mask having areas of paint loss; nicks, scuffs, scratches chips and areas of wood and paint loss overall; green horned animal having detached horn; cow missing horn, wood on front of nose area and wood at right ear; conquista missing glass eyes
Length: 11 inches, Width: 9 inches, Depth: 9 inches (largest)
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate.
Approximate Sale Time: 11:11 am CST
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Condition: Very Good to Fair, monkey mask having vertical crack the length of right side; horned animal mask missing a horn, having a horn detached, cracking and paint loss overall; mask with textiles having areas of paint loss, tears and staining to fabric; leather mask having areas of paint loss; nicks, scuffs, scratches chips and areas of wood and paint loss overall; green horned animal having detached horn; cow missing horn, wood on front of nose area and wood at right ear; conquista missing glass eyes
Dimensions: 9 x 11 in
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