August Online Auction (Sale #293)
Lot 429:
Description
Multi-Cultural Assortment
(8) items including (4) African and an Oceanic; three having lids, all having geometric patterns, Oceanic adorned with human and animal forms; an African Tuareg leather shoulder bag; a New Guinea gourd having knotted twine covering with strap, seed and shell bead attachments; and a pouch of hair-on hide incorporating hooves
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: 16 inches, Diameter: 6 1/2 inches (gourd form with lid)
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear, (2) missing lids, wood cracking due to age, chipping, finish loss, dirt accumulation, insect damage; occasional short splits to leather and strap broken on Tuareg; hide stiff and (3) holes to flap of pouch
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: 4:14 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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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: August 2, 2022, 1:41 pm
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light to moderate wear, (2) missing lids, wood cracking due to age, chipping, finish loss, dirt accumulation, insect damage; occasional short splits to leather and strap broken on Tuareg; hide stiff and (3) holes to flap of pouch
Dimensions: 16 in
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