November Online Auction (Sale #283)
Lot 138:
Description
African Ethnographic Object Assortment
(9) 20th century items including an Ekoi skin-covered wood and basketry headdress crest from Nigeria, a Dan mask from Liberia, a Bembe mask from Congo, (2) beaded gourd vessels and a necklace having metal bells from the Masai or Turkana of East Africa, a footed wood vessel having a figural stopper with attachments of leather and metal from South Africa, a figural carved wood staff from Cameroon and a dated 1992, indistinctly signed ceramic bust; many having informational hang tags
Height: 12 1/4 inches, Length: 5 1/2 inches, Width: 5 1/2 inches (Ekoi headdress)
Condition: Very Good to Good, splits and losses to skin covering of Ekoi; (2) splits along grain of Bembe; overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 11:48 am CST
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Sales Tax: Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Condition: Very Good to Good, splits and losses to skin covering of Ekoi; (2) splits along grain of Bembe; overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use
Dimensions: 12.25 x 5.5 x 5.5 in
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