Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Jul 15, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 423

African Carved Wooden Mask

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

horned face with metal eyelids, star shaped and geometric patterns, thread on nose and ears, painted with brown and black pigment, holes and wire hanger on back, 11-3/8 x 7 in.

Provenance: From the Estate of a Harvard University Professor, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Condition

wear to wood and loss to pigment throughout, large chip on horn in center of forehead, chips and cracks to nose, bottom of chin and horns, surface dirt and accretion

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