Spring Emporium featuring Sports Memorabilia and Cards | March 27, 2025 | Online Only
Thu, Mar 27, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 402
Papua New Guinea Karahut or Karawut (Mouth Mask)
Estimate: $100 - $300
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| $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 |
Sepik River, 20th century, basketry with boar tusks, shells, red, yellow, black, and white pigment, and vegetable matter, approximately 16 x 7-1/4 x 4 in.
Provenance: Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, circa 1978; DC Forbes Collection
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Udinotti Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona, circa 1978; DC Forbes Collection
surface dirt and accretion, some fraying/picked and pulled threads, lacking a few shells, scattered areas of flaking and loss to pigment, active deterioration to fiber construction (currently structurally sound), shedding fiber material
