Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Apr 9, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 351
Salampasu Wood and Copper Mukinka Mask
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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 |
Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th century, carved wood ovoid mask covered with painted copper strips, face with protruding forehead, open eyes, and open mouth with painted cut serrated teeth, spherule coiled and braided palm leaf hair with three ropes of braided sisal for the beard, reverse with fiber netting head cover, overall approximately 24 x 11 in.; with metal stand - Provenance: Mathias Komor, New York (label attached), purchased 1960s; Private North Carolina Collection
minor losses and some lifting to copper strips, breaks to coiled hair fibers, dirt layer˜
Condition
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