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Premier Auction - Session I - September 15, 2023

Fri, Sep 15, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 624

Two West African Wood Carved Objects

Estimate: $100 - $300

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$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

Yoruba Tribe, dance staff of the Shango cult, painted in black pigment, alternating faces on either side, attached to rectangular wood base, 11 x 3-1/2 in.; Baule Tribe, heddle pulley with carved alternating faces in headdress, painted in black pigment, rectangular wood base, 6-1/2 x 2-5/8 in.

Provenance: Collection of an Important Atlanta, Georgia Family

Condition

loss to pigment, surface accretion, wear consistent with age and use; staff with chip to base; heddle pulley detached from base and with glue residue to bottom

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Collection of an Important Atlanta, Georgia Family