April 2022 Fine Art and Estate Auction
Lot 106:
Description
Item/Description: Four assorted decorative African masks. Lot includes:
– Colorful West African style painted masks. Two-tiered hand carved decorative mask.
Material: Wood, paint, straw, twine
Dimensions: Length: 20"; Width: 6"; Depth: 5"
Condition: Surface and use wear, chipping to wood, paint loss.
– West African style mask with Guro attributes. Dramatically hand-carved and painted, this decorative mask exhibits human and animal characteristics.
Material: Wood, paint
Dimensions: Length: 15"; Width: 9 1/2"; Depth: 7"
Condition: Surface use and age wear. Chips to eyelid, lips, missing tooth to crocodile, areas of paint loss.
– Large, colorfully painted West African style mask. Hand carved portraying human and animal characteristics. Decorative, zoomorphic mask from Ivory Coast.
Material: Wood, paint, twine
Dimensions: Length: 21 1/2"; Width: 8"; Depth: 5"
Condition: One horn, handle missing, center decoration broke off. Surface and use wear, paint loss.
– West African style painted mask. Decorative mask hand carved wood, elaborately painted in bright hues.
Material: Wood, paint
Dimensions: Length: 16"; Width: 7"; Depth: 4 1/2"
Condition: Surface use and age wear includes areas of scratching and chipping.
Age: 20th Century
Provenance: Private collection from a single New York estate
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