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April 2022 Fine Art and Estate Auction

West African Style Mask Grouping

This auction ended on April 10, 2022.

Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

Buyer's Premium: 25%

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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