April 2022 Fine Art and Estate Auction
Lot 115:
Description
Item/Description: Collection of four decorative African masks. Lot includes:
– West African style hand carved portrait mask features one small eye opening (believed to be intentional) and a crown with small face on top. Painted markings across cheeks, brows and nose adds to the decorative nature of this mask.
Material: Wood, paint, twine
Dimensions: Length: 15"; Width: 7"; Depth: 4 1/2"
Condition: Surface use and age wear includes scratches.
– West African style hand carved wood mask. Parted lips with carved wood teeth. Perforations around periphery. Decorative mask.
Material: Wood, paint
Dimensions: Length: 11 5/8"; Width: 7 3/4"; Depth: 4"
Condition: Heavy surface and use wear includes crack across left cheek, paint loss, wearing of wood/loss at edges and to inside back.
– Decorative West African style mask. Painted, hand carved wood, crudely done, striations scarifications over face and forehead
Material: Wood, paint
Dimensions: Length:10 1/2"; Width: 7 3/4"; Depth: 5"
Condition: Surface, use and age wear, paint loss, abraded areas to wood.
– Nigerian style West African mask. Prominent hand-carved features, low set mouth. Raised scarifications to forehead. Decorative, painted mask.
Material: Wood, paint
Dimensions: Length:14"; 3/4"; Width: 8 1/4"; Depth: 6"
Condition: Minimal surface and use wear, areas of paint loss inside rim.
Age: 20th Century
Provenance: Private collection from a single New York estate
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