April 2022 Fine Art and Estate Auction
Lot 94:
Description
Item/Description: Collection of four decorative African masks. Lot includes:
– African tribal mask carved in Pende style; high relief features. Democratice Republic of Congo. Decorative mask.
Material: Wood, paint
Dimensions: Length: 12"; Width: 10 1/2"; Depth: 7"
Condition: Surface use and age wear includes chipping.
– Pende style African mask. Hand carved wood mask features slit eyes, pierced nostrils and protruding ears with white paint. Pierced holes around perimeter.
Material: Wood, paint
Dimensions: Length: 12 1/2"; Width: 6 3/4"; Depth: 4 1/4"
Condition: Surface wear, use and age includes some scratching, chipping , wood loss, abrasions
– Pende style Democrative Republic of Congo decorative mask. Hand carved wood, human and animal features. Zoomorphic.
Material: Hand carved wood
Dimensions: Length: 15"; Width: 7 1/4"; Depth: 4 1/4"
Condition: Surface, use and age wear, shallow holed, cracks in wood.
– Miniature Pende style hand carved mask. Personal decorative African mask in painted dark brown with masterfully woven natural fiber headdress.
Material: Wood, natural fiber, twine
Dimensions: Length: 4"; Width: 3"; Depth: 2"
Condition: Surface use, age and wear, paint loss.
Age: Mid 20th Century
Provenance: Private collection from a single New York estate
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