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Description : DESCRIPTION: African carved mask and figure. **1)Baule male chief figure wearing green trade beaded necklace, Ivory Coast. Proportioned body, plaited coiffure, numerous scars on face, neck, throughout the back and around the navel. Old damages along the edge of the tunnel rims. A rich crusted patina throughout the statue indicating the traditional sacrifice offering of chi. Left arm and right hair braid is broken off. Minor wear and patina. Approximately 14” tall. 2) Kuba Bwoom helmet mask. Wood, hammered copper, fiber, cloth, beads, shells. Helmet masks of this kind are known among the Bushoong as Bwoom. This is one of the three so-called royal masks of the Kuba, the others being the Mwaash a Mbouy and the Ngaady a Mwaash. Approximatelyimately 14” tall. 3) MEASUREMENTS: See Description. CONDITION: See Description.
Price: 128.70 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 200 USD-400 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 715
Title : Baule Chief Figure
Cordier Auctions & Appraisals, auctioneer, Harrisburg, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Fall Antique & Fine Art Auction Day Two
Sale date : 15 Nov 2015 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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