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This is the rating and price for Kota, 1930



Description : Kota, Gabon, Reliquary, wood with a skin of brass applied over it in hammered sheets and strips, the form a stylized large head over a small diamond-shaped body, a form much-appreciated by the Western world as an essence of African art's abstraction, with a classic concave face and wide coiffure, possibly missing a typical crest and having minor and small cracks and holes in the metal in 4 places, aged erosion to the lowest part that sat atop a bark box of bones of the ancestor, as is typical and desired by collectors, diamond raised section on the back as is typical and traditional, definite signs of age and use, probably circa 1930s, 20h. Provenance: James Willis Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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Estimate (low-high) : 5000 USD-7000 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 953
Title : Kota, Period : 1930
Condition report : minor and small cracks and holes in the metal in 4 places, aged erosion
Clars Auctions, auctioneer, Oakland, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : February 20 Fine Art & Antique Auction
Sale date : 20 Feb 2016 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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