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March 17, 2022
C2: March Art + Design
Lot 88
  1. African Tribal Mask, Bateke Congo
  2. African Tribal Mask, Bateke Congo
  1. African Tribal Mask, Bateke Congo
  2. African Tribal Mask, Bateke Congo

African Tribal Mask, Bateke Congo (early 20th Century)

Dimensions

15 x 12 x 3 inches

Estimate: $100 - $200

Price Realized: $125
Includes buyer's premium

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African Tribal Mask, Bateke Congo (early 20th Century)
Description

large sculpturally carved and kaolin painted mask, Idoma people, for local use

Details

15 x 12 x 3 inches
Provenance

Estate of Howard A. Smith

Purchased at Tribal Arts Gallery, New York in 1972

Condition

good condition, appears to be missing two raffia grass elements

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