Lot 0273

African Ritual Items

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Item Details

Description

African Ritual Items

(2) items including fetish basket having carved wood skull, bones and horns and a Chokwe male mask having cloth back

Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 9 1/4 inches, Diameter: 16 inches (fetish basket (larger))

Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with age, material and normal use; stress crack on forehead of mask; missing / broken lashes on basket; minor scuffs and scratches; dirt / debris accumulation

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 1:58 pm CST

Shipping Status: Shipping Quote

Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 9:48 am

Condition

Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with age, material and normal use; stress crack on forehead of mask; missing / broken lashes on basket; minor scuffs and scratches; dirt / debris accumulation