A Winiama Plank Mask Ex Joan Didion Estate
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A very old carved wooden plank mask with stylized face and form accented with mineral pigments and an overall classic form, well weathered and worn showing field use and age. Please note the sacrificial matter on the back of the mask suggesting use as a shrine or power object as well. The Mask measures 28 inches tall. Winiama or Nunuma peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa. A display stand is not included. Provenance: The estate of critically acclaimed essayist and novelist Joan Didion (1934-2021) New York
Condition
fair, weathered and worn, areas of loss, what remains is solid.
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A Winiama Plank Mask Ex Joan Didion Estate
Estimate $800 - $1,500
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