Lot 0391

(4pc) AFRICAN MASKS

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Item Details

Description

Including a Mossi bird-style mask with serrated crest, a Mossi polychrome mask with bird crest, and two others
h. 13-1/2 w. 22 d. 8 in. (longest)

Provenance:
Purchased in Africa by I. Murry Gelberg in the 1960s, by request of the Baltimore Museum of Art; By descent to the current owner, Bedford, NY

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(4pc) AFRICAN MASKS

Name: (4pc) AFRICAN MASKS
SKU: 164649740
Price: 400 USD
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