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Rare Pair Yaka Masks Dr Arthur Bourgeois Authentication

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Rare Pair Yaka Masks Dr Arthur Bourgeois Authentication

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This is a rare pair of Yaka Initiation masks in classic style with carved wooden mask faces and small mouths with barred teeth. The face pigmented in reds, white and shades of blue. The old cloth headdress is well worn but overall intact as is the raffia grass collar. Authenticated by Dr. Arthur P. Bourgeois - World authority on Yaka and Suku. ***This lot lot is accompanied by a certificate of authentication by Dr. Arthur P. BourgeoisProvenance: Collected in Congo prior to 1970 by Lawson Mooney, former Director of Catholic Aid Agencies; Dr. Kenneth Adelman, former US Deputy Ambassador to the UN, and one time member of USAID, Zaire, c. 1975; A NY Private collection

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Rare Pair Yaka Masks Dr Arthur Bourgeois Authentication

Name: Rare Pair Yaka Masks Dr Arthur Bourgeois Authentication
SKU: 72006555
Price: 410 USD
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