ANTIQUES - ART - CONTENTS MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART
By Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries
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Jun 20, 2020
179 TEMPLE HILL ROAD, NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK 12553, United States
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LOT 176:
West African Nail Fetish
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Sold for: $700
Start price:
$
650
Estimated price :
$2,000 - $3,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 8.125%
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West African Nail Fetish
Male Figure, Probsbly Yambe. Congo. Accroutements of lower gourd bottle in pottery. Animal horns, central shelf, glass eyes, parchment headdress, Rattan and fabric bundles. All variety of nails and metal Shaman's work. , 47"H,
Condition: Part 1 of several sales to offer contents of Clinton Mass “The Gallery of African Art†, the now closed museum founded by Gordon Lankton. Being sold without reserves in several sessions over the next few months. More than 700 lots from 32 West African tribes will be included. Exceptional rarities in this sale are Lots 3, 13, 144, 175, 179 and 181each of which is elaborately described and illustrated with many photos as are all others ( Approx 100 lots offered in this first sale.
