Arms, Armour, Asian and Ethnographic Antiques
By Scollard Auctions
Nov 14, 2023
Brea, California, United States
Early November sale featuring arms and armour as well as Asian antiques from China, Japan and Korea, a wide variety of ethnographic ceramics and stone as well as other varied antiques

LOT 179:

African Articulate Eket Female Mask

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Start price:
$ 250
Estimated price :
$600 - $900
Buyer's Premium: 25% More details
sales tax: 7.75% On the full lot's price and commission
Auction took place on Nov 14, 2023 at Scollard Auctions
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African Articulate Eket Female Mask
African, Nigeria wood carved articulate mask, slit eyes, raised brow and moveable jaw, applied details to each side of the masks face. Suspension holes to add to the overall ritual costume this would have been worn for. Size of mask 10 1/2" H, on included custom stand 15" H

Collected prior to 2008, ex-Lacy Gallery (Vanna & Lee Lacy collection), Los Angeles CA. Lacy Gallery was founded upon six decades of collecting ethnographic and fine art. Lee Lacy was a distinguished Hollywood producer of iconic TV series and commercials.
Condition: As-is with a crack through bottom jaw, losses commensurate with age.

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