05-10-200805-10-2008
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African Polychrome Carved Wood Helmet Mask

African Polychrome Carved Wood Helmet Mask
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$2,015$1,700
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2408Location: BostonDate / Time: May 10, 2008 10:00AM

Description:

African Polychrome Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Bobo, Upper Volta, highly stylized, with a small head for a finial above four openwork flanges, square pierced eyes and long tapered chin projection, black and red geometric devices on a white ground, (wood loss),ht. 45 in.

Provenance: The Paul Rabut collection.
Estimate $1,200-1,600

Keywords

red geometric devices, small head

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