03-14-201503-14-2015
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March 14, 2015 10:00 AMCalender
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New Guinea Carved Wood Ancestral Mask

Sell one like this
$800$650
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2791BLocation: BostonDate / Time: March 14, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

New Guinea Carved Wood Ancestral Mask, Vokeo Island, Schouten group, stylized human face, red and brown pigment, ht. 21 1/2 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection.
Estimate $300-500


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Keywords

Vokeo Island, Leo Fortess, Lillian Fortess