12-02-201712-02-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3043BBoston
December 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Large Toma/Loma Carved Wood Mask

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$523$425
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3043BLocation: BostonDate / Time: December 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Large Toma/Loma Carved Wood Mask, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, large horizontal masks, dandai/landai, affiliated with the Poro association, and used in initiation ceremonies, the patina with encrustations, lg. 30 in.

Provenance: Paul Rabut collection.
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

Paul Rabut, Guinea, Liberia