05-05-201805-05-2018
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3099BBoston
May 5, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Biombo Helmet Mask

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Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3099BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 05, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Biombo Helmet Mask, long rectangular form with protruding facial features, with a circular mouth, broad triangular nose, and bulging almond-shaped eyes beneath arched eyebrows terminating in a flattened cranium with three cylindrical pegs, surrounded by raffia tied to the holes around the rim, painted in red, white, and black pigments, ht. 24 in.

Provenance: Herbert Baker, Los Angeles, California.
Estimate $8,000-12,000


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Keywords

Herbert Baker, Los Angeles