05-05-201805-05-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3099BBoston
May 5, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Rare Ituri Basketry Helmet Mask

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

Description:

Rare Ituri Basketry Helmet Mask, fine woven basketry overlaid with a thin mud plaster, painted in geometric designs, an open mouth with teeth, and molded facial features and ears, raffia attached to the rim, ht. 31 in. including raffia.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Some plaster missing from the back of the mask.


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