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

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$1,230$1,000
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3099BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 05, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Tshokwe Mask, hollowed oval form, with a circular protruding flange beneath the chin, straight mouth pierced through with pointed teeth, incised scarification on both cheeks, pierced around the rim for the attachment of the woven fiber headdress, blackened coiffure and fine red patina, ht. 8 in.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts collection; Robert Goodman Collection; Merton Simpson Gallery, New York.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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Keywords

Robert Goodman