12-01-201812-01-2018
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3185BBoston
December 1, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Yombe Power Figure

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$1,968$1,600
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3185BLocation: BostonDate / Time: December 01, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Yombe Power Figure, diminutive figure with cutout arms placed on the lower abdomen, below the "magic charge" hole, strong neck supports the raised head with glass eyes and engraved coiffure, overall smooth dark brown patina, ht. 6 3/4 in.

Provenance: The Charles and Blanche Derby collection, Northampton, Massachusetts; Mead Museum of Art, Amherst College; Barry Maurer collection; Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium; private French collection.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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