Condition Report
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Lot 135
Sale 3105 - Ritual and Culture
Sep 23, 2020
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$219
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Salampasu mask Democratic Republic of Congo
Carved wood, copper and raffia, covered with copper plating, the oval face with domed forehead, prominent nose and rectangular mouth shown baring teeth, a thin raffia beard hanging from the chin and woven ball coiffure, the mouth stained with kaolin, raised on a bespoke mount.
H: 12 1/2, W: 7 1/4 in. (approx., mask only, excluding beard)