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Lot 186

Sale 3105 - Ritual and Culture
Sep 23, 2020 6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$800 - 1,200
Price Realized
$188
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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A Lega mask Democratic Republic of Congo

Carved wood and pigment, the facial features reduced to the essence of form, two oval eyes split by a raised ridge denoting the nose, the rectangular mouth open in a jagged grimace, painted in white with red dotting, two parallel bands of horizontal black run from each eye, perforated at the sides for attachment, raised on a bespoke mount.

H: 11 1/2, W: 8 in. (approx., mask only)

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