AN ATIE MASK PENDANT
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AN ATIE MASK PENDANT

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AN ATIE MASK PENDANT
Of 'fetish gold' and circular form, cast as a mask of fine wirework with oval eyes, the cheeks pierced with ovals, the mouth bordered with triangles
8.2cm. high
Provenance
Mathias Komor, New York
Special notice
Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 20.825% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €90,000 (NLG 198.334). If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €90,000 then the hammer price of a lot is calculated at 20.825% of the first €90,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €90,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually. For each lot the Buyer's Premium is calculated as 28.125% of the hammer price up to a value of €90,000 plus 19.2% of any amount in excess of €90,000.

Lot Essay

Cf. a very similar pendant worn on the forehead of an Ebrie girl photographed by Eliot Elisofon in 1960 at the ceremonies to mark the independence of Côte d'Ivoire (Garrard, T.F., Gold of Africa, Geneva, 1989, p.105)

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