Sale 8538
New York, Park Avenue
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22 November 1996
Price realised
USD 6,325
Estimate
A MOSSI ANTELOPE MASK, karanga Yatanga Region With oval face, pierced triangular eyes, serrated ridge in center of face, spirally incised horns curving forward, long openwork crest at rear with incision 65in. (165.1cm.) high
Provenance
Henri Kamer, New York
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Literature
Roy, 1987, p.113, ill.78
Exhibited
Denver Art Museum, March, April 1964
About this mask Christopher Roy (1987, p.113) writes "The double triangles that surmount the plank are identical to patterns that decorate the stone stelae erected over earth priests graves."
Pre-Lot Text
Sold by Order of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO AFRICA
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