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An African Plank Mask, Bwa Peoples, Burkina Faso
Sold
$70
Timed Auction
Railroad Crossing Discovery Auction: Closing April 9th 2025
Category
Description
First half, 20th century, of classic form, with four projecting beaks, carved wood decorated with black and white paint, 69 1/4 in. H, 12 in. W, approx. 9 1/2 in. D
Condition
Considerable damage from termites, with associated losses. The beaks broken and reglued
Provenance
From a Maryland Private Collection, purchased from Kurt Gluckselig, New York, 1983, stated to be ex-coll. Tengbergen and Julius Carlebach Gallery in New York City (in business c.1909-1964, a famous source for avant garde and ethnographic art)
