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Fine Vuvi Carved & Painted White Wood Face Mask Vouvi Gabon

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Fine Vuvi Carved & Painted White Wood Face Mask Vouvi Gabon

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Description

Ca. early 20thC. Very good original condition throughout. Just mask measures approx. 13" high. Previously sold at Bonhams 2007 Gelbard Collection auction sale, lot number 2565. Purchased from The Cobbs Auctioneer 2013 (copy of original receipt can be included if requested). Ex-Nooter coll. Provenance includes Michel Egloff, Neuchatel Zollman coll., Gelbard coll. Published in Remnants of Ritual: Selections from the Gelbard collection of African Art (2003), Bourgeois & Rodolitz; page 29, fig. 66. This is a well-documented African tribal object, as are most items from this Nooter estate collection.

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Condition

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Dimensions

18.25 x 7 x 5 in

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Fine Vuvi Carved & Painted White Wood Face Mask Vouvi Gabon

Name: Fine Vuvi Carved & Painted White Wood Face Mask Vouvi Gabon
SKU: 152726981
Price: 2850 USD
Availability: InStock

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