This is the rating and price for Bamana Animal Headdress Mask, 2007
Description : An animal headdress mask with dark patina. Mali, Bamana. 20th century. 20 1/2h x 6 3/4w x 9 1/2d.
Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Catalog Notes: Oron carved ancestral figures are believed to be some of the oldest surviving wooden sculptures from sub-Saharan African. Until well into the twentieth century the creation of these figures was an important part of elevating elders to the high ancestral status. They were believed to help their families prosper. They would be kept in a shrine by the eldest member of the familial line were many generations of their forebears were honored. For a similar object see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ancestor Figure (Ekpu), 18th-19th century, 2007.173.
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Estimate (low-high) : 150 USD-250 USDIt's free to register now to view!
About the lot N° 101 Title : Bamana Animal Headdress Mask, Period : 2007 Size : 20 1/2h x 6 3/4w x 9 1/2d Quinn's Auction Galleries, auctioneer, Falls Church, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Estate of Merton Simpson & Multi Estate Ethnographic Oct 1, 2016 Sale date : 01 Oct 2016It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale
