$500
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Auction: September 23, 2020 11:00:00 AM EDT
Carved wood and pigment, of oval form, the face within a recessed centre coloured with kaolin, a minimalist anthropomorphic form of downturned eyes and triangular nose, the mouth suggested by a vertical black line, bordered by an ochre pigment, with painted inventory number '1840' to reverse, raised on a bespoke mount.
H: 12 3/4, W: 11 1/4 in. (approx., mask only)Provenance: The Estate of Thomas McNemar, Lexington, Virginia.