$150
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Auction: September 23, 2020 11:00:00 AM EDT
Carved wood and pigment, the facial features reduced to the essence of form, two oval eyes split by a raised ridge denoting the nose, the rectangular mouth open in a jagged grimace, painted in white with red dotting, two parallel bands of horizontal black run from each eye, perforated at the sides for attachment, raised on a bespoke mount.
H: 11 1/2, W: 8 in. (approx., mask only)Provenance: The Estate of Thomas McNemar, Lexington, Virginia.