$2,400
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Auction: September 23, 2020 11:00:00 AM EDT
Carved wood, of oval form, with graceful lines, the prominent forehead sits above arching eyebrows and slit eyes, at the mouth the human features morph into an extended bifide beak, with classic glossy black patina, raised on a bespoke mount.
H: 12, W: 5 1/2 in. (approx., mask only)Provenance: The Estate of Thomas McNemar, Lexington, Virginia.
PUBLICATIONS:
A Selected Portfolio of African Sculpture in the McNemar Collection (New York: McNemar Gallery of African Art, 1966), unnumbered plate.