Estimate: $100 - $300
Price Realized: $67 Includes buyer's premium
A West African Guro helmet or face mask hand-carved from solid wood and decorated with polychrome pigments, featuring an elongated human face finished with a dark reddish-brown surface and slit eyes positioned beneath a prominent pair of ribbed, curved animal horns alongside a complex geometric superstructure painted in blue and yellow accents
Wood, Paint
23 x 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
From an Upper West Side Collection
Good; light localized chipping, minor pigment flaking, and superficial scuffs to the raised facial features, with natural age-related drying cracks visible along the reverse unpainted rim and interior recesses
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Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
