An Oceanic Basketry Mask
Sale 1246 - Pre-Columbian & Ethnographic Art
Oct 12, 2023
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Lot Description
An Oceanic Basketry Mask
Papua New Guinea, Blackwater River Region, Sepik River
Height 11 1/4 inches (28.58 cm).
Property from the Estate of Charles S. Hopper, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance:
The Grayson Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, Primitive Art, 22 November 1986 - 3 January 1987, no. 9.
Charles Hopper (1949-2012), Chicago, Illinois; where acquired from the above, 14 January 1987; thence by descent.
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Condition Report
With stand 17 3/4 inches (45.01 cm).
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