African Carved Wood Figure Assortment(5) items including (2) Democratic Republic of Congo Mbala male having a braided beard mounted on plinth and a seated Senfu female holding a child, both showing teeth; Chokwe tribe figures depicting a king and queen, carved from multiple pieces of wood; and Nigerian figure depicting a female
Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate
Height: 19 1/2 inches, Width: 7 inches, Depth: 6 inches (male with plinth; Chokwe Tribe King Height: 24.5-inches Width: 10.5-inches Depth: 8-inches; Nigerian female Height: 28-inches Width: 7.5-inches Depth: 8-inches)
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 4:12 pm CST
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Leonard Auction Shipping QuoteSales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Height: 19.50
Width: 7.00
Condition
Good to Fair, overall moderate to heavy wear, wood cracking from age, chipping, insect damage, wear to finish, dirt accumulation; Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present