African Fang Reliquary Carved Wood Figures(3) items including a male having brass eyes and bead work along the top, stone beads wrapped around the waste and metal rings wrapped around the arms and ankles, mounted on a contemporary wood base; female having brass eyes and belly button, possibly from the Betsi group; and a male figure having braided hair
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: 23 1/2 inches, Width: 7 inches, Depth: 5 inches (male; female Height: 20-inches Width: 5-inches Depth: 4.5-inches; hair Height: 21.75-inches Width: 9-inches Depth: 9-inches)
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 4:13 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: 23.50
Width: 7.00
Condition
Good, overall moderate wear, chips, cracks and wear associated with age; wood cracking from age, missing portions of hair, chips, dirt accumulation, insect damage; Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present