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| Auction Closes At: |
14:18:00 03/05/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
335. Eskimo (Inupiat / King Island Eskimo) Mask |
| Estimate: |
$3,000-$5,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$5,500.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$5,500.00 |
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| Category: |
Ethnographic and Tribal Art
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| Sub Category: |
Native American (North America and Eskimo)
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| Culture or Country: |
Arctic Area.
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| Period: |
Ca. 1700 - 1850.
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| Size: |
7-3/4”H. x 5”W. (19.7 x 12.7 x 6 cm). |
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| Description: |
Carved wood mask with black painted highlights, coarse features in a boldly carved human face mask, having a down-turned mouth and his nose is shaped like a whale’s tail. These human-whale masks had a long tradition among Eskimo groups. Excellent old surface patina. Some old loss to his left cheek, otherwise intact. A very expressive example. |
| Provenance: |
Private NYC. collection, acquired by the current collection in 1992, from
Jonathan Holstein, NYC. Excavated at Wooley Lagoon in approximately 1980. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$52.00 |
| International: |
$110.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Eskimo (Inupiat / King Island Eskimo) Mask
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
treads |
$5,500.00 |
1 |
2/23/2024 10:59:41 AM |
| 2. |
Livingstone |
$5,250.00 |
1 |
2/21/2024 3:15:12 PM |
| 3. |
treads |
$5,000.00 |
1 |
2/21/2024 1:50:59 PM |
| 4. |
Livingstone |
$4,250.00 |
1 |
2/21/2024 2:48:52 PM |
| 5. |
Livingstone |
$2,800.00 |
1 |
2/14/2024 10:26:12 AM |
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