A Nootka articulated mask
The visage fashioned from a single piece of wood, carved and painted to depict a human face surmounted by an eagle, the top of the beak separate and attached with pegs, both countenances with detached eyes painted in a duotone palette and mounted to rotate in open sockets.
length 16 7/8in, width 10 1/4in
Estimate:
US$ 5,000 - 8,000
£3,300 - 5,300
3,900 - 6,200
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Category:
Ethnographic Art
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Native American
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