Description:

2 Large African Masks, a large unpainted three horned mask with documentation from 'David Gallery Ethnographic Art' dated September 4, 1980 listing it as from Bambara tribe, Mali, replacement value of $175, and a painted and carved wood mask with elaborate hair and carved eye slits with appraisal documentation from David Gallery Ethnographic Art dated 8/5/81, describing it as a 20th century 'Idoma mask' from Nigeria with an estimated value of $1200. Size of painted mask: 13 in. x 7 in. x 8 1/2 in.

Measurements: Height: of largest 23 in. x Width: 9 in. x Depth: 7 in.

Condition:

Overall good condition, old marks, scratches, and age cracks to wood, losses to edges and wear and losses to painted surface on smaller mask.

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