Winiama Feline Mask Ex Thomas Wheellock Collection
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A carved wooden mask with large ears, energetic carved face and broad grimace with exposed teeth. Winiama peoples, Burkina faso, West Africa. The Met Museum has a very similar example described as a Hyena, though the mask appears to have feline attributes, it could be either. The mask measures 10 x 7.5 inches ( 17.5 inches tall on professional custom display stand which is included. Provenance: The Thomas Wheellock collection, NYC.
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Fair, well weathered, repair to chips in back of mask and repair to one ear.
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Winiama Feline Mask Ex Thomas Wheellock Collection
Estimate $2,500 - $4,000
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