NORTHWEST COAST TLINGIT CARVED SHAMAN'S FACE MASK
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Description
19th c., red, black and green pigment, mask combines human features with a bear's tongue; open mouth with teeth and a long, protruding tongue, bite stick inserted in the mouth; sight perforations below the eyes; 10.25"
Provenance: Bonhams/ Butterfields San Francisco, Native American and Pre-Colombian Art Auction, 6/4/2007, lot 4105, property of the Phillip Brown Collection of Northwest Art; Sotheby's New York, Fine American Indian Art, 5/25/1993, Property of a Pennsylvania Private Collector
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Provenance: Bonhams/ Butterfields San Francisco, Native American and Pre-Colombian Art Auction, 6/4/2007, lot 4105, property of the Phillip Brown Collection of Northwest Art; Sotheby's New York, Fine American Indian Art, 5/25/1993, Property of a Pennsylvania Private Collector
NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.
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NORTHWEST COAST TLINGIT CARVED SHAMAN'S FACE MASK
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000
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