Lot 0786

Bobo Bird Dance Mask, Upper Volta

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Bobo Bird Mask, Bobo -Ule (Red Bobo also called Tara Peoples) Upper Volta, Wood, pigment and fiber, 40 inches high, Boca Raton Museum of Art prior to 2002

Condition

in good age appropriate condition

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Bobo Bird Dance Mask, Upper Volta

Name: Bobo Bird Dance Mask, Upper Volta
SKU: 65540817
Price: 950 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $400

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