Max Garb Ethnographic Arts - No Reserve 2013-04-28 Auction - 318 Price Results - Material Culture in PA
Impressive Large Scale Bidjogo Bull MaskChancay False Mummy MaskHopi Mudhead Mask
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Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Max Garb Ethnographic Arts - No Reserve

Material Culture brings a truly unique collection of traditional art to auction in its sale The Max Garb Collection of African and Ethnographic Arts, on April 28, 2013. An outsider to the world of tribal art dealers, Max Garb made his living as an elevator operator on Chicago's Golden Mile, but what he called his magnificent obsession with ethnographic arts spurred him to assemble an extraordinary collection. Started in the 1970s, Garb's collection is the fruit of ?half a lifetime,? by his own reckoning. At one point, it totaled approximately 700 artifacts, largely from Africa, but also from Japan, Nepal, Tibet, Bali, New Guinea, Guatemala and Mexico. The auction will comprise 300+ lots of objects from Garb's estate, several pieces from his collection having already sold in another auction at Material Culture. The auction preview exhibition will be open daily from 10AM-6PM, April 25-April 27, and the auction will commence at 11 AM, on Sunday, April 28.
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Well Referenced Lot of African Art Books: African Art Books. Well used by the collector. Size: 19" running. Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0001: Well Referenced Lot of African Art BooksEst. $25-$50
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Collector's Lot of Ethnographic Art Books.: Collector's lot of Books: Northwest Coast, Mexican, New Guinea Art. Size: 9" running. Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0003: Collector's Lot of Ethnographic Art Books.Est. $25-$50
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Terra Cotta Mask, Sicily: Mask. Terra cotta. Purportedly 4th C B.C. Repaired. Size: 17" x 8" x 3.5". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0004: Terra Cotta Mask, SicilyEst. $200-$400
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Impressive Large Scale Bidjogo Bull Mask: Large Bidjogo (Bissago) Bull Mask. Painted and inset with obsidian eyes. Size: 17.5" x 20" x 13". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0005: Impressive Large Scale Bidjogo Bull MaskEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Hopi Mudhead Mask: Hopi Mudhead Mask. Hints of paint around eyes. Size: 15" x 12" x 11". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0006: Hopi Mudhead MaskEst. $500-$700
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Chancay False Mummy Head: Chancay Bundle. Mud, cloth, boar's teeth, and straw. Size: 22" x 4.5" x 4.5". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0007: Chancay False Mummy HeadEst. $400-$600
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Chancay False Mummy Mask: Chancay False Mummy Mask. Wood. Weathered, remnants of paint and inset shell eyes. Size: 10" x 8" x 5". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0008: Chancay False Mummy MaskEst. $400-$600
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Exemplary African Songye Power Figure: Songye Power Figure. Carved wood, hide and hair, beads and tacks. Size: 42.5" x 8.5" x 8.5". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0009: Exemplary African Songye Power FigureEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Large African Bronze Benin Dwarf: African Bronze Benin Dwarf. Size: 24" x 8.5" x 7.5". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0010: Large African Bronze Benin DwarfEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Exquisite African Benin Bronze Plaque: Nicely detailed Benin Bronze plaque in high relief depicting a sacrifice. Evidence of patina under muddy surface grime. Size: 19" x 15.5" x 3.5". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0011: Exquisite African Benin Bronze PlaqueEst. $1,000-$1,500
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African Chokwe Fertility Figure: Chokwe Fertility Figure. Carved wood. Size: 27" x 10" x 9". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0012: African Chokwe Fertility FigureEst. $600-$900
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Fine African Dogon Figural Group: African Dogon Relic. Carved wood. Size: 23" x 5" x 5". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0013: Fine African Dogon Figural GroupEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Fine African Dogon Figural Group: Dogon Relic. Carved wood. Size: 17" x 5" x 2.5". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0014: Fine African Dogon Figural GroupEst. $400-$600
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Old Bakota Mahongwe Reliquary: Old Bakota Mahongwe Reliquary. Copper clad wood with bone eyes. Size: 22.5" x 9" x 3". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0015: Old Bakota Mahongwe ReliquaryEst. $500-$700
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Exemplary Dogon Monkey Mask: Dogon Abstract Monkey Mask. Carved wood. Encrusted surface. Size: 13" x 5.5 x 6 " Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0016: Exemplary Dogon Monkey MaskEst. $800-$1,200
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Bobo-Mossi Janus Helmet: Bobo-Mossi Janus Helmet. Carved and painted wood. Size: 17" x 9.5" x 12" Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0017: Bobo-Mossi Janus HelmetEst. $500-$700
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Fine African Tabwa Bull Mask: Tabwa Bull Mask. Carved wood with inset cowrie shell eyes and tack head clotage. Size: 12" x 28" x 10". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0018: Fine African Tabwa Bull MaskEst. $600-$900
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Superb Ejagham Janus Helmet: Ejagham Janus Helmet. Carved wood and horn. Size: 21" x 7" x 12" Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0019: Superb Ejagham Janus HelmetEst. $600-$900
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Fine African Chokwe Mask: Chokwe Mask on Stand. Carved wood and raffia. Size: 16" x 7" x 10". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0020: Fine African Chokwe MaskEst. $500-$700
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Fine Large Scale Luba Mask: Large Scale Luba Mask. Carved, incised, and painted wood. Size: 16.5" x 16.5" x 11". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0021: Fine Large Scale Luba MaskEst. $600-$900
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Lulua Tinted Ivory Figure: Tinted Ivory Figure. Lulua. Size: 7" x 1.5" x 2". Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0022: Lulua Tinted Ivory FigureEst. $400-$600
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Guatemalan Mask; Mascara: Guatemalan Mask. Carved wood, polychrome. Size: 7" x 6" x 5" Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0023: Guatemalan Mask; MascaraEst. $200-$300
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Guatemalan Mask; Mascara: Guatemalan Mask; Mascara Carved wood. Painted. Size: 6" x 5" x 3.5" Provenance: Max Garb, Chicago, Illinois.
0024: Guatemalan Mask; MascaraEst. $200-$300