Tribal Art & Antiquities - 1st March 2017

Lot 97

A shell mask possibly Maya

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £900

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Description

A shell mask

possibly Maya, Mexico

with pierced eye sockets and mouth, with two attachment holes above, the reverse with incised decoration,

13.5cm high, in a fitted box, marked Carlebach Gallery, 1040 Madison Ave. New York 21, N.Y.,

another shell mask, with apertures for nose, eyes and mouth with teeth, 9cm high, in a similar fitted box, and a third shell mask with a diaper headdress with a central mask. (5)

Provenance

Seward Kennedy, London.