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MASK, NAVAJO, CIRCA 1900

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
MASK, NAVAJO, CIRCA 1900
MASK, NAVAJO, CIRCA 1900. Case mask, possibly associated with a Yei-be-chai ceremony. Native-tanned leather painted with white clay or kaolin; triangular black painted eyes, blackened gourd tubular mouth made from gourd stem and ringed with strip of otter fur at base; mane of red-dyed angora across top of head from side to side. Driebe 1997, pg 333-335. Size: 17 high x 15" wide. CONDITION: Overall use wear and soiling, angora desiccated. 4-55268 BL55 (3,000-4,000)"