Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Large West African Painted Wood Performance / Ritual Mask
- Price realized
- $86
- Pre-sale estimate
- $80 – $100
- Hammer price
- $70
- Category
- Clothing, Costumes & Masks
- Sold
- September 26, 2026
- Sale
- DAY 2- SEPTEMBER 2026 | FROM VERSAILLES TO THE SOUTHWEST PREMIER AUCTION EVENT
Lot description
Large West African paint-decorated wood performance masks, likely Igo peoples, Nigeria or Yombe peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo, with pierced eyes and fanged mouth agape, approx 20"h, 13.5"w, 6"d, 3lbs Provenance: Dallas, Texas: When the madness of collecting collides with connoisseurship
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.