Internet Auction 772
This item is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/17/2021
VINTAGE AFRICAN AKAN WOODEN CARVING OF FEMALE FIGURE 21 INCHES IN HEIGHT STANDING ON SQUARE BASE WITH ARMS RESTING ALONG SIDES OF ABDOMEN. LOIN CLOTH AND DOUBLE STRANDS OF GLASS BEADS ARE AROUND WAIST AND A SINGLE STRAND OF BLUE BEADS ARE AROUND THE NECK. FIGURE MEASURES 20 1/2 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND HAS A SLIGHT SPLIT ALONG LEFT ELBOW AND POSSIBLY MINOR IMPERFECTIONS DUE TO LONG TERM STORAGE. FIGURE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN COTE D' IVOIRE IN 1983 AND APPRAISED IN 1993.
Appraised Value: $8,000.00 *
* Special Note: Carving comes from a collection which has been in storage for over 25 years. Collection was appraised in 1993 by a member of the American Society of Appraisers and winning bidder will get a copy of the appraisal. Auction company makes no assumptions as to the validity and accuracy of the appraisal which is supplied for informational purpose only.