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• Auction House:
  Aalders Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Traditional Antiques & Fine Art Including a collection of South African paintings
• Sale Date:
  13 Oct 2019 ~ 10.30am (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  503
• Lot Description:
  Large, Elegant and Well Used Dan Female Mask
  this beautiful old Dan mask with its languid, heavy features, has obvious indications of extensive use and wear
• Provenance:
  Purchased Christensen Collection, then Private Collection, Southern Highlands.
• Notes:
  The hairstyle, built up from plaited strips of indigo-dyed native cotton cloth is a regional style marker. The mask once had sheet metal ovals around each eye, but these have been lost, although the marks where they were affixed are visible.
• Estimate:
  A$900 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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