Lot 153
  • 153

An Asante anthropomorphic comb

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

the female figure with muscular legs, the torso incised with decorative motifs supporting the shoulders surmounted by five tines; '260' on the base; varied dark brown patina.

Provenance

Stolper Galleries, Amsterdam, Morton Lipkin and Robert Stolper, April 12, 1967

Exhibited

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public Museum, Selections from the William W. Brill Collection of African Art, May 5 – August 31, 1969 (for additional venues see bibliography, Milwaukee 1969)

Literature

Stolper Galleries n.d.: 10