DuMouchelles
Live Auction

The January 2021 Auctions: Day 2

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 11:00AM EST
Lot 1196

EKOI, NIGERIA, AFRICAN, HEADRESS WITH BIRDS H 17" W 10.5" WOOD, METAL, BEAD, PIGMENT, BELLS D 10"

Estimate: $200 - $500

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Multi faced, with three pronounced teeth, and elephants atop their heads, the birds with bells on their wings and elongated beaks. Carved from single block of wood. 16" x 9" x 12". Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts. From the estate of Jack Faxon.