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The January 2021 Auctions: Day 2

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 11:00AM EST
Lot 1250

MAFA CULTURE, CAMEROON, AFRICAN EARTHENWARE DRINKING POT, 20TH C, H 10", DIA 7.5"

Estimate: $100 - $400

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With pronounced raised eyebrows and cheek bones. Open mouth at the base of the clay vessel. Displayed on an ornate wicker stand. 6-1/4" x 7" x 8-1/4". Literature: "When Art Works, African Utilitarian Objects form the Faxon Collection", p. 20, plate 27. Published by Wayne State University. Exhibited: “When Art Works, African Utilitarian Objects from the Faxon Collection”, 10/26/12 - 2/8/2013, Wayne State University/Elaine L. Jacob Gallery. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts. From the estate of Jack Faxon.