Auction Preview: American Indian & Ethnographic Art at Skinner, Boston, May 5
What: American Indian & Ethnographic ArtWhere: Skinner, 63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, USAWhen: May 5, 2018 at 10.00 amTop lots of the sale:- Songye Power Figure, Mankishi, Kasai region, central East Congo, large feet standing on a mound, with thick abstract legs and a tapering waist, numerous metal spikes form a coiffure, with large horn protruding from the top of the head, dark varied patina, ht. 32 3/4 in. Estimate: $ 60,000 - $ 80,000- Dogon Shrine Figure, Bandiagara, Mali, classical period, 14th to 19th century, sculptured tree root, with a dry and in parts heavily encrusted patina, ht. 23 in. (59.0 cm). Estimate: $ 40,000 - $ 50,000- Northwest Coast Chilkat Blanket, c. 1900, woven of mountain goat wool and cedar bark in pale yellow and blue against a black background, classic form representing a bear under water, wd. 59 in. Estimate: $ 35,000 - $ 45,000- Hemba Male Figure, the fragmentary legs supporting protruding buttocks beneath the abdomen framed by angular arms and a cylindrical neck and finely sculpted head, deep brown encrusted patina, ht. 19 3/4 in. Estimate: $ 25,000 - $ 35,000- Baule Standing Female Figure, standing on a rounded base, wide, heavy bent legs supporting a thick elongated torso with bent arms carved into the sides, an overall rich brown patina, ht. 18 in. Estimate: $ 20,000 - $ 30,000- Male Grave Figure, waga, Konso, Ethiopia, overall cylindrical form, with thin arms carved into the sides and pendant genitalia, wearing a knobbed coiffure, aged and weathered patina with traces of paint, ht. 57 3/4 in. Estimate: $ 18,000 - $ 25,000- Zela Stool, kipona, from the Mitwaba and Pweto areas of Southeastern Congo, scarification waffle shaped patterns in the umbilical area and on flanks, reddish brown glossy patina, ht. 13 1/4 in. (33.5 cm). Estimate: $ 15,000 - $ 20,000- Ejagham Ekpe Society Emblem, matrix of woven cane strips attached to a rattan border and framed by raffia fringe, the superstructure comprised of a central circular form surrounded by fiber and an assemblage of skulls, jawbones, and medicinal leaves, ht. 44, wd. 36 in. Estimate: $ 15,000 - $ 20,000- Dan Mask, Ivory Coast, Poro Society, hollowed-out oval form pierced around the rim, with sensitively carved facial features, subtle raised eyebrows and gently sloped forehead, smooth, glossy black patina, ht. 7 3/4 in. Estimate: $ 15,000 - $ 20,000- Fine Plains Catlinite Stem and Bowl, mid-19th century, catlinite pipe with lead inlay, both on the bowl and the stem, intricate pattern on stem with thunderbird at the mouthpiece, birds, small animals, and arrows with abstract designs, lg. of bowl 8 in. Estimate: $ 15,000 - $ 20,000For details, visit: http://www.skinnerinc.com/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin
