UP FOR AUCTION IS A
VERY OLD (NOT SURE OF EXACT AGE)
AUTHENTIC
African Mask
Nearly 4ft tall (47"h x 9w x 5"D)
This unique, hand-carved piece is in beautiful condition -
THESE PIECES ARE ALL FROM MY PRIVATE COLLECTION. ALL WERE PURCHASED FROM A VERY REPUTABLE DEALER IN TUCSON, ARIZONA "MAGELLAN TRADERS" -AT THE TIME OF ALL OF THESE PURCHASES (1998-2000) THE STORE WAS OWNED BY THE PRINCIPLE TRADER'S "RON & CAROLYN"
"RON and CAROLYN
Ron has traded with the tribal peoples of New Guinea since 1965. He started when he lived in Australia and saw artifacts from Papua New Guinea. Soon he was traveling by dugout canoe up the jungle rivers like the Sepik and hiking along narrow bush tracks in the Highland mountains. After various jobs with the Australian administration and running the PNG government's artifact center, Village Arts, Ron returned to the United States in 1978. He continued yearly collecting trips with his artist wife, Carolyn. In 1988 they traveled into Irian Jaya on the Indonesian side of the island of New Guinea. They trekked in the Ballem Valley where the first white man only arrived in 1938 and the local men still wear phallocrypts. They explored south into the Asmat, where the villagers were headhunters as recently as the 1950's and took canoes up the rivers into the back jungles where some of the people still practice cannibalism. " (TAKEN OFF THE MAGELLAN WEBSITE)
THEY HAVE SINCE SOLD THE STORE . YOU CAN LOOK UP THE STORE INFO ON THE INTERNET - ALL ITEMS WERE PURCHASED IN THE VILLAGES AND BOUGHT BACK TO THE U.S.
I MADE MY PURCHASES BASED ON MY PERSONAL ATTRACTION TO EACH PIECE -
*All items will be shipped "Parcel Post" or "Media Mail" (books/movies)-Please notify me is you wish me to ship your item another way.
*COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNT:
You will receive a S&H Credit of $1.00 for each additional item purchased (after the first item) when purchases are "Combined."
*LOCAL PICK-UP :
All Charges for Shipping will be removed and there will be a flat handling charge of $2.00 per item purchased. Pick-ups may be scheduled at your convenience - and will usually occur at the "Albertson's" Located @ Michigan & Mobile Highway. Please E-mail me with your phone number so we can schedule.
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