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<p>[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 159629, member: 118"]Thanks. So they are Fang Ngil types. From what I read authentic Ngil mask are rare and expensive. But I am finding a lot of what are claimed to be authentic masks selling for just hundreds and less.</p><p><br /></p><p>And then you have a $7.5 mil piece:</p><p><a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-06-18-african-mask_x.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-06-18-african-mask_x.htm" rel="nofollow">http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-06-18-african-mask_x.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>a $970,000 piece</p><p><a href="http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/african-oceanic-n09347/lot.100.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/african-oceanic-n09347/lot.100.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/african-oceanic-n09347/lot.100.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think that what I have are something special but wonder if I should seek professional opinion or just list them. They have some damages and repairs.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, the white finish is not quite paint, looks like clay/kaolin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 159629, member: 118"]Thanks. So they are Fang Ngil types. From what I read authentic Ngil mask are rare and expensive. But I am finding a lot of what are claimed to be authentic masks selling for just hundreds and less. And then you have a $7.5 mil piece: [URL]http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-06-18-african-mask_x.htm[/URL] a $970,000 piece [URL]http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2015/african-oceanic-n09347/lot.100.html[/URL] I don't think that what I have are something special but wonder if I should seek professional opinion or just list them. They have some damages and repairs. By the way, the white finish is not quite paint, looks like clay/kaolin?[/QUOTE]
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