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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 159634, member: 45"]That's one of the problems with selling African masks. First, they appeal to a rather limited market. And second, the ones that get the high prices are those with irrefutable provenance, where you know when, and by whom, they were collected, and what notable collector has owned them. </p><p><br /></p><p>Even when a mask is carved by a traditional carver, and represents a "known" cultural mask, if it is recent, and carved for sale, it's probably going to sell in the $100-300 range. Without the provenance, it's generally just a mask, not in the general "airport/tourist" category, but probably not in the high-end auction category.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I guess I didn't make it clear. The Vuvi and Fang are two separate tribes. The first mask is Fang, the second one Vuvi. <i></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Ngil </i>refers to a Fang secret society, which wore the masks during initiation ceremonies, and during judiciary functions, where punishment was administered to those who violated social norms.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 159634, member: 45"]That's one of the problems with selling African masks. First, they appeal to a rather limited market. And second, the ones that get the high prices are those with irrefutable provenance, where you know when, and by whom, they were collected, and what notable collector has owned them. Even when a mask is carved by a traditional carver, and represents a "known" cultural mask, if it is recent, and carved for sale, it's probably going to sell in the $100-300 range. Without the provenance, it's generally just a mask, not in the general "airport/tourist" category, but probably not in the high-end auction category. And I guess I didn't make it clear. The Vuvi and Fang are two separate tribes. The first mask is Fang, the second one Vuvi. [I] Ngil [/I]refers to a Fang secret society, which wore the masks during initiation ceremonies, and during judiciary functions, where punishment was administered to those who violated social norms.[/QUOTE]
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