[158] CHOKWE MASK Of hollowed oval form with delicately carved facial features. Oval eye sockets with raised brows host slit, pierced, almond-shaped eyes with linear scarification to the cheeks below, framing a very fine nose. Lozenge-shaped mouth with lips parted baring pointed teeth. Deep brown patina with traces of pigment. H.220mm, W.140mm, D.80mm. Provenance: From the collection of Merton D. Simpson, New York. $1,500 - $2,500
[159] SUPERB SONGYE FETISH A Nkisi of classic form standing atop a conical base. Small bent legs support a projecting abdomen with large concave navel upon which rests a textile bundle, presumably a baby. The head offers fine, strongly geometric facial features with a protruding rectangular mouth, triangular nose, arched brows with downward sloping eyes, C-shaped ears, and a fine angular chin. A conical spike rises from the top of a cropped coiffure. A varied patina of rich honey colour through to black with traces of kaolin. H.220mm, W.50mm, D.55mm. Provenance: From the collection of Merton D. Simpson, New York. Formerly in the collection of Marcel Hozjan. $4,500 - $6,500
[160] EKET FIGURE A sensuously rounded, stylised standing figure. Limbs are short and bent at the knees and elbows. An elongated torso presents a protruding navel framed by five lines of diamond-shaped scarification. Ovoid head with a deeply receeding, flat facial plane offers a fine incised mouth, a strong triangular nose and lidded eyes. Encrusted, blackened patina. H.675mm, W.170mm, D.130mm. Provenance: From the collection of Merton D. Simpson, New York. $2,500 - $3,500
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