MASK, NAVAJO, CIRCA 1900.

MASK, NAVAJO, CIRCA 1900. Case mask, possibly associated with a Yei-be-chai ceremony. Native-tanned leather painted with white clay or kaolin; triangular black painted eyes, blackened gourd tubular mouth made from gourd stem and ringed with strip of otter fur at base; mane of red-dyed angora across top of head from side to side. Driebe 1997, pg 333-335. Size: 17” high x 15” wide. CONDITION: Overall use wear and soiling, angora desiccated. 4-55268 BL55 (3,000-4,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3554	$1,610.00	MASK, NAVAJO, CIRCA 1900. Case mask, possibly associated with a Yei-be-chai ceremony. Native-tanned leather painted with white clay or kaolin; triangular black painted eyes, blackened gourd tubular mouth made from gourd stem and ringed with strip of otter fur at base; mane of red-dyed angora across top of head from side to side. Driebe 1997, pg 333-335. Size: 17” high x 15” wide. CONDITION: Overall use wear and soiling, angora desiccated. 4-55268 BL55 (3,000-4,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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