DAN "DEANGLE" MASK HAND CARVED WOOD, BRASS BELLS, BLACK RAFFIA, HUMAN TEETH, CLOTH AUTHENTICATED AND APPRAISED BUTTERFIELD'S BONHAMS ANTIQUE AUTHENTIC 19TH CENTURY AFRICAN "DAN" DANCE MASK WITH REAL HUMAN TEETH! SHOWS WEAR, SIGNS OF TRIBAL USE, AND DATES FROM THE 1800'S - 1900'S! THIS OLD RARE AND UNUSUAL HAND CARVED WOODEN MASK MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 12" X 8" X 5" AND HAS A RICH OLD DARK BROWN PATINA. IT'S A LARGE OLD MASK THAT HAS BEEN "DANCED!" IT FEATURES VERY FINE TRIBAL CARVING IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION, HUMAN TEETH, AND 14 ANTIQUE BRASS TRADE BELLS. IT COMES WITH A CUSTOM MADE METAL STAND THAT HAS AN OLD STICKER ON THE BOTTOM FROM BUTTERFIELD'S / BONHAMS AUCTION HOUSE IN SAN FRANCISCO THAT PUTS AN AUCTION VALUE OF $2500 - $3500 ON IT IN 1993; NEARLY 23 YEARS AGO! A COPY OF THE BUTTERFIELD'S / BONHAMS APPRAISAL WILL BE INCLUDED AND PROVIDED WITH THIS PIECE. THE VALUE MUST HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED SINCE THAT APPRAISAL WAS DONE DECADES AGO!

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