What strange feet that table has, I thought, as I spied it from across the room while previewing furniture for the next-day’s sale at an auction house. I always wander among the furniture at this place…
Tag: mask
I can’t seem to escape wooden carved masks at auction these days. They keep turning up and I’m not quite sure why. It’s working out for me because I’m on the lookout for items to offer…
Fela, spirits and African masks
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I spotted it from across the room. An African mask, chalk-white, elongated face, hanging on a wall at one of my favorite auction houses on Sunday. I had seen several like it the day before,…