Vintage XL 26" African Makonde Tree of Life Art African Tribal Mask Wood Carving

Description: ESTATE SALE RESCUE! Vintage XL 26" African Art Makonde / Wamakonde Tribe Tree of Life "Ujamaa" Mask Wood Carving. Vintage Makonde (1950's ?). Dimensions: 26”H x 5”D x 5”WMaterial: Heavy Ebony Wood...13 lbs!Construction: 100% Handmade / Carved from one Ebony Trunk BACKGROUND (thanks to Ebayer! we know little about these)-----------------------The Makonde or “Wamakonde” tribe is an ethnic group situated in the southeast of Tanzania. Known for their excellent craftsmanship, wamakonde are mostly known for their Mapiko masks and Ujamaa (Tree of Life) carvings. The tree of life locally known as “Ujamaa”, is a depiction of unity and the strength of many. This is usually portrayed as a community featuring men, women and children in an ascending order with each person hand in hand and above each other. Carved by hand using an expensive chunk of ebony wood, each piece exhibits the intricacy of design, detail and strength of a community. PLEASE REVIEW PHOTOS CLOSELY AND CONSIDER THEM PART OF THE DESCRIPTIONPLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDINGWHEN WE SAY "MAKE AN OFFER", WE MEAN IT...WE WANT OUR PIECES TO GO TO THOSE WHO REALLY WANT THEM AT FAIR PRICES, SO WE'RE WILLING TO BARGAIN THE FINE PRINT!!!! We think E-baying is fun and we like to keep our trading partners happy. In that spirit, here are our operating guidelines…please check them over and be sure you agree to abide by them before bidding. Most of our items are vintage, antique or hard to find items, so they may not be perfect. We do our best to identify brand/models numbers and specify any flaws in the items offered, but if you need more information or notice a discrepancy between the photo and the written description, please ask for clarification BEFORE bidding (This helps us learn about the items we offer too!). ALL ITEMS ARE OFFERED “AS IS” so please ask any questions about an item before bidding. If you do receive an item damaged in transit or have a problem with the item, please contact us immediately for resolution. We look forward to posting positive feedback around 10 days after shipping, and once feedback is posted the sale is final. Please contact us within 3 days of item closing and pay within 7 days of closing. We will remind you twice of your contact/payment obligations, after which negative feedback will be posted. We strive to ship as soon as possible, but we do travel a fair amount and may not be able to ship for several days to a week. We keep up with e-mail as best we can while traveling and will let you know as promptly as possible if there will be a delay with shipping. If you must have an item immediately, please e-mail first to see if we will be able to accommodate you. We do NOT try to make money on Shipping and Handling but must charge a flat fee that is a little more than the actual shipping charge because packing materials cost, it takes gas to go to the Post Office and mostly because it is easier than figuring out what each item might cost to ship to a given place. Please factor our shipping charge into what you are willing to pay for the item. Shipping and Handling includes careful packaging and shipping by Priority Mail unless otherwise specified or requested (like for books or large/heavy items better shipped by Media Mail or UPS). We will try to work with you on this (as long as you’re nice) but please note that we may have to charge extra for the time and expense of doing this (UPS is a lot farther away than the PO!), so it may not actually be cheaper! Thanks for looking at our auction and be sure to check out the other great items we are offering!! We try to offer things in batches so we may have more things of interest to you.

Price: 300 USD

Location: Tucson, Arizona

End Time: 2024-04-23T14:42:45.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD