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The Story Of The Million Dollars Mask From Africa And It’s Lawsuit

Bello Akin by Bello Akin
November 2, 2023
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The Story Of The Million Dollars Mask From Africa And It’s Lawsuit
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In 2021, an elderly couple was clearing out their second home when they came across an African mask.

The couple went to a local antique dealer to sell the piece. Both parties agreed on a price: $158. But what they sold for cheap turned out to be a sublime artifact.

The mask is a rare piece of African art — a 19th-century Ngil mask used in rituals by the Fang people in Gabon. Only a handful of such pieces are in existence. The mask was apparently brought to France by the husband’s grandfather, who was a colonial governor in Africa.

After the antique dealer sought a few appraisals and radiocarbon dating, the mask was put up for auction for about $315,000 to $420,000. In March 2022, it was sold for a staggering 4.4 million dollars.

Now the couple is suing the dealer for roughly $5.55 million, for allegedly cheating them by withholding the knowledge that the piece was valuable.

The antique dealer attempted to settle the case by paying the couple about $315,000, but according to the lawsuit their children opposed the settlement. The case is still in court.

In a further plot twist, the row has piqued the interest of Gabon, which is now asking that the rare 19th-century mask be returned home.

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