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A cantina band member mask from George Lucas' Star Wars: A New Hope. The memorable cantina band, later given an in-universe name of Figrin D'An and the Modal Nodes, performed at the Mos Eisley Cantina in the iconic cantina sequence.

This lot comes from the collection of Doug Beswick, an effects artist well-known for his stop-motion animation and creature effects work. Beswick was part of a team led by Rick Baker to create additional alien masks for the cantina sequence after Lucas felt the footage shot in the U.K. was lacking. The cantina band member was specifically Beswick's work: he sculpted, cast, and finished the masks, and worked on the crew of the cantina reshoots in the U.S. He also wore one of the band member masks in the film. Additionally, this mask was worn in the Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Special Edition by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) effects artist Don Bies.

This mask is hand-painted orange, blue, and yellow with a fastening strip closure on the reverse, foam padding on the interior, and blue plastic lenses glued in. It is cast in standard slip latex, and the thick casting remains supple and in good condition. The mask comes on its original wood and foam display stand for stability and shape.

This mask was retained by Beswick for his personal collection as he felt it was the nicest example after filming. It is in excellent overall condition with the lenses exhibiting scratches added to the interior by production to aid with visibility during production. Dimensions (displayed): 20" x 20" x 20" (51 cm x 51 cm x 51 cm)

Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000

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