AUCTIONS (3)
 | Antique NYOI scepter (ruyi); natural rekishi shape. Late Edo |
 | Chinese Album Leaf Scholar Painting, Dated 1860 |
 | Fine openwork Bamboo Flower Basket, Hanakago by Buseki Suigetsu |
 | Pr. Korean Dragon inlaid Scholar's Book Chests |
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 | Takahashi Shotei Japanese Woodblock Print - Crows on a Cold Night |
 | Zohiko lacquer covered bowl, 5 inch, with leaf motif |
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| Black Feminine Mask, Punu Peoples | ‘Idimu’ Mask - Lega - Congo | Large door lock from Bambara tribes, Mali, Africa | Huge Yombe Memorial Ngudi Statue D.R.Congo 1950 | Yaure Mask, Ivory Coast | Female Figure - Jompre - Nigeria |
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All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Textiles : Pre 1960
item #1090865
(stock #Af132)
Asian Ethnic Artifacts
$95.00
$95.00
From Ibaden, Nigeria this traditional Yoruba cloth was woven by the men of the village. It was worn tied around the waist of the woman, and used as a baby carrier. This piece was brought back from Africa in 1961. Hand loomed of cotton fibers, it has a wonderful soft color and texture. It measures 10" wide and 68" long including fringe.
Rare and early Baule figure, made of hardwood with very fine carving. Made by a known carver. H. 32,5 cm. Early 20th century. Lovely age wear and great patina. Provenance: private collection UK.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1950
item #1263986
(stock #4297)
Hawkes, Asian Art
£120.00
£120.00
A glass bead decorated gourd from the Maasai people in Kenya. This type of gourd is used traditionally for the mixture of milk and blood that is a staple of the Maasai diet. Early 20th century.
Approximately 24 cm long. In fine condition. Noted are half a dozen insect holes in the lid, these are old and mostly filled in...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960
item #1313305
(stock #0260)
Momoyama Gallery
$495.00
$495.00
Light-weighted wood, made around 1950, brown patina, slightly shining, wide face with elaborate headgear, the eyes inset with glass. This figure presumably was created not as a magical figure ("nkisi"), but as a memorial figure of a female ancestor, who was donated for being the female founder of the lineage. Such sculptures, called "ngudi" (mother of the lineage), used to be kept in a basket, together with further relics belonging to the kinship...
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950
item #1355122
(stock #BNJmask)
June Hastings
$450.00
$450.00
An African Mali ceremonial mask. Hand carved with applied brass strips and cowlry shells. Beautiful patina, it measures 15" high x 9" across x 5".
Anthropomorphic mask depicting a female. Hardwood with metal earrings. H. 24 cm. First half of the 20th century. A very fine mask with nice scarifications on the cheeks and forehead. Beautiful signs of age and a lovely patina.
Ex Roger Bergmans, Belgium.
Ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Comes with a beautiful metal stand by Roger Bergmans.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€850.00
€850.00
Ancestor figure. Ca. Mid 20th century. Strong posture and very good patina. The lower legs eaten by termites. H. 46 cm (51cm including the stand).
L'Enfant Gallery
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From our African Collection: A Maasai Woman Wooden Bust, 9" at base & 22" h.
The Maasai people originated in South Sudan. Their language, known as Maa, is the southernmost of the Nilotic group, including idioms spoken in Ethiopia and Sudan.
They migrated to their current homeland between Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania during the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
Ashanti doll, 2nd quarter of the 20th century, by a known carver. See Ron van Doorn - Herbert M. Cole : Akua’Ba Asante Wednesday Child, page 154-155. H. 24,5 cm. Provenance: private collection UK.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,950.00
€1,950.00
First half of the 20th century. H. 56 cm.
Ex Lucas Ratton, Paris.
Ex Jan Kusters, Eindhoven.
Ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Custom made stand included.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€375.00
€375.00
The gourd container with a hardwood stopper with a head.
H. 17 cm. Mid 20th century.
Rare "Mbangu" deformity mask, showing a distorted face. Wood, with traces of black and white pigments. Africa, Gabon, Pende Peoples. Height: 12" (30 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Old accident restored locally, chips, age cracks, otherwise good condition. NOTE: Representations of distorted faces are rare in African art. They symbolize the effects of epileptic crisis, which are supposed to be a manifestation of the spirits...
H. 85 cm. Mid 20th century. Artist: Tage from Kpwazang (?)
Provenance:
Norfolk State Museum
Marc Assayag, Montreal, Canada
Srdjan Sremac, The Hague
Auction: Dorotheum Vienna, ‘Tribal Art’, March 2022.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1940
item #1445344
(stock #1742)
L'Enfant Gallery
$12,500.00
$12,500.00
From our African Collection: A Igbo Pipe Smoker Figure from Southeastern Nigeria. Circa 1940. 9" x 30" h. Extremely rare and in great condition.
L'Enfant Gallery
$12,500.00
$12,500.00
From our African Collection: A Baga Figure. 18" w, 48" h.
TYPES OF ART
Wooden figures, often worn or carried in the form of masks, are used by the initiation societies to educate initiates about the role of the spirits whom they represent. Large wooden serpent figures appear at initiations, and carved anthropomorphic figures are placed on shrines. The ancestors are represented in figures that embody both human and animal characteristics...
Anthropomorpic cup, depicting a standing female. H. 21,5 cm. Rare and early piece.
Repair to the rim of the cup.
Provenance: Dutch private collection.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1930
item #1200937
(stock #HP/AF492)
Himalaya Primitive
Please contact
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Interesting Yoruba figure from Eshu cult
Bottom is damaged otherwise the figure is safe
H 62 cm
more information on request
Rare Colon figure with blue pigments and great patina. H. 57,5 cm. Ca. Mid 20th century.
Provenance: private collection The Netherlands. More pictures a available on request.
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