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Heddle Pulley Janus Jimini Ivory Coast 19cm Provenance Purchased from Josef Herman 1970’s Published Geoffroy-Schneiter (Bérénice), Nicole & John Dintenfass, preface by Heinrich Schweizer, “Intimate Conversations. African Miniatures”, Milan: 5 Continents, 2017:164-165 Price on request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)  

Songye Figure Nkisi DRC Lomami Basin and Province 19th Century 28 cm Provenance William Brill collection Publication Expo Cat:”Wild Spirits Strong Medicine:African Art and the Wilderness” by Anderson(Martha G) and Christine Mullen Kreamer, New York: The Center for African ARt. 1989:124 #83 Expo Cat: “Art and Power in the Central African Savana. Luba/Songye/ Chokwe/Luluwa”by Petridis(Constantin)Brussels:Mercatorfonds & […]

Dan Mask Liberia 19th century 23 cm Provenance Ladislav Segy Private Collection, East Coast Price on request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)  

Luba Complex DRC Kusu 19th century 16 cm wood, encrusted patina, metal Provenance Jan Lundberg Private Collection, East Coast Publication  Geoffroy-Schneiter (Bérénice), Nicole & John Dintenfass, preface by Heinrich Schweizer, “Intimate Conversations. African Miniatures / Conversations intimes. Miniatures africaines”, Milan: 5 Continents, 2017:258-259 Price on request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions […]

Nuna Singe Mask Southwest Central Burkina Faso 19th century Wood, fiber 29.2 cm Provenance Peter and Nancy Mikelesen Thomas GB Wheelock Published Traditional Sculpture from the Upper Volta Exhibition of objects from New York Museums and Private Collections African American Institute October 1978-1979 P 15 #189 “Land of the Flying Masks, Art and Culture in Burkina […]

Turtle Form  Dogon Door Lock Northwest Burkina Faso 12” H wood, copper, alloy 19th Century Provenance Thomas GB Wheelock Collection Price on request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)  

Mangbetu Staff DRC Uele region 19th Century 16” H wood, brass tacks Provenance Thomas Alexander AHDRC #0034742 Price on request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)  

Bembe, Bwende DRC Congo Brazzaville, Upper Bouenza River Region Anthropomorphic Male figure Wood, beads, glass 18 cm AHDRC 0013111 Provenance Josef Herman Thomas Alexander Private Collection US Publications Fagg, William.  ‘Miniature wood carvings of Africa’. 1970 p 57 #48 Forward written by Josef Herman Expo Cat ‘Hair in African Art and Culture’. By Roy Sieber […]

Kongo Fetish Mbwa KONGO FETISH MBWA DRC Wood, Raffia, resin, mirror, textile, rust, pigment L14’’ 19th Century Provenance Helen Leloup, France Private Collection NYC Published “KONGO: Objects de bois, Objets d’ivoire (Cover piece)” Paris, June 1998, p.30 Galerie Leloup Tribal Art Magazine, Spring, 2024 Published “Primitivism Revisited” December 15, 2006- January 27th, 2007 Curated by […]

Igbo Mask Mmwo Mask Nigeria Late 19th Century, Early 20th Century Over 100 years Provenance Private Collection Midwest, United States Toby and Barry Hecht Collection, Maryland James Stephenson Published “Hair in African Art and Culture.” Roy Sieber and Frank Herreman, Museum of African Art, Prestol 2000 #62 “Eastern Nigerian Art from the Toby and Barry […]

Bembe Bwende D.R.C. Mindouli Region 19th Century Inagaki base Provenance American Collection Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)  

Akuaba Ghana 22 cm Provenance Art institute of Chicago Christie’s New York, “Important Tribal Art. Including selections from the collection formed by Alberto Magneli” 22 November  Lot 136 Thomas GB Wheelock Collection Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)  

Dogon Female Figure Wood, encrusted patina, metal Height 18 1/4in (46.5cm) Provenance Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection, New York (“61.91” in red written on back of figure and base) Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 4 May 1967, Lot 4 Stanley Lederman Collection, New York Thence by descent Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: […]

Zaramo-Kwere Gourd Tanzania 19th Century Provenance Carl and Wilma Zabel Collection Published “The Discerning Eye African Art from the Collection of Carl and Wilma Zabel.” by Bordogna, Charles. Tenafly:The African Art Museum of the SMA fathers 2005, p 34 Exhibited Tenafly, NJ. USA “The Discerning Eye:The Collection of Carl and Wilma Zabel.” The African Art Museum […]

Bwende Figure DRC 19th Century 7 3/4″ Provenance Old Belgium Collection Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)  

Dan-Gio Mano Mask Liberia Height: 8 in (20.3 cm) Provenance Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, October 14, 1977, lot 495, consigned by the above Merton D. Simpson, New York, acquired at the above auction Samir Borro, Galerie Pokou, New York Michael Roth Family Collection Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New […]

Bwende Artist Flywhisk Republic of the Congo Late 19th-early 20th century Wood, pewter, animal hair Height: 12 in (30.5 cm) Provenance The fly whisk was collected by Dr. Herbert William Kirby, who was appointed to serve in Congo by the Baptist Missionary Union in 1901. Kirby departed for Africa and arrived at Kifwa station in […]

Ligbi Artist Mask Ivory Coast Late 19th – early 20th century Wood, pigments Height: 11 inches Provenance Ex Galerie Ratton-Hourdé, Paris Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)  

Kuba Cup DRC 22 cm Provenance Bernard Mulack Bonhams, New York, “African & Oceanic”, 10 November 2022. Lot 98. Est. $ 30.000-40.000. Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)  

Harnessed Black Horse Alison Rossiter (American, b. 1953) From the series Light Horses Géricault, Harnessed Black Horse (2), 2003 Light Drawing on Ilford MGIV Paper 20” x 24” (51 x 61 cm) Framed: Approximately 23 1/2” x 27 1/2” (59.5 x 70 cm) Signed, Titled and Dated Verso in Pencil Unique AR.20571 Price on Request […]

Janiform Baton DAN IVORY COAST Height 28 cm Provenance Anonymous seller, 1979 William W. Brill (1918-2003), New York City, NY, USA Nicole and John Dintenfass, New York, USA Publications Geo roy-Schneiter (Bérénice), Nicole & John Dintenfass, preface by Heinrich Schweizer, “Intimate Conversations. African Miniatures / Conversations intimes. Miniatures africaines”, Milan: 5 Continents, 2017:149 Auctions Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, […]

Songye Nkisi DRC Height 31 cm wood, pigments, beads, fibers, metal Metal brass tacks Provenance Ladislas Segy (1904-1988)/Segy Gallery, New York, USA, 1967 to Rudolph de Harak (1924-2002), Maine, USA Yann Ferrandin Exhibitions Maastricht, The Netherlands: “TEFAF, The European Fine Art Fair”, MECC-Maastrichts Expositie & Congres Centrum, 26-30 June 2022 (Lucas Ratton) Price on Request […]

Chasse-Mouches, Dondo/Bwende DRC 19th Century Height 27.5 cm: 10 5/8 in wood Provenance Swedish Missionary family Private Collection Price on Request contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)  

Fan Mangbetu Knife DRC namambele Height 11 3/4in (30cm) wood, metal Provenance Galerie Bernard Dulon, Paris Private Princely Collection Finely carved, the woman faces forward wearing a fan-shaped coi ure, identifying it as the head of a woman and of the ruling-class; fine, honey-brown patina; the sheath now missing. Price on Request contact us for more […]