Art Tribal

Guardian figure. Wood, brass, copper and iron. Kota, Gabon. H 37 cm. Dalton Somaré at BRAFA 2021. Provenance: possibly Charles Ratton, Paris; Alessandro von Hoershelmann collection, Milano, 1952; Este Milani collection, Busto Arsizio, 1953; private collection, Paris, 2008. Exhibition: Arte Negra, Galleria Il Collezionista, Milano, 1953. Exhibition curated by Charles Ratton. Literature: Carlo Ragghianti, Sele Arte n° 4, Lucca, 1953, p. 3. Mask. Wood, metal and kaolin. Dan Mano, Liberia. H 21 cm. Dalton Somaré at BRAFA 2021. ... [Lire la suite]

Robe for a male dignitary (boubou riga or agbada) (detail), Nigeria, Hausa peoples, late 19th century, cotton and wild silk, Dallas Museum of Art, Textile Purchase Fund, 2008.47. Dallas, TX —The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) presents silk textiles from Ghana, Nigeria, and Madagascar in Moth to Cloth: Silk in Africa, opening December 20. The focused exhibition spotlights the centuries-old sub-Saharan tradition of silk production through indigenous and imported practices. The lustrous fiber is used to create prestigious... [Lire la suite]

Lot 208. Karo Batak (Sumatra). Argent doré. L. 58 cm. Est: €1 500 - €2 500. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. Rare ornement de coiffure sertali supportant cinq éléments de type ruma-ruma représentant la maison adat stylisée. Cf. S. Rodgers, Power and Gold Jewelry from Indonesia from the Barbier-Müller Museum, Geneva,1985, p. 274, fig 12. Provenance: Collection de Madame A. Lot 209. Karo Batak (Sumatra). Argent doré. L. 72cm. Est: €2 500 - €3 500. Courtesy Cornette de... [Lire la suite]

  LYON - Depuis la fin du 19e siècle, la plupart des objets africains visibles en Occident ont été dépouillés des accessoires, des tissus et des pigments qui les complétaient et leur donnaient un sens. Cette pratique consistait à débarrasser les statues de ce qui pourrait gêner la perception de leurs volumes. Il en a découlé une vision partielle de l’art africain, mettant l’accent sur ses qualités sculpturales et occultant ses qualités chromatiques. Or, la couleur a toujours été un élément essentiel dans la pensée... [Lire la suite]

Lot 200. Bague, Java, Indonésie, ca 10° 14° siècles. Or. D. 2,5 cm. Poids brut. 34,76 grs. Est: €1 800 - €2 500. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. La surface gravée pouvait faire office de sceau. Cf: John Miksic, Old Javanese Gold, Singapour 1990 p.110. Provenance: Collection de Madame A. Lot 201. Bague, Java, Indonésie, ca 10° 14° siècles. Or et intaille gravée d’un poisson. D. 2,5 cm. Poids brut. 9,5 grs. Est: €1,000 - €1,500. Courtesy Cornette de Saint-Cyr. ... [Lire la suite]

LONDON.- The British Museum opened the first major exhibition on the history of the Arctic and its Indigenous Peoples, through the lens of climate change and weather. The Arctic has been home to resilient communities for nearly 30,000 years, cultures that have lived with the opportunities and challenges of one of the most dramatic environments on the planet. Today climate change is transforming the Arctic at the fastest rate in human history. The Citi exhibition Arctic: culture and climate is the first to look at the whole... [Lire la suite]

Pair of Earrings, China (Miao), first half of the 20th century, Silver, each 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm), Promised gift from Elizabeth and Robert Lende, L.2020.23.34.a-b, Photo by Seale Studios AN ANTONIO, TX.- The San Antonio Museum of Art is presenting an exhibition of approximately 120 works from Elizabeth and Robert Lende's Collection, including headdresses, earrings, bracelets, and pendants, among other objects. Exquisite Adornment: Turkmen and Miao Jewelry from the Elizabeth and Robert Lende Collection explores... [Lire la suite]

Lot 116. Fang-Betsi Artist, Head of an Ancestor, 19th Century. Wood, iron, brass, oil. Height: 11 ⅛ in (28.2 cm). Estimate: 2,500,000 - 4,000,000 USD. Lot sold 3,520,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- Sales featuring property from the Collection of Sidney and Bernice Clyman concluded Tuesday, achieving $16 million across four auctions held during Sotheby's marquee auction week in New York.Leading the collection was a Fang-Betsi Ancestor Head, which sold for $3.5... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 29. Magnificent and Rare Cadaverous Male Figure, Easter Island-Rapa Nui, moai kavakava; height 18 1/2in (47cm). Estimate US$ 800,000 - 1,000,000 (€ 710,000 - 890,000). © Bonhams 2001-2020 Los Angeles - The mystery of Easter Island's great stone idols has captivated the world for centuries. Less known, but equally fascinating are the island's wooden carvings, moai miro, curious human and combined human-animal forms, including birds, lizards and sea eels. Perhaps the most... [Lire la suite]

The Clyman Fang Head. Fang-Betsi Reliquary Statue, Gabon. Estimate $2.5/4 million. Courtesy Sotheby's.  NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s announced that they will offer The Clyman Fang Head – one of the most important works of African Art ever to appear at auction – in their Contemporary Art Evening Auction to be held in New York the week of 29 June. On offer from the The Collection of Sidney and Bernice Clyman with an estimate of $2.5/4 million, the reliquary statue will be the first work of classical African Art to be... [Lire la suite]