Angola

Female figure, Chokwe people, Angola, 19th century. Wood. H 40 cm. © Grusenmeyer-Woliner Provenance: Galerie Pierre Dartevelle; private collection, Belgium. Literature: M. Jordán, 'Chokwe! Art and Initiation Among Chokwe and Related Peoples', Birmingham Museum of Art, Munich, Prestel, 1998. Ancestor figure, Singiti, Niembo-Hemba people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 19th century. Wood. H 70cm. © Grusenmeyer-Woliner.   Provenance: Pierre Loeb collection, Paris; Pierre and Claude Vérité, Paris. Exhibitions: African... [Lire la suite]

PARIS - The Splendors auction, hosted in Paris on 30 October, realised strong results for exceptional pieces such as a Songye figure from Democratic Republic of Congo which sold for €2,290,000 against a presale estimate of €700,000-1,000,000. Other highlights included a  Ligbi mask from Ivory Coast from the former collection of the Barbier Muller museum, which realised €1,234,000, doubling its presale estimate and establishing a world auction record for a Ligbi work of art; and... [Lire la suite]

Chokwe Artist, Angola,“Mask”, 20th century. Wood, fiber, metal, and pigment, 10 inches, Fred and Rita Richman Collection, 2002.294, High Museum of Art, Atlanta. © High Museum of Art, Atlanta. In Chokwe communities of the southern savannah region of central Africa, ancestral spirits known as makishi return to this world as animate beings to instruct the living. During the initiations of young men, makishi take the form of masks to transmit knowledge from generation to generation. Today... [Lire la suite]

Baule Mask, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, late 19th century. Wood, pigments. H 33 cm. © Didier Claes at BRAFA 2019, Stand 95d. Provenance: collection André Derain, Paris; collection Renou et Colle, Paris; private collection, Rouen, 1975 Lele comb, Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th century. Wood. H 24 cm. © Didier Claes at BRAFA 2019, Stand 95d. Provenance: Nelly Van den Abeele collection, Brussels, 2003 Literature: Uzuri Wa Dunia, Belgian Treasures, exhibition catalogue Bruneaf,... [Lire la suite]

Mwana Pwo mask, c. late 19th-early 20th century © courtesy of Fundação Sindika Dokolo. LUANDA.- Fundação Sindika Dokolo announced another momentous acquisition of a looted Mwana Pwo mask made by the Chokwe people of Angola. This important work from the 19th century was discovered in Paris and originally formed part of a collection that belonged to the Dundo Museum in Angola. The mask is one of many pieces stolen from the museum’s collection which has led Fundação Sindika Dokolo initiatives in recovering looted classical... [Lire la suite]

Rare et magnifique sculpture « d'autel », Kwele, Gabon. Photo Sotheby's Paris, 17 juin 2009 - Après le succès remporté par les ventes d’Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie le 15 mai dernier à New York, la vente de ce soir à Paris démontre que dans ce domaine, l’intérêt des collectionneurs reste soutenu pour les objets rares quelque soit leur niveau de prix. Sotheby’s France confirme une nouvelle fois sa position de leader sur ce marché en totalisant plus de 6 millions €. Les vingt plus hautes enchères ont été pratiquement... [Lire la suite]

Yoruba, Nigeria. Objet en bois épousant la forme d’une boîte, diam. 56 cm (détail). Estimation : 45 000/55 000 €. Rare et importante statuette masculine debout de type moaï kavakava. Île de Pâques. Bois. H. : 49 cm Estimation : 10 000 / 15 000 € Rare mortier à tabac. Tshokwe. (Angola / R.D. du Congo). Ivoire. H. : 13,3 cm. Estimation : 4 500 / 6 000 € Exceptionnelle harpe anthropomorphe. Banda / Togbo. (R.D du Congo). Bois, cuir… H. : 55 cm (hors arc). Estimation : 20 000 / 30 000 € Superbe sceptre Oshe... [Lire la suite]