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Claes Gallery at TEFAF Maastricht 2019, Stand 601

Bakongo Statue, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Late 19th century. Wood, metal, pigments and vegetal fibres. Height 53 cm (20.9 in.). © Claes Gallery at TEFAF Maastricht 2019, Stand 601. Provenance: Max Itzikovitz, France. Exhibited: Iris and B. Gerald...

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Tags: late 19th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bakongo Statue, Songye Kifwebe Mask

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12 janvier 2019

Galerie Schoffel de Fabry at BRAFA 2019, Stand 48a

Tsangui mask, South Gabon, Punu people, late 19th-early 20th century. Polychrome wood. H 26.5 cm. © Galerie Schoffel de Fabry at BRAFA 2019, Stand 48a. Provenance: Philippe and Hélène Leloup, Paris. Literature: Gabon the order of the sacred, masks and...

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Tags: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Sumatra, Late 19th-Early 20th Century, Punu people, South Gabon, Tsangui mask, Batak Toba people, Toba powder flask, Janus sculpture of ancestral spirit, coastal area of East Sepik, pre-contact

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7 janvier 2019

Pair of bracelets: Crocodile Heads, Edo peoples, Nigeria, Court of Benin, 17th–19th century

Pair of bracelets: Crocodile Heads, Edo peoples, Nigeria, Court of Benin, 17th–19th century. Brass, gilt. H. 5 1/4 x W. 3 3/8 in. (13.3 x 8.6 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991, 1991.17.80 & 1991.17.81 . © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum...

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Tags: bracelet, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, 17th–19th century, Crocodile Heads

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7 janvier 2019

Bracelet, Edo peoples, Nigeria, Court of Benin, 1550–1680 (?)

Bracelet, Edo peoples, Nigeria, Court of Benin, 1550–1680 (?). Ivory, copper (?). H. 5 1/8 x Diam. 3 9/16 in. (13 x 9 cm). The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1964, 1978.412.340. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan...

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Tags: bracelet, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, 1550–1680 ()

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7 janvier 2019

Hip Ornament: Face, Edo peoples, Nigeria, Court of Benin, 16th–17th century

Hip Ornament: Face, Edo peoples, Nigeria, Court of Benin, 16th–17th century. Brass. H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991, 1991.17.49. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Benin history, religion, and political structure...

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Tags: Nigeria, 16th–17th century, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Face, Hip Ornament

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7 janvier 2019

Head of Iyoba, Edo peoples, Nigeria, Court of Benin, 18th–19th century

Head of Iyoba, Edo peoples, Nigeria, Court of Benin, 18th–19th century. Brass (cast), iron. H. 21 in. × W. 10 1/2 in. × D. 10 3/4 in. (53.3 × 26.7 × 27.3 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991, 1991.17.4. © 2000–2018 The Metropolitan Museum of...

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Tags: Nigeria, 18th–19th century, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Head of Iyoba

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6 janvier 2019

Serge Schoffel - Art Premier at BRAFA 2019, Stand 9c

Kneeling female figure holding an offering bowl, Nigeria, Iwa Yoruba people, 19th century. Wood. H 32 cm. © Serge Schoffel - Art Premier at BRAFA 2019, Stand 9c. Provenance: Ralph Nash, London 1960s; William W. Brill, New York, ref. no. 475-A; Sotheby’s,...

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Tags: 19th century, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, New Ireland, Mandak people, Papua-New-Guinea, Uli figure, Iwa Yoruba people, Kneeling female figure, Mundugumor people, Wusear, Yuat River, stopper for a sacred flute

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6 janvier 2019

Montagut Gallery at BRAFA 2019, Stand 14d

Yaouré Mask, Yaouré people, Ivory Coast. Wood, traces of vegetable pigments. H 31 cm. © Montagut Gallery at BRAFA 2019, Stand 14d. Provenance: Sommaruga collection, Bellinzona, Switzerland. Literature: K. Blixen, 'La mia Africa, sculture dell Africa Nere',...

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Tags: Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Yaouré Mask, Yaouré people, Songye Statue, Songye people, Kuba Mask, Kuba people

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5 janvier 2019

Bernard de Grunne Tribal Fine Arts at BRAFA 2019, Stand 32c

Kongo chief’s bell, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1800 AD. Wood, mirror. H 19 cm. © Bernard de Grunne Tribal Fine Arts at BRAFA 2019, Stand 32c. Provenance: J.J. Klejman, New York, circa 1960. Exhibition: Power and Majesty: the Art of the Kongo Masters,...

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Tags: Soudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kongo chief’s bell, Dinka seated feminine statue

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4 janvier 2019

Yann Ferrandin at BRAFA 2019, Stand 88d

Dan ritual mask, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Dan culture, 19th century. Carved wood, thick dark brown patina, reddish brown shine. H 24.5 cm. © Yann Ferrandin at BRAFA 2019, Stand 88d. Provenance: collection of Henri Hoppenot (1891-1977), French diplomat...

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Tags: 19th century, Papua New Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Dan culture, Dan ritual mask, Dondo culture, Maternity Dondo, Latmul culture, Middle Sepik region, sacred flute

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