Arts of Africa, America and Oceania
PNG, Sepik, suspension hook,
carved with double bird heads. Ex collection Pierre Harter. h. 28,5 cm.
PNG, large Sepik mask
with cassowary feathers, shell eyes and black patina. h. 75 cm. [1]
PNG, Sepik, small wooden drum,
the handle with two carved faces. With a vellum and carved geometrical patterns. h. 46 cm. [1]
DRC., Bembe standing female figure
with keloid tattoo and black-brown patina. Ex-collection Ten Houten with no. TH 61 h. 19 cm. [1]
Nigeria, Yoruba, three Ibeji, a triplet;
two male and one female figure. With strings of glass beads and purple nail pollish. h. 26 cm.
Nigeria, Yoruba, wooden Ifa tapper.
with a squated female figure surporting her breast. h. 26,2 cm. [1]
Burkina Faso, Mossi, puppet,
covered in leather. Old German collection. h. 31,2 cm. [1]
Ivory Coast, Baule, comb with four prongs and topped by a cockerel
and a Luena-Chokwe comb. h. 18,3 and 18,5 cm. [2]
Burkina Faso, Mossi, crest mask
zoomorphic mask with red, white and black pigments. L. 65 cm. [1]
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilobu Oyo, male Ibeji figure
dressed in a beaded mantle. h. 28,5 cm. [1]
Nigeria, Yoruba, four Ibeji figures;
two Ogbomosho and a pair Ede Oyo. Ex collection Ursula Voorhuis. h. 23,5 - 28 cm. [4]
Nigeria, Igbo, white face mask,
with original cotton accouterment. Ex collection Rob Kok, Amsterdam. h. 25 cm. [1]
Nigeria, Yoruba, ivory Eshu implement, ca. 1930
Herewith a bronze Ogboni sculpture of two figures. Ex collection Ursula Voorhuis. h. 7,2 and 10 cm.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu Ode, a male and female Ibeji figure
with beaded ornaments h. 21 cm. [2]
Mali, Dogon, granary door with depiction of breasts, attractively wheathered.
Solid hanging system on the back 75 x 55 cm. Provenance: Modern art collection decorated by an interior decorator [1].
Nigeria Yoruba, a collection of six Ibadan Owu Ibeji figures;
Ex collection Ursula Voorhuis. h. 21 - 23 cm. [6]
Burkina Faso, Mossi, face mask
with vertical crest and antelope h. 104 cm. [1]
Mali, Dogon, Walu mask,
with layers of red, white and black paint. h. 47 cm. [1]
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin Oyo, a collection of seven various Ibeji figures.
Ex collection Ursula Voorhuis. h. 22,5 - 27,2 cm.
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu, Iperu, male twin figure, hands akimbo, turban-like headdress, carver Onamosun
and two other from this area. Provenance Ursula Voorhuis, St. Agatha h. 23 and 26 cm. [3]
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu, Ijebu-Ode, male twin figure with prominent sex
Provenance Ursula Voorhuis, St. Agatha h. 28 cm. [1]
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ilorin, male ere ibeji, with metal inlaid eyes, beaded ornaments and three twin figures
a male and two females, glossy patina. Provenance Ursula Voorhuis, St. Agatha. h. 27,5 and 24,5 cm. [4]
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila Orangun, female twin figure, arms akimbo, beaded necklace
and two ibeji from the same area, male and female, beaded ornaments. Provenance Ursula Voorhuis, St. Agatha h. 28 and 25,5 cm. [3]
Nigeria, Yoruba, two pair of Ibeji figures.
Of Ibadan style. h. 26 and 23 cm. [4]
Jadeiet masker in Teotihuacan stijl;
on metal stand. h. 20 cm, w. 25 cm. Provenance: estate of an Amsterdam jeweller-antiques dealer [1].
Mali, Bamana, crest mask, chiwara.
with a wooden pewter plaited base. h. 96 cm. [1]
DRC., Songye, carved wooden ornament and Yoruba a Ifa oracle board.
L. 23 and w. 40 cm. [2]
Angola, Luena, finely carved dignitary staff,
surmounted with a bust and decorated with a mask and geometrical patterns. L. 76 cm. [1]
Ivory Coast, Yaure, small mask with horns and Baule a small mask.
with scarifications and Baule mask with white pigments. L 29 and 25 cm. [2]
Burkina Faso, Mossi, wooden puppet,
with four pierced eyes and blackish patina. h. 28,5 cm. [2]
Mali, Bamana, ntomo mask.
Herewith a leather covered gourd mask. h. 50 and 23 cm. [2]
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Bété, République de Côte d'Ivoire, statuette féminine nue aux scarifications ancestrales, bois, ancienne patine d'usage brune, traces de pigments, XXe
Bété, République de Côte d'Ivoire, statuette féminine nue aux scarifications ancestrales, bois, ancienne patine d'usage brune, traces de pigments, XXe Région: AFRIQUE Dimensions: H=460mm L=110mm Poids (Kg): 0.602kg Etat: à première vue bon état patin…
Art précolombien vase perroquet en terre cuite
Art précolombien vase perroquet en terre cuiteDimensions: H=180mm L=160mmPoids (Kg): 0.310kgEtat: à première vue - bon état - pas de restauration - pas de réparation
Arts of Africa, America and Oceania
In the top ten of bids, the ethnic arts by no means drag their heels. Whether we call them primitive or tribal arts, these treasures of Africa, America and Oceania sold at auction have fascinated collectors from André Breton to Pablo Picasso and from Pierre Vérité to Jacques Kerchache. In 2000, Kerchache was largely responsible for introducing works by these peoples considered "without writing or history" to the Louvre, foreshadowing the opening of the Musée du quai Branly in Paris.
"Masterpieces the world over are born free and equal," to quote the man who loved these magical objects from all over the globe: from Africa (Ivory Coast, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Angola, Burkina-Faso, Gabon, Madagascar, etc.), Oceania (Papua New Guinea, the Marquesas Islands, the Cook Islands, the Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Polynesia, etc.), the Americas (the Tainos of the Caribbean islands, the Inuits from the Gulf of Alaska) and Insulindia (Borneo, Indonesia).
While they acquired the rank of art works late on in their history, since 2000, the ethnic arts have certainly been adding fuel to the (sacred) fire in online auctions, with Dogon masks, Fang statues, Kota mbulu-ngulu reliquary figures, Maori pendants and Eskimo sculptures.
