Archeology and Tribal Art

Ghana, Koma Bulsa two terracotta heads, one with janus-head. H. 11`,2 and 16,8 cm., mounted [2]

D.R. Kongo, Songye, small male mask, pierced slanting eyes, black and white pigmented. H. 21 cm. [1]

D.R. Congo, Lega, wooden quadruped figure, probably representing a dog. L. 12 cm. [1]

Ghana, Koma Bulsa three earthenware heads, two single-, one janus-headed. H. 7,5 - 9 cm., mounted [3]

D.R. Congo, Mongo, Ekonda, hat, botolo, The lower painted section with an attached brass disk. H. 43 cm., mounted [1]

Burkina Faso, Lobi, standing shrine figure, bateba with hairdo in a crest and dark brown glossy patina. h. 55 cm. Provenance: Gallery Balolu, Amst...

D.R. Congo, Songye, power figure, cleansed patina. H. 25 cm. [1]

D.R. Congo, Mangbetu, a dagger, the wooden handle topped by a anthropomorphic head with pyroglyphid details h. 25,5 cm. Provenance: private Brusse...

DRC., Lega, a carved mask; probably from plant based material. L. 20 cm. Provenance: Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Hans Rolf Kalde, Aachen. (possibly bou...

D.R. Congo, Luba-Songye, female kifwebe mask, white pigmented grooved face, red pigmented eyelids and lips. H. 40 cm. [1]

West Central Africa, white face mask. pierced oval eyes and mouth, pyrographic details. L. 25,5 cm. [1]

Ghana, Ashanti, a chief's seat, the central open worked column partly covered in metal plate, metal plates tacked to the seat. L. 49 cm. [1]

Burkina Faso, Gurunsi, face mask. traditional red and black pigments, with white paint. L. 56,5 cm. [1]

Nigeria, Ibibio, face mask, with two straight horns h. 26 cm. on custom made stand [1]

Ivory Coast, Guro, anthropmorphic head surmounted by a bird attacked by snake. h. 25,5 cm. [1]

Tanzania, Pare or Zigua, a medicine horn the top of horn with braided plant fiber and anthropomorphic head inset with glass bead eyes as stopper. ...

Burkina Faso, Lobi, four copper alloy rings surmounted by a chameleon L. ca. 4 cm. two mounted [4]

Ivory Coast, two heddle pulleys, a Baule with an anthropomorphic face, the other probably a Nafana. h. 13 and 13,5 cm. mounted [2]

Ghana, Koma-Bulsa, five terracotta heads. h. 9 - 13 cm. mounted [5]

Ivory Coast, Senufo, three copper alloy amulets, a iron armlet with a pair of figures in copper alloy. Herewith probably Burkina Faso, rare pendan...

Ivory Coast, Dan, face mask, "Zakpai ga " plant fibre hair and circular eyes with metal accents. h. 24 cm. with stand Provenance: Galerie Lemaire...

Burkina Faso, a fine Mossi, doll, biga, with a detailed face, pierced ears, breasts with geometric incised patterns. h. 39,8 cm. [1]

Mali, Tellem, a neck rest, on four heavy spreading feet on one side slightly bended. h. 16 and L. 18,7 cm. [1]

D.R. Congo, Luba, circular mask, pieced slit eyes in a white pigmented grooved face, details in black and red pigments. H. 19 cm. [1]

Burkina Faso, Lobi, a pair of shrine figures, bateba, carved by Koulibali Kpur (1920-1982), village Obro in the Pugulu region. h. 23,5 and 26 cm....

Mali, Dogon, walu mask With painted geometrical patern in white and black. h. 58 cm. Provenance: Dr. Paul Kamart, Frankfurt, Germany. [1]

Burkina Faso, Lobi, standing male figure, bateba. with brown grey patina. h. 102 cm. [1]

Nigeria, Ogoni, horned black animal mask, details in white pigment. L. 29,5 cm. Provenance, Galerie Khepri, Amsterdam 1972. [1]

D.R. Congo, Songye, face mask, kifwebe, backward curved horns, the grooved pattern in black and white, eyelids and mouth with red pigment. H. 50 c...

Siera Leone, Mende, helmet mask, small gaily face surmounted by a conical headdress with two pairs of horns with birds in between and below two sn...

D. R. Congo, Ituri, face mask, with pierced eyes and mouth, showing carved teeth, the face showing a dotted pattern in white and black. h. 23 cm. ...

Nigeira, Ekoi, mask, wooden mask covered with animal skin, pierced mouth and eyes. H. 42 cm. [1]

Togo, Fon, a miniature power figure, botchio, consisting of two standing figures on elongated pots surrounded by metal ritual objects. h. 15,8 cm....

D.R. Congo, Teke, power figure, h. 15 cm. Provenance: F. ten Houten, nr. 27 written in white. Bought at Galerie de Ruimte, Eersel, Holland, 1997....

D.R. Congo, Songye, female kifwebe mask, blackened grooved face with pierced eyes. H. 25 cm. [1]

D.R. Congo, Luba face mask, shaped as a baboon face, the lowerpart set with coloured beads. H. 32 cm. [1]

Burkina Faso, Lobi, a standing male shrine figure, bateba the right arm raised h. 23,5 cm. [1]

Benin, Fon, a pair of botchio figures, male and female pole figure, both standing on a rudimentary carved anthropomorphic figure. H. 50 and 52,5 c...

Kenya, Kamba, a figure group of a man climbing a tree. h. 21 cm. Provenance: Dr. Muller, Frankfurt, Germany. [1]

Eastern Congo or Tanzania, a flywhisk, the handle shapes with an expressive anthropomorphic head and with animal hair. L. 13,5 (handle) [1]

D.R. Congo, a hunting fetish, possibly Songye; a modeled anthropomorphic head on a animal horn. With two horns and a bullet inserted in the head a...

D.R. Congo, Pende, sickness mask. L. 23 cm. [1]

Tanzania, Luguru, a standing figure with brown-black patina. h. 33 cm. Provenance: Collection Marseille, France. [1]

D.R. Congo, Pende, face mask, blackened face with details in white, plant fibre hair dress showing four upturned braids. H. 37 cm. [1]

DRC, Lega masker oval mask with almond shaped open eyes, round ears and an open mouth with carved indentations. The mask decorated with small whi...

Nigeria, Mumuye, standing figure, free carved arms flanking the narrow torso, the squat bulbous head with red and white details, standing on long ...

Ivory Coast, Baule, standing male figure h. 30,5 cm. Provenance: collection theHavenon, Chicago/NY. [1]

Burkina Faso, Mossi, a terracotta buste, h. 13 cm. on stand [1]

D.R. Congo, Songye, two axes L. 39 and 45 cm. [2]

D.R. Congo, Mongo, two swords the hilts decorated with nails. h. 49 and 47 cm. Provenance: Old Belgium private collection. [2]

Ghana, Ashanti, a 400/000 gold pendant, decorated with a crocodile.(BWG) diam. 7,5 cm. 22,4 grams. [1]

Ghana, Ashante, a 440/000 gold pendant, decorated with an elephant; BWG diam. 7 cm. [1]

Mali, Dogon, kanaga mask with a painted dancing figure on the top of the vertical beam. L. ca. 115 cm. [1]

D.R. Congo, Yaka, initiation mask with a pair of figures in erotic position h. 86 cm. [3]

D.R. Congo, Yaka, two initiation masks; one shaped with zoomorphic head, the other with human head. h. 63 and 56 cm. [2]

D.R. Congo, Luba miniature mask, herewith a Yaka figure, a Luba half-figure, a Bembe-style amulet figure, and three Lega implements. L. 10,5 - 22,...

Mali, Bamana, staff finial, in the shape of a standing female figure, free carved arms, aluminium inset eyes and earrings. H. 25,2 cm. [1]

Burkina Faso, Lobi, a pair of shrine spirit figures, bateba, short arms flanking the elongated torso on two short flexed legs, thick crusty patina...

Ivory Coast, Dan, face mask, Dutch private collection, collected in the late '60's. L. 24,8 cm. [1]

Nigeria, Yoruba, a wooden drum, the sides decorated with various figures and a animal hide tympanum. h. 85 cm. [1]