African and Oceanic Art

FOUR KNIVES42 to 53 cm. longProvenanceCompagnie du KasaiPrivate collection, Belgium ...[more]

KUBA HELMET MASK29 cm. highProvenanceCompagnie du KasaiPrivate collection, BelgiumLiteratureMaurice, A., Arts Africains et Monde Moderne, Brussels...

LULUWA MASKThis rare mask, which has only recently come to light, can be added to a very small corpus discussed by Constantine Petridis in Luluwa:...

SONGYE KIFWEBE MASK37 cm. highProvenanceKunsthandel Aalderink, Amsterdam, 2001 ...[more]

KUBA MASK, mukyeem44 cm. highProvenanceAlain Guisson, Brussels ...[more]

CHOKWE CHAIR74 cm. highProvenanceReputedly van Echelpoel, on loan to a museum in Mechelen, in 1925 Neumeister, Munich, 26 May 2011, lot 1123Neumei...

KONGO ZOOMORPHIC POWER FIGURE, NkisiWilhelm Micholitz, born in Saxony, had a keen desire to work for “The Orchid King”, Frederick Sander, a fellow...

SONGYE IVORY BRACELET11 cm. longProvenanceAlain Guisson, Brussels Rob Vervoort, Diest/BrusselsThis lot contains materials which require a CITES li...

FIVE SONGYE AXES39 to 46 cm. longProvenanceCompagnie du KasaiPrivate collection, Belgium ...[more]

PENDE HEADDRESS, mukhotCf. Volper, J. et al., La part de l’ombre, Sculptures du sud-ouest du Congo, Paris, 2021, p.159, fig.132 for a similar head...

DUALA MASKThe 1926 exhibition, Exoten, Kakteen und Janthur, (Exotica, Cacti and Janthur), at the gallery of Neumann & Nierendorf was a significant...

BAULE MATERNITY FIGURE35.5 cm. high ...[more]

BAULE FEMALE FIGURE38 cm. high ...[more]

ASHANTI DOLL, Akua ‘ba21.5 cm. highProvenanceNadia Levy, AntwerpAquired from the above in the 1960s ...[more]

FOUR GOLD PENDANTS5.5 to 11 cm. long ...[more]

FOUR GOLD PENDANTS6.5 to 9.5 cm. long ...[more]

GOGO CLUB AND NYAMWEZI STAFF54 and 132.5 cm. longProvenanceNina and Henrikus Simonis, Dusseldorf ...[more]

PAIR OF YORUBA TWIN FIGURES , Ere ibejiThis pair of ibeji, carved on a single base, appears to be unique.25.5 cm. highProvenanceCollected by the p...

YORUBA MALE TWIN FIGURE, Ere ibeji26.5 cm. high

YORUBA FEMALE TWIN FIGURE, Ere ibejiCf. Chemeche, G., Ibeji: The Cult of Yoruba Twins, Milan, 2003, p.229, fig.19627 cm. high ...[more]

PUNU MASK, okuyi30 cm. highProvenanceFrançois Coppier, Annecy, administrator in French Congo and Gabon, collected in the field in 1905Émile-Franço...

IBIBIO MASK37 cm. highProvenanceWolfgang Klein (1950-2017), ViennaKoller, Zurich, 29 November 2010, lot 165 ...[more]

IDOMA HELMET MASK39 cm. highProvenanceDr. Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, MunichKetterer, Munich, 20 April 1991, lot 371 Neumeister, Munich, 14 October ...

ASHANTI DOLL, Akua ‘ba24 cm. highProvenanceNina and Henrikus Simonis, Dusseldorf ...[more]

ASHANTI DOLL, Akua ‘ba31.5 cm. highProvenanceNadia Levy, AntwerpAcquired from the above in the 1960s ...[more]

WE MASK24.5 cm. highProvenanceCharles Hug (1899-1979)ExhibitionsIndustrie und Gewerbemuseum, St. Gallen, Transazeanische und Negerkunst aus St. Ga...

DAN MASK, deangleFor the deangle masquerade, the masquerade of the circumcision camp24.5 cm. highProvenanceCharles Hug (1899-1979), no.18Exhibitio...

SENUFO HELMET MASK81 cm. highProvenanceCharles Hug (1899-1979) ...[more]

DAN MASK, kaogleFor the kaogle (chimpanzee) masquerade26 cm. highProvenanceCharles Hug (1899-1979), no.41ExhibitionsIndustrie und Gewerbemuseum, S...

EKET MASK19.5 cm. high ...[more]

YORUBA TRAY FOR IFA DIVINATION46.5 cm. diameter ...[more]

IGBO MASK, agbogho mmwo45 cm. high ...[more]

SUKUMA MASK31 cm. highProvenanceEdward and Marianne Jaeger-Booth, Baden-BadenExhibitionsStädtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus/Kunstbau, Munich, Tanzan...

KWERE STAFF119 cm. longProvenanceEdward and Marianne Jaeger-Booth, Baden-BadenExhibitionsStädtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus/Kunstbau, Munich, Tanza...

SOUTH-EAST AFRICA FIGURE68 cm. high ...[more]

MAKONDE STAFF104.5 cm. longProvenanceEdward and Marianne Jaeger-Booth, Baden-Baden ...[more]

PUNU MASK, okuyi32 cm. highProvenanceFrench military officer, Louis Gainon-Philippe, stationed in Africa until 1920Christie's, Paris, 11 December ...

KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE51 cm. highProvenanceJames Willis Gallery, San Francisco, 1982Private collection, France, 1997Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 2...

THREE BRASS PROCESSIONAL CROSSES25 to 30 cm. high ...[more]

DAN GAME BOARD67 cm. long

BAMANA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS, ciwara83 cm. highProvenancePierre Vérité, ParisKoller, Zurich, 29 November 2010, lot 107LiteratureElisofon, E. and Fagg...

SOUTHERN FANG MALE RELIQUARY FIGUREThe following three lots were given as a gift to Samuel Mañá, grandfather of the present owner, by Eulàlia Sole...

FANG MALE RELIQUARY FIGUREThe figure displays the classic traits of Ntumu sculpture, with its elongated torso and slender arms detached from the b...

SMALL FANG FIGURE17.5 cm. highProvenanceEulàlia Soler, Sarrià, BarcelonaSamuel Mañá, Sarrià, Barcelona, grandfather of the present owner, acquired...

PAIR OF YORUBA MALE TWIN FIGURES, Ere ibeji28 and 27.5 cm. high ...[more]

PAIR OF YORUBA MALE TWIN FIGURES, Ere ibeji28.5 and 30 cm. high ...[more]

YORUBA BOX/PEDESTAL45 cm. highProvenanceNeumeister Munich, 16 November 2006 lot 213 ...[more]

STONE MONOLITH, akwanshi51 cm. highProvenanceCorneille Guillaume Beverloo (“Corneille”) (1922-2010), belgian artist, Paris ...[more]

SIXTEEN ZULU EARPLUGS , iziqhaza5 to 7.5 cm. diameterProvenanceAlain Guisson, Brussels ...[more]

FANTE DOLL, Akua ‘ba32.5 cm. high ...[more]

MADAGASCAR FIGUREThis rare figure container was given to a relative of the previous owner who was stationed in Madagascar in the early 1960s. The ...

KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE55 cm. highLiteratureHeld, S., Promesses d’éternité, Paris, 2014, p.99 ...[more]

KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE60 cm. highProvenanceAlain de Monbrison 17 juin 1982Paul Colin (1892-1985), artist, ParisOlivier Le Corneur, ParisLiteratureH...

PAIR OF YORUBA TWIN FIGURES, Ere ibejiAccording to the previous owner, from whom the present owner acquired them in the 1980s, they had formed par...

NORTHERN MBALA HEADRESTAt least twelve of this rare and distinctive form of Northern Mbala headrest are known in museum collections, with their sq...

SIX POTO/NGOMBE/DOKO SWORDS, Mopamba56 to 62.5 cm. longProvenanceCorneel De Vleeschouwer, Antwerp ...[more]

TEN CENTRAL AFRICAN SWORDS, Salampasu/Yaka/Suku/Chokwe/Lunda46.5 to 66.5 cm. longProvenanceCorneel De Vleeschouwer, Antwerp ...[more]

EIGHT THROWING KNIVES39.5 to 46.5 cm. longProvenanceCorneel De Vleeschouwer, Antwerp ...[more]

TWO CONGO WHISTLES AND TWO AMULETS10 to 23 cm. longProvenanceCorneel De Vleeschouwer, Antwerp ...[more]

SIX CONGO FIBRE ORNAMENTS11 to 97 cm. longProvenanceCorneel De Vleeschouwer, AntwerpThis lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for ...