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Central African Antique
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![Bamileke Carved Wood Helmet Mask: Bamileke carved wooden helmet mask. Bamileke refers the multiple Central Africa groups of peoples who inhabit the western high plateau of Cameroon.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8063/323787/176157419_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715711369)
![A Songye, "nkishi": Figur, "nkisi" Songye, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Glasperlen, Horn, Kaurischnecke. H 28,5 cm. Provenienz: - Imelda und Paul Berger-Frei, Riehen. - Erbengemeinschaft Berger-Frei, Basel. Die](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801041_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Lele, Wongo Figure: Stehende männliche Figur Kuba (Lele/Wongo), DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 34 cm. Provenienz: - Jean Marien-Frébutte. Ca. 1930: in situ erworben. - Artcurial, Paris, 22.06.2015,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801040_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Hungaan Miniature Figure, "kitekki": Amulett, "kitekki" Hungana, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Elfenbein. H 5,5 cm. Provenienz: - Imelda und Paul Berger-Frei, Riehen. - Erbengemeinschaft Berger-Frei, Basel. Dieses Objektes unterliegt d](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801039_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Songye/Luba Figure, "nkisi": Stehende weibliche Figur, "nkisi" Songye/Luba, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 23,5 cm. Provenienz: - Imelda und Paul Berger-Frei, Riehen. - Erbengemeinschaft Berger-Frei, Basel. Schutz- und W](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801042_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Luba-Shankadi Bowl bearing Figure, "mboko": Schalenträgerin, "mboko" Luba-Shankadi, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 24 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Dartevelle, Pierre Dartevelle (1940-2022), Brüssel, Belgien. - Sotheby's, Lon](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801043_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Fang Mask, "bikereu" or "bikeghe": Maske, "bikereu" oder "bikeghe" Fang, Gabun Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Polsternägel, Raphia. H 40 cm (63 cm mit Raphia). Provenienz: - Galerie Berkeley, Ernest Ohly (1920-2008), London. - Helmu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801038_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Widekum Mask, "agwe chaka": Maske, "agwe chaka" Ekoi-Kulturkreis, Kamerun Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Leder. H 48 cm. Provenienz: - 1989: Galerie Annamel, Paris. - Sandro Bocola (1931-2022), Zürich. Publiziert: Sandro Boco](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179800998_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Luba Drum, "ngoma": Trommel, "ngoma" Luba, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Leder, Polsternägel. H 34 cm. Provenienz: - Europäische Privatsammlung. - Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, 11.02.2014, Lot 481. -](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801046_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Widekum Headdress, "tukum": Figürlicher Kopfaufsatz, "tukum" Ekoi-Kulturkreis, Kamerun Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Leder, Rattan, Haar. H 31,5 cm. Provenienz: - 1989: Davis Gallery, Charles Davis, New Orleans. - Sandro](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179800995_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Luba/Hemba Half-Figure: Halb-Figur Luba/Hemba, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 24 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Maria Wyss, Basel. - Westschweizer Privatsammlung. Bei Zemanek-Münster (Würzburg, 19.09.2009, Lot](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801045_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![A Luba Chief Staff, "kibango": Würdestab, "kibango" Luba, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Kupfer, Eisen. H 147,5 cm. Provenienz: - Stéphen-Charles Chauvet (1885-1950), Paris. - Galerie Jean Roudillon, Jean Roudillon](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179801044_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![An Anyang Headdress, "tukum": Kopfaufsatz, "tukum" Anyang, Kamerun Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Leder, Haar, Rattan. H 23 cm. Provenienz: Sandro Bocola (1931-2022), Zürich. Publiziert: Sandro Bocola. Texte und Dokumente s](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179800996_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
![African Chokwe Face Mask Assortment: African Chokwe Face Mask Assortment (3) items including (2) having netting and strung wood tube bead attachments Property from: an Estate, Chicago (Gold Coast), Illinois Height: 15 inches, Width: 8 1/](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/941/332473/179332222_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717622230)
![Bamun-Cameroon Royal Ox-Head Beaded Wood Dance Mask: Bamun-Cameroon Royal Ox-Head Beaded Wood Dance Mask First-half 20th Century. Multi-colored glass beads over wood, on a metal stand. Height 16 in., Width 8 in., Depth 17 in. Provenance: Property of Lyn](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1415/329115/178196245_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717446512)
![African Congo Kuba Tribe Textile Assortment: African Congo Kuba Tribe Textile Assortment (3) items stitched to linen backings, mounted behind acrylic in wood frames Property from: a Private Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Height: 19 inches, Width: 60](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/941/332473/179332203_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717622230)
![African Kuba Textile: African Kuba Textile Stitched to backing fabric on a folding stretcher that collapses to 61 by 34-inches Property from: a Private Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Height: 30 inches, Width: 119 inches Frame](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/941/332473/179332219_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717622230)
![Cameroon Chamba Wood and Hemp Male/Female Medicine Man: Cameroon Chamba Wood and Hemp Male/Female Medicine Man Height 16 in., Width 5 in. Provenance: Formerly the Property of Lynn University Gift of Arthur B. Steinman, 2000](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1415/329115/177915515_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717446512)
![Republic of Cameroon Herbal Medicine Vessel: Republic of Cameroon Herbal Medicine Vessel Style of Mambila Peoples, signed on the underside. Antelope modeled terra cotta vessel with interlaced reed woven neck, repaired. Height 11 in., Diameter 5](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1415/329115/178196621_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717446512)
![African Cameroon Beaded Cache Sexe Aprons: African Cameroon Beaded Cache Sexe Aprons (2) beaded geometric aprons having attached shells, both in wood frames behind acrylic Property from: a Private Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Length: 11 inches,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/941/332473/179332206_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717622230)
![FINE MANGBETU CANNIBAL’S SPEAR: 19th century. 24 1/2” length, finely forged with elongated section leaf shaped point. Finely forged conical socket with open seam and banded base. As with most Congolese tribes, the Mangbetu wer](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982169_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![FINE MANGBETU SPEAR C.1900: From the Chief Gwatala treasure room. 16 3/4” length. Banded open seam socket. Tapered point with gentle base flare. Black/white surfaces with triple crescents incised into the white, both sides](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982334_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![A Boki Staff: Würdestab Boki, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Leder. H 94,5 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie Davis, Charles Davis, New Orleans. 1988 in situ erworben. - Sandro Bocola (1931-2022), Zürich](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/5382/333074/179800997_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718142038)
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![Jasper52 auction unlocks cabinet of curiosities Aug. 14](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/J52-Dag-1.jpg)
Jasper52 auction unlocks cabinet of curiosities Aug. 14
NEW YORK – Cabinets of curiosities were encyclopedic collections of macabre and bizarre objects gathered from around world. Many of these obscure curiosities are found in an online auction to be conducted by Jasper52 on Tuesday, Aug. 14. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
![I.M. Chait’s Sept. 20 auction strong on Asian, African, Pre-Columbian art](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/chait.jpg)
I.M. Chait’s Sept. 20 auction strong on Asian, African, Pre-Columbian art
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Family-owned I.M. Chait is a West Coast auction house with roots deeply planted in the Asian art specialty. Founder Isadore M. Chait is a world-renowned authority on the art and cultural objects of China and other Asian nations, and his 40 years of hand-on experience guides each and every auction conducted […]
![Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit explores 500 years of ‘Kongo’](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/kongo.jpg)
Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit explores 500 years of ‘Kongo’
NEW YORK – A landmark presentation that will radically redefine the understanding of Africa’s relationship with the West will open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sept. 18. “Kongo: Power and Majesty” will focus on one of the continent’s most influential artistic traditions, from the earliest moment of direct engagement between African and European […]
![UN: Islamic State’s destruction of heritage sites a war crime](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Hatra-Ruins-2008-8.jpg)
UN: Islamic State’s destruction of heritage sites a war crime
BERLIN (AP) – The U.N.’s cultural agency said Monday the destruction of antiquities and heritage sites in conflict zones by the Islamic State and other extremist groups could amount to war crimes.