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Central African Masks
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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 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 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)
![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)
![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)
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.