African Art from the McNemar Collection IV 2021-03-13 Auction - 211 Price Results - Hilliard & Co. in VA - Page 9
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African Art from the McNemar Collection IV

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Virginia-born Thomas McNemar was in the British Museum researching his dissertation when he encountered his first piece of African art. From that moment he was mesmerized, returning daily to immerse himself in the museum's collection. In time he was noticed by the curator, who nurtured the passion that would change the course of McNemar's life. He moved to the Ivory Coast in the early 1960s and spent the next twenty years traveling, learning and collecting throughout West and Central Africa. He later moved to New York to open a gallery of African Art, eventually doing the same in San Francisco before returning to his home town of Lexington Virginia. McNemar sold African art to museums and public and private collections throughout Europe and the United States. This auction is the fourth of several presenting items from Thomas McNemar's large personal collection of African art.
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Four Dogon Figural Bronze Hair Pins, Mali: Two large and two small, with figural finials to include an equestrian figure, a Primordial Couple figure, a male figure and a female figure. Largest, approx. 9" L. Provenance: Estate of Thomas
0190: Four Dogon Figural Bronze Hair Pins, MaliEst. $100-$300
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Four Dogon Bronze Figural Hair Pins, Mali: The finials in the form of a seated male, another seated male in a different position, an equestrian figure, and a figure against a plate in the shape of a horned beetle. Largest, approx. 7 5/8" L.
0191: Four Dogon Bronze Figural Hair Pins, MaliEst. $100-$300
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Fang Ngil Mask, Gabon: Elongated face with layered coiffure, the brows defining a heart shaped area, whitened with kaolin, enclosing the eyes and nose. The mouth in the darkened area below is a protruding square with
0192: Fang Ngil Mask, GabonEst. $100-$300
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Fante Male and Female Figures, Ghana: Standing figures with arms outstretched, hands positioned to grasp something. Whitened wood with black painted details. Legs end in pegs, with no feet. Both on custom gallery stands. Approx. 21 1/2"
0193: Fante Male and Female Figures, GhanaEst. $100-$200
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Small Yaka Figure, D. R. Congo: Carved wood figure of abstract form, with exagerated top knot, large, bulging almond eyes, the body a column with a carved diamond shape indicating the arms descending and hands meeting over the
0194: Small Yaka Figure, D. R. CongoEst. $100-$300
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Chokwe Bowl Bearer: Carved wood figure of a seated young mother with a large bowl in her lap and a young child perched on her thigh, enthusiastically nursing at her breast. The tenderness of her hand on the child's
0195: Chokwe Bowl BearerEst. $80-$200
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Chokwe Mask, Zambia: Carved wood mask with typical scarification patterns on forehead and cheeks, and with the addition of a wild wig of natural fiber. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 12" x 9". Provenance: Estate
0196: Chokwe Mask, ZambiaEst. $100-$300
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Three West African Heddle Pulleys: One likely Baule, the finial a finely carved face, the hair executed with delicacy and in remarkable detail. The shoulders each bear a mask head, identical but one is upside down. The other two
0197: Three West African Heddle PulleysEst. $100-$300
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African Stool, Cameroon: Round wood stool with openwork base. Flaking to top surface. Approx. 14" H, 13 1/2" D. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central and West
0198: African Stool, CameroonEst. $50-$150
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Gurunsi Terracotta Vessel: Round pottery vessel with flat base and with applied zoomorphic figures that seem to drift across the surface, including a bird, a lizard, a horse, a chicken, a camel, and other creatures. Approx. 17
0199: Gurunsi Terracotta VesselEst. $100-$300
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Lidded African Bird Bowl: Graceful carved wooden bowl in the form of a bird. Country and tribe of origin not identified. Approx. 9 1/2" x 7 1/4" x 5 1/2". Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and
0200: Lidded African Bird BowlEst. $40-$120
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Baule Mask, Ivory Coast: With dramatic lobed coiffure, relief carved scarification at brow, temples and cheeks, half-moon eyes and round, slightly open mouth showing small white teeth. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx.
0201: Baule Mask, Ivory CoastEst. $100-$300
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African Mask, Likely Chokwe: Anthropomorphic mask with full shell and raffia headdress, the face in Chokwe style but lacking scarification, and the black surface of the face daubed with white dots. On custom gallery stand. Mask,
0202: African Mask, Likely ChokweEst. $100-$300
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African Bronze Prestige Axe, Nigeria: The head distinctly birdlike with eyes and crest. Possibly Vere or Tiv artist. Approx. 16 3/4" L. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central
0203: African Bronze Prestige Axe, NigeriaEst. $100-$300
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Baule Zoomorphic Mask, Ivory Coast: Red painted mask with horns or tall ears, round startled eyes, white teeth and a white goatee. Loss and repair to tip of one ear (or horn.) On custom gallery stand. Approx. 15" x 7 1/2". Provenance:
0204: Baule Zoomorphic Mask, Ivory CoastEst. $100-$300
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Pair West African Terracotta Figures: Small standing male and female figures, terracotta covered with white pigment. Both with facial and body scarification, ringed neck, the female with lobed coiffure. Possibly Agni or Igbo. The female
0205: Pair West African Terracotta FiguresEst. $80-$200
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Bangwa Terracotta Figure, Cameroon: Anthropomorphic figure with domed forehead, large wide-open eyes, open mouth displaying white teeth, the figure holds elbows up and back, a vessel grasped in each hand. The umbilicus is ribbed and
0206: Bangwa Terracotta Figure, CameroonEst. $80-$200
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Three African Combs: Carved wooden combs, one with abstract female figure, another with naturalistic female figure with inset bead eyes, the third with openwork crest and intricate incised patterns. All on custom gallery
0207: Three African CombsEst. $100-$400
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Tuareg Bowl Stand: Carved wooden post with round support for bowl, incorporating animal hide, raffia and metal tacks. Tuareg nomadic tribe, Sahara region. Post, approx. 45" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar,
0208: Tuareg Bowl StandEst. $80-$150
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