AFRICAN ART No Reserve Auction #62

Idoma Male Ancestor sculpture with Offering

Monumental Senufo Drum Female Ancestor Mayer Collection

Fine Old Igbo Izi Elephant Mask Ex Loudmer Paris 1980

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AFRICAN ART No Reserve Auction #62

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A selection of African Masks & Sculptures from important and also private collections. This is a No reserve sale, all lots start at only $50.00 and will sell to the highest bidder.

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Idoma Male Ancestor sculpture with Offering: A large old carved wooden shrine idol of a male ancestor with offering. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, West Africa. The sculpture measures 36 inches tall on professional mount. Provenance: From the

0001: Idoma Male Ancestor sculpture with OfferingEst. $2,000-$3,000

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A Baule Shrine Idol Ex Sothebys: A Carved wooden Baule Blolo-Bian or Male Shrine Figure. Ivory Coast, West Africa. Provenance: Sothebys Arcade, NY, Mid 1980s. The figure measures 19.75 inches tall.

0002: A Baule Shrine Idol Ex SothebysEst. $1,000-$2,000

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Monumental Senufo Drum Female Ancestor Mayer Collection: A very fine old carved wooden Caryatid style drum featuring a seated female / Woman as support for the large kettle drum with is embellished with raised tribal motifs such as masks, lizards ,

0003: Monumental Senufo Drum Female Ancestor Mayer CollectionEst. $3,000-$5,000Lot Passed

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Fine Old Igbo Izi Elephant Mask Ex Loudmer Paris 1980: A carved wooden mask with highly stylized zoomorphic form with black and white mineral pigments, signs of handling and field use. Izi Ethnic group, Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The mask measures

0004: Fine Old Igbo Izi Elephant Mask Ex Loudmer Paris 1980Est. $2,000-$4,000

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A Luba Lupona Royal Throne Stool Ex~ Robert Banks coll.: A very finely carved wooden stool, made from a dense and heavy wood. Despite their functional form, royal stools are never used for sitting They serve as metaphorical, not literal, seats of

0005: A Luba Lupona Royal Throne Stool Ex~ Robert Banks coll.Est. $1,000-$2,000

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A Dramatic Dan Ceremonial Spoon Ex Robert Banks: A large carved wooden feast ladle (known as wunkirmian or wakemia) in anthropomorphic form with incised linear designs, well worn surface. Dan peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The spoon measures

0006: A Dramatic Dan Ceremonial Spoon Ex Robert BanksEst. $800-$1,500

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A Old Baule Door Anuan with Fish Motif Ex Simpson: A Large heavy carved wooden door with a Fish motif carved in low relief and undeniable weathered surface and patina , well worn attachment "hinges" suggest years of traditional Use. Wooden doors

0007: A Old Baule Door Anuan with Fish Motif Ex SimpsonEst. $1,000-$2,000

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A Fine Fante Maternity Sculpture: A beautiful carved female and child sculpture with kaolin clay pigment on golden colored wood with black painted accents, old glass beads and stylized facial features. Fante peoples, Ghana, West

0008: A Fine Fante Maternity SculptureEst. $800-$1,500

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A Fine Idoma Dance Crest: A carved wooden Bust like sculpture with raised linear scar designs, well handled wood and a dramatic traditional ancestor face as a dance crest. Idoma peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The sculpture

0009: A Fine Idoma Dance CrestEst. $800-$1,500

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A Fine Old Koro Anthropomorphic Cup "Gbene": An Abstract carved wooden anthropomorphic Idol with a vessel in its chest. Koro people ,north of the junction of the Niger and Benue rivers in Eastern Nigeria. Anthropomorphic vessels such as this

0010: A Fine Old Koro Anthropomorphic Cup "Gbene"Est. $800-$1,500

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A Rare Bamun Grasslands Bushcow Dance Crest: A carved wood and basketry style headdress adorned with human hair covering the entire surface, human hair "dreadlocks", seeds and beads and a carved wooden Bushcow top finial. Bamum or related

0011: A Rare Bamun Grasslands Bushcow Dance CrestEst. $800-$1,500

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A Rare Ekoi Ejagham Skin Covered Headdress: A carved wooden dance crest embellished with very tightly fitted animal hide over the head and spiral horns, supported by a basketry pedestal for attachment. Ekoi Ejagham peoples from the Cross

0012: A Rare Ekoi Ejagham Skin Covered HeaddressEst. $1,000-$2,000

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A Fine Old Kuba Pwoom Itok African Mask: A Carved wooden mask that represented a wise older man at boys initiations known as "Pwoom itok". The chief identifying characteristic is the shape of the eyes, whose centers are cones surrounded by

0013: A Fine Old Kuba Pwoom Itok African MaskEst. $500-$1,000

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Rare Old Pende Illness Mask Ex Jean Pierre Hallet: A Rare Old carved wooden mask known as a "Tundu" mask which represents a disabled person. The mask measures 10 x 9.25 inches. A metal display stand can also be included for an additional $40.00.

0014: Rare Old Pende Illness Mask Ex Jean Pierre HalletEst. $600-$1,500

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A Rare Kwame African mask Ex Joseph Gerena New York: A carved wooden elongated mask with heavy kaolin clay pigment and simplistic archaic facial features. Very rare Kwame peoples mask - Maniema province, DR Congo. Provenance: Ex. Joseph Gerena NYC.

0015: A Rare Kwame African mask Ex Joseph Gerena New YorkEst. $800-$1,500

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Fine Old Lovale mask collected in 1959: A carved wooden mask with reddish mineral pigments accenting incised tribal motifs. The mask measures 9.5 inches tall. Lovale people, Zambia , Africa. A display stand can also be included for an

0016: Fine Old Lovale mask collected in 1959Est. $500-$1,500

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A Baule Male Ancestor sculpture: Carved wooden male effigy with elaborate coiffure and twisted beard , shown seated on classic stool with spear in hand. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. The sculpture was carved from a

0017: A Baule Male Ancestor sculptureEst. $500-$1,000

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a Bamana Female Nyeleni Sculpture: A Carved wooden female figures known as nyeleni among the Bamana people of Mali. The figures are an idealization of youthful feminine beauty. The term nyeleni is derived from a traditional Bamana

0018: a Bamana Female Nyeleni SculptureEst. $500-$1,000Lot Passed

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A Fine Baga Caryatid Stool (do-tshom): A Carved wooden stool (do-tshom) with finely carved and painted female effigy as the central Support. Baga peoples, Guinea, West Africa. The stool measures 16.75 x 15.75 inches.

0019: A Fine Baga Caryatid Stool (do-tshom)Est. $500-$1,500

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A Southern Kuba Warriors Mask / Sculpture: A tall carved wooden female effigy which served as a conical helmet with detailed and elaborate painted geometric designs painted in a black and white checkered motif, with attached wooden arms and a

0020: A Southern Kuba Warriors Mask / SculptureEst. $500-$1,500

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A Songye Kifwebe Society mask Ex Leonard Kahan Gallery: Carved wooden face mask with incised linear designs and a well carved and highly stylized form, traditional for the Kifwebe society. The mask measures 14 x 8 inches. A metal display stand can also be

0021: A Songye Kifwebe Society mask Ex Leonard Kahan GalleryEst. $500-$1,500

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A Chokwe Spirit Of Wealth Mask: This is an antique carved wooden mask Found amongst the Chokwe of Angola, West Africa. Chihongo Masks, sometimes called Cihongo, meaning spirit of wealth are used to symbolize wealth and power. The

0022: A Chokwe Spirit Of Wealth MaskEst. $300-$500

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A Rare Boa African mask Ex Leonard Kahan Gallery NYC: A Very rare and desirable old carved wooden mask with large open-work ears and a overall elongated and exaggerated style. The Boa from the DRC/Congo are known principally for their masks, believed

0023: A Rare Boa African mask Ex Leonard Kahan Gallery NYCEst. $1,000-$2,000

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A Fine Bamileke Kom Mask: A Carved ooden helmet mask with traces of mineral pigments. Kom (also Bamileke / Bamumkom) peoples, Tikar group, ca. 1920s. Cameroon, West Africa. The mask features arched brows, large and wide-open

0024: A Fine Bamileke Kom MaskEst. $500-$800

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