African Art from the McNemar Collection VII 2022-07-07 Auction - 283 Price Results - Hilliard & Co. in VA
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African Art from the McNemar Collection VII

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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 seventh of several presenting items from Thomas McNemar's large personal collection of African art.
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Punu Female Figure, Gabon: Carved wood ancestor type figure, with dramatic coiffure, pouting lips in heart shaped face with coffee bean eyes, facial and body scarification. Dense, heavy wood with dark patina, age splits. Base
0001: Punu Female Figure, GabonEst. $60-$200Lot Passed
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Fang Mask, Gabon: The facial plane swooping outward from beneath round, dramatically projecting brow, with slit eyes, long narrow nose, minimal mouth. Cloth headdress with embellished with seedpods and shells. On
0002: Fang Mask, GabonEst. $60-$200
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Ngbaka Mask, D R Congo: Anthropomorphic mask, the heart shaped facial plane whitened with kaolin and edged with small wood pegs converging at the long, notched nose. The open mouth set with animal teeth. Nose with copper
0003: Ngbaka Mask, D R CongoEst. $60-$200
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Idoma Mask, Nigeria: The eyes set in large hollows, giving a startled look, and with slender nose, open mouth, facial scarification, and raffia collar. On custom gallery stand. Mask, (excluding raffia,) approx. 13" X 8
0004: Idoma Mask, NigeriaEst. $60-$200
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Igbo Okorishi Mask: "Water Spirit" mask, Igbo people, Nigeria. On custom gallery stand. Mask approx. 10" x 6 1/2" x 4". Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central
0005: Igbo Okorishi MaskEst. $60-$200
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Kumu Mask, D. R. Congo: Beneath the rounded brow the face is divided into red and white halves, the colors switched at the grinning mouth with carved wooden teeth. With white spots on the red side and red spots on the
0006: Kumu Mask, D. R. CongoEst. $60-$200
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Igbo Idoma ? Mask: Oval mask with high forehead, with rectangular panels of raised squares at brow and temples, the features emphasized with black paint. Small, 'c' shaped ears. Relief-carved spiraling lines from each
0007: Igbo Idoma ? MaskEst. $60-$200
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African Terracotta Figure: Of simplified anthropomorphic form, with large hollow at crown of head, large protruding hollow at mouth and umbilicus or genitals. Truncated arms and legs reach forward. Terracotta with ochre
0009: African Terracotta FigureEst. $60-$200
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Bena Lulua Mask, D. R. Congo: Anthropomorphic mask with overall incised diagonal lines, simplified features, protruding mouth. Approx. 12" x 7 1/4". Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected
0010: Bena Lulua Mask, D. R. CongoEst. $60-$200
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Lwena / Chokwe Female Figure, Angola: Carved hardwood standing female figure with crosshatch coiffure, elongated torso, the arms bent away from the body, hands resting on either side of the belly, the short legs bent at the knee. Approx.
0011: Lwena / Chokwe Female Figure, AngolaEst. $60-$200
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Songye Figure: Highly simplified columnar figure, possibly a divination figure. D. R. Congo. On custom gallery base. Figure, approx. 10 3/4" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and
0012: Songye FigureEst. $60-$200Lot Passed
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Bamileke Standing Figure, Cameroon: Squat figure with wide, childlike head and large eyes, carved with hands cupping round belly above prominent, plug-like umbilicus. Short legs with broad feet. Embellished with twine strung with seed
0013: Bamileke Standing Figure, CameroonEst. $40-$100
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A Makonde or Nyamwezi Figure, Tanzania: Elongated standing figure, the body seemingly divided by a smooth cylindrical section, likely where the figure was held. On custom gallery base. Figure, approx. 27" H. Total height with base, approx.
0014: A Makonde or Nyamwezi Figure, TanzaniaEst. $60-$200
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Three Dan Bassa Masks: Two small 'passport' masks and a larger mask. The larger carved with niche in back for hanging; apparently not made to be worn. Larger mask, approx. 10 3/4" x 5 1/4". Passport masks approx. 6 1/4" x
0015: Three Dan Bassa MasksEst. $40-$100Lot Passed
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Metal Mask, Mali?: Large zoomorphic mask made of formed and painted sheet / scrap metal, possibly a Dogon or Bamana animal mask, Mali. Approx. 37" L, 13" W. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar
0016: Metal Mask, Mali?Est. $60-$300
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Four African Wooden Vessels: To include two fine-walled rounded Ethiopian vessels with incised decoration, string handles, one with metal patches. The mouths are formed to pour from either side. Lot also includes an elegant Hima
0017: Four African Wooden VesselsEst. $40-$200
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Oromo Headrest, Ethiopia: Approx. 6" H x 6" x 4 1/2". Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 70s. He established galleries of
0018: Oromo Headrest, EthiopiaEst. $20-$80
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Small Bronze African Mask: Approx. 5 1/2" x 2 3/4" x 1 1/2". Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 70s. He established galleries of
0019: Small Bronze African MaskEst. $20-$100
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Miniature Grebo Mask: With protruding eyes beneath heavy brow, raffia collar. Approx. 8 3/4" X 4 1/2" (excluding raffia.) Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central
0020: Miniature Grebo MaskEst. $40-$100Lot Passed
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Two African Passport Masks: Possibly Chokwe / Lwena. The larger on custom stand. Masks, approx. 5 1/2" x 4" x 2 1/4" and 4 1/2" x 3" x 2". Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected
0021: Two African Passport MasksEst. $40-$200
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Dinka Headrest: According to the collector's notes, of the type used by Dinka women. Substantial piece with bold cross-hatch carving and 'ears' on each side. Approx. 9 1/2" H x 10 1/2" W. Provenance: Estate of
0022: Dinka HeadrestEst. $40-$100
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Bobo ? Mask: Mask with crosshatched coiffure, notched band across brow with notched horn following the forehead and curving back up over the crown, small coffee bean eyes with diagonal lines like tears streaming
0023: Bobo ? MaskEst. $60-$200
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Fang Mask, Gabon: With incised designs or symbols whitened with kaolin, heart-shaped facial plane, long nose with metal ring. On custom gallery stand. Mask, approx. 16 1/2" x 8 1/2" x 5". Provenance: Estate of Thomas
0024: Fang Mask, GabonEst. $60-$200
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