McNemar Collection Library with Additions 2022-11-21 Auction - 155 Price Results - Hilliard & Co. in VA - Page 7
13 Pcs. Books / Booklets, African Art etc.Pair Lega Figures, D. R. CongoDjenne Terracotta Pot, Mali
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Madison, VA, United States
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McNemar Collection Library with Additions

Hilliard & Co.

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This auction includes the book collection of Thomas McNemar, as well as art from the McNemar collection, and from other private collections. 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.
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African Tetela Mask, Congo: Songye/ Tetela mask, with overall incised lines highlighted with pigment. Half of rim broken. With gallery wall mount.. Approx. 14 1/2" x 10". Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.)
0143: African Tetela Mask, CongoEst. $40-$200
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Three Kota Reliquary Figures: Mbutu Ngulu type figures with wide coiffures and openwork diamond shaped supports, sheet copper over wood. Kota reliquary figures are placed as guardians with their posts embedded in baskets
0145: Three Kota Reliquary FiguresEst. $100-$300
Three Kota Reliquary Figures: Mbutu Ngulu type figures with wide coiffures and openwork diamond shaped supports, sheet copper over wood. Kota reliquary figures are placed as guardians with their posts embedded in baskets
0146: Three Kota Reliquary FiguresEst. $100-$300Lot Passed
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Three Kota Reliquary Figures: Mbutu Ngulu type figures with wide coiffures, two with typical openwork diamond shaped supports, one with a straight post. One figure has metal rods attached, which were part of a gallery base, now
0147: Three Kota Reliquary FiguresEst. $100-$300
Three Kota Reliquary Figures: Mbutu Ngulu type figures with wide coiffures and openwork diamond shaped supports, sheet copper over wood. Kota reliquary figures are placed as guardians with their posts embedded in baskets
0148: Three Kota Reliquary FiguresEst. $100-$300Lot Passed
Three Kota Reliquary Figures: Mbutu Ngulu type figures with wide coiffures and openwork diamond shaped supports, sheet copper over wood. Kota reliquary figures are placed as guardians with their posts embedded in baskets
0149: Three Kota Reliquary FiguresEst. $100-$300Lot Passed
Five Kota Reliquary Figures: Mbutu Ngulu type figures with wide coiffures and openwork diamond shaped supports, sheet copper (one with a combination of sheet copper and brass,) over wood. Kota reliquary figures are placed as
0150: Five Kota Reliquary FiguresEst. $150-$500Lot Passed
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Small Stone Figure: Small, pestle shaped stone figure with simplified facial features, the long neck ending in a flat base. Encrusted with organic material, suggesting ritual use. Tribe and country of origin not known.
0151: Small Stone FigureEst. $40-$100
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Senufo Bird Statue: Poro Society type large standing bird, resembling a Hornbill, the long beak and round belly embodying the idea of fertility. Carved wood and pigments. Senufo artist, Ivory Coast. Approx.45" H.
0153: Senufo Bird StatueEst. $200-$400