African Art-Jean-Pierre Hallet Collection 2006-05-10 Auction - 518 Price Results - Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries in NY
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African Art-Jean-Pierre Hallet Collection

A Lifetime in Africa-The Auction... African art from the collection of Jean-Pierre Hallet who grew up on the edge of the Ituri rain forest in central Africa. As a child, the pygmies were his playmates. As an adult, his life's work was to defend and protect his pygmy friends. On May 9 and 10 in NYC, Mid-Hudson Galleries will offer hundreds of significant artworks from his collection.

Jean-Pierre Hallet was the founder of The Pygmy Fund. This unprecedented auction of African art will be held in the auditorium of The Church of St. Paul the Apostle on Columbus Ave. at 60th Street. M. Hallet was a man more intimately connected to Africa than perhaps any other westerner. Joanne Grant, President of Mid-Hudson announced on March 28 that a portion of the proceeds from the auction will benefit The Pygmy Fund.

Born in 1927, Hallet was the son of Andre Hallet, the famed Belgian painter who lived in the Congo. At six, he left his pygmy playmates to go to school in Europe. He was already the height of an average adult pygmy in the forest. He returned in 1948 with a Sorbonne education and a degree in agronomy and sociology. He was 21 years old and 6 feet 5 inches tall. His incredible life was about to unfold.

Jean-Pierre Hallet lived with the pygmies and learned six aboriginal languages. Appealing and charismatic, he charmed Tonight show viewers as a guest of Johnny Carson and was photographed with Dwight Eisenhower. He wrote three best selling books about his lifetime of adventure. This collection is rich in Tanzanian artworks, an exciting and new field of collecting and artworks of the Congo are extensive. Rare, appealing or exciting, this auction offers something for everyone from advanced collector to gallery owner, dealer to designer and everyone in between.

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Mumuye Figure: Mumuye Figure Nigeria, West AfricaClassical asexual lagalagana standing figure. Mostly for divination38" / 96.5cm
0500: Mumuye FigureEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Mumuye Figure: Mumuye Figure Nigeria, near the Cameroon borderFemale figure with a crested coiffure and angular body; an early divination or healing figure19? / 48.26cmThis lot is not from the Jean-Pierre Hallet
0500A: Mumuye FigureEst. $600-$1,000
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Gogo Pair of Figures: Gogo Pair of Figures Tanzania, East AfricaPair of anthropomorphic figures with rope around waist10 1/4" / 26.0cm
0501: Gogo Pair of FiguresEst. $2,500-$3,000See Sold Price
Gogo Figure: Gogo Figure Tanzania, East AfricaMale figure, mummy wrapped31.5? / 80.01cm
0501A: Gogo FigureEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed
Yoruba Figures: Yoruba Figures Nigeria, West AfricaTwo anthropomorphic figures facing each other. Heart shaped openings8 3/4" / 22.2cm
0502: Yoruba FiguresEst. $350-$450Lot Passed
Ngala Pair of Figures: Ngala Pair of Figures Congo, Central AfricaPair of white faced figures sitting back to back with a child on their side. The pair may represent Seto and Nabo, the primordial ancestors of the Ngbaka.31
0503: Ngala Pair of FiguresEst. $12,000-$16,000Lot Passed
Bamileke Door Jamb: Bamileke Door Jamb Cameroon, West AfricaHouse post with figure and two animals; geometric patterns96 1/2" / 245.1cm
0504: Bamileke Door JambEst. $12,000-$16,000Lot Passed
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Senufo Figure: Senufo Figure Ivory Coast, West AfricaHorseman holding a knife with right hand. Armlets and bracelets on both arms14 3/4" / 37.5cm
0505: Senufo FigureEst. $1,000-$2,000See Sold Price
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Senufo Staff: Senufo Staff Ivory Coast, West AfricaStaff for agricultural rituals. Figure on top. Cowry shell decorations53 1/2" / 135.9cm
0506: Senufo StaffEst. $800-$1,200See Sold Price
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Nyamwezi Instrument: Nyamwezi Instrument Tanzania, East AfricaZither (Kita) with slender neck and head27 1/4" / 69.2cm
0507: Nyamwezi InstrumentEst. $1,000-$1,500
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Senufo Horizontal Helmet Mask: Senufo Horizontal Helmet Mask Ivory Coast, West AfricaJanus firespitter with cup for magical substances. Animal carvings at top13 1/2" / 34.3cm
0508: Senufo Horizontal Helmet MaskEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Dogon Female Figure: Dogon Female Figure Mali, West AfricaTintam standing anthropomorphic female figure with raised arms40" / 101.6cm
0509: Dogon Female FigureEst. $2,000-$3,000See Sold Price
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Asante Gong: Asante Gong Ghana, West AfricaMetal gong. Standing wooden figure atop. Black25 1/2" / 64.8cm
0510: Asante GongEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Idoma Headdress: Idoma Headdress Nigeria, West AfricaJanus cephalomorphic headdress used for ritual dances. White faces14 1/2" / 36.8cm
0511: Idoma HeaddressEst. $2,500-$3,500
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Igbo Female Ancestor Figure: Igbo Female Ancestor Figure Nigeria, West AfricaFemale ancestor alusi figure. Fine patterns around navel. Crusted, eroded surface42" / 106.7cm
0512: Igbo Female Ancestor FigureEst. $4,000-$6,000See Sold Price
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Igala Helmet Mask: Igala Helmet Mask Nigeria, West AfricaAgba helmet mask showing traditional scarification with white eyes, nose and mouth14 1/4" / 36.2cm
0513: Igala Helmet MaskEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Gogo Seated Figure: Gogo Seated Figure Tanzania, East AfricaSeated figure with arms upraised. Metal on chest. Articulated arms and legs.30 3/4" / 78.1cm
0514: Gogo Seated FigureEst. $4,000-$6,000See Sold Price
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Makonde Stool: Makonde Stool Tanzania, East AfricaYoung female caryatid stool with traditional scarifications20" / 50.8cm
0515: Makonde StoolEst. $3,000-$4,000See Sold Price
Makonde Helmet Mask: Makonde Helmet Mask Tanzania, East AfricaLight brown lipico helmet mask with human hair and none of the usual scarification.8 1/4" / 21.0cm
0516: Makonde Helmet MaskEst. $400-$600Lot Passed
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Suku Panel: Suku Panel Congo, Central AfricaPolychrome high relief carved face at the middle of this bas relief panel34 1/2" / 87.6cm
0517: Suku PanelEst. $1,800-$2,200
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Makonde Drum: Makonde Drum Tanzania, East AfricaTall monoxylous drum adorned at the top with male and female Makonde figures34 1/4" / 87.0cm
0518: Makonde DrumEst. $2,500-$3,000See Sold Price
Sukuma Maternity Figure: Sukuma Maternity Figure Tanzania, East AfricaMaternity figure with child attached to back at just three points. Native woven braid with wooden and glass beads. Articulated arms. Thin aluminum plates
0519: Sukuma Maternity FigureEst. $20,000-$25,000Lot Passed
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Kwere Maternity Figure: Kwere Maternity Figure Tanzania, East AfricaSeated on stool. Irregular brown patina.28 1/2" / 72.4cm
0520: Kwere Maternity FigureEst. $600-$800
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Makonde Figure: Makonde Figure Tanzania, East AfricaFemale body on calabash. With skin, rope and beads22 1/2" / 57.2cm
0521: Makonde FigureEst. $600-$800See Sold Price
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