African Art-Jean-Pierre Hallet Collection 2006-05-09 Auction - 253 Price Results - Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries in NY - Page 7
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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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Yoruba Ibeji Figure: Yoruba Ibeji Figure East Central Nigeria, West AfricaIbeji female "twin" figure with a period coat attached with tiny trade beads15" / 38.1cm
0136: Yoruba Ibeji FigureEst. US$300-US$500
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Luba, Songye and Other Combs (4): Luba, Songye and Other Combs (4) Central Congo, Northern Angola to Central Zaire, Central AfricaFour strong figural combs of various tribes15" / 38.1cm
0137: Luba, Songye and Other Combs (4)Est. US$200-US$300See Sold Price
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Yoruba Headdress Mask: Yoruba Headdress Mask Nigeria, West AfricaBlack paint with some traces of white paint15" / 38.1cm
0138: Yoruba Headdress MaskEst. US$400-US$600See Sold Price
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Yoruba Figure: Yoruba Figure Nigeria, West AfricaFemale figure in a kneeling position on a pedestal based stool; shell and bead necklace and belt23 3/4" / 60cm
0139: Yoruba FigureEst. US$400-US$600
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Asante Figure: Asante Figure Ghana, West AfricaUnusual and quaint, a portrait style sculptural image of a highborn young lady seated on a royal style stool. Perhaps a stylized and flattering allegorical life
0140: Asante FigureEst. US$350-US$500See Sold Price
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Yaka or Kuba Mask: Yaka or Kuba Mask Congo, Central AfricaA highly unusual woven fiber covered mask likely from the general Yaka or Kuba tribal oeuvre. A fine and obviously rare helmet form with a careful and
0141: Yaka or Kuba MaskEst. US$600-US$800
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Baga or Bijogo Mask: Baga or Bijogo Mask Guinea or Guinea-Bissau region, West AfricaPerhaps a forehead mask, panel type, a female relief head on a spear head form panel body with an abstract pattern in a black and white
0142: Baga or Bijogo MaskEst. US$350-US$500See Sold Price
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Blade Currency: Blade Currency Congo, Central AfricaWood handle and curved iron blade currency23" / 59cm
0143: Blade CurrencyEst. US$300-US$400
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Kete Mask: Kete Mask Congo, Central AfricaHelmet mask of a Kuba sub-group, the Kete, this old mask is probably more specifically an interesting rendition of the Bena Mwanika; at least one use of this type was
0144: Kete MaskEst. US$300-US$500
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Makonde Mask: Makonde Mask Tanzania, East AfricaHead surmount mask17" / 43.2cm
0145: Makonde MaskEst. US$200-US$300
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Dan Mask: Dan Mask Liberia, West AfricaDan classical Poro Society mask; a round eye, horned example with full hooded regalia. metal, fur, raffia, shell and cloth mounts19 x 48 cm
0146: Dan MaskEst. US$200-US$300See Sold Price
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Baga Headress: Baga Headress Guinea, Northwest Coastal AfricaCeremonial serpent headdress used in dance; the masquerader covered/hidden in raffia, the snake held aloft from a light shoulder framework. Originally,
0147: Baga HeadressEst. US$400-US$600
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Kuba Blade Currency: Kuba Blade Currency Congo, Central AfricaWood handled currency with nicely shaped metal blade20" / 50.8cm
0148: Kuba Blade CurrencyEst. US$100-US$200Lot Passed
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Kuba Sword: Kuba Sword Central Congo, Central AfricaCharacterized by a fur skin sheath
0149: Kuba SwordEst. US$100-US$200
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Kuba Sword: Kuba Sword Central Congo, Central AfricaRoyal Kuba ceremonial copper sword/dagger19" / 48cm
0150: Kuba SwordEst. US$100-US$200Lot Passed
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Kuba Sword: Kuba Sword Central Congo, Central AfricaThrowing weapon/dagger
0151: Kuba SwordEst. US$200-US$300
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Kongo Dagger: Kongo Dagger Republic of the Congo, Central AfricaBone handled copper dagger
0152: Kongo DaggerEst. US$100-US$200
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Primitive Head Crest: Primitive Head Crest Nigeria, West AfricaFish form37 1/2" / 95cm
0153: Primitive Head CrestEst. US$400-US$600
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Senufo Figure: Senufo Figure Ivory Coast, West AfricaBird figure; secret Poro Society symbol; identifier53.5" / 135.89cm
0154: Senufo FigureEst. US$400-US$600
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Senufo Figure: This lot is not from the Jean-Pierre Hallet Collection. Northern Ivory Coast, Upper Volta border areaLarge. A rare figural of a young woman with feline head features. Cats eyes and whiskered, a
0154A: Senufo FigureEst. US$3,000-US$4,000
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Asante Comb: Asante Comb Ghana, West AfricaClassical doll figure comb (missing a tine)17" / 43.2cm
0155: Asante CombEst. US$150-US$250
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Senufo Door: Senufo Door Northern Ivory Coast, near Mali border, West AfricaUnusual granary door embellished with over all relief carvings of various animals48" / 121.9cm
0156: Senufo DoorEst. US$400-US$600See Sold Price
African Head Rest: African Head Rest6" / 15.5cm
0157: African Head RestEst. US$100-US$200Lot Passed
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Yoruba Pins (Pair): Yoruba Pins (Pair) Nigeria, West AfricaBronze pins, Ogboni related10 3/4" / 27cm
0158: Yoruba Pins (Pair)Est. US$250-US$350See Sold Price
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