Baule Diviner Figure
Collected by Dr Hans Himmelheber during his 1933 or 1934-35 trip in Ivory Coast, a 19th century diviner figure representing a seated juvenile man. Acquired from the precedent by Julius Konietzko (1886-1952) in 1936 (copy of the ledgers and photo 4) ; Lore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko (photo 3, figure above him) ; Alexander Dorn, 2020.
43 cm, wood
19th century
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Baule figure by the Master of Totokro
The Master of Totokro, first described by Susan Vogel, then by Ezio Bassani, is know to this day to have produced 7 masks, 6 spirit husband figures (blolo bian) and 1 monkey figure.
Among the earliest pieces, a mask presented in 1911 in the Museum of Budapest, a mask owned by Charles Ratton, the figure acquired by the cleveland Museum of Art in 1931 and the series of works at the Musée des beaux arts d'Agen. Other works include ownership by Franco Monti, Lance Entwistle or Bernard de Grunne.
Private collection ; Jérôme Caubel, L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
Early 20th century
34,5 cm, wood, pigments
Yoruba Altar
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Altar for the Shango cult, Nigeria.
Private collection, Paris
36 cm, wood, sacrificial material
Early to mid 20th century
Ubangi Ancestral Figure
Important female ancestor figure from the Ubangi region (DRC) collected by Aimée Wintzer (born Collart), owner of a trading post in DR Congo, in 1910.
Private collection by descent
79 cm, wood, vegetal paste, "Prosser" glass bead
19th century
Baule mask by the Master of the Valentine Gallery*
Baule portrait mask (Ndoma) with 2 other works from the same artist, one from Paul Guillaume exhibited at the Valentine Gallery in NYC in 1930 (photo 2 & 4) and the one in the collection of Mrs Alexander Liebeman, Philadelphia, 1944 (photo 3)
*name freely attributed
32 cm, wood, pigments, laquered surface
Early 20th century
Bamana Figure by the Master of Bamako
A classic Bamana jo nyéléni figure from a famous artist active in the region of Bamako before 1930.
Earliest collected example by F-H Lem in 1934-35 (now in the collection of Richard H; Scheller) Other works from the same artist in the Met museum (acquired from Carlebach) and in notable public and private collections.
Provenance: Normandy family estate
64 cm, wood, pigments, tacks
Edo Bronze
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Provenanced Edo Leopard from the Kingdom of Benin. Possibly from the top of a container “Iru”.
Provenance:
- Possibly Museum of Berlin (inv. # 3524)
- Jay C Leff (1925-2000) Uniontown, PA until 1962
-Arthur A Cohen (1928-1986) and Elaine Lustig Cohen (1927-2016) NYC (see photo 1)
-Family member by descent until 2018
Exhibited and Published:
-“Exotic Art from Ancient and Primitive Civilizations, Collection of Jay C. Leff” Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, October 1959-January 1960.
-Published in above exhibition’s catalogue but not illustrated. #309
17 cm, brass
Bangwa Mask by the Master of Bamessi
The Master of Bamessi carries his name from the first Ngon mask from this artist collected in the village of Bamessi in the Tikar region of the Cameroon Grasslands, in 1932, by Missionary Paul Gebauer and conserved at the Portand Museum of Art (photo 1). Another mask from this artist identified by Ezio Bassani is in the collection of the City of Milan (photo 2)
Provenance: Philip Goldman, London ; Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, Olivier Salandini, France.
Late 19th to early 20th century
48 cm, wood, pigments, old collection number
Bamileke Pipe
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From the Cameroon Grasslands of Cameroon, a pipe bowl with 4 crouching figures.
10 cm, terracotta
Early 20th century
Provenance: Martial Bronsin (1943-2025), Brussels ; Martin Doustar, London.
Nuer Shield
From the Nuer people of South Sudan.
Provenance: English estate
150 cm, hide, wood
19th to very early 20th century
Verre Figure
From north east Nigeria / north west Cameroon, a Verre female figure that compares favorably with Pre 1900 examples in German Museums.
Provenance: Michelle Yoyotte (1924-2023), Paris
(Photo from magazine "Primitifs",1990. Object top left corner)
38 cm, wood, vegetal paste, abrus seeds
19th to very early 20th century
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Edged Weapons
A collection of quality blades from northern DR Congo and Gabon.
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Hopi Kachina
Hopi people, North America.
Provenance: Galerie Patrik Fröhlich, Zürich
10 cm, Wood, pigments
19th century
Admiralty Dagger
Dagger from the Admiralty islanders of Papua New Guinea
Provenance: Warren Mallard, Australia
35 cm, obsidian, vegetal paste, pigments, old collection number
19th century
Maori Punamu
A collection of Maori objects made of nephrite:
3 blades and 2 ear pendants.
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