African Tribal Art
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Africa
Male Ancestor Figure, 19th Century
Hemba - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wood
17.75 inches (height)
Provenance
Ex Private Collection, Belgium
Ex Kitnick Collection, California
Ex Robert and Marianne Huber Collection, Illinois
Ex John Paynter Collection, Dallas
Ex John Buxton Collection, Dallas
Publications
François Neyt in Susan Vogel, ed. "For Spirits and Kings. African Art"
Africa
Yombe Maternity Figure (Phemba), 19th Century
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wood
13 inches (height)
Provenance
Ex Germaine Rodier, Paris
Ex John J. Klejman, New York (1975)
Ex Frieda and Milton Rosenthal
Ex Private Collection, New York
Africa
Dan Ceremonial Spoon, 19th/20th Century
Africa
Kota Reliquary Figure (Mbulu Ngulu), 19th Century
Gabon, Africa
Wood, copper, brass
19 x 10 x 4 inches
Provenance
Collected around 1916 by Governor Georges Thomann (1872-1943)
Exhibitions
"Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art" at The Pulitzer Foundation, St. Louis, 2016
Publications
Celebrating 30 Years of Passion for Tribal Art, Tambaran Gallery, NY, Fall 2007, page 4
Africa
Baule Pair, 19th Century
Sakasou, Ivory Coast
Wood, trade beads
12 x 2.5 inches (each)
Description
This beautiful pair of Baule figures are most likely a set of twins. Both figures have the same scarification marks and hairstyles. They have an all over crusty patina from ceremonial libations with palm oil and other organic matter.