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Yombe-Vili Figure Democratic Republic of the Congo 10 1/2″ (26.5 cm) H Provenance Collection privée, Paris Gros-Delettrez, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 26 mai 1983, n° 129 Collection Robert et Helen Kuhn, Los Angeles Alain de Monbrison, Paris Collection Shirley et Hy Zaret, USA Pierre Bergé, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, From the Estate of Hy Zaret – Afrique […]

Dan Figure Liberia 19th early 20th Century 30” H Provenance Lucien van de Velde Schwartz Collection contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Ashanti Figure Ivory Coast / Ghana West Coast Wood 9″ H Provenance JJ Klejman Private Collection Midwest contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Zombo Fetish Congo 19th Century 22cm H Provenance Ex Alan Stone Collection Bernard Dulon contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Pende/Tchokwe Tobacco Mortar Angola/Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood Provenance Pace Primitive Ex Patric Mestdagh, Bruxelles, acquired 2000 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Dan Mask Liberia 19th Century 6 3/4″ H Provenance Julius Carlebach Bud Rose Collection contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Luba Divination Figure Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood 11″ (28 cm) H Provenance Pace Primitive Ex private German collection contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Ewe Figure Nigeria Provenance Ex George Chemeche, purchased in the 1960’s contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Zande ande(Azande) Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo Kinshasa) Region: Uele Height: 63.5 cm figure 19cm 19th Century Provenance Alan Brandt sold in the 1970’s GVR archive #0140909 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Mende Mask Sierre Leone 19th Century Provenance Private collection, New York, USA GVR archive #0141427 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Masque, Guéré, Côte d’Ivoire Guere Mask, Côte d’Ivoire Height: 9 1/8 in (23,5 cm) PROVENANCE Hélène Kamer, Paris Collection privée, France EXHIBITED Paris, Galerie Hélène Kamer, Guéré-Wobé-Bété, 26 Octobre – 18 Novembre 1978 LITERATURE Kamer, Guéré-Wobé-Bété, 1978, p. 14, n° 6 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Anang /Ibibio Wood Headpiece Nigeria Standing female figure, with tai-corn braided coiffure, surmounted by a metal loop, and with pigment. Height: 34cm Provenance The Smiley collection, New York, USA GVR archive #0141141 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Kongo Figure Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood Height: 10 3/4 inches (28.5 cm) Provenance Jean Willy Mestach, Brussels John Lens, Antwerp Daniel Hourde Guy Van Rijn Pace Primitive contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Ashanti Kulango Figure Height: 16” Provenance Purchased from Reginald Groux in the 1980’s Noir D’DIvoir Private collection California GVR archive #0141143 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Yoruba Gelede Headdress with Indigo Dyed Cotton Hair Anago, Republic of Benin Wood, cotton, pigment Height: 10.5” Pre-WWII Provenance Young Robertson Gallery GRV archive #0141142 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Mankishi Songye Southeastern Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo Kinshasa) Region: Southeastern Congo Wood, beads, fibers, shells Height: 27 (cm) 19th Century Provenance French private collection By inheritance to the widow Charles-Wesley Hourdé, Paris, France GRV archive #014005 contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Kashekesheke or Katatora Luba Tribe Democratic Republic of Kongo Height: 4 3/4” 19th Century Provenance Private collection United Kingdom contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Mangbetu Pipe Democratic Republic of the Congo 19th Century 4 3/4″ H Provenance Christies, December 6, 1999, Amsterdam, Lot 243 Jacaranda Gallery contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Guro Pulley Ivory Coast 19th Century 5″ H Provenance: Seward Kennedy Collection contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Igbo/Ibo Mask Nigeria Okoroshi Okoroshi is a six week masking season during which water spirits (maskers) bless the growing crops during the height of the rainy season, then usher in the eating of New Yam. White-faced masks generally embody benign female characters who dance prettily in open arenas for large crowds. They are conceptually opposed […]

Kissi Area Medicine Figure Liberia Sierra Leone Shape of a rectangular bowl with human head, breasts, metal decorations H: 24” Early 20th Century Carved rectangular bowl from hard wood, styled with a human head, detailed coiffure, tall neck with fat rings, breasts. Decorated with silver metal accents. Rich patina of repeated use. Styled in an […]

Dan Mask Ivory Coast Northern Dan Region of Dent du Main “Fire prevention mask” Zakpei Wood, encrustations, traces of red trade cloth, metal 9 1/2″ 19th Century Provenance: Ex Alfred Mueller Collection, Switzerland Irwin Smiley, Long Island, New York contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Mende Figure Sierra Leone Ethnic group:Haniwai 49cm H Provenance Wim Spruit, Sterksel, The Netherlands, Private Collection, France Galerie Obre, Olivier Larroque “Parcours des Mondes” 2010 Yale Archives contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)

Bambara Maani Puppet Mali 29 cm. high 19th Century Provenance: Jo Delahaut, Brussels contact us for more information Back to: New Acquisitions (click image to enlarge)