GALLERY

MAKONDE "lipiko" mask

Tanzania Wood, pigments, 22.5cm first half of 20th century ex German private collection

MAKONDE "lipiko" mask

Tanzania Wood, pigments, 22.5cm first half of 20th century ex German private collection

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MAKONDE or MAKUA prestige staff

Tanzania Wood, 66.5cm 1st quarter 20th century ex Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium, 1990 Guy van Rijn family collection, Brussels, Belgium Exhibition: Brussels, Belgium: "Colour-Patina, Couleur-Patine, Kleur-Patina", Pierre Dartevelle, 21 June 1990 AHDRC ao-0161074

MAKONDE or MAKUA prestige staff

Tanzania Wood, 66.5cm 1st quarter 20th century ex Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium, 1990 Guy van Rijn family collection, Brussels, Belgium Exhibition: Brussels, Belgium: "Colour-Patina, Couleur-Patine, Kleur-Patina", Pierre Dartevelle, 21 June 1990 AHDRC ao-0161074

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YORUBA "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Kwara State, Ilorin Wood, pigments, metal, 25cm, first quarter of 20th century ex Ursula Voorhuis, St. Agatha, The Netherland Jack Nelis, The Hague, The Netherlands, Anette Lauer, Karlsruhe, Germany AHDRC ao-0185535

YORUBA "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Kwara State, Ilorin Wood, pigments, metal, 25cm, first quarter of 20th century ex Ursula Voorhuis, St. Agatha, The Netherland Jack Nelis, The Hague, The Netherlands, Anette Lauer, Karlsruhe, Germany AHDRC ao-0185535

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EASTERN BEMBE or RUNGU prestige staff

Dem.Rep.of Congo Wood, 96cm, 1st half of 20th century ex Private collection, Bonn, Germany

EASTERN BEMBE or RUNGU prestige staff

Dem.Rep.of Congo Wood, 96cm, 1st half of 20th century ex Private collection, Bonn, Germany

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TURKANA doll

Kenya Wood, leather, pigments, restoration, 35.0cm mid 20th century ex Berlin collection, Germany

TURKANA doll

Kenya Wood, leather, pigments, restoration, 35.0cm mid 20th century ex Berlin collection, Germany

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DOGON diviners figure

Mali Wood with partly encrusted patina, 11.3cm early 20th century ex Private collection, Brussels, Belgium

DOGON diviners figure

Mali Wood with partly encrusted patina, 11.3cm early 20th century ex Private collection, Brussels, Belgium

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Mumuye "iagalagana" figure, 112cm

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Makonde "lipiko" mask, 27cm, published

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Tabwa beaded mask (2)

beads, feathers, cloth; ~40cm ex Peter Loebarth, ex german private collection

Tabwa beaded mask (2)

beads, feathers, cloth; ~40cm ex Peter Loebarth, ex german private collection

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KWERE medicine gourd with seated female figure

wood, calabash, 24,5cm ex german private collection

KWERE medicine gourd with seated female figure

wood, calabash, 24,5cm ex german private collection

KWERE medicine gourd with seated female figure

wood, calabash, 24,5cm ex german private collection

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MOSSI Janus figure, detail

Burkina Faso Wood with reddish patina, 66cm late 19th - early 20th century ex Lucien Van De Velde, Antwerp, Belgium Private collection, Belgium private collection, Belgium AHDRC ao-0123626

MOSSI Janus figure

MOSSI Janus figure, detail

Burkina Faso Wood with reddish patina, 66cm late 19th - early 20th century ex Lucien Van De Velde, Antwerp, Belgium Private collection, Belgium private collection, Belgium AHDRC ao-0123626

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SUKUMA mask

Tanzania Wood, pigments, metal, 31cm first half of 20th century ex Ingo Evers Collection, Bonn, Germany AHDRC ao-0176500

SUKUMA mask

Tanzania Wood, pigments, metal, 31cm first half of 20th century ex Ingo Evers Collection, Bonn, Germany AHDRC ao-0176500

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DOGON iron staff

Mali Metal (iron), 63.5cm 19th century ex Justin Bartels collection, Maastricht, The Netherlands Louis Nierijnck, Maastricht, The Netherlands

DOGON iron staff

Mali Metal (iron), 63.5cm 19th century ex Justin Bartels collection, Maastricht, The Netherlands Louis Nierijnck, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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MAKONDE or MAKUA prestige staff

Tanzania Wood, 61.5cm 1st quarter 20th century ex Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium, 1990 Guy van Rijn family collection, Brussels, Belgium Exhibition: Brussels, Belgium: "Colour-Patina, Couleur-Patine, Kleur-Patina", Pierre Dartevelle, 21 June 1990 AHDRC ao-0161074

MAKONDE or MAKUA prestige staff

Tanzania Wood, 61.5cm 1st quarter 20th century ex Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium, 1990 Guy van Rijn family collection, Brussels, Belgium Exhibition: Brussels, Belgium: "Colour-Patina, Couleur-Patine, Kleur-Patina", Pierre Dartevelle, 21 June 1990 AHDRC ao-0161074

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LOBI slingshot

Burkina Faso Wood, 22.5cm, 1st half of 20th century ex Frans Faber, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

LOBI slingshot

Burkina Faso Wood, 22.5cm, 1st half of 20th century ex Frans Faber, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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FANTE female figure

Ghana Wood, prigments, metal, 31.3cm mid 20th century Acquired in "Tropen Museum"(shop), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by Marcelle Sieger, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1987 Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1987 Galerie André Kirbach, Düsseldorf Collection Heiner Koch, Mönchengladbach, Germany Private Collection, Potsdam, Germany AHDRC ao-0054771

FANTE female figure

Ghana Wood, prigments, metal, 31.3cm mid 20th century Acquired in "Tropen Museum"(shop), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by Marcelle Sieger, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1987 Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1987 Galerie André Kirbach, Düsseldorf Collection Heiner Koch, Mönchengladbach, Germany Private Collection, Potsdam, Germany AHDRC ao-0054771

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LWALWA "mvondo" mask

Dem.Rep.of Congo Wood, pigments, 35.5cm 3rd quarter of 20th century ex Louis Nierijnck, Maastricht, The Netherlands AHDRC ao-0192756

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LWALWA "mvondo" mask

Dem.Rep.of Congo Wood, pigments, 35.5cm 3rd quarter of 20th century ex Louis Nierijnck, Maastricht, The Netherlands AHDRC ao-0192756

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TABWA prestige staff

Dem.Rep.of Congo Wood, 81.5cm, 1st half of 20th century ex Private collection, Bonn, Germany

TABWA prestige staff

Dem.Rep.of Congo Wood, 81.5cm, 1st half of 20th century ex Private collection, Bonn, Germany

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MUMUYE or MONTOL male figure

Nigeria Wood, 82,5cm 1st half of 20th century ex Hermann Sommerhage, Germany; Louis Nierijnck, Maastricht, The Netherlands Exhibition: Brussels Non European Art Fair XIX", 3-7 June 2009 AHDRC ao-0098094

MUMUYE or MONTOL male figure

Nigeria Wood, 82,5cm 1st half of 20th century ex Hermann Sommerhage, Germany; Louis Nierijnck, Maastricht, The Netherlands Exhibition: Brussels Non European Art Fair XIX", 3-7 June 2009 AHDRC ao-0098094

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Dogon couple or twin figures

Mali Wood with encrusted patina, 12.8cm & 13.0cm 20th century ex German collection AHDRC ao-0192627

Dogon couple or twin figures

Mali Wood with encrusted patina, 12.8cm & 13.0cm 20th century ex German collection AHDRC ao-0192627

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IGBO or NUPE(?) arm- or legband

Nigeria Copper alloy, 23.5cm 19th century ex private collection, Brussels, Belgium

IGBO or NUPE(?) arm- or legband

Nigeria Copper alloy, 23.5cm 19th century ex private collection, Brussels, Belgium

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MOSSI female figure (doll?)

Burkina Faso, Yatenga region Sawadugu clan, Kao-Boulsa region Wood, 35.5cm 2nd quarter of 20th century ex Bryan Reeves, United Kingdom Private collection Potsdam, Germany AHDRC ao-0192799

MOSSI female figure (doll?)

Burkina Faso, Yatenga region Sawadugu clan, Kao-Boulsa region Wood, 35.5cm 2nd quarter of 20th century ex Bryan Reeves, United Kingdom Private collection Potsdam, Germany AHDRC ao-0192799

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HIMBA necklace

Namibia beads, leather, fiber, clay pigments, 21.5cm 20th century field collected by a German development worker in the early 1990ies

HIMBA necklace

Namibia beads, leather, fiber, clay pigments, 21.5cm 20th century field collected by a German development worker in the early 1990ies

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DOGON diviners figure

Mali Wood with partly encrusted patina, 11.2cm first half of 20th century ex Private collection, Brussels, Belgium

DOGON diviners figure

Mali Wood with partly encrusted patina, 11.2cm first half of 20th century ex Private collection, Brussels, Belgium

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BOBO pendant or divination object, 6.5cm

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Kaguru elongated figure, 87,5cm

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Chamba male figure, 40cm

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ITURI mask, 27cm

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Pende "giphogo" mask, 20.5cm(wood only)

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Tabwa beaded mask (1)

ex german collection, ex priv.Coll. Brussels, ~31cm

Tabwa beaded mask (1)

ex german collection, ex priv.Coll. Brussels ~31cm

Tabwa beaded mask (1)

ex german collection, ex priv.Coll. Brussels, ~31cm

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Zaramo medicine horn, 38cm

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MAKONDE medicine gourd with head

wood, calabash, fiber; 29cm ex german private collection

MAKONDE medicine gourd with head

wood, calabash, fiber; 29cm ex german private collection

MAKONDE medicine gourd with head

wood, calabash, fiber; 29cm ex german private collection

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DJIMINI / LIGBI mask, 37cm

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SENUFO slingshot, 20,5cm

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SONGYE KALEBWE "nkisi"; 41,5cm; ex Maria Wyss, Basel

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Mossi "biga" doll, 51cm

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FANG guardian figure; 49cm

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ANYI female figure; 56cm

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Wé-Wobé mask, 37.5cm

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BAULE female figure; 52cm

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MOSSI BOULSA doll; 33,5cm; ex German collection

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ASANTE female figure; 25cm

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ASANTE "Akua'ba" shrine figure, 23.5cm

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MOSSI KAYA doll; 27,5cm; ex German collection

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BAULE couple asie usu; 24,5cm / 18,3cm

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TIV "Orimbivungu", 9,5cm, ex private collection Germany

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NAMJI / DAWOYO; 23,2cm

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SENUFO "Kpelié" (A), 31cm, ex German collection

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Masaai figure, 32cm

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CHOKWE "Mwana Pwo"; wood, pigments, 22,5cm; ex Allan Stone

CHOKWE "Mwana Pwo"; 22,5cm; ex Allan Stone

CHOKWE "Mwana Pwo"; wood, pigments, 22,5cm; ex Allan Stone

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SENUFO Tugubele, ex K.H. Krieg, collected 1993; 25cm

SENUFO Tugubele, ex K.H. Krieg 1993; 25cm

SENUFO Tugubele, ex K.H. Krieg, collected 1993; 25cm

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A rare Yaka couple "Baana Maphasa", 10,0cm/10,2cm AHDRC 0183120

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SENUFO "Kpelié" (B), 36cm

SENUFO "Kpelié" mask

SENUFO "Kpelié" (B), 36cm

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BAMANA mask ex K.-H. Krieg, collected 1994

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PENDE figure, ex Lore Kegel, Hamburg; 21,7cm

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ASANTE, gold dust spoon; 18,8cm

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GAN, bracelet, early 20th century, max 9,3cm

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Baulé spoon, 38cm

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