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13 TANZANIA RITUAL CALABASH WITH RED BEADS AND FINE FIGURE TRIBE Zaramo MATERIALS Calabash, wood, glass beads, stain AGE Early / mid 20th century PRICE Sold HEIGHT 6,25 inches 16 centimeters PROVENANCE Ex. James Willis, US (original certificate included), vetted as antique and authentic and exhibited BRUNEAF, Brussels 2016

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14 DEM. REPUBLIC OF CONGO SEATED FIGURE WITH NECKLACE TRIBE Luba MATERIALS Wood, stain, fiber, beads AGE Early 20th century PRICE Sold HEIGHT 4,5 inches 11 centimeters PROVENANCE Ex. Mark Eglinton, US, Ex. Private Collection Sam Hilu, NY, US, vetted as antique and authentic and exhibited at AOA, New York 54



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15 IVORY COAST STANDING FEMALE FIGURE TRIBE Dan MATERIALS Wood, stain, metal teeth, remains of kaolin pigment AGE Early 20th century PRICE $14 000 HEIGHT 30 inches 76 centimeters PROVENANCE Ex. James Stephenson, NY (original certificate included), Ex. Schwartz Collection, US, Ex. Collection Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, vetted as antique and authentic and exhibited San Francisco Tribal Show, 2017

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16 DEM. REPUBLIC OF CONGO PETITE BLACK SHINY SHRINE FIGURE TRIBE Luba / Hemba MATERIALS Wood, stain, oils AGE Late 19th / early 20th century PRICE Sold HEIGHT 6 inches 15 centimeters PROVENANCE Ex. Jean Paul Agogue, Paris, Ex. Alexandre Claes, Brussels, vetted as antique and authentic and exhibited BRUNEAF, Brussels 2016 62



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17 DEM. REPUBLIC OF CONGO STOPPER WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGN AND DETAIL TRIBE Mbunga MATERIALS Wood, stain AGE Late 19th / early 20th century PRICE Sold HEIGHT 6,25 inches 16 centimeters PROVENANCE Ex. James Willis, US (original certificate included)

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NIGERIA 18 RARE FOUR-FIGURE SHRINE TRIBE Igbo MATERIALS Wood, paint, stain, encrusation AGE Early 20th century PRICE $14 000 HEIGHT 18 inches 46 centimeters PROVENANCE Ex. James Willis, US (original certificate included), US, Ex. Collection of Geraldine and Morton Dimondstein, US, Yale Archive No. 0007527~01, «Published: Cole (Herbert M.) and Aniakor (Chike C.), «Igbo Arts, Community and Cosmos», Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles: University of California, 1984:93, #174 (Dimondstein coll.) Exhibition(s): USA: «Igbo Arts. Community and Cosmos», Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Gallery, University of California, 9 October-25 November 1984 New York: The Center for African Art, 12 March -16 June 1985 Washington D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, 31 July -13 October 1985 Alabama: Birmingham, Birmingham Museum of Art, 5 January –2 March 1986 Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 10 April –15 June 1986 Auction(s): Sotheby’s, New York, 18 November 1997. Lot no.214,»» 70



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19 NIGERIA SPECIAL SHANGO AXE WITH ENCRUSTATION TRIBE Yoruba MATERIALS Hardwood, heavy encrustation and shrine applications AGE 19th century PRICE $9 000 HEIGHT 20,5 inches 52 centimeters PROVENANCE Ex. Alain de Monbrison, Paris, Ex. Joaquin Pecci, Brussels, Ex. Bruce Frank, New York, illustrated in «Sacrifice» J. Pecci

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20 BURKINA FASO HEAD 1 (TWO SHELL EYES) TRIBE Dagari MATERIALS Terracotta clay, old cowry shell AGE Circa 1800 PRICE $1 500 HEIGHT 4,5 inches 11 centimeters PROVENANCE Field collected early 2000s, Laboratory TL test included 78



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21 NIGERIA MASK OF THE SENIOR LEADERS TRIBE Afikpo MATERIALS Wood, stain, polychrome paint, thatch AGE Early 20th century PRICE Sold HEIGHT 15 inches 38 centimeters PROVENANCE Ex. Michael Cichon, US, Ex. Private US Collection

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22 TANZANIA ZOOMORPHIC FINIAL FROM HARP WITH EARRINGS TRIBE Fipa MATERIALS Wood, stain, bone, fiber, beads AGE 19th century PRICE Sold HEIGHT 5 inches 13 centimeters with earrings PROVENANCE Ex. Jean Paul Agogue, France, Ex. Collection Alfons Bermel Oberchteinbach, France 86



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23 DEM. REPUBLIC OF CONGO MONGO BACKREST STOOL TRIBE Dogon MATERIALS Wood, stain, oils, encrustation AGE Early 20th century PRICE Sold HEIGHT 14,5 inches 37 centimeters PROVENANCE Ex. James Willis, US, (original certificate included), Ex. Congo Missionary Collectino, Ex. Kevin Conru, Brussels, vetted as antique and authentic and exhibited BRUNEAF, Brussels 2016

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24 GHANA GOLD WEIGHT: A FORGED CROSS WITH FOOT TRIBE Asante MATERIALS Wax caste brass AGE Early 20th century PRICE Sold HEIGHT 5 inches 13 centimeters PROVENANCE Ex. Private New York collection 94



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25 MALI / NIGER BEAUTIFUL ANCIENT TERRACOTTA VESSEL TRIBE Bura MATERIALS Ancient terracotta AGE 400 years old PRICE $2 800 HEIGHT 10 inches 25 centimeters PROVENANCE Field collected early 2000s, Laboratory TL test included