Lot n° 56
Estimation :
150 - 200
EUR
Result without fees
Result
: 100EUR
Lot of 5 African STATUETTES and 3 MASQUES including : - Lot 56
Lot of 5 African STATUETTES and 3 MASQUES including :
- Cameroon,
Two royal commemorative BANGWA BAMILEKE STATUETTES, "Lefem" style, in wood, patina and vegetal braid, joined by a common base.
Dimensions: 20.5 x 25 x 9.5 cm.
(Restored base, missing ear on female representation).
- Ivory Coast,
Facial MASK, in patinated wood, with two horns behind which appear a man and a woman.
Dimensions: 12 x 36 cm.
(Small cracks on the back, one arm missing from the female figure).
- Small female STATUTE in patinated wood.
Representation of scarification marks on the cheeks.
Height: 18.6 cm.
(Minor chips).
- Democratic Republic of Congo,
Nkisi KONGO STATUETTE, wood, with glass inlay on cavity containing a "bilongo" (ritual medicine).
Dimensions: 26 x 9.5 cm.
(Wood cracks on face, torso and leg).
- Ivory Coast,
Reunion of two DAN MASKS in patinated wood,
- One in the "Deangle" style, slightly slit eyes, pierced mouth.
Dimensions: 13 x 22 cm.
(Peripheral holes on the back are missing).
- The other in the "Gunye ge" style, with pierced eyes and mouth.
Dimensions: 14.5 x 22 cm.
(Peripheral holes on the back are missing).
- Ivory Coast,
Female SENOUFO STATUTE in the "Tugubele" style, in patinated wood.
Height: 24 cm.
(slight crack on a buttock and base).
Base.
Provenance: this lot was acquired by the current owner from the Herbert Rieser Gallery, 20 New Quebec Street, London W1, in the 1970s.
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