Cooper Evans - Fine Art
Africa - Oceania - Americas
1 Mask ‘Bugle’ Dan-Gio, Liberia
Late 19th - Early 20th century
18.5 cm
Provenance: Ex. Florida Private Collection
Charm for the deity ‘Eshu’
Yoruba, Nigeria
Early 20th century
7 cm
Provenance: Ex. Old Danish Collection
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Artist:
Lansana Ngumoi Mask ‘Zogbe’ Gola, Liberia
Circa 1920’s 32 cm (68 incl. fiber)
Provenance: Field Collected in Liberia by Charles Miller, III in 1983
Carved by the artist Lansana
Ngumoi
23 cm
Provenance: Field Collected by James Stephenson
5
Group of ‘Mbwoolo’ Charms
Yaka, DR Congo
Early 20th century
10, 11.5, 8, 8, 14, 8 cm (Left to Right)
Provenance: Ex. Florida Private Collection
17.5 cm
Provenance:
Ex. Joel Green, San Francisco
7
Pair of Charms
Tiv, Nigeria
Early 20th century
12 and 9.5 cm, respectively
Provenance: Ex. Davis Gallery Ex. William Fagaly
Exhibited: “Materials in Africa: African Art in New Orleans Collections, 2001
Published: Figure B, Page 111 of Exhibition Catalog “What a Wonderful World”, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
Mask ‘Kpelie’ Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire
Late 19th - Early 20th century
31 cm
Provenance:
Ex.Mauricio and Emilia Lasansky, purchased in Europe in the 1960’s/70’s
9
Mask ‘Kifwebe’
Songye, DR Congo
Early 20th century
51 cm (91 incl. beard)
Provenance:
Ex. Brooklyn Museum Collection, No. ‘69-13-16
Ex. Washington D.C. Private collection
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Provenance:
Mask ‘Kindombolo’
Eastern Pende, DR Congo
Early 20th century
30 cm (65 incl. beard)
Provenance:
Ex. Nancy and Isadore Marder, Philadelphia
Yangoru Boikn, Papua New Guinea
Early 20th Century
32 cm
Provenance:
Ex. John and Marcia Friede collection, Rye, New York
Tussian, Burkina Faso
Early 20th century or before 10 cm
Provenance:
Ex. Sebastian Fernandez, New York
Mask ‘Ndunga’ Woyo, Cabinda
Early 20th century
22 cm (28 incl. beard)
Provenance:
Ex. Betty Wellons
Snuff Gourd Zulu, South Africa
Late 19th century
11 cm
Provenance:
Collected 1908 by Gustave Maignan, Division General in the French
Military
Provenance: Ex. French Private Collection
20 cm
Provenance:
Ex. Important California Private Collection
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Artist: Manowulo
Mask ‘Ndoli Jowei’ Mende, Sierra Leone
Late 19th - Early 20th century
36 cm (78 incl. fiber)
Provenance:
Ex. Private American Collection
Carved by Manowulo of Baoma
Chiefdom
Cooper Evans - New York - 2022