CooperEvans-FineArt
Collection Spring2024
Cooper Evans Africa- Oceania- Asia evansafricanart@gmail.com www.cooperevansfineart.com +1 (646) 596-0188 New York, NY Reference photos courtesy of AHDRC and Wikimedia Commons.
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A Serene Punu Mask ‘Okuyi’
Gabon
Late 19th Century Wood, Button, Pigments, Nails H: 35cm
Provenance: Private California Collection, acquired in the 1960’s-1970’s Thence by family descent
Wonderfully used Fon Figure
‘Bochio’
Republic of Benin
Early 20th Century Wood, Encrusted Patina H: 32cm
Provenance: Private French Collection, Bordeaux
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A Fine Tetela Prestige Knife
Lomami River area, DR Congo
19th Century Wood, Copper, Iron H: 37cm
Provenance: Robert Levinson, New York. Acquired in the 1970’s
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Ancient Dogon Figure of an Archer
Bombou-Toro group, Mali
19th Century Wood, Metal H: 28.5cm
Provenance: Private French Collection, Bordeaux
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A Rare and important Pende
Mask of a Chief ‘Fumu’
Pende/Chokwe border region, DR Congo
Early 20th Century Wood, Fiber H: 37cm
Provenance: Nadya Levi, Antwerp, 1960’s-1970’s (Photos from her files below)
Very old Batak Guardian Figure ‘Pagar’ Sumatra, Indonesia
Late 19th Century Wood
H: 47cm
Provenance: Private German Collection
Thomas Murray, California
Brian Williams, Massachusetts
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A striking Ogoni Antelope Mask
‘Karipko’ Nigeria
Early 20th Century Wood, Encrusted pigments
H: 53cm
Provenance: Gerald Minkoff, Geneva
Abstracted Chamba Figure
Benue River area, Nigeria
Early 20th Century Wood
H: 57cm
Provenance: Private French Collection, Nice
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A wild Dan Passport Mask ‘Ma go’ Liberia
Early 20th Century
Wood, Metal, Encrusted Patina H: 8.5cm
Provenance: Private French Collection, Rennes
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Small Bassa Mask ‘Gela’
Liberia
Early 20th Century Wood
H: 14.5cm
Provenance: Gerald Minkoff, Geneva
Fierce Senufo Mask ‘Korobla’
Boundiali, Côte d’Ivoire
Early 20th Century
Wood, Metal, Encrusted Patina L: 42cm
Provenance: Private French Collection, Andelys
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Abstracted Miniature Losso
Figure Togo
Early 20th Century Wood H: 16cm
Provenance: Private French Collection, Bordeaux
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