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Tr i b a l A r t L o n do n

3 – 7 Sep tem b er 2019

The Ma l l Ga l l e rie s

T R I B A L A RT LO N D O N 2 0 1 9 Th e M a l l G a l l e r i e s , L o n d o n S W 1 3 4 5 6 7

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1 LUBA BOWL BEARER ‘MBOKO’ Luba Democratic Republic of Congo Early 1900s Wood 41 cm Collected before the WW II Provenance: - Collection Stéphane Robert, Paris, France - Leclere MDV, Marseille, France

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2 DAN MASK Dan Liberia Early 1900s Wood 28 cm Old collection number R245 Provenance: - Bonhams, London, UK - Private collection, London, UK

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3 CHOKWE MASK ‘CHIHONGO’ Chokwe Angola Early / Mid 1900s Wood, feathers, beads, shells, metal, textile, raphia, pigment 36 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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4 FIGURE OF MADONNA Lwena / Chokwe Angola Late 1800s - Early 1900s Wood 28 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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5 YAURE MASK Yaure Ivory Coast Early - Mid 1900s Wood, metal 51 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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6 DOGON FIGURE Dogon Mali 1800s -1900s Wood 31 cm Provenance: - Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium - Private collection, Belgium

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7 DAN MASK Dan Liberia / Ivory Coast Early 1900s Wood, metal 21.5 cm Provenance: - Sam Hilu collection, New York, USA - Mark Eglinton, New York, USA

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8 DOGON FIGURE Dogon Mali 1800s -1900s Wood, metal, encrusted patina 25 cm Provenance: - Frank Friedman collection, USA - Karim Deen, Nyack, NY, USA - Andrew Cherniavsky, London, UK

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9 LUBA RATTLE Luba Democratic Republic of Congo Early - Mid 1900s Wood, seeds 30 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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10 DAN COMB Dan Liberia Early 1900s Wood 24.5 cm Provenance: - Giovanni Scanzi, Italy - Private collection, UK

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11 FANG FIGURE ‘BIERI’ Fang Gabon Early 1900s Wood 43 cm Collected before the WW II Provenance: - Collection Stéphane Robert, Paris, France - Leclere MDV, Marseille, France

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12 KONGO / YOMBE FIGURE Kongo / Yombe Democratic Republic of Congo Early 1900s Wood, glass 18.5 cm Provenance: - Galerie d’Eendt, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Elisabeth Verhey, Amsterdam, Netherlands - Zemanek-Munster, Wurzburg, Germany - Artprecium, France

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13 YAKA FIGURE Yaka Democratic Republic of Congo Early 1900s Wood 39 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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14 DAN MASK Dan Liberia Early 1900s Wood 14 cm Provenance: - Collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen, USA

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15 KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE Kota Gabon Early 1900s Wood, metal 62.5 cm Provenance: - Private collection, France - Briscadieu, Bordeaux, France

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16 PUNU MASK ‘OKUYI’ Punu Gabon Early - Mid 1900s Wood, pigment 43 cm Provenance: - Robert Dreyling, Aachen, Germany - Gunter Beuth, Cologne, Germany - Zemanek-Munster, Wurzburg, Germany - Gerhard & Gisela Hoffmann, Wurzburg, Germany

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17 BAMILEKE BUSH COW MASK Bamileke Cameroon Early - Mid 1900s Wood 63 cm Provenance: - Allan Stone Collection, New York, USA

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18 KONGO / YOMBE FIGURE Kongo / Yombe Democratic Republic of Congo Late 1800s - Early 1900s Wood, pigment 60 cm Provenance: - Christie's - Galerie Ursula Voorhuis, St. Agathe, Netherlands - Dirk Uythof, Delft, Netherlands - Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, Netherlands Published: - Een kind van twee werelden. Zwangerschap en geboorte in Afrika,

by Lefeber (Yvonne) et al., Berg en Dal: Afrika Museum, 1994:68 Exhibitted: - Berg en Dal, Netherlands: "Een kind van twee werelden. Zwangerschap en geboorte in Afrika", Afrika Museum, 24 April-31 December 1994

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19 KUBA MASK Kuba Democratic Republic of Congo Early - Mid 1900s Wood, metal, pigment 44 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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20 BAULE MONKEY FIGURE Baule Ivory Coast Early 1900s Wood 52 cm Provenance: - Giovanni Franco Scanzi, Italy - Private collection, UK

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21 PUNU MASK Punu Gabon Early 1900s Wood, pigment 24 cm Provenance: - Private collection, France - Crait Muller, France

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22 BAULE MASK Baule Ivory Coast Early 1900s Wood 18 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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23 LUBA / ZELA MASK Luba / Zela Democratic Republic of Congo Early 1900s Wood, pigment 39 cm Provenance: - Bonhams, London, UK - Private collection, UK

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24 DAN MASK Dan Liberia Early 1900s Wood, metal 21 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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25 DAN MASK Dan Liberia Early 1900s Wood, metal, raphia 21 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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26 IGBO MASK Igbo Nigeria Early - Mid 1900s Wood, textile 31 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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27 KONGO FIGURE Kongo Democratic Republic of Congo Early 1900s Wood, metal 35 cm Provenance: - Pierre Loos collection, Belgium - Piasa, Paris, France

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28 TETELA / SONGYE FIGURE Tetela Democratic Republic of Congo Mid 1900s Wood, metal, shells, horn, textile, raphia 48 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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29 ANGAS MASK Angas Nigeria Mid 1900s Abrus seeds, raphia 36 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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30 KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE Kota Gabon Early 1900s Wood, metal 59 cm Old collection number 600 Provenance: - Merton Simpson Gallery, New York, USA

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31 OVIMBUNDU FIGURE Ovimbundu Angola Early 1900s Wood 47 cm Provenance: - Schiller Art Gallery, Brussels, Belgium - Frederic Lombardo, Bretagne, France

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32 MAMBILA FIGURE Mambila Nigeria, Cameroon Early 1900s Wood 31.5 cm Provenance: - Pierre Loos collection Brussels, Belgium - Piasa, Paris, France D AV I D M A L Ă? K A F R I C A N A R T

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33 BAMUN MASK Bamun Cameroon Early 1900s Wood, pigment 36 cm Provenance: - Fred A. Bacsik, USA - Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, USA (1974) Museum inventory number: 1974.53.1

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34 MAMBILA FIGURE Mambila Cameroon Late 1800s - Early 1900s Wood 61 cm Provenance: - Pierre Robin Gallery, Paris, France - Didier Pignon, Sarlat, France - Castor & Hara, Arts Premiers, Paris, France - Philippe Ratton, Paris, France - Zemanek-Munster, Wurzburg, Germany - Millon, Paris, France

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35 BAULE / YAURE MASK Baule, Yaure Ivory Coast Early - Mid 1900s Wood 31 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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36 IGBO FIGURE ‘ALUSI’ Igbo Nigeria Early 1900s Wood 123 cm Provenance: - Private collection, France - Millon, Paris, France

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37 YORUBA SEAT Yoruba Nigeria Early - Mid 1900s Wood, pigment 69 cm Provenance: - Private collection, France - Millon, Paris, France

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38 CHOKWE MASK Chokwe Angola Early - Mid 1900s Wood, pigment, buttons, beads, raphia, textile 40 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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39 CHOKWE MASK Chokwe Angola Early - Mid 1900s Wood, beads, seeds, raphia, textile 24 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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40 DAN MASK Dan Ivory Coast Mid 1900s Wood, metal, hair, textile 25 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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41 LWENA FIGURE Lwena D. R. Congo Mid 1900s Wood 41 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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42 LUBA DIVINATION IMPLEMENT Luba Democratic Republic of Congo Early - Mid 1900s Wood, pigment 20 cm Provenance: - Private collection, UK

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43 BAULE FIGURE Baule Ivory Coast Early - Mid 1900s Wood 32 cm Provenance: - Private collection, France - Millon, Paris, France

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