187 Luba Caryatid Stool, the slightly concave circular seat supported by the heads and hands of a Janus male and female caryatid, each figure standing on the low domed base with exaggerated feet and short stocky legs set wide apart, their tapering oval faces each with protruding rectangular mouth open and teeth bared, flattened nose, pierced eyes (two blue glass bead inlays remaining), and low smooth forehead, the female with an incised coiffure, rich reddish-brown patina, ht. 12 in. Provenance: Private collection, Massachusetts; Arthur Rothenberg Collection, New York City; Julius Carlebach, New York, 1946. $20,000-25,000
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188 Bakota Reliquary Guardian Figure, the pierced diamond-shaped body beneath a cylindrical neck and oval convex face flanked by rounded flanges with pendant cylinders, and surmounted by a large crescent, the whole decorated with sheets of brass, ht. 27 in. $3,000-4,000
189 Chokwe Mask, Mwana Pwo, the face of a young woman, hollowed-out form, pierced around the rim, with open mouth baring teeth, slit coffee bean eyes above a long narrow nose, ears with earrings below and high square-cut coiffure, surface varnished, ht. 8 1/2 in. Provenance: Herbert Baker Collection. $2,000-3,000 190 Wood Congo Bell, the round case with large pierced ring at top, partly wrapped in hide, with three wood clappers in openings at the base, on a custom stand, rich smooth worn patina, ht. 10 3/4, wd. 7 in. $800-1,000 191 Makonde Wood Bust, the bust of a man, the face with extensive facial tattoos in a linear design, with a protruding top lip, possibly due to a labret, heavy lidded eyes, naturalistic ears and blacked hair, smooth brown patina, ht. 10 1/2 in. $500-800 192 Pare Terra-cotta Figure, Tanzania, standing with legs far apart, arms on abdomen, with large nose and small eyes and mouth, ht. 6 in. Provenance: Galerie Willem Zwiep, Amsterdam. $300-500
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193 Liguru Standing Figure, Tanzania, the elongated figure with long narrow legs, arms at sides and an oval head with protruding mouth, nose and eyes, the surface heavily encrusted and flaking, on a wood base, (surface loss), ht. 24 1/4 in. Provenance: Richard Meyer, New York City. $1,000-1,500
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