We are pleased to inform you about our participation in the Winter-edition of the Civilisations Brussels Art Fair 2025.
We will present our artworks in Gallery Halot, Rue des Minimes 35, Bruxelles We like to invite you to join us on the opening or one of the other days.
Opening Wednesday 22 Jan: 2 PM – 8 PM.
Thursday 23 January: 11 am to 7 pm
Friday 24 January: 11 am to 7 pm
Saturday 25 January: 11 am to 7 pm
Sunday 26 January: 11 am to 5 pm
A large important votive sculpture of a crouching figure. (103cm) These figures were donated to the local shrine to the memory of an ancestor.
West Nepal, 19th century. Collection Fons and Ariane Tonino, Geulle, The Netherlands.
A rare Shaman’s box with two wooden ancestor figures. (30 cm.) Bark, wood, rattan, glass beads, natural fiber, Shimada glass jar lid, red pigment. Contents miscellaneous fetish objects. Ibanic tribes, West Kalimantan.
Collected by Michael Palmieri in 1977. Early 20th century. Ex. coll. Erik Farrow, USA, Dr. William Temple, USA, Lars Erik Betghe, Germany, private collection Louis Nierijnck.
A haunting and expressive ritual mask from Belu region in Timor. 19th / 20th century. 21cm.
Ex. private coll. Japan, ex. Martin Doustar, ex. Michael Woerner, ex. Berry de Bruin, ex. private collection Louis Nierijnck.
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Female bowl-bearer figure. Nigeria. Early 20th century. (27cm) Provenance; the late Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Monpa people, border area Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan.
Approx. 18th / 19th century. The glossy patina of the reddish wood indicates intensive use and handling for over a long period of time
This fragmentary skull mask of Citipati is a reminder of the impermanence of life and the eternal cycle of life and death. Citipati is a protector of Tibetan Buddhism, and his mask is used in traditional Cham dance-rituals. (20cm)
Provenance; old US collection. Ex. private collection Louis Nierijnck.
This fine and rare sculpture accumulated a thick layer of sacrificial patina.
The small group (numbering 69000) lives near de Benue River in Northern Nigeria and the figure is approx. early 20th century. Ex. collection John Dubrow, NY. Ex. Adrian Schlag. Ex private collection Louis Nierijnck.
Beautiful, aged stool for high-ranking man. Lobi, Mali. Please note the chubby cheeks of the head, showing the tension needed to carry a heavy load. The glossy patina of the reddish wood indicates intensive use for over a long period of time.
Early 20th century. Former collection of the late Justin Barthels, Maastricht. Private collection Louis Nierijnck. (48cm)
A rare ceremonial spoon from Timor. Beautiful glossy patina. Early 20th century. Ex. David Serra. Ex. Berry De Bruijn.
A rare and unusual ritual mask from the ‘Eastern’ Songye (34cm) R.D.Congo. Mid 20th century. Different layers of white and red pigment on top of a blackish patina. Provenance; Peter Loebarth, Germany. Anja & Hans Lindner, Berlin. Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany.
Adu Zatua ancestor sculpture. These figures were commissioned by high-ranking families in memory of a deceased relative. Ex. Christophe Rolley. Ex. Berry de Bruijn. Early 20th century. (32cm)
Ancestor figure from the small island of Ataoro, near Timor. From the ormer collection of painter Albert Bitran, who bought the piece in 1989 in gallery Antipodes, 3 Rue Des Beau Arts, Paris. (this info. according to Alain Dufour) Early 20th century. (23cm)
Lega ‘zigzag’ figure
Nkumba figure. Lega people, Maniema, R.D.Congo. Protective ritual object used by members of the Bwami Society. 1st half 20th century. Ex. collection Justin Barthels, Maastricht.
Primal Magar mask from West Nepal. Old US collection. Former private collection Louis Nierijnck. Early 20th century.
An extremely rare rectangular small mask from Tale people (numbering 10.000). With Raphia beard. Maniema, R.D.Congo. Neighbors of the Lega. The mask was probably belonging to a member of the local variant of the Bwami society. Approx. 1st half 20th century. Ex. coll. Justin Barthels (art historian) Ex coll Louis Nierijnck, Maastricht (16cm) lit. Marc Felix, Maniema. München 1989. (page 118)
