tribal arts autumn 2022
contents 4 Mende 16 Kongo Vili 28 Bembe 8 Bembe 20 Bamana 32 Sapo Sapo 12 Bassa Ngé 24 Luba 36 Bamana 40 Kotoko 42 Basikasingo 44 Yoruba 2
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48 Mangbetu 56 Kongo 64 Teke 50 Ubangi 60 Songye 68 Luba 54 Bobo 62 Lobi 72 Ewe 3 74 Senoufo
MENDE
Mende figure, ‘Njayei Society’, Sierra Leone, h. 69cm
Field collected by Mr Westreich in 1955
Ex. Collection Emmanuel Gross, Brussels, Belgium
Ex. Collection Marcel Nies, Antwerp, Belgium
Ex. Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
A Mende figure from the same hand entered the collection of the Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust, London, UK (inventory number 32.41) in 1932
Statue Mende ‘Njayei’, Sierra Leone, h. 69cm
Recolté par Mr Westreich en 1955
Ex. Collection Emmanuel Gross, Bruxelles, Belgique
Ex. Collection Marcel Nies, Anvers, Belgique
Ex. Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Anvers, Belgique
Une statue Mende de la même main est entrée dans la collection du Horniman Public Museum and Public Park Trust, Londres, UK (numéro d’inventaire 32.41) en 1932
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BEMBE
Bembe mask, DR Congo, h. 28cm
Provenance:
Ex. Alain de Monbrison, Paris, France
Ex. Collection Lucien Van De Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Publication:
Exhibition:
‘Faces of the Spirits, Masks from the Zaïre Basin’. Herreman & Petridis, Gent, 1993:182 ‘Faces of the Spirits. Masks from the Zaïre Basin: Ethnografisch Museum, Antwerp, 1993 National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, USA, 1994
Masque Bembe, RD Congo, h. 28cm
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Bassa Ngé figure, Nigeria, h. 22cm Ex. Private European collection Statue Bassa Ngé, Nigéria, h. 22cm Ex. Collection privée Européenne BASSA NGE 12
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KONGO-VILI
Kongo-Vili whistle, DR Congo, h. 17,5cm
Ex. Private collection, Belgium
Sifflet Kongo-Vili, RD Congo, h. 17,5cm
Ex. Collection privée, Belgique
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BAMANA
Bamana figure, ‘Jo nyéléni Society’, Mali, h. 65cm
Ex. Collection Vrancken-Hoet, Brussels, Belgium
Ex. Collection Jean and Mia Leroux, Genk, Belgium
Statue Bamana, ‘Jo nyéléni’, Mali, h. 65cm
Ex. Collection Vrancken Hoet, Bruxelles, Belgique
Ex. Collection Jean and Mia Leroux, Genk, Belgique
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LUBA
Luba ‘Kifwebe’ mask, DR Congo, h. 47cm
Ex. Collection Michel Boulanger, Liège, Belgium
Masque Luba ‘Kifwebe’, RD Congo, h. 47cm
Ex. Collection Michel Boulanger, Liège, Belgique
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BEMBE
Bembe figure, Congo Brazzaville, h. 13cm Ex. Private Belgian collection statue Bembe, Congo Brazzaville, h. 13cm Ex. Collection privée, Belgique
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SAPO SAPO
Sapo Sapo double fetish figure, DR Congo, h. 11cm
Ex. Private collection, Brussels, Belgium
Fétiche Sapo Sapo, RD Congo, h. 11cm
Ex. Collection privée, Bruxelles, Belgique
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BAMANA
Bamana ‘Ntomo’ mask, Mali, h. 34cm
Provenance:
Ex. Collection Louis Dansart, Cannes, France (1970’s)
Ex. Collection Mariette Henau, Antwerp, Belgium
Ex. Collection Claus Schmidt-Luprian, Cologne, Germany
Ex. Bernard de Grunne, Brussels, Belgium
Exhibition:
Bernard de Grunne, TEFAF, The European Fine Art Fair Maastricht, The Netherlands
Masque ‘Ntomo’, Bamana, Mali, h. 34cm
Provenance:
Ex. Collection Louis Dansart, Cannes, France (1970’s)
Ex. Collection Mariette Henau, Anvers, Belgique
Ex. Collection Claus Schmidt Luprian, Cologne, Allemagne
Exhibition:
Ex. Bernard de Grunne, Bruxelles, Belgique Bernard de Grunne, TEFAF, The European Fine Art Fair, Maastricht, les Pays-Bas
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KOTOKO
Kotoko ‘Putchu guinadji’ figure, Chad, h. 7cm
Ex. Collection G. Roso, Sunel, France
Ex. Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Kotoko ‘Putchu guinadji’, Tchad, h. 7cm
Ex. Collection G. Roso, Sunel, France
Ex. Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Anvers, Belgique
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BASIKASINGO
Basikasingo figure, DR Congo, h. 39cm
Ex. Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Ex. Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Statue Basikasingo, RD Congo, h. 39cm
Ex. Pierre Dartevelle, Bruxelles, Belgique
Ex. Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Anvers, Belgique
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YORUBA
Yoruba ‘Shango’ staff, Nigeria, h. 47cm
Ex. Private European collection
Baton Yoruba ‘Shango’, Nigéria, h. 47cm
Ex. Collection privée Européenne
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Mangbetu ‘Nenguma’ shield, DR Congo, 117 x 59 cm Ex. Private Belgian collection Bouclier Mangbetu ‘Nenguma’, RD Congo, 117 x 59 cm Ex. Collection privée, Belgique MANGBETU 48
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UBANGI
Ubangi figure, DR Congo, h. 32cm
Ex. Private Belgian collection
Statue Ubangi, RD Congo, h. 32cm
Ex. Collection privée, Belgique
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Bobo figure, Burkina Faso, h. 27cm
Ex. Private European collection
Statue Bobo, Burkina Faso, h. 27cm
Ex. Collection privée Européenne
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BOBO
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KONGO
Kongo ‘Ntafu maluangu’ staff, DR Congo, h. 50cm
Provenance:
Ex. Colonial collection, Brussels, Belgium - pre 1950 Ex. Philippe and Lisa Laeremans, Brussels, Belgium 2011
Publication: Expo catalogue: “BRUNEAF, Winter Sablon”, Brussels, Belgium 2011
Baton Kongo ‘Ntafu maluangu’, RD Congo, h. 50cm
Provenance:
Ex. Collection coloniale, Bruxelles, Belgique avant 1950
Ex. Philippe and Lisa Laeremans, Bruxelles, Belgique 2011
Publication: Expo catalogue: “BRUNEAF, Winter Sablon”, Bruxelles, Belgique 2011
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SONGYE
Songye ‘Kifwebe’ mask, DR Congo, h. 42cm
Ex. JJ Klejman, New York, USA
Ex. Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Masque ‘Kifwebe’, Songye, RD Congo, h. 42cm
Ex. JJ Klejman, New York, USA
Ex. Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Anvers, Belgique
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Lobi pair of figures, Burkina Faso, h. 19 & 20cm Ex. Private European collection Couple Lobi, Burkina Faso, h. 19 & 20cm Ex. Collection privée Européenne LOBI 62
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Teke ‘Buti’ figure, Congo Brazzaville, h. 36cm Ex. Private European collection
Statue ‘Buti’, Teke, Congo Brazzaville, h. 36cm Ex. Collection privée Européenne
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TEKE
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LUBA
Luba figure, DR Congo, h. 25cm
Ex. Private collection, Belgium
Statue Luba, RD Congo, h. 25cm
Ex. Collection privée, Belgique 68
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Ewe fetish figure, Togo, h. 16cm
Ex. Private collection, Belgium
Fétiche Ewe, Togo, h. 16cm
Ex. Collection privée, Belgique
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SENOUFO
Senufo ‘Madeö’ figure, Ivory Coast, h. 28cm Ex. Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium (before 1976)
Statue Senoufo ‘Madeö’, Côte d’Ivoire, h. 28cm Ex. Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Anvers, Belgique (avant 1976)
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Photographic credits
Valentin Clavairolles, Brussels
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