galerie frank van craen
Tribal Arts
APERO 2023
12.02.2023
contents 4 Sepik 16 Congo 30 Yoruba 8 Bakongo 20 Lobi 34 Tiv 12 Majapahit, Java 24 Hemba 38 Ebrie 42 Lwena 3
SEPIK
Sepik hook, Papua New Guinea, h. 84cm
German private collection
Crochet Sepik, Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée, h. 84cm
Collection privée Allemande
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BAKONGO
Bakongo flywhisk, D.R. Congo, h. 26,5cm Belgian private collection
Chasse-mouche Bakongo, R.D.Congo, h. 26,5cm Collection privée Belgique
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MAJAPAHIT, JAVA
Majapahit mirror, 13th – 16th Century, Java, Indonesia, h. 17,5cm
J. Vander Straete collection, Belgium
C. Ghysels collection, Belgium
Mirroir Majapahit, 13ième – 16ième siècle, Java, Indonésie, h. 17,5cm
Collection J. Vander Straete, Belgique
Collection C. Ghysels, Belgique
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CONGO
Congo statuette, DR Congo, h. 16,5cm
Private collection, Belgium
Statuette Congo, RD Congo, h. 16,5cm
Collection privée, Belgique
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LOBI
Lobi animal, Burkina Faso, h. 34cm
Provenance:
Collection Jean Paul Delcourt (1925 – 2018), France
Collection Giovanni F. Scanzi ( 1936 – 2017), Italy
Publication:
Scanzi, Giovanni F. L’art traditionnel Lobi, Bergamo:
Ed. Milanos, 1993, p. 332-333, n°277
Animal Lobi, Burkina Faso, h. 34cm
Provenance:
Collection Jean Paul Delcourt (1925 – 2018), France
Collection Giovanni F. Scanzi ( 1936 – 2017), Italie
Publication:
Scanzi, Giovanni F. L’art traditionnel Lobi, Bergamo:
Ed. Milanos, 1993, p. 332-333, n°277
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HEMBA
Hemba ‘Singiti’ Ancestor statue, DR Congo, h. 56cm
Provenance:
Emil Storrer (1917-1989), Zürich, Switzerland
Lucien Van de Velde collection, Antwerp, Belgium
Exhibition:
'Art Africain – Afrikaanse Kunst’, Lucien Van de Velde, 6-7 October 2007
Statue d’ancêtre ‘Singiti’ Hemba, RD Congo, h. 56cm
Provenance:
Emil Storrer (1917-1989), Zürich, Suisse
Collection Lucien Van de Velde, Anvers, Belgique
Exposition:
‘Art Africain – Afrikaanse Kunst’, Lucien Van de Velde, 6-7 octobre 2007
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YORUBA
‘Ere Ibeji’ pair, Yagba, Egbe, Nigeria, h. 24,5cm Private collection, United Kingdom
Paire ‘Ere Ibeji’, Yagba, Egbe, Nigéria, h. 24,5cm Collection privée, Royaume Uni
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TIV
Tiv ceremonial spoon, Nigeria, h. 43cm
Leon Underwood (1890 – 1975) Collection, London, United Kingdom
John J. Klejman (1906 – 1995), New York City, NY, USA
Cuillère cérémoniale Tiv, Nigéria, h. 43cm
Collection Leon Underwood (1890 – 1975), Londres, Royaume Uni
John J. Klejman (1906 – 1995), New York, Etats-Unis
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Statue Ebrie, Lagoon area, Ivory Coast, h. 28,5cm
Provenance:
Acquired 1955 in the town of Bingerville
Collection Jean Paul Delcourt, France
Collection Giovanni F. Scanzi, Italy
Publication:
Scanzi, G.F. ‘La statuarie Akan’, Ed. Tribalglobale
Primary Art, Italy 2010, p. 214, n° 143
Statue Ebrie, Région lagunaire, Côte d’Ivoire, h. 28,5cm
Provenance:
Acquis en 1955 à Bingerville
Collection Jean Paul Delcourt, France
Collection Giovanni F. Scanzi, Italie
Publication:
Scanzi, G.F. ‘La statuarie Akan’, Ed. Tribalglobale
Primary Art, Italie 2010, p. 214, n°143
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EBRIE
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CHOKWE/LWENA
‘Sanza’ instrument, Chokwe/Lwena, Angola, h. 22cm
Expo catalogue ‘Winter Bruneaf’, Brussels, 2022:51
Galerie Philippe Laeremans
Instrument ‘Sanza’, Chokwe/ Lwena, Angola, h. 22cm
Expo catalogue ‘Bruneaf Hiver’, Bruxelles, 2022:51
Galerie Philippe Laeremans
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Photographic credits Valentin Clavairolles, Brussels copyright Galerie Frank Van Craen Eglantierlaan 3 2020 Antwerp, Belgium www.frankvancraen.be frankvancraen@outlook.com +32.(0)475 668187 44