December catalogue - Tribal Art Society

Wednesday December 1st 2021

Online Catalogue LXXIi

DECEMBer issue

WHO WE ARE The Tribal Art Society features an online catalogue every month listing quality works of Asian art that have been thoroughly vetted by our select members, who are the in-house experts.

By bringing together a group of trusted dealers specializing in Tribal art, our platform offers a unique collection of works of art that collectors will not find anywhere else online. To ensure the highest standards, gallery membership is by invitation only and determined by a selection committee.

/TribalArtSociety Cover Image: Head of a Nat. Presented by Adam Prout on p. 6

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DECEMBER ARTWORKS

Pieces are published and changed each month.

The objects are presented with a full description and corresponding dealer’s contact information.

Unlike auction sites or other platforms, we empower collectors to interact directly with the member dealers for enquiries and purchases by clicking on the e-mail adress.

In order to guarantee the quality of pieces available in the catalogues, objects are systematically validated by all our select mebers, who are the inhouse experts. Collectors are therefore encouraged to decide and buy with complete confidence. In addition to this, the Tribal Art Society proposes a seven-day full money back return policy should the buyer not feel totally satisfied with a purchase.

Feel free to ask the price if the artwork is listed with a price on request.

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Head of a ‘Nat’

Head Myanmar (formerly Burma) Carved and painted wood with incorporated antlers.

Height: 70 cm Provenance: Private collection, U.K Price:

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Object Presented by: Adam Prout T.: + 44 7725 689 801 E.: adam@adamprout.com W.: www.adamprout.com

Nats are the Buddist, godlike spirits, venerated in Burma and the surrounding areas.

This example would have been originally housed in a temple and dates to the Early 19th century or earlier.

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Baule mask

Mask Baule Ivory Coast Wood Height: 45 cm Provenance: Franco Monti Price: 4.800 euros

Object Presented by: Joaquin Pecci T.: + 32 477 43 94 12 E.: joaquin.pecci@skynet.be W.: www.joaquinpecci.net

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TOLAI MASK

Tolai mask Gazelle Peninsula, Bismarck Archipelago New Britain Carved wood, pigments, vegetal fiber Mid 20th century Height: 34 cm Provenance: Field-collected by Loed Van Bussel Jo de Buck, Brussels TAS exclusive price: 5.500 euros

Object Presented by: Julien Flak M.: +33 6 84 52 81 36 E.: contact@galerieflak.com W.: www.galerieflak.com

As stated by the Metropolitan Museum of New York, these masks appearing to be smiling are known by variants of the name lor, which means skull in Tolai.

Tolai lor masks are worn by performers in a dance called tambaran kakao (spirit that crawls). The masks reportedly represent a spirit that comes to a local leader in dreams and reveals the details of dance paraphernalia and choreography.

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Modang-Dayak architectural element

Architectural element Modang-Dayak Borneo, Indonesia 19th century or earlier Ironwood 94 cm x 25 cm Price: 2.500 euros

Object Presented by: Pascassio Manfredi M.: + 33 (0) 642195423 E.: pascassiomanfredi@orange.fr W.: www.pascassio-manfredi.com

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BAULE STATUETTE

Statuette Baule Ivory Coast Wood, dye and old patina of use Height: 47 cm Provenance: Osher Dahan collection, Paris Private Collection, Paris Price: 4.000 euros

Object Presented by: Eric Hertault T.:+33 6 15 38 64 81 E.: hertault.eric@gmail.com W.: www.eric-hertault.com

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Nepal mask

Mask West-Central Nepal Wood with soot patina Height: 25 cm Provenance: Bruno Gay collection Publication: Guidebook of Nepalese Masks, F. Rond, p.396 (# CS30) Price on request

Object Presented by: Indian Heritage Frédéric Rond T.: +33.(0)1.42.77.58.48 E.: indian.heritage@yahoo.fr W.: www.indianheritage.biz

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Bassa mask

Geh-naw mask Bassa Liberia Early 20th century or before Wood and metal Height: 20 cm Provenance: Christie’s, New York, 18 May 1993 G.F. Scanzi (1936-2017) collection, Italy George Boixo collection, France Price: 7.900 euros

Object Presented by: David Serra T.: +34 (0) 667525597 E.: galeria@davidserra.es W.: www.davidserra.es

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Nias Charm

Very scarce charm Nias Indonesia Wood, rattan Height: 10 cm Width: 16 cm Provenance: collected by Henrich Sundermann during the Missiongesellschaft (1875) Bruce Frank / Private collection Price: 2.800 euros

Object Presented by: Renaud Vanuxem M.: +33 6 07 11 50 60 E.: rvanuxem@yahoo.fr W.: www.renaudvanuxem.com

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Bembe Figure

Figure Bembe 19th century Inagaki Base Height: 19 cm Provenance: Private West Coast Collection Price:

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Object Presented by: James Stephenson M.: +1 646.644.7156 E: info@stephensonafricanart.com W.:www.stephensonafricanart.com

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Head from a mummy bundle

Chancay Peru 1100 - 1470 AD Wood, shells, feathers, resins and pigments.

25 cm Provenance: Arthur Speyer, Berlin before 1933 Charles Ratton, Paris, N° 941 from Charles Ratton inventory (acquired from Speyer) (see Ratton-Ladriere archives) Sir Jacob Epstein, London (1880-1959) after 1937.

Carlo Monzino (1931-1996) & Haralabos Melenos collection , Lugano / Milan / Castagnola, 1963 to 2002.

Monzino - 30 septembre 2002 - Art Africain, Océanien et Précolombien Sotheby's collection, Paris, Lot 12 Price on request

Object Presented by: Anthony J.P. Meyer T.: +33 (0) 6 80 10 80 22 E.: ajpmeyer@gmail.com W.: www.meyeroceanic.art

Various numbers on the back of the mask: "251" on paper (British Arts Council inventory), "941" in white paint (Inv. Ratton) and on the back of the base a white round label from Sotheby's "PF2011 – Lot N° 12".

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Dan Mask

Mask Dan Ivory Coast Wood Height: 22,5 cm Price: 3.800 euros

Object Presented by: Pablo Touchaleaume T.: + 33 (0)6 89 90 75 70 E.: pablo.touchaleaume@hotmail.fr W.: www.pablotouchaleaume.com

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Nepal mask

Mask Western Nepal Wood with soot patina Height: 30 cm Provenance: Bruno Gay collection Publication: Guidebook of Nepalese Masks, F. Rond, p.115 (# W33) Price on request

Object Presented by: Indian Heritage Frédéric Rond T.: +33.(0)1.42.77.58.48 E.: indian.heritage@yahoo.fr W.: www.indianheritage.biz

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LWENA STOOL

Prestige stool Mother and child caryatid Lwena / Chokwe Angola / DR Congo Carved wood Height: 41 cm Provenance Ex private collection, Belgium TAS exclusive price: 6.000 euros

Object Presented by: Julien Flak M.: +33 6 84 52 81 36 E.: contact@galerieflak.com W.: www.galerieflak.com

As noted in the book Chokwe! Art and Initiation among Chokwe and related peoples (Birmingham Museum of Art, 1999), the mother-and-child motif on this caryatid stool symbolically reinforces precepts regarding the matrilineal inheritance of royal titles. The female figure physically supports the chief seated on the stool, literally nurtures her child, and metaphorically sustains her community.

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Hacha Dio

Axe Guanacaste, Nicoya, Costa Rica 200 - 600 AD Sculpted and polished green nephrite 9 cm x 4,7 cm Weight: 100 g Provenance: André Derain (INV. 504).

Monny et Paulette de Boully, Paris.

Dr. & Mme. J.F. Lepreux, Paris (Acquis auprès de Madame Rita Alix Meyer, Paris, le 1 octobre 1982).

Price: 6.800 euros

Object Presented by: Anthony J.P. Meyer T.: +33 (0) 6 80 10 80 22 E.: ajpmeyer@gmail.com W.: www.meyeroceanic.art

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Teke Figure

Male Standing Figure buti (biteki/ kiteki) Teke D.R. of the Congo(Congo Brazzaville) Wood and pigment Height: 37,5cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris Price :

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Object Presented by: Mark Eglinton M.: +1 646-675-7150 E.: markeglinton@icloud.com IG: @markeglintontribalart

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16 Lega Mask Mask Lukwakongo Lega D.R. of the Congo Wood, feathers Height: 20 cm Provenance: Nana Philipps, Esbeek Price on request

Object Presented by: Adrian Schlag T.: +34 617 666 098 E.: adrian@schlag.net W.: www.tribalartclassics.com

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Timor Mask

Ritual mask Timor Indonesia Wood Height: 23 cm Provenance: Private collection Published in « Ancestres dels mars del sud » Fundacio Caixa.Girona.2007 Price: 3.000 euros

Object Presented by: Renaud Vanuxem M.: +33 6 07 11 50 60 E.: rvanuxem@yahoo.fr W.: www.renaudvanuxem.com

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PUNU MASK

Mask Punu Gabon Light wood (fromager?) mineral dyes, Kaolin and patina of use Height: 26 cm Provenance: Marie-Ange Ciolkowska, Paris Christie's, Paris Private collection, Paris Price: 9.900 euros

Object Presented by: Eric Hertault T.:+33 6 15 38 64 81 E.: hertault.eric@gmail.com W.: www.eric-hertault.com

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TSOGHO RITUAL GONG

Mikenge ceremonial gong Tsogho Gabon Wood, iron Late 19th - early 20th century Height: 47,5 cm Provenance: Collected between 1920 and 1922 by Maurice Mayet (Chargeurs Réunis Company, Upper Congo) Yves et Ewa Develon, Paris Price on request

Object Presented by: Julien Flak M.: +33 6 84 52 81 36 E.: contact@galerieflak.com W.: www.galerieflak.com

This finely carved Mikenge (or Mokengué) ritual gong is laden with an anthropomorphic symbolism.

The human face on top represents Kombe (the sun), a male entity, source of life, and supreme judge of all humans. The sound of the gong was said to symbolize the beat of a man's heart.

Mikenge gongs were used in initiation rites of the Evovi association whose members were in charge of judicial matters among the Tsogho people. These gongs were also used during the mavasa rituals for the birth of twins.

This exceptional Tsogho gong will be on view at La Biennale Paris, Grand Palais Ephémère, Champde-Mars, 75007 Paris until December 5th, 2021 Galerie Flak, booth 27.

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Zoomorphic Mask

Mask Waranin kalankun Bozo Mali Wood, glass, pigments and fiber Height: 39cm Provenance: Private collection Publishedin: Expo cat.: "Marionnettes du Mali. Masques et marionnettes du Théâtre Sogobó",

by Reginald Groux, Montreuil-sousBois, Editions Fil du Fleuve, 2007:141, #93 Exhibition: La Flèche, France: "Marionnettes du Mali. Masques et marionnettes du Théâtre Sogobó", Summer 2007 Price on request

Object Presented by: Mark Eglinton M.: +1 646-675-7150 E.: markeglinton@icloud.com IG: @markeglintontribalart

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BAULE MALE FIGURE

Blolo Bian Ivory Coast Wood Height: 40,5 cm Provenance Reginald Groux, Galerie Noir D'Ivoire, Paris Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C. Price: 5.900 euros

Object Presented by: James Stephenson M.: +1 646.644.7156 E: info@stephensonafricanart.com W.: www.stephensonafricanart.com

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Tshokwe comb

Comb Tshokwe Angola Early 20th century or before Wood and metal Height: 15,5 cm Provenance: Old private collection, Portugal Michel van den Dries, Belgium Price: 3.200 euros

Object Presented by: David Serra T.: +34 (0) 667525597 E.: galeria@davidserra.es W.: www.davidserra.es

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Edan Ogboni

(also called edan osugbo among the Ijebu and Egba of Yorubaland)

Yoruba Nigeria 16th/19th century Bronze with a glossy patina mounted on an iron spike 20,4 cm Provenance: Fraysse & assocIés, Hotel Drouot, Paris, lot 36 of the catalogue, 30/11/2009 Price on request

Object Presented by: Anthony J.P. Meyer T.: +33 (0) 6 80 10 80 22 E.: ajpmeyer@gmail.com W.: www.meyeroceanic.art

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BAULE STATUETTE

Statuette Baule Ivory Coast Wood, mineral dyes, thick patina of use and a pearl necklace Height: 52,5 cm Provenance: Maurice Nicaud collection, Paris Private collection, Paris Price: 3.750 euros

Object Presented by: Eric Hertault T.:+33 6 15 38 64 81 E.: hertault.eric@gmail.com W.: www.eric-hertault.com

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Austral paddle

An exceptional Austral Islands paddle Paddle Austral Islands Early 19th century 125 cm Provenance: United Kingdom collection Price:

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Object Presented by: Adam Prout T.: + 44 7725 689 801 E.: adam@adamprout.com W.: www.adamprout.com

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Ifugao box

Box Ifugao Philippines Early 20th century Basketry and bamboo 42 cm x 42 cm x 15 cm Price: 600 euros

Object Presented by: Pascassio Manfredi M.: + 33 (0) 642195423 E.: pascassiomanfredi@orange.fr W.: www.pascassio-manfredi.com

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Dayak Amulet

Amulet Dayak Borneo Early 20th century Height: 6,5 cm Price: 380 euros

Object Presented by: Adam Prout T.: + 44 7725 689 801 E.: adam@adamprout.com W.: www.adamprout.com

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Dan Passport mask

Masquette Dan Ivory Coast Wood Height: 11,5 cm Price: 1.800 euros

Object Presented by: Pablo Touchaleaume T.: + 33 (0)6 89 90 75 70 E.: pablo.touchaleaume@hotmail.fr W.: www.pablotouchaleaume.com

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Luba drum

Drum Luba D.R. of Congo Wood Height: 25 cm Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels Price: 1.500 euros

Object Presented by: Joaquin Pecci T.: + 32 477 43 94 12 E.: joaquin.pecci@skynet.be W.: www.joaquinpecci.net

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Baule Figure

Blolo Bian figure Baule Ivory coast Wood, beads Height: 36 cm Provenance: French colonial collection Price: 1.800 euros

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Object Presented by: Renaud Vanuxem M.: +33 6 07 11 50 60 E.: rvanuxem@yahoo.fr W.: www.renaudvanuxem.com

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BIRD FIGURE

Bird figure Small Namba Island / Malekula, Vanuatu (New Hebrides) Vegetable fiber, bamboo, leaves, fiber, clay and paint Height: 21 cm Provenance: Field-collected in Vanuatu in 1984 Thence in a private European collection TAS exclusive price: 1.200 euros

Object Presented by: Julien Flak M.: +33 6 84 52 81 36 E.: contact@galerieflak.com W.: www.galerieflak.com

In Vanuatu, such bird figures were displayed around the entrance of the ceremonial house, usually hanging from tree branches. They symbolically accompanied the young men during initiation rituals, and were said to represent helping spirits.

Similar examples of bird figures can be found in the collections of major ethnography museums around the world, notably the musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac in Paris (see inventory 72.1931.1.8)

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Gan Bracelet

Bracelet Gan Burkina Faso Bronze Diam: 8 cm Price: 1.200 euros

Object Presented by: Renaud Vanuxem M.: +33 6 07 11 50 60 E.: rvanuxem@yahoo.fr W.: www.renaudvanuxem.com

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Indonesian box

Box Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia Early 20th century Basketry, fabric and beads 27 cm x 18 cm x 9 cm Price: 800 euros

Object Presented by: Pascassio Manfredi M.: + 33 (0) 642195423 E.: pascassiomanfredi@orange.fr W.: www.pascassio-manfredi.com

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MOSSI WHISTLE

Whistle Mossi Burkina Faso Wood Height: 22 cm TAS Exclusive Price: 1.500 euros

Object Presented by: Joaquin Pecci T.: + 32 477 43 94 12 E.: joaquin.pecci@skynet.be W.: www.joaquinpecci.net

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A Zulu snuff spoon / hairpin

Spoon/ Hairpin Zulu 19th century.

One piece of horn Length: 27 cm Price: 550 euros

Object Presented by: Adam Prout T.: + 44 7725 689 801 E.: adam@adamprout.com W.: www.adamprout.com

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Bamileke drum

Drum Bamileke Cameroon Wood Height: 68 cm TAS Exclusive Price:

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Object Presented by: Joaquin Pecci T.: + 32 477 43 94 12 E.: joaquin.pecci@skynet.be W.: www.joaquinpecci.net

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Amhara TOP STAFF

Mekuania top staff Amhara Ethiopia 18th - 19th century Metal and wood Height: 12,5 cm Provenance: Tekalegn Besepa collection, Ethiopia. (aquired in 1994) Price: 1.200 euros

Object Presented by: David Serra T.: +34 (0) 667525597 E.: galeria@davidserra.es W.: www.davidserra.es

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Dan Passport mask

Masquette Dan Ivory Coast Wood Height: 14 cm Price: 1.800 euros

Object Presented by: Pablo Touchaleaume T.: + 33 (0)6 89 90 75 70 E.: pablo.touchaleaume@hotmail.fr W.: www.pablotouchaleaume.com

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Bamana doll

Doll Bamana Mali First third of 20th century Wax and ground Height: 25 cm Provenance: Léo Gaget collection, France (acquired between 1960’s and 1970’s) Price: 900 euros

Object Presented by: David Serra T.: +34 (0) 667525597 E.: galeria@davidserra.es W.: www.davidserra.es

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Dan Passport mask

Masquette Dan Ivory Coast Wood Height: 11 cm Price: 1.800 euros

Object Presented by: Pablo Touchaleaume T.: + 33 (0)6 89 90 75 70 E.: pablo.touchaleaume@hotmail.fr W.: www.pablotouchaleaume.com

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