Thursday, May 3, 2012

Tribal Art Auction - Bonhams - May 12, 2012

Bonhams will present a sale of fine tribal art and artifacts on May 12 in New York. The nearly four hundred lots on offer will comprise a wide range of works from traditional societies in Africa, Polynesia, Mexico, and elsewhere, including an array of southern African works from the estate of Norman Hurst.

Visit the official website.

Pendant, hei tiki  -  Maori, New Zealand
Fish hook  -  Gambier Islands
Vessel with figure  -  Jama Coaque, Ecuador
Rhythm pounder couple  -  Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire
Stone head  -  Aztec, Mexico
Bird figure  -  Valdivia, Ecuador

Information and images courtesy of Bonhams

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