Tribal Art Sale at Christie's

Christie's will hold a double auction today in Paris highlighting tribal works from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. African objects will be by far the most numerous in the second sale, which will feature a selection of sixty-six pieces from among the three hundred objects that make up the collection of Léonore and Rudolf Blum.

View the online catalogues.

Ceremonial headdress  -  Tsimshian or Haisla, Northwest Coast

Battle dagger  -  Tlingit, Northwest Coast

Mask  -  Bete/Guro, Côte d'Ivoire

Lime spatula  -  Massim, Papua New Guinea

Kifwebe mask  -  Songye, D.R. Congo

Mask  -  Bamana, Mali

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Oceanic and African Art Sales at Christie's

On June 19, Christie's will present an impressive double sale of Oceanic and African art and artifacts in Paris.  Showcasing a wide array of sculptural treasures from West and Central Africa, Polynesia, and the Americas, the sales will also highlight a selection of very fine works from the Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

For more information, view the online catalogues.

Roof figure  -  Biwat, Papua New Guinea

Serpent headdress  -  Baga, Guinea

Maternity figure  -  Dogon, Mali

Mask  -  Bamana, Mali

Female figure  -  Dogon, Mali

Commemorative figural group  -  Baham Kingdom, Cameroon

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