1000 Ways of Seeing at Sotheby's

On March 5, Sotheby's London will present the collection of the late Stanley Seeger. Among the incredibly eclectic lots will be offered a group of tribal works, including a Kota reliquary and Maori hei tiki, pictured below.

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Images courtesy of Sotheby's

African and Oceanic Art Sale at Native

Native Auctions of Brussels presents a sale of fine African and Oceanic art and artifacts today, June 8. Among the lots are an array of ritual artifacts, statuary, and ornaments from New Zealand, Burkina Faso, Vanuatu, Mali, Papua New Guinea, and many other locales.  

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Hei tiki  -  Maori, New Zealand

Altarpiece with figures  -  Dogon, Mali

Figure  -  Lobi, Burkina Faso

Slit drum  -  Ambrym, Vanuatu

Mask  -  Dan, Côte d'Ivoire

Images courtesy of Native Brussels

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.

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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