Tribal Art Auction at Native

On January 24, Native of Brussels will hold a sale of African, Oceanic, and Arctic art from various European collections, including that of Madame Andrée- Laure Seret, which has never been shown before. Madame Seret, who was a Sablon antiques dealer, acquired most of these objects from her friend, artist Willy Mestach, in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of the objects in the collection reveal the influence that African art had on Western artists. Among these, a Sakassou region Baule statuette, two kifwebe masks that Mestach was especially fond of, and an abstract Lega figure will be among the highlights of the sale.

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Spirit maiden mask  -  Punu, Gabon

Power figure  -  Songye, D.R. Congo

Kifwebe mask  -  Songye, D.R. Congo

Power figure  -  Kongo, D.R. Congo

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Tribal Art Auction at Native

Native of Brussels will present a sale of fine tribal works on January 25. At just under 80 lots, the works on offer will represent traditional cultures from Africa, Papua New Guinea, Alaska, and elsewhere, and will include pieces once owned by tribal art luminaries such as Jacques Kerchache. 

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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

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