Tribal Art Auction at Zemanek-Münster

Zemanek-Münster will present their 81st sale of tribal art and artifacts in Würzburg on October 31.  The  large auction will present a wide array of sculptural works, highlighting a number of beautiful figures from West and Central Africa. Asian art will also be included alongside traditional works from Oceania, the Himalayas and elsewhere.

View the online catalogue.

Commemorative figure of a king  -  Bangwa, Cameroon Grassfields

Mask, dyodyomini  -  Dogon, Mali

Reliquary figure, mbulu ngulu  -  Kota, Gabon

Power figure, nkisi  -  Kongo/Mayombe/Vili, D.R. Congo

Images courtesy of Zemanek-Münster

Christie's Tribal Art Preview in Paris

On September 8–15, set to coincide with this year's edition of Parcours des Mondes, Christie's is exhibiting a selection of highlights from their upcoming December sale of African, Oceanic and Native American art in Paris. The installation, on view at 9 ave Mantignon, will feature a range of fine tribal works, including a Fang figure from the collection of André Fourquet.

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Male figure  -  Fang, Gabon

Image courtesy of Christie's 

Oceanic Art Auction at Theodore Bruce

Australian auctioneers Theodore Bruce will present a sale of Oceanic art and artifacts on Monday, August 17 in Sydney. Showcasing the collection of Todd Barlin, the sale will feature a multitude of weapons, ornaments, shields and ritual items from Melanesia, Polynesia, Australia, the Philippine Islands, and elsewhere.

For more information, view the online catalogue.

Hair comb with head finial  -  Fly River, Papua New Guinea

Image courtesy of Theodore Bruce Auctioneers

Mossgreen Preview – The Dr. Peter Elliott Collection

On June 25–26, Mossgreen will present a preview of selections from its upcoming sale of the collection of Dr. Peter Elliott at Messum's in London. Amassed over many years of world travel, the Elliott Collection includes a multitude of fine tribal works from Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippine Islands, Vanuatu and the Himalayas. 

View more auction and preview information here.

Images courtesy of Mossgreen

Tribal Art Sale at Lempertz

Lempertz will present a sale of fine tribal art and artifacts in Brussels on June 12. Highlighting a wide variety of figural sculpture from central and western Africa, the lots will also include a selection of carvings from Papua New Guinea.

For more information, view the online catalogue.

Yoruba bell  -  Nigeria

Punu mask  -  Gabon

Bambara mask  -  Mali

Suku mask  -  D.R. Congo

Nuna or Bwa mask  -  Burkina Faso

Nuna mask  -  Burkina Faso

Images courtesy of Lempertz

Tribal Art Sale at Leonard Joel

Auctioneers Leonard Joel will present a large sale of Asian and tribal art on May 31 in Melbourne. Showcasing the collection of Mark Lissauer, the auction will put on offer an extensive range of works from all corners of Asia as well as Indonesia, New Guinea, Polynesia and elsewhere.

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Poi bowl  -  Hawaiian Islands

Three-bladed katar  -  India

Yam mask  -  Papua New Guinea

Images courtesy of Leonard Joel

Tribal Art Sale at Dorotheum

Dorotheum will present a sale of tribal art and artifacts on May 26. The works on offer will represent a wide variety of cultures across the African continent, as well as a small assemblage of items from the South Pacific and the Americas.

For more information, view the online catalogue.

Mask  -  Vuvi, Gabon

Power figure  -  Songye, D.R. Congo

Ancestor skull  -  Asmat, Papua New Guinea

Images courtesy of Dorotheum

Tribal Art Sale at Mossgreen

Mossgreen of Melbourne will present a sale of fine Australian, Oceanic, and Indonesian tribal art on May 20. The works on offer represent the collecting efforts of Marc & Elena Pinto, amassed during the couple's years of world travel. Featuring over 140 lots, the auction will highlight tribal weaponry, including ceremonial shields, clubs, spears and boomerangs.

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Images courtesy of Mossgreen

Tribal Art Sale at Sotheby's

Sotheby’s will hold its spring sale of art from Africa, Oceania, and the ancient Americas in New York on May 15. It will be led by a rare Pende helmet mask that was featured in the 1984 Primitivism show at MOMA. Also featured will be highlights from the New York estate of the late Helena Segy and, by extension, the personal collection of her noted husband, Ladislas Segy. Significant among these are a rare Ngbandi ivory spoon and an unusually early Kota reliquary. A large and fine Lobi couple from the collection of Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler and an Mbembe figure once owned by Georg Baselitz will also be offered. An unusual highlight of the sale is an extremely early Kanak stone figure from New Caledonia collected by the missionary Père Pierre Lambert between 1856 and 1863. 

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Male figure  -  Luba, D.R. Congo

Monumental head  -  Kanak, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea

Helmet mask  -  Luluwa, D. R. Congo

Male reliquary figure,  eyema byeri  -   Fang-Ntumu, Gabon

 Images courtesy of Sotheby's

Tribal Art Sale at Bonhams

Bonhams will hold a sale of tribal art and artifacts in San Francisco on May 5 featuring a large and varied assortment of works from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Impressive wood carvings from New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and D.R. Congo comprise just a few of the highlights on offer.  

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Standing male figure  -  Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

Canoe prow  -  Maori, New Zealand

Male figure  -  Hemba, D.R. Congo

 Images courtesy of Bonhams

Tribal Art Sale at Auctionata

Auctionata will present a sale of fine tribal art and artifacts in Berlin on April 21. Highlights of the sale will include a collection of African fertility dolls; an important Hemba figure from the collection of Paolo Morigi; a Bakota reliquary figure sold by JJ Klejman in the 1950s; Fang Knives from the collection of André Schoeller, and more.  

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Moai kavakava  -  Easter Island

Helmet mask  -  Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire

Figure of a priest  -  Remojadas, Mexico

Reliquary figure, mbulu ngulu  -  Kota, Gabon

Images courtesy of Auctionata

Tribal Art Sale at Auctionata

Berlin-based Auctionata will hold a sale of art from Africa and Oceania on March 31 from its “auction studio” in New York. This auction house’s mission is to utilize an interactive online presence, so while its sales function as traditional auctions, bidding is done absentee, by phone, or online. This sale features a variety of offerings, the highlight of which is a pre-WWII Senufo figure. 

For more information, view the online catalogue.

Maternity figure  -  Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire

Gbon mask  -  Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire

War club, totokia  -  Fiji

Images courtesy of Auctionata

Tribal Art Auction at De Zwaan

De Zwaan will present an auction of fine tribal art and artifacts on March 30 in Amsterdam. The range of lots will include figurative works from Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya, Central Africa, and elsewhere.

For more information, visit De Zwaan.

Ancestor figure  -  Hemba, D.R. Congo

Korwar figure  -  Irian Jaya

Ancestor figure  -  Asmat, Papua New Guinea

Images courtesy of De Zwaan

Preview at Christie's Paris

Through March 18, Christie's Paris is presenting a preview of highlights from its upcoming summer African and Oceanic art sale, which will be held on June 23. Among the selections are objects from the collection of Jacques Kerchache, including the Jukun figure pictured below.

Figure  -  Jukun, Nigeria

Image courtesy of Christie's

Tribal Art Auction at Zemanek-Münster

Zemanek-Münster will present their 79th sale of fine tribal art and artifacts on March 21 in Würzburg. The wide array of traditional works to be put before the bidders represent cultures from Central and West Africa, New Guinea, Central and South America, and elsewhere.

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Mask  -  Bembe, D.R. Congo

Bird mask  -  Dan, Côte d'Ivoire

Bird pectoral  -  Tairona, Colombia

Images courtesy of Zemanek-Münster

Tribal Art Sale - Cornette de Saint Cyr

Cornette de Saint Cyr will present a sale of tribal art and artifacts in Paris on March 9. Highlighting extracts from the collections of Franco Ignazio Castelli and Mr. & Mrs. M-O, the auction lots will comprise a range of works from Papua New Guinea, Central Africa, and elsewhere.

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Hook figure  -  Sawos, Papua New Guinea

Charm figure  -  Inyai-Ewa, Papua New Guinea

Stool  -  Dogon/Tellem, Mali

Images courtesy of Cornette de Saint Cyr