Ritual staff "edan ogboni" or "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
3050751
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Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Belgian Private Collection
Native, Brussels, Belgium		 H: 13.8 inch 0 EUR
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Pair of ritual staffs "edan ogboni" or "edan oshugbo
Nigeria, Yoruba
3050750
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Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Belgian Private Collection
Native, Brussels, Belgium		 H: 8.5 inch; 8.9 inch 0 EUR
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Pair of ritual staffs "edan ogboni" or "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
3050749
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H: 10.8 inch sold
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Pair of ritual staffs "edan ogboni" or "edan oshugbo
Nigeria, Yoruba
3050748
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Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Belgian Private Collection
Native, Brussels, Belgium		 H: 8.9 inch & 9.1 inch 0 EUR
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Ritual container in the shape of a leopard
Nigeria, Yoruba
3050816
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Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain L: 14.2 inch sold
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Mask of a notable, late 19th / early 20th century
Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki / Kom (Bekom)
3050472
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC), New York, USA
Walt Disney Company, Burbank, California, USA
Los Angeles Private Collection, USA		 H: 21.1 inch 5000 EUR / 10000 EUR
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Whistle / flute
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamenda
3050460
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John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 May 2017, Lot 350		 H: 11 inch 1200 EUR / 2000 EUR
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Anthropomorphic mask
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bangwa
3050758
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Bernard Dulon, Paris, France
Johann Levy, Paris, France
Joaquin Pecci, Brussels, Belgium		 H: 15 inch sold
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Leopard headdress "fe"
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
3050815
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H: 8.7 inch (bonnet), 13.4 inch (total height); L: 24 inch sold
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Female power figure "mu' po"
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
3050459
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Maurice W. Shapiro, New York, USA
Christie's New York, 11 November 1993, Lot 104
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31 January 2015, Lot 110		 H: 4.3 inch sold
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Standing female figure
Cameroon, Kaka
3050754
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Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 20 June 1999, Lot 176
Alain de Monbrison, Paris, France
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium
Sotheby's New York, 16.11.2001, Lot 98
Frank van Craen, Brussels, Belgium
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 May 2013, Lot 312
Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium (HKB2513)		 H: 19.3 inch 0 EUR
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Rare power figure "enok ateng"
Cameroon, Kaka
3050892
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Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 6 December 1986, Lot 330
German Private Collection
Dorotheum, Vienna, 26 May 2015, Lot 93
Philippe Laeremans, Brussels, Belgium (Bruneaf 2016)
Galerie Lucas Ratton, Paris, France (2019)		 H: 16.1 inch sold
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Helmet mask with ram's horns
Cameroon, Wum / Kom / Nso
3050483
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Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, Switzerland H: 16.7 inch 800 EUR / 1500 EUR
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Anthropomorphic face mask
Gabon, Fang
3050895
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New England Private Collection
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA		 H: 11 inch 0 EUR
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Sword with reptile skin covered wooden scabbard
Gabon, Fang
3050729
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L: 19.1 inch (sword); 13.8 inch (scabbard) 300 EUR / 600 EUR
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Female face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Punu
3050814
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Belgian Collection H: 11.8 inch 0 EUR
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Female half figure
Gabon, Punu
3050794
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Collection M. de R.
Giquello, Paris, 8 November 2023, Lot 1		 H: 15 inch 0 EUR
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Friction oracle "iwa"
D. R. Congo, Azande
3050759
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Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31 October 2015, Lot 417
Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium
 H: 4.7 inch; L: 8.9 inch sold
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Ritual object from the "mani" society
D. R. Congo, Azande
3050753
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Field collected by Boris Adé, Geneve, Switzerland (ca. 1953-1957)
Belgian Private Collection, Brussels

Adé spent years as a doctor to Pygmies in the Ituri country. He was field collector in the Uele region in north Congo between 1946-1949 & 1953-1957.		 H: 15.9 inch 0 EUR
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Panel mask
D. R. Congo, eastern Congo, Sikasingo-Bembe(eastern)-Buyu
3050833
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Daniel Biebuyck (1925-2019), Belgium / USA (collected 1955)
Jean-Baptiste Biebuyck, Belgium		 H: 11.4 inch sold
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Squatting male figure
D. R. Congo, Bembe
3050772
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Gerard Wahl Boyer, Paris, France
Stephane Grusenmeyer, Brussels, Belgium		 H: 5.3 inch 0 EUR
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Chair fragment with mask
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
3050398
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Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria M: 5.5 inch x 4.3 inch (mask); 5.3 inch x 9.8 inch (board) sold
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Knife with anthropomorphic handle
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
3050727
Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
L: 10.8 inch 300 EUR / 500 EUR
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Anthropomorphic ancestor figure "singiti"
D. R. Congo, Hemba-Luba
3050408
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H: 11.8 inch sold
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Seated bowl bearer "kabila mboko", before 1920
D. R. Congo, Kanyok, Kadyaat-Kalool (died ca.1920) or his workshop
3050756
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Henri/Henry Pareyn (1869-1928), Antwerp, Belgium (1920)
Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium (2004)
Property from the Estate of Shirley and Hy Zaret (1907-2007), Connecticut
Pierre Bergé, Brussels, 5 June 2008, Lot 1352
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 May 2013, Lot 376

Pareyn started collecting and dealing in African art (largely from the Congo) in the 1890s. Based in Antwerp, he amassed huge collections. Two major sales took place during his lifetime: in around 1910 and notably in 1920 when the City of Antwerp purchased 1600 "Congo objects of all kinds" which formed the basis of the Antwerp Ethnography Museum's Central African collections. After his death his entire collection was put up for auction at the Grand Hotel, Antwerp in December 1928. This five day auction with almost 2000 lots raised 2000.000 Belgian Francs.		 H: 6.1 inch; L: 9.4 inch sold
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Royal memorial figure "ndop"
D. R. Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba-Bushoong
3050813
Provenance Size Hammer price
Belgian Private Collection H: 11.4 inch 0 EUR
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Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Kuba Kingdom / Kete
3050118
Provenance Size Hammer price
H: 28.7 inch sold
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Zoomorphic friction oracle "itombwa"/ "itwoom"
D. R. Congo, Kuba
3050741
Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
Peter Haslacher, Munich, Germany (1982)
Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 148
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 October 2020, Lot 256		 L: 15.7 inch; H: 3 inch 300 EUR / 500 EUR
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Woven raffia fabric "mbal"
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowa
3050826
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Banque Belgolaise, Brussels, Belgium M: 19.7 inch x 18.9 inch sold
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Pair of figures
D. R. Congo, Kusu-Luba
3050823
Provenance Size Hammer price
H: 11 inch & 8.5 inch 0 EUR
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Head sculpture of the snake cult
D. R. Congo, Kuyu
3050470
Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
American Private Collection H: 11.8 inch 3000 EUR / 6000 EUR
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Beautifully shaped spoon
D. R. Congo, Lega
3050773
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Romy Rey (1938-2020), Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom H: 7.6 inch sold
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Anthropomorphic face mask of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, Lega
3050834
Provenance Size Hammer price
Belgian Private Collection H: 5.9 inch sold
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Two amulets "mikisi mihasi", before 1909
D. R. Congo, Luba
3049673
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Oberleutnant Albert Linke (Lincke), collected in situ, before 1909
Family owned until 2008
Anton Mentrup, Mainz-Kastel, Germany		 H: 3.3 inch & 3.9 inch sold
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Oracle implement "lubuko"
D. R. Congo, Luba
3050808
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Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium H: 5.9 inch 0 EUR
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Janus-headed ritual implement
D. R. Congo, Luba-Hemba / Kusu
3050789
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English Private Collection
Dorotheum, Vienna, 28 June 2023, Lot 32		 H: 12.4 inch 0 EUR
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Anthropomorphic axe / sceptre "kibiki" or "kasolwa"
D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi
3050806
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Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium H: 14.4 inch 0 EUR
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Knife with anthropomorphic handle
D. R. Congo, Luba
3050817
Provenance Size Hammer price
L: 12.2 inch sold
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Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" association
D. R. Congo, Luba
3050755
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Belgian Collection L: 7.9 inch; B: 3.9 inch 0 EUR
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Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona") with male-female couple
D. R. Congo, Eastern Luba
3050746
Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
American Private Collection H: 15.6 inch; D: 8.5 inch 4500 EUR / 8000 EUR
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Female figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)
3050807
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Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium H: 8.8 inch sold
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Plant fibre mask "kalengula"
D. R. Congo, Luntu, Kasai region
3048514
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Allan Stone, New York, USA H: 23.6 inch sold
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Standing female figure
D. R. Congo / northern Angola, Lwalwa (Lwalwu, Lualwa)
3050743
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Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany
Peter Haslacher, Munich, Germany (2002)
Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 153
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 October 2020, Lot 281		 H: 20.7 inch sold
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Female caryatid stool
D. R. Congo, Mbala
3050803
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Belgium Private Collection H: 18.7 inch; D: 13.4 inch 0 EUR
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Textile
D. R. Congo, Mbuun
3050825
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Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium M: 10.6 inch x 21.3 inch 0 EUR
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Short sword / knife
D. R. Congo, Mongo
3050837
Provenance Size Hammer price
0 EUR
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Bundle of weapons
D. R. Congo, Ngbandi / Yakoma
3050736
Provenance Size Hammer price
sold
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Head- or neckrest
D. R. Congo, Ngombe
3050790
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UK Collection H: 7.1 inch; B: 6.9 inch 0 EUR
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Head post "kala di kakungu"
D. R. Congo, Nkanu
3049694
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Jack Faxon, Detroit / Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA H: 19.1 inch 3000 EUR / 6000 EUR
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Finely crafted head sculpture
D. R. Congo, Nkanu
3050769
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collected in Angola by a former portuguese colonial
Dave DeRoche, San Francisco, USA (1995)
Bren Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium
Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium		 H: 11 inch 0 EUR
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