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Ex Thomas McNemar, Chad Sao Figure

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Ex Thomas McNemar Dakakari Funerary Figure: Janiform elephant funerary figure of the type used to mark the graves of chiefs, warriors, great hunters, and other important personages. Dakakari people, Nigeria. Losses, repairs. Approx 34" H, with

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Ex- Thomas McNemar Bura Asinda Figure: Terracotta memorial figure as found at the Bura Asinda Sikka archeological site, Bura region, Niger. Surface wear, losses, old repairs. Approx. 16" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.

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Ex-Thomas McNemar Tikar Terracotta Figure: Male terracotta house god figure with textile garments, rope hair. A protective, beneficent figure, based on the forest Pygmies. Cameroon. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar li

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Ex-Thomas McNemar Mambila Terracotta Figure: Shrine type figure in black clay. Loss of one hand. Likely Mambila or Bamileke. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the

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Ex-Thomas McNemar African Pottery Figure: A hollow pottery ritual pipe or vessel in the form of an open-mouthed figure ringed with smaller, frog-like clinging figures. Spout or mouthpiece at the rear. Approx. 14" H. Provenance: Estate of Thom

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Ex Thomas McNemar, West African Bronze Figure: Cast bronze female figure with ridged coiffure above round forehead and youthful, even features. Possibly Baule. Approx. 9" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and coll

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Ex-Thomas McNemar Kissi Nomoli Stone Figure: Carved stone powerful female figure holding an infant on one arm and an implement in the other. Ridged coiffure, coffee bean eyes, wide, toothy mouth, with notched collar and waist garment. On gallery

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Ex Thomas McNemar, African Bronze or Brass Figure: Identified in the collector's notes as from the Abron tribe, a cast bronze or brass standing male figure with outstretched hands. On custom gallery stand. Figure alone, approx. 8 3/4" H. With stand, a

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Ex-Thomas McNemar Fon / Ewe Shrine Type Figure: Hollow with open base. Of the type called kronkronbali, ('children of earlier times'.) Togo or Benin. Minor repairs. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected thro

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Ex Thomas McNemar Large Dogon Door: With eleven figures carved in relief, all posed with hands bent at the elbows and grasping breasts. Wear, losses. Face of one figure has broken off but is present. Approx. 38" W x 85 1/2" H

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Ex. Thomas McNemar Chokwe Maternity Stool: Substantial carved hardwood caryatid prestige stool, the base a figure of a nursing mother and her infant. Metal stud and boss decoration. Approx. 19" H x 14 12" D. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNema

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Ex Thomas McNemar, Baule Bronze Male Statue: Cast bronze figure with hat and waist garment made of leaves, the figure's hands holding the end of his long plaited beard. Approx. 11" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar li

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Ex Thomas McNemar, 3 African Figural Objects: Small figural (likely Baule) carved wood pipe with tin fittings, small fertility doll figure, probably Mossi, on gallery base, and small Baule statuette on gallery base. Two with collector's index num

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African Figural Vessel, Ex-Thomas McNemar: Vessel with globular lower section surmounted by a seated male figure with elongated head, ringed neck and enormous eyes. Lower part with incised herringbone patterns. Collector's notes give origin as

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A Kota Reliquary Figure Ex McNemar Estate: A Fine Kota guardian figure of copper over wood. Gabon, West Africa. On custom gallery stand. The figure measures approx. 26 1/2 inches tall. x 12 inches wide. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1

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Ex Thomas McNemar,African Carved Stone Figure: Central figure surrounded by six smaller figures, possibly a maternal image, in carved blackened stone. On custom gallery base. Approx. 13" H (including base.) Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1

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Terracotta figure mounted to custom gallery base. Old repairs. Loss of one leg. Total height including stand, approx. 19" H. Provenance: Estate of Thomas McNemar, (1931-2020.) McNemar lived and collected throughout Central and West Africa in the 1960s and 70s. He established galleries of African Art in New York and San Francisco, selling to museums and public and private collections in the United States and Europe.

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Ex Thomas McNemar, Chad Sao Figure

Name: Ex Thomas McNemar, Chad Sao Figure
SKU: 156056850
Price: 650 USD
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