Sold2016Receptacle - D. R. Congo, Songefired clay, red coating, of bulbous form with a short neck and grooved decor, slightly dam., minor missing parts (bottom) H: 19,5 cm, H: 7,7 inch Provenance: Hans Wolf, Zurich, Switzerland Karl-LudwigSee Sold Price
2020Power half figure "nkisi" - D. R. Congo, Songewood, hide, animal hair, feathers, plant fibre, reptile skin, base Acting as intercessors between ancestral spirits and the living, such larger "minkisi" were intended to benefit the entire community.See Sold Price
Sold2022Male power figure "nkisi" - D. R. Congo, Songewood, metal, plant fibre, animal fur and horn, breakage (right arm), base Particularly remarkable about this figure are the magical paraphernalia, which are apparently still completely preserved. TheySee Sold Price
Sold2016Mask dancer - D. R. Congo, Songewood, kaolin, black and brown pigments, separate worked arms, netted costume, animal skin loincloth, broad leather belt, wearing a "kifwebe" mask in male form "kilume" with high crest, provided with tSee Sold Price
Sold2019Hut panel with "kifwebe" mask - D. R. Congo, Songewood, black paint, A comparable hut panel is illustrated in J. L. Mestachs standard work about the Songe. According to him, this type of panels was mostly collected between 1900 and 1930. H: 54,5 cm,See Sold Price
Sold2017Female bowl bearer - D. R. Congo, Songewood, middle brown patina, accentuated breasts and navel, min. dam., cracks, (base, left side of the neck) H: 29 cm, H: 11,4 inch Provenance: Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium (ca. 1950/60) Hans ReinmöllSee Sold Price
Sold2023African, Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), Carved Wood Protective FetishSongye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), carved wood Protective Fetish figure with head turned to the right, vegetable fiber pouch, darkened patina, 19.5"h x 4.75"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor PhSee Sold Price
Sold2023African, Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), Wood MaskSongye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), mask, carved line textured wood, 15.25"h x 6.25"w x 3.5"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2023African, Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo, Iron CurrencyAfrican, Songye (Songe), Zaire (DR Congo), iron currency with hooks, 17"h x 4.5"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2016Songe MaskFrom the D. R. Congo. Masks like these were worn during dances respesenting the powerful fighting culture of the Songe. H:20" W:17" Base not included. This item ships from New York, NY.See Sold Price
Sold2017Rare shield, before 1900 - D. R. Congo, Songe/Luba,wood, dark brown patina, kaolin (darkened), of oval vaulted form, carved with the representation of a small "kifwebe" mask in the centre, surrounded by flat incised band ornaments, massive handle backSee Sold Price
Sold2023Maternité "phemba" - D. R. Congo, Viliwood, pigments, glass, metal, rest. (base), plinth This figure captivates with a particularly beautiful face, which is dominated by large glazed eyes with painted pupils. The hairstyle, which is strikSee Sold Price
Sold2023Unusual caryatid stool, before 1909 - D. R. Congo, Songye / Lubawood, blackish brown patina, original repairs The stool shows two female and one male, respectively hermaphrodite caryatid figure with beard. The Songye share with the neighbouring Luba the same mythiSee Sold Price
Sold2017Small figure - D. R. Congo, Yakawood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, constricted facial features with prominent eyes, handwritten collection number on the backside of the base "Ya37", slightly dam., base; probably uSee Sold Price
Sold2023Plaited shield - D. R. Congo, Azanderattan, wood (frame and grip board), The weave of this shield is particularly dense and accurately worked, the large grip board on the back particularly elaborately decorated. After the troops return,See Sold Price
Sold2018Female figure with crossed arms - D. R. Congo, Chokwewood, rep., base H: 41,5 cm, H: 16,3 inch Provenance: Belgian Private Collection Continent: AfricaSee Sold Price
Sold2017Two knifes, 19th century - Gabon, Fang/D. R. Congo,a) knife of the Kusu, forged iron blade with copper inlay in openwork design and fine engravings on both sides, wooden hilt embellished with copper and studs, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion, l:See Sold Price
Sold2016Slit drum - D. R. Congo, Yakawood, encrusted patina, remains of pigments, cylindrical corpus, crowned by anthropomorphic head with massive horns, wickerwork basket with feathers ornament, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, basSee Sold Price
Sold2017Helmet-shaped mask, probably "phumbu" - D. R. Congo,wood, red, black and white pigment, coiffure in four pointed lobes, continuous brow line, nose bridge with grooved decor, incised scarification marks, drilled holes around the rim, slightly dam. (coifSee Sold Price
Sold2018Round mask "kifwebe" - D. R. Congo, Lubawood, kaolin, H: 33,5 cm, H: 13,2 inch Provenance: Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany Continent: AfricaSee Sold Price
Sold2017Neckrest, end of 19th century - D. R. Congo, Lubawood, rich brown to blackish brown patina, a long-legged animal as cariatid figure for a slightly vaulted pillow, rising from massive rectangular base, slightly dam., abrasion of paint H: 14 cm; B: 12See Sold Price
Sold2017Horned mask "giphogo" - D. R. Congo, Pendewood, matt patina, polychrome paint, of typical form with tubular protruding eyes and abundant grass fibre beard, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base H: 39 cm, H: 15,4 inch Provenance: Cardoso,See Sold Price
Sold2016Mask - D. R. Congo, Iturilight wood, greyish brown patina, kaolin, dotted painting, framed by grass fibre tufts, in the chin area applied in two layers, slightly dam., abrasion of paint (nose); Ituri masks were made of the frSee Sold Price
Sold2016Small standing female figure "pindi" - D. R. Congo,wood, slightly encrusted dark brown patina, remains of pigments, typical: raised middle crest and neck lobe, both hands up to the chin, min. dam., base H: 13 cm, H: 5,1 inch Provenance: Alexandre ClaeSee Sold Price