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6 juin 2009

'African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva: A Legacy of Collecting' @ the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Heddle Pulley. Côte d'Ivoire; Guro peoples, 19th century. Wood, pigment; H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm) Provenance: Félix Fénéon, Paris, before 1929; Dr. Charles Stéphen-Chauvet, Paris; Morris Pinto, Paris, before 1985; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1985 The...

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Tags: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, African art, Barbier-Mueller Museum, Oceanic Art

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28 mai 2009

La Collection Guimiot et Domitilla de Grunne d'Art Premier @ Sotheby's Paris

Masque, Fang, Gabon. Estimate: 70,000—100,000 EUR. Photo: Sotheby's PARIS.- The success of the sales of African & Oceanic Art in New York on May 15 shows that collectors' interest in rare objects in this field remains strong whatever the price-level....

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Tags: Tshokwe, Bamiléké, Bongo, Fang, Jörai, Kanak, KongoVili, Kwele, Luba, Léga, Malagan, Maori, Songye, Urama, Urhobo

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24 mai 2009

A Sicán gold mask, ca. A.D. 900-1200

A Sicán gold mask, ca. A.D. 900-1200 finely hammered with ear flanges ending in feline head ornaments, the face decorated with bands of red pigment, with gold pupils and gold dangles, the copper eyes and U-shaped nose ornament later additions. width 11...

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Tags: gold, mask, A.D. 900-1200, Sicán

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24 mai 2009

A fine teotihuacan greenstone mask, Classic, ca. A.D. 450-650

A fine teotihuacan greenstone mask, Classic, ca. A.D. 450-650 the idealized face distinguished by wide deeply recessed eyes, and strong cheekbones and nose, the lips gently parted; pierced at the sides of the head and center of the forehead; in deep greenish...

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Tags: Teotihuacan, A.D. 450-650, mask, greenstone

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24 mai 2009

A teotihuacan tecali mask, Classic, ca. A.D. 450-650

A teotihuacan tecali mask, Classic, ca. A.D. 450-650 of large rectangular form and deep section, with flanged ears, narrowed oval eyes and lips gently parted, high cheekbones and straight brows; pierced on the lobes for ornaments and four times at the...

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Tags: Teotihuacan Tecali, A.D. 450-650, mask

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24 mai 2009

“Teotihuacan, City of the Gods” @ the National Institute of Anthropology and History, Mexico

Aspect of “Disc of Death”, one of the pieces included in the exhibition “Teotihuacan: City of Gods” which opens this week at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. Photo: EFE/ Mario Guzmán MEXICO CITY.- From May 29th 2009 to the end of August...

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Tags: National Museum of Anthropology Mexico, Teotihuacan

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23 mai 2009

Grand prêtre debout en terre cuite polychrome. Mexique, Veracruz. Circa 200-850 après JC.

Grand prêtre debout en terre cuite polychrome. Mexique, Veracruz. Circa 200-850 après JC. Hauteur 82cm, Largeur 39 cm. Price: 32 000 € Galerie Furstenberg - info@galerie-furstenberg.fr - http://www.galerie-furstenberg.fr

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Tags: Veracruz, 200-850 après JC, Grand prêtre, Mexique, terre cuite polychrome

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19 mai 2009

Sotheby's New York Sales of African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art Total $10,582,129

Important Nayarit Seated Couple in the Ixtlán del Rio Polychrome Style from the Protoclassic period, ca. 100 B.C-A.D. 250 (est. $250/350,000) sold for $314,500. Photo: Sotheby's NEW YORK, NY.- Last Friday, before a crowded saleroom of international clients,...

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Tags: Benin, Fang-Betsi, IRIWÁKE, Iatmul, Nayarit, Ngbaka, Papua New Guinea, Senufo, Soninke, Teotihuacan Tecali, Tsonga, Veracruz

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1 mai 2009

Top des enchères : Moaï kavakava, 17 avril 2009

75 592 € frais compris . Ile de Pâques, statuette masculine debout de type moaï kavakava, bois, h. 49 cm. Vendredi 17 avril, salle 2 - Drouot-Richelieu. Claude Aguttes SVV. Mme Daffos, M. Estournel.

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Tags: bois, moaï kavakava, Ile de Pâques

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22 avril 2009

Sotheby's to Offer African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art

Important Nayarit Seated Couple in the Ixtlán del Rio Polychrome Style from the Protoclassic period, ca. 100 B.C-A.D. 250 (est. $250/350,000). Photo: Sotheby's NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s spring sale of African, Oceanic and Pre Columbian Art will be held...

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