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SYK-189437

A Mossi Figure

Burkina faso

79.0 cm (31.1 in)

Provenance

  • Gustave et Franyo Schindler, New York
  • Dec 5, 2024, Bonhams — African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art
  • Sep 15, 2025, Arte Primitivo — Fine Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art, Classical, Egyptian and Asian Antiquities #121

Auction results

Lot 53, Bonhams, Los Angeles — Dec 5, 2024
African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art
Estimate: USD 25,000 - 35,000
Unsold
Lot 515, Arte Primitivo, New York — Sep 15, 2025
Fine Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art, Classical, Egyptian and Asian Antiquities #121
Estimate: USD 15,000 - 25,000
Unsold

Publications

  • Roy, Christopher D., Art of the Upper Volta Rivers. Meudon: Chaffin, 1987, p. 171, no. 134A.

  • Skougstad, Norman, Traditional Sculpture from Upper Volta. New York: The African-American Institute, 1978, p. 12, no. 40, fig. 6.

  • Delange, Jacqueline, Arts et Peuples de l'Afrique Noire: Introduction à l'Analyse des Créations Plastiques. Paris: Gallimard / NRF, 1967, no. 17.

  • Masks and Sculptures from the Collection of Gustave and Franyo Schindler. New York: Museum of Primitive Art, 1966, no. 7.

Exhibitions

  • Masks and Sculptures from the Collection of Gustave and Franyo Schindler: The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, November 2, 1966 - February 5, 1967.

  • Traditional Sculpture from Upper Volta: The African-American Institute, New York, October 24, 1978 - March 24, 1979.