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XYE-081997
XYE-081997
A Bakwa Luntu Mask
Democratic Republic of the Congo
28.0 cm (11.0 in)
Provenance
- Merton D. Simpson, New York
- Ernst and Ruth Anspach, New York
- Werner Gillon / Tara Trust, London
- Jul 15, 1975, Sotheby's — The Tara Collection of African Sculpture
- Jun 21, 1993, Sotheby's — Important Tribal Art
- Bernhard J. Orten, Mörfelden-Walldorf
- Nov 15, 2025, Zemanek-Münster — Auction 105 - Africa, Asia, Oceania, Pre-Columbia and Antiquities
Auction results
Lot 72, Sotheby's, London — Jul 15, 1975
The Tara Collection of African Sculpture
Estimate: GBP 800 - 1,200
Unsold
Lot 186, Sotheby's, London — Jun 21, 1993
Important Tribal Art
Estimate: GBP 1,000 - 2,000
Sold: GBP 1,840
Lot 363, Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg — Nov 15, 2025
Auction 105 - Africa, Asia, Oceania, Pre-Columbia and Antiquities
Estimate: EUR 3,000 - 5,000
Sold: EUR 9,100
USD 10,578
Publications
- Fagg, William, African Sculpture from the Tara Collection, London 1971, p. 48, VI-8 (not illustrated); Gillon, Werner, Collecting African Art, London 1979, p. 158, pl. XXIV right
Exhibitions
- Notre Dame, Indiana, USA: African Sculpture from the Tara Collection, Art Gallery, University of Notre Dame, 28 March - 23 May 1971; Shown in „The Sculpture of Black Africa“, film strips by Time-Life, Inc., 1970