FCC-154498
A Luba Chief's Staff
Democratic Republic of the Congo
149.8 cm (59.0 in)
Provenance
- Mrs. William A. Creeth, Highcliffe-on-Sea, Hampshire
- Ralph Nash, London / Cannes
- Jul 11, 1972, Sotheby's — Primitive Art, Tibetan and Nepalese Sculpture also Islamic Pottery
- Hélène Leloup Kamer, Paris
- Lee and Dona Bronson, Los Angeles
- Nov 20, 1990, Sotheby's — Important Tribal Art
- Daniel Hourdé, Paris
- Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels
- Jean-Jacques Rotthier , Bruxelles
- Sep 8, 2026, Artcurial — Collection Jean-Jacques Rotthier : Art d'Afrique & d'Océanie
Sales Results
Lot 264, Sotheby's, London — Jul 11, 1972
Primitive Art, Tibetan and Nepalese Sculpture also Islamic Pottery
Estimate: Not spec.
Sold: GBP 1,500
Lot 162, Sotheby's, New York — Nov 20, 1990
Important Tribal Art
Estimate: USD 40,000–60,000
Sold: USD 52,250
Lot 9, Artcurial, Paris — Sep 8, 2026
Collection Jean-Jacques Rotthier : Art d'Afrique & d'Océanie
Estimate: EUR 40,000–60,000
Sold: EUR 52,960
USD 61,611
Publications
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Cornet (Joseph-Aurélien), A Survey of Zairian Art: The Bronson Collection, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 1978, p. 269, fig. 149
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Robbins (Warren M.) and Nooter (Nancy Ingram), African Art in American Collections, Survey 1989, Washington/Londres: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989, p. 453, fig. 1165
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Arts d'Afrique noire, 1991, n°80, ill. (publicité Hourdé)
Exhibitions
- A Survey of Zairian Art: The Bronson Collection : Raleigh, Caroline du Nord, North Carolina Museum ot Art, 23 avril 1978 - 4 juin 1978 Washington, D.C., Museum of African Art, 25 juillet - 25 septembre 1978 Los Angeles, Californie, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 14 novembre 1978 - 21 janvier 1979