Artcurial: The Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection African & Oceanic Art. Auction in Paris, Tuesday 8 September 2026 at 4pm

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CHV-202082

A Bamileke Buffalo Mask

Cameroon

47.0 cm (18.5 in)

Provenance

  • Jay C. Leff, Uniontown
  • Oct 11, 1975, Sotheby Parke Bernet — Important African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art : Jay C. Leff Collection
  • Sep 3, 2026, Waddington's — An Important Collection of Art from Africa and Oceania

Sales Results

Lot 86, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York — Oct 11, 1975
Important African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art : Jay C. Leff Collection
Estimate: Not spec.
Sold: USD 900
Lot 18, Waddington's, Toronto, ON — Sep 3, 2026
An Important Collection of Art from Africa and Oceania
Estimate: CAD 3,000–5,000
Sold: CAD 2,750
USD 1,988

Publications

  • Carnegie Institute, "The Art of Black Africa, Collection of Jay C. Leff", Pittsburgh, 1969, cat. 231, illus. cf. Segy, pl. 254

Exhibitions

  • Creative Arts Center, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, March 1969

  • Carnegie Institute, "The Art of Black Africa, Collection of Jay C. Leff", October 24, 1969–January 18, 1970, Pittsburgh