Bidspirit auctions | 500 Gallery Auction Sep 30, 2020
500 Gallery, Sep 30, 2020. 60 lots, estimates 450 - 50000 $.
500 Gallery - African tribal sculptures and masks from the late 1800's through the mid 20th century. Rare masterpiece examples of Bangwa, Dogon, Baule, Ibibio, Yoruba, Bakongo and Senufo art gathered over the past decades. The selection is from the private collection of Massachusetts Gentlemen.
Lots in this catalog (60)
- Lot 1: Senufo Kulonugo (Fire Spitter) Mask — $2,500 - $5,000
- Lot 2: Hornbill With Brass & Cloth, Senufo People, Ivory Coast — $5,000 - $10,000
- Lot 3: Red Painted Mask, Dogon People, Mali — $5,000 - $15,000
- Lot 4: Toma / Guro Female Figure — $3,500 - $7,000
- Lot 5: Marital Group (Nomos) Dogon People, Mali — $30,000 - $60,000
- Lot 6: Yoruba Mother Shrine Figure — $7,000 - $12,000
- Lot 7: Dogon, Mali, Mask w/Tellem Figures — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 8: Bete Gre Mask w/Bells and Beads — $2,000 - $6,000
- Lot 9: Seated Male Figure, Bangwa People, Cameroon — $25,000 - $50,000
- Lot 10: Baule Mbra Cult Monkey Mask — $7,500 - $15,000
- Lot 11: Lagalagana Figure, Mumuye, Nigeria — $3,500 - $7,000
- Lot 12: Female Fertility Fetish Figure, Luba, Zaire — $2,000 - $5,000
- Lot 13: Seated Figure of a Warrior, Ibibio People, Nigeria — $15,000 - $30,000
- Lot 14: Kifwebe Mask, Songe People, Congo/Zaire — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 15: Dogon Equestrian Sculpture: Horse w/2 Riders — $20,000 - $50,000
- Lot 16: Large Nkisi Dog Power Figure Bakongo, Congo/Zaire — $7,500 - $15,000
- Lot 17: Helmet Mask w/Beads, Kuba People, Zaire — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 18: Yoruba Queen Helmet Mask — $2,000 - $5,000
- Lot 19: War Mask, We / Guere People, Ivory Coast — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 20: Ngontang Mask w/ 4 Faces, Fang People, Gabon — $3,000 - $6,000
- Lot 21: Female Shrine Figure, Senufo-Koulango Region, Ivory — $750 - $2,000
- Lot 22: Unusual Bird Mask, Dan People, Liberia — $25,000 - $50,000
- Lot 23: Karanga Mask, Mossi People, Burkina Faso — $1,200 - $2,500
- Lot 24: War Mask, We / Guere People, Ivory Coast — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 25: Baule Mbra Cult Monkey Mask — $3,500 - $7,000
- Lot 26: Portrait Mask, Baule People, Côte d'Ivoire — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 27: Kple-Kple Goli Mask w/Elaborate Horns, Baule, Ivory — $4,500 - $12,000
- Lot 28: Songye Kifwebe Association Figure, Congo/Zaire — $5,000 - $10,000
- Lot 29: Songye Kifwebe Association Figure, Congo/Zaire — $5,000 - $10,000
- Lot 30: Dyo Mask, Bwa People, Burkina Faso — $15,000 - $30,000
- Lot 31: Musicians w/Balafon, Dogon People, Mali — $2,500 - $5,000
- Lot 32: Covered Bowl w/Large Horse Finial, Dogon, Mali — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 33: Mask With Voice Amplifier, Dan People, Liberia — $2,000 - $5,000
- Lot 34: Hunter's Shirt with Amulets, Ibibio People, Nigeria — $800 - $2,000
- Lot 35: Mask, Grebo People, Liberia — $8,000 - $16,000
- Lot 36: Ritual Vessel with Equestrian & Horses, Dogon, Mali — $25,000 - $50,000
- Lot 37: Elaborate Large Janus Mask, Dan People, Liberia — $6,000 - $15,000
- Lot 38: Female Dance Mask, Baga People, Guinea — $4,500 - $12,000
- Lot 39: House Post with Queen, Yoruba People, Nigeria — $50,000 - $150,000
- Lot 40: Dance Shield, Maassai People, Sudan — $800 - $1,600
- Lot 41: Plank Mask, Nafana People, Ivory Coast — $20,000 - $60,000
- Lot 42: Hyena Crest Mask, Bobo People, Burkina Faso — $900 - $2,000
- Lot 43: Reliquary Guardian Figure, Kota, Gabon — $30,000 - $65,000
- Lot 44: Mwana Pwo Mask, Chokwe People, D.R. Congo/Zaire — $900 - $2,500
- Lot 45: Goli Mask, Baule People, Ivory Coast — $1,600 - $3,500
- Lot 46: Bird Mask: Dan People, Liberia — $2,500 - $6,000
- Lot 47: Gre Bush Spirit Mask: Guro/Bete People, Cote d'Ivoire — $900 - $2,000
- Lot 48: Walu (Antelope) Mask, Dogon People, Mali — $1,200 - $2,500
- Lot 49: Portable Stool w/ Five Figures, Baule People, Côte — $1,500 - $3,500
- Lot 50: Okuyi Mask, Punu People, Gabon — $1,500 - $3,000
- Lot 51: Mask, Mbole People, Congo/Zaire, with Stand — $2,500 - $5,000
- Lot 52: Bird Mask, Luba People, Congo/Zaire — $900 - $2,000
- Lot 53: Seated Female Ancestor Figure, Bembe, Zaire — $3,000 - $7,500
- Lot 54: Mask, Pende People, Zaire, Cloth and Wood — $1,200 - $3,000
- Lot 55: Bird Mask (with teeth) Dan People, Liberia — $5,000 - $12,000
- Lot 56: Baga Snake Helmet Mask, Guinea — $2,500 - $5,000
- Lot 57: Figure of a Drummer, Hemba People, Congo/Zaire — $2,000 - $5,000
- Lot 58: Stool, Asante People, Ghana — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 59: Chameleon Mask, Bobo Fing, Burkina Faso — $450 - $950
- Lot 60: Nkisi N'Kondi Power Figure, Bakongo People, DR — $6,500 - $15,000