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Curated auction exhibiting exceptional art and collectibles from around the world. The Auction features important ethnographic art from some of the largest collections in their fields, including Pre-Columbian artifacts, African art, Asian art, and Native American art and collectibles. The auction also includes antique paintings, prints, and important sculptures.
The Native American art includes rare pottery and vintage Sterling Silver Torquoise Jewelry from Navajo, Zuni and other tribes. Jewelry includes Beautiful Necklaces (Squash Blossum, etc.), Bracelets, Bolos, Concho Belts and more.
Finally, the auction features antique & vintage porcelain dolls from one of the largest known collection. All dolls come in original packaging and have never been opened (except for photography). Each includes a Certificate of Authenticity, original box and any accessories originally sold with the dolls. Brands include Madame Alexander, Effanbee, Royal Doulton, Suzanne Gibson, Marjorie Spangler, Royal House, Grace Putnam, and many more.
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African Chokwe Chief Figure (Mwanangana), 3 ft. Tall
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African Chokwe Chief Figure (Mwanangana), 3 ft. Tall
Large African Museum Quality Chokwe Chief Figure (Mwanangana) | This figure depicts a Chokwe chief, or mwanangana, and epitomizes the balance of power and refinement characteristic of Chokwe court art. The hand-carved wood sculpture is smooth, redish-brown in color, and has a shiny patina that resulted from the repeated application of oil and dyes during ceremonies. The statue has the customary oversized hands and feet and a large Chipanya mutwe, a tri-lobed, upturned and flaring headdress, with two lateral wings. The chief holds what appears to be a flint-lock long gun, symbolizing the chief's aggressive traits and hunting prowess. The chief has scarification marks on face and forehead, and a beard of what appears to be horse hair. The figure is adorned with a leather belt and loin cloth, shouldered bag, and upper arm bracelets.LiteratureBastin, Marie-Louise. La Sculpture Tshokwe. Meudon, France: Alain Chaffin, 1982, p. 136.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art Recent Acquisitions: A Selection 1988–1989 (1989).Hôtel Drouot. Arts Primitifs. Paris, June 25-26, 1992, fig. VI.Jordán, Manuel, ed. Chokwe! Art and Initiation among Chokwe and Related Peoples. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1998, pl. 6.
