Dear African Art collector, Did you know David Norden started his online magazine about the Arts of Africa and his first website about African art already in 1998 and is dealing in genuine African Art for more than 30 year now. 9000 collectors are reading actually his newsletter. He sold to museums, dealers, and collectors worldwide. His shop is in… Read More »African Art News
Dear , Today I will show you some African art objects with an interesting provenance. I found recently this 28 cm high sweet little Dengese figure . The small Dengese tribe north of the Kuba kingdom, across the Sankuru River, produced some of the most refined art . It has a honey patina and is coming from the Carlo Bold… Read More »Paolo Morigi, and Ludwig Bretschneider in Bold company ..
Once Upon a time, a long time ago, there was a shop in Antwerp where time stood still. Once you walked in the door, your eyes would be dazzled by hundred of ancient gods, of masks, of curiosities from Africa and all over the world, looking down from the shelves. It was like walking into a different world, a different… Read More »Once Upon a time, the African Art Shop ?
David Norden Buy African Antiques Dear [Name,fallback=] , David Norden is happy to show you 2 masks and two figures he recently added to his extensive collection that can be viewed in Antwerp or discovered in his online shop (click the images below ) A 1967 published and museum exhibited Dogon Figure Special end of year price till 31 December… Read More »Two African Masks, Two African Figures
This impressive Dogon figure is coming from the Meulendijk collection. The Meulendijk collection was sold at Christie’s, London, October 1980. This figure was also Exhibited in Rotterdam in 1967-68 and published and illustrated in the catalog Afrikaanse Sculpturen uit de Collectie C.P. Meulendijk, Museum voor land en Volkenkunde, 1967-68, curator J.Hurwitz, M.A., introduction by C. op ‘t Land. Read more… Read More »A big Dogon figure-Published in 1967
An authentic and expressive We Gere Wobe mask from Liberia. High= 25 cm The mask is coming from an important Dutch private collection . Well oxidized wood, fur, metal insert for the teeth, nails. Red purple and white pigments. A hole above the nose allowed for viewing during the dance, and around the rim on the back to attach a… Read More »A Great Gere Wobe Mask from the We
These four Shamanic masks are ON SALE till Monday the 4th of October. click the links to read more : A Big Shamanic Mask that could have inspired Georg Baselitz Mask from Nepal, From the Helmut Zake collection Tamang Himalaya Mask This 27 cm Tamang Himalaya Mask is coming from a fine private collection… Read More »4 Shamanic masks
Dear Collectors, The Bassa mask from Liberia is the senior entertainment mask of the men’s No association. When danced it emphasizes desirable traits for women to emulate. Although smaller than life size, the wood mask was attached to an open basket like construction that was concealed as part of a larger costume that fully covered the dancer’s face. Bassa wood… Read More »3 Bassa masks
Ikhokho 1 Male Okhokho 3 Ikhokho 2 3 Fine and old Pende Miniature masks Ikhokho’s ( before 1947 ) The Central Pende… Read More »3 Fine Pende Miniature masks Ikhokho’s
Private Auction: Authentic Tribal Masks ( images of lots in sale below this email) Dear Collector This is an invitation to visit the AUTHENTIC TRIBAL MASKS auction African masks have become part of life in the west just as they have in Africa. Originally they served as the literal face of justice, or representations of ceremonial beings, deities, or departed… Read More »Private Auction: 15 Authentic Tribal Masks