David Norden Buy African Antiques

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17 X Exclusive African Art on Catawiki Catalog

March 2015

The Online Exclusive Tribal Art auction on Catawiki is live .

I am offering 17 pieces from my own collection, all of which are estimated at €500+ at http://auction.catawiki.com/lotsfrom/nordend

The auction will run for nine days, ending on Sunday April 5th, at around 8 p.m.

Previously I also uploaded a pdf about the evolution of Internet art selling:

http://www.slideshare.net/africanart/selling-through-the-interne1

In case you win the auction you only will have to pay a 9 % commission to Catawiki over the hammer price .

I will cover the costs of packing and shipping for all lots but one ( the fine Bwa plank mask from Burkina Faso), and will include a complete description with all objects .

If you have any more questions you can call me. If I am not there please leave a message with your phone number so I can call you back,

Happy bidding,

DAVID NORDEN, +32 3 227.35.40

Bacongo Nkondi Fetish Figure with one nail.

Gelede Mask Yoruba Nigeria

BAULE Slingshot- Potomowaka - Ivory

Coast

Provenance: The Pende Mbangu Sickness mask and the Lega land turtle shell mask below where both collected before 1958 on site by Dr. Herman Wouters (author of several books on Black Africa) .

Lega land turtle shell mask, from the Lega tribe living in eastern DR Congo. ex-collection Dr. Herman Wouters

MATERIAL: Land turtle kinixys erosa , cord and chicken feathers. It measures 8"( 20,5 cm) in height . It shows wear and tear and a nice patina. The mask is carved with round decorations.

A Lega Bone Lukunga Masquette A nice looking Lega bone mask , 11,5 cm = 4,5 inch.

Sold with written description of the tribe and private review by David Norden. Provenance: Jan Kusters, Netherland.

Lega Bone Mask, COWRIES shape slit eyes and mouth , a straight nose and incised circular decoration on the forehead and cheeks, 5 pierced holes on bottom, brown worn surface, old style and patina. Used by the Bwami society of the Lega peoples. They play a vital role during initiation into the society's highest grades. The Lega differentiate five categories of masks, based on material, size, and form. The masks representing physical beauty and moral excellence refer to ancestors and are passed from one generation of initiates to the next as symbols of continuity.

A Lega standing male figure

Representing the man of the adulteress Wayinda he lost his arms. This statue is known as Kakulu ka Mpito among the Lega

Mukanda Suku power statue with a magical charge on top.

An Igbo mask

An Igbo mask http://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/1594857-an-igbo-mask

An Igbo mask, Nigeria, with a pointed crest, scarifications and teeth, black, red and white pigment, the edge holes to hold a fiber costume , 32cm high, on a stand

Part of the Okoroshi festivities, is a six week masking season during which water spirits (maskers) bless the growing crops during the height of the rainy season, then usher in the eating of New Yam. White-faced masks generally embody benign female characters who dance prettily in open arenas for large crowds. They are conceptually opposed to dark masked male characters who are more seldom. Provenance: a United Kingdom collection.

BIG Dogon Figure

An Ere Ibedji Igbomina Doll -

YORUBA - Nigeria

Lobi Bateba figure, Burkina Faso, from the cubistic master

This nice figure with an interesting expression is from …

Three Big & Important Objects are also offered for your pleasure to decorate your home or private

museum

A big Bwa Plank Mask- Burkina Faso coming from the collection of Jan Baptist Bedaux. 1m30 and on stand 1m 80. Early XXth century,

NO packing or shipping provided for this lot due to its large size . Pick the mask and stand in Antwerp, or ask your shipper to do it for you.

Auctioneer's estimate € 7,000

Visit : http://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/1582947-fine-bwa-plank-mask-burkina-faso

Important Bamileke figure with three heads -Cameroun

Rare BAMILEKE figure: Collected in the Bamileke chiefdom BALESSING (in Bamiléké "Lessing" means the one who trembles, who has fear) in Cameroon between 1951 and 1953 by LOUIS TERRIER, director of CAMRAIL. This dates the sculpture in the 1930s. Collected by the Grand -Uncle from Peter M. Terrier, a great collector of African Art from whom I have bought this object. PROVENANCE: LOUIS TERRIER SIZE: 66cm - 69cm on the base.

Auctioneer's estimate € 8,000

Read more, see more images, visit now :

http://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/1711723-important-bamileke-figure-with-three-heads-cameroun

And last but not least :

Big Fang Mabea Figure Beginning to mid 20th century - moderate condition Height: 68 cm or 26.77 inches Carved in the soft wood of the Okoume tree. Cupper inserts into the eyes. Cupper rings on the upper and lower part of the arms. One hand restored. The Mabea were an advanced group of the Maka migration from North Gabon, Eastern Cameroon. The Fang arrived later, absorbing the population that dissapeared. Image: Fang Coiffe , North Gabon, 1900, P.P. du Saint-Esprit.DR PROVENANCE: This Fang Mabea was purchased in 1958 at the Convent of the Brothers of the Holy Spirit, in Barcelona, by the Dutch Suzanna Westerdijk. Here son Peter Westerdijk wrote several books on African weapons. After her death Peter decided to sell here Fang statues collection . Confirmed the presence of the cylindrical part of wood in the back to insert the figure in the bark container to keep the bones of the Fang N'tumu ancestor in family shrines . Please note: Sold with written description of the tribe and private review by David Norden who guarantees this product's authenticity. Our exclusive Art may be viewed or picked up in David Norden's Buy African Antiques Shop in Antwerp. Free shipping. Sent by registered and insured mail, or pick it up in Antwerp.

SEE ALL LOTS OFFERED BY DAVID NORDEN .

in English: http://auction.catawiki.com/aanbod/nordend [1]

en Français : http://encheres.catawiki.eu/aanbod/nordend [2]

in Nederlands : http://veiling.catawiki.nl/aanbod/nordend [3]

in German (automatic translation) : http://auktion.catawiki.de/aanbod/nordend [4]

You can also comment on the lots and read some at https://www.facebook.com/events/377852675732725/383041281880531/

I hope that you enjoy it.

Looking forward to seeing you 'at' the auction!

David Norden

St Katelijnevest 27

B2000 Antwerpen

Belgium

+32 (0)3 227.35.40.