Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€850.00
€850.00
Ancestor figure. Ca. Mid 20th century. Strong posture and very good patina. The lower legs eaten by termites. H. 46 cm (51cm including the stand).
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€375.00
€375.00
Kuba figure, a workshop piece from ca. 1920-1940.
This sculpture is typical for the Ecole de Mushengé. This was a school for crafts in the Kuba capital founded by Belgian missionaries, the Josephite fathers from Ghent. The numbers at the bottom confirm this. It represents a nobleman. H. 27 cm.
A great example of early commercial carving.
Provenance: a Dutch family by descend from their grandparents who lived in Congo.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€750.00
€750.00
Mongo drum, DRC, 1st half of the 20th century.
H. 73 cm. Dry patina.
Provenance:
Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam,
Piet van Boxel (1938-2021),The Hague, collector of ethnic musical instruments.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€375.00
€375.00
Inca colonial Kero, Peru, 17th/18th century.
H. 13 cm.
Provenance:
In my collection since the mid 90’s, bought from an Amsterdam antique dealer.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€475.00
€475.00
Colon figure, Lobi, Burkina Faso.
H. 43 cm. Excellent wear and patina.
Mid 20th century.
Ex Pierre Taliercio, France.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1490785
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€225.00
€225.00
Seated figure, Nayarit, West Mexico, 100BC-250AD.
H. 16,5 cm. The head restored.
Ex Dutch auction house, ca. 2005.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€225.00
€225.00
Bochio figure, Fon, Benin
H. 42 cm, hardwood.
Nice cubist figure with good age wear.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€650.00
€650.00
Shrine object, Yoruba, Nigeria/Benin.
H. 74 cm, mid 20th century or older.
Ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€275.00
€275.00
Ogboni, Brass, Yoruba, Nigeria.
H. 18 cm. 19th/early 20th century.
The iron pins are missing.
Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932 - 2021).
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€475.00
€475.00
Gelede mask - Yoruba - Ohori - Benin.
H. 25 cm. Mid 20th century.
Guy van Rijn archive ao-0110592-001.
Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021).
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item #1490779
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€475.00
€475.00
Standing figure, Nayarit, West Mexico, 100BC-250AD
H. 19,5 cm. Good condition: chip to the right ear and a minor repair to the tip of the nose. Good manganese deposits.
Ex Dutch private collection, collected in the 1970’s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000
item #1490778
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€475.00
€475.00
Seated hunchback figure, Jalisco, Mexico, 100BC-250AD
H. 18 cm. Good condition with great manganese deposits and traces of plant roots.
Ex Dutch auction house, ca. 2005, since then in my private collection.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,350.00
€1,350.00
Bakongo dance staff/rattle
H. 32 cm, early 20th century
Inlaid eyes. Some missing parts, see pictures.
Rare and early object.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€475.00
€475.00
Baule maternity, Côte d’Ivoire.
Made for sale by a traditional Baule carver in the 1920’s-30’s.
According to Guy van Rijn there were two workshops in those days, where traditional Baule carvers produced objects for commercial purposes.
H. 44 cm. Left hand missing, right arm repaired.
Ex Dutch private collection, ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€225.00
€225.00
These fertility fetishes were placed in the ground to promote the growth of crops. They were named after Legba, a trickster god of Vodun, who was usually pictured as young, virile, horned and phallic.
H. 43 cm, first half of the 20th century. Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€950.00
€950.00
Tugubele figures represent helpful bush spirits. The belong to the local ritual expert of the Senufo people, assisting them with their oracles and predictions.
This figure dates from the first half of the 20th century and shows good signs of use.
Provenance:
André Vanhecke, Belgium,
Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€4,500.00
€4,500.00
Anthropomorphic Lega mask from the Kievu & Maniema region in Eastern Congo. H. 22 cm.
First half of the 20th century.
Provenance:
Hans Petereit, Cologne, Germany
Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USA
Michel Boulanger, Liège, Belgium
Goldfield Auctions, Luxembourg, 27 June 2021, Lot 105.
Guy van Rijn archive: ao-0186890-001
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,850.00
€1,850.00
Attractive figure from the first half of the 20th century. Serene face, great coiffure and the arms and hands positioned in front of the body. H. 34 cm.
Provenance:
Ex. Christensen Fund Collection. Coll. Number CC/40296 under the base of the figure (now invisible).
Ex. Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Guy van Rijn archive: ao-0202547-001.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€250.00
€250.00
H. 20 cm, mid 20th century. The clapper is missing.
Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€325.00
€325.00
A well used mask from the early 20th century. H. 20 cm.
Ex Spanish private collection, collected in 1958.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,350.00
€1,350.00
H. 20 cm. First half of the 20th century.
Ex Paolo Morigi (1939-2017), Magliaso-Lugano, Switzerland,
Ex Nadya Levi (1929-2021), Antwerp, Belgium,
Ex Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USA.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€550.00
€550.00
Lovely small bird fetish from the early to mid 20th century.
H. 24 cm.
Ex Jean-Marc Desaive, Belgium,
Ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlands,
Ex Berry de Bruijn, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,450.00
€1,450.00
Impressive hardwood figure from the Benue region. H. 57 cm. Mid 20th century.
Ex coll. Dr. Harald Simon, Germany.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€650.00
€650.00
With a great offering patina. H. 16,5 cm. Mid 20th century or older.
Ex Galerie Maine Durieu, Paris
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€375.00
€375.00
The gourd container with a hardwood stopper with a head.
H. 17 cm. Mid 20th century.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€3,700.00
€3,700.00
H. 48 cm, first half of the 20th century.
Provenance:
Private collection New York
Bonhams New York, 12 May 2011 lot 2077. Estimate 8.000-12.000 USD (unsold).
Guy van Rijn archive: ao-0006772-001
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item #1477692
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,200.00
€1,200.00
From West-Nepal comes this spirit figure that served as a protector for villages, bridges and temples.
H. 44 cm. Mid 20th century.
Ex Jean-Marc Desaive, Belgium.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,650.00
€1,650.00
Mid 20th century. H. 60 cm.
ex Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam.
ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€2,750.00
€2,750.00
Unusual Baule mask with three hair knots, large scarifications around the eyes and on the cheeks. A pendant on the forehead. The Van Rijn archive mentions that , according to oral history’ this mask was collected ca 1900, so it would date from the 19th century. H. 32 cm.
Ex French colonial collection, ex private German collection until 2021.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€850.00
€850.00
Amazing Ibeji from Abeokuta with a deep glossy patina, dating from the early 20th century. H. 23 cm.
Ex Ruth van Caelenbergh, Brussels, ex Sylvain Pette, France, ex Ian Shaw, UK, ex Mason Huynh, USA.
Polished surface, restored at the base.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€350.00
€350.00
Large door lock from a door of a granary. H. 53 cm. Mid 20th century.
Ex French private collection.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€750.00
€750.00
Two offering vessels in the shape of an Alpaca, carved from natural stone. In the back a chamber is drilled; it was filled with llama fat or coca leaves. These votive figures were left in the fields as an offering to the Earth goddess Pachamama. H. 6 cm. Dating from the 15th/16th century.
Ex Dick Meijer, Amsterdam.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,850.00
€1,850.00
This tall figure was made by the Jompre people of Nigeria, although this appears to be an offensive name, probably given by the neighbouring Chamba, and meaning ‘cannibals’. Alternative names for the Jompre include Kutep, Kuteb, Kutev, Mbarike and Zumper. They inhabit the Benue Valley, on the border of Nigeria and Cameroon, an area that is still relatively undocumented. They number approximately 15,000 and are divided into a number of clans, each associated with a particular mountain, and traditionally without a centralised authority. The masks and sculptural forms of this small cultural group resemble those of the neighbouring Jukun and Chamba of western Cameroon.
H. 50 cm. Mid 20th century. Ex Klaus Paysan, Stuttgart, Germany, ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,950.00
€1,950.00
First half of the 20th century. H. 56 cm.
Ex Lucas Ratton, Paris.
Ex Jan Kusters, Eindhoven.
Ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Custom made stand included.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€950.00
€950.00
Two females from the Egba sub group of the Yoruba’s. H. 23 cm. First half of the 20th century. Ex French private collection. Condition: old insect damage and some old repairs to the ears of one of the figures.
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item #1468422
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€795.00
€795.00
A rare piece of early Maroon culture. Surinamese Maroons (Marrons or Businenge, meaning black people of the forest) are the descendants of enslaved Africans that escaped from the plantations and settled in the inland of Suriname (Dutch Guiana) and French Guiana. The Surinamese Maroon culture is one of the best-preserved pieces of cultural heritage outside of Africa. Dimensions: H. 32 cm, W. 42 cm, D 21 cm.
Ex Arjan Hollestelle, The Netherlands.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€2,500.00
€2,500.00
Very rare and fine bronze figure of a woman holding her breasts. H. 14,5 cm.
Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€375.00
€375.00
Depicting two figures that are tied to one other. H. 22 cm. Ca. mid 20th century. Custom made stand included.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€950.00
€950.00
Very large doll made by a known carver. H. 40,5 cm. Second quarter of the 20th century. Condition: both arms reattached. Lovely honey brown patina. The style of this Akuaba with its unusual coiffure is described in the book ‘Akua’ba Asante Wednesday Child’ by Ron van Doorn and Herbert M. Cole.
Provenance: Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam. (Vetter at Parcours des Mondes, Paris).
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item #1467852
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€650.00
€650.00
Zoömorphic stool. The top carved with 2 figures and a pair of fish. The stool has four legs and an animal head. Dimensions: 41 x 20 x 12 cm. Mid 20th century. Ex private collection Italy.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€675.00
€675.00
Hardwood, first half 20th century. H. 18 cm. Old insect damage. Ex private collection Belgium, collected in Abidjan in 1968.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€175.00
€175.00
H. 9 cm. Mid 20th century or a bit older.
For a similar spoon see the screenshot of the Van Rijn Archive.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€450.00
€450.00
Bamana Sukun mask
First half 20th century.
Parts of the ears and a kind of horn on the forehead are missing.
Traces of polichromy.
Rare mask with great age!
Ex Swiss private collection.
H. 40 cm
Stand included.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€650.00
€650.00
Depicting a female spouse figure ‘Blolo Bla’. H. 13 cm.
first half of the 20th century. Great age wear and patina.
Ex coll. Maine Durieu, Paris.
The Baule believe a person is married to both an earthly and a spirit spouse. This sculpture honored its owner’s spirit partner to bring peace, luck, and money. Scarifications on her face and body individualized and enhanced her idealized beauty. The figure stood in the owner’s bedroom where, once a week, he slept alone so they could be together in the dream world. It is rare to find these figures in miniature.
Wood covered with sheat metal. H. 30 cm. Mid 20th century. One horn repaired.
special price: from € 750 for € 300
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,150.00
€1,150.00
Anthropomorpic female figure. Probably used as a headdress. H. 48 cm. Mid 20th century.
Provenance:
Kathy van der Pas en Steven van de Raadt, 1998,
Otto Schaap, Amsterdam,
De Zwaan, Amsterdam, 2020.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,650.00
€1,650.00
Caryatid stool with a sitting female figure. Hardwood, h. 26 cm, diameter 23 cm. First half of the 20th century.
minor repair to one leg. The earrings have been replaced.
Provenance:
Donald Taitt, Paris,
Aponem Auction, 2019,
J.M. Desaive, Herve, Belgium
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€2,750.00
€2,750.00
A late 19th to early 20th century Montol figure with a great provenance. This hardwood female figure stands 35,5 cm tall. A very strong figure with possible influence from the Goemai, Chamba or Mumuye.
Provenance:
Collected in 1967-68 by Daniel Mato, former curator at the Detroit Institute of Arts, Professor Emeritus at the University of Calgary, department of art history.
Amyas Naegele, New York, ca. 2002.
Robert Beckman, Henderson, Nevada.
Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Exhibited twice in Canada at the University of Manitoba and the University of Calgary.
This figure comes with a letter from Mato to Beckman dated Nov. 9, 2002, explaining about the history and identification of the piece.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,650.00
€1,650.00
Benue Plateau, mid 20th century. H. 40 cm.
Ex Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam.
Ex Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, March 2014.
The Djompre are a small ethnic group with their homeland in the Benue Plateau State in northern Nigeria. They call themselves Kutep or Kutev, the denomination Djombre - which means cannibals - has probably been given to them by the neighbouring Chamba.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Implements : Pre 1492
item #1461558
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€650.00
€650.00
Wooden spoon or scoop mounted with a brass bird, fish pendants and brass bands. The eyes and wings of the bird inlaid with stone and shell. H. 27 cm. Chimú culture (1100-1450).
Ex Dutch private collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Metalwork : Pre AD 1000
item #1461552
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€750.00
€750.00
Bronze bell decorated with circular ornaments. Excavated piece with a stunning verdegris and lapis lazuli patina. Dongson, 500 BC - 500 AD. H. 19 cm. Condition: intact with the original clapper. Collection number on the inside.
Ex Dutch private collection.
Ex De Zwaan, Amsterdam.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,350.00
€1,350.00
Anthropomorphic dance figure. Wood and pigments. It has moving arms that are tied to the head. Ca. Mid 20th century or earlier. H. 73 cm. The Eket are a sub group of the Ibibio. Their material is quite rare.
Provenance:
Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam,
Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€750.00
€750.00
Male and female figure, wood, textile and glass. H. 32,5 and 36 cm. Mid 20th century. Provenance: Madeleine and Jean-Jacques Keller (until 1980 Abidjan, afterrwards Rheinfelden, Switzerland).
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€475.00
€475.00
Made of brass and iron. H. 26 cm. Provenance: W. Häusler, Thurgau, Switzerland, collected in Nigeria in the 1960’s, Hammer Auktionrn, Basel, Switzerland.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€185.00
€185.00
The lid with a fine decoration of floral patterns. The silver makes a great contrast with the dark patina of the copper. L. 7,5 cm, H. 6 cm. Very good condition.
Rare Colon figure with blue pigments and great patina. H. 57,5 cm. Ca. Mid 20th century.
Provenance: private collection The Netherlands. More pictures a available on request.
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Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€350.00
€350.00
Every dish with a different decoration. Diameter 13 cm. All in good condition with normal age wear. From Shanxi province. All dishes with cyclical date 1843.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€450.00
€450.00
Lacquer and wickerwork, the inside of the lid serves as a presentation bowl for sweets. Decorated with Buddhist symbols. H. 16 cm, diameter 15 cm. Cyclical date 1857. Good condition with normal age wear.