Jack Nelis Antiques
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1970 item #1424411
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1970 item #1490776
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€175.00
Fertility doll. H. 16,5 cm. Mid 20th century.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1490780
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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).
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1429406
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Lovemaking couple, mid 20th century. h. 35,5 cm. Provenance: Alain & Angèle Larem, Switzerland Madeleine and Jean-Jacques Keller (until 1980 Abidjan, later Rheinfelden). Good condition with nice age wear.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1461746
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€300.00
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Wood covered with sheat metal. H. 30 cm. Mid 20th century. One horn repaired. special price: from € 750 for  € 300
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1371117
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Antelope mask from the Eastern Pende Peoples. Early to mid 20th century. Excellent age wear and patina. H. 45 cm. Yale archive: ao-0038719-001 Provenance: Coll. Christaens Coll. Joseph Hans, Brussels Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam Danny de Waele, Ghent, Belgium, 1995
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1477694
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H. 85 cm.  Mid 20th century. Artist: Tage from Kpwazang (?) Provenance: Norfolk State Museum Marc Assayag, Montreal, Canada Srdjan Sremac, The Hague Auction: Dorotheum Vienna, ‘Tribal Art’, March 2022.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1960 item #1467855
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Stunning Yoruba stool from the collection of Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands. Supported by 6 figures: a family with a nursing mother, a man with a goat, a maternity and a man with a walking stick. H. 30 cm, diameter 33 cm. First half of the 20th century. Condition: age cracks, repair to the goat, some missing parts. Overall in good condition with a lovely patina and remains of Reckitt Blue pigments.
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A stunning pair of Himachal Pradesh bracelets with double Makara heads. Made of high grade silver (acid tested) with details in green and blue enamel. Finely engraved details. Inner size: 5,5 x 4 cm. Outer size 7,3 x 5,5 cm. Weight 361 gr. Very good condition. Provenance: Collection Baobab, Amsterdam, collected in situ in the 1980’s. Private collection Amsterdam.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1490783
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€650.00
Shrine object, Yoruba, Nigeria/Benin. H. 74 cm, mid 20th century or older. Ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Folk Art : Pre 1960 item #1399184
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Guangdong, mid 20th century. H. 34 and 31,5 cm. Custom made stands included.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1468419
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€375.00
Depicting two figures that are tied to one other. H. 22 cm. Ca. mid 20th century. Custom made stand included.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1490784
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€225.00
Bochio figure, Fon, Benin H. 42 cm, hardwood. Nice cubist figure with good age wear.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1960 item #1477779
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€250.00
H. 20 cm, mid 20th century. The clapper is missing. Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1490787
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€475.00
Colon figure, Lobi, Burkina Faso. H. 43 cm. Excellent wear and patina. Mid 20th century. Ex Pierre Taliercio, France.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1468481
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Alusi shrine figure. H. 59 cm. First half of the 20th century. Ex Jacques Kerchache (1942 - 2001), ex Christie’s Paris, 29-10-2008, ex galerie Walu Basel, ex Hammer Auktionen. Guy van Rijn archive ao-0093787-001.
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1477684
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€350.00
Large door lock from a door of a granary. H. 53 cm.  Mid 20th century. Ex French private collection.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1960 item #1433418
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€450.00
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Anthropomorphic heddle pulley. Mid 20th century. H. 25 cm. The ears and nose with cotton ornaments.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1432705
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1403985
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Ex Joris Visser, Brussels. H. 55 cm. First half 20th century. Excellent condition.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1490795
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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).
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1477775
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Helmet mask with three faces, Ekoi, Cross River, Nigeria.  Height 62 cm. Mid 20th century. Partly covered with antelope skin. The headdress and the three figures are attached on (partly new) wooden pins and can easily be removed for transport. There is old rodent damage to the figures. Ex Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands. A (heavy) stand can be included. More pictures available on request.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1960 item #1477691
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,650.00
Mid 20th century. H. 60 cm. ex Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam. ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1408211
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,350.00
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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. Visit us at the Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam. www.tribalartfair.nl .
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1477681
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Southeast Asian : Metalwork : Pre 1960 item #1164866
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Rare and heavy silver necklace with fine floral engravings. This piece was collected in Thailand. H. 16 cm (excl. stand) W. 17,5 cm. Weight 700 gram. Inside diameter 11 cm. Age: early to mid 20th century. Comes with a custom made stand.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1477762
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€1,450.00
Impressive hardwood figure from the Benue region. H. 57 cm. Mid 20th century. Ex coll. Dr. Harald Simon, Germany.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1461745
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1429408
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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).
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1397538
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Lovely Losso ancestor figure with an amazing patina. There is a leather band around one of the legs. H. 24,5 cm. Ex. Alain Dufour, Paris.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1960 item #1477751
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€375.00
The gourd container with a hardwood stopper with a head. H. 17 cm. Mid 20th century.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1960 item #1433386
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Bateba Phuwe, made by the ‘carver of the long neck’. Mid 20th century. H. 29 cm. Good condition. Literature: Katsouros/Herkenhoff - Anonyme Schnitzer der Lobi.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #1430299
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1st Half 20th century. Excellent condition with age wear and patina. Provenance: Karel van der Veer - Düsseldorf/Neuss Mamadou Keita - Amsterdam Zemanek - Münster 2017 Van Rijn archive ao-0038957-002 Yale archive 38837-01
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #1419729
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Dimensions 57x17x7 cm. Extremely old piece with wonderful agewear and patina. Provenance: -Galerie Maria Wyss, Basel. - Udo und Wally Horstmann, Zug. - Galerie Walu, Zürich. - Hammer Auktionen, Basel Comes with a custom made stand.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #1490792
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #1478769
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1477685
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Colorful altar from the Ketu region in Benin. Carved all around with a maternity figure and 3 other figures. At the back there is an opening with a tin frame. Probably this part was originally covered by a small door. H. 40 cm, D 30 cm. Mid 20th century or older. Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands. Guy van Rijn archive: ao-0104491-001. Hans Witte commented about this object: this form is typical for the Oshumare shrines from Ketu. The colors red-white-yellow point to the cultus complex of Nana Buruku.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1461765
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Male and female Ibeji from Iseyin City, Oyo State., adorned with a necklace and bracelets made of glass beads and a belt made of cocunut discs. H. 26,5 cm. First half of the 20th century. Provenance: Dutch private collection, Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1468478
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1477781
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #1439736
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Hardwood stool decorated with four carved figures. First half 20th century.One side shows two Yoruba women; the right one is feeding her baby, the left one is holding an unknown object. The other side shows to Yoruba men dressed in European clothing. The top and bottom of the stool are decorated with a geometric band. H. 29,5 cm, diameter 24 cm. Condition: age cracks, the right man is missing his hands. The stool shows good signs of use and has a great patina. Provenance: Ursula Voorhuis, The Netherlands. She owns one of the biggest Yoruba collections in the world and did a lot of field research and collecting in the 60’s and 70’s. Van Rijn Archive nr. ao-0105625-001
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #1466151
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Yoruba stool with a dog (?) , Nigeria. Ex Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021). Mid 20th century or older. H. 28 cm, diameter 22 cm.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1433402
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Hardwood and iron. H. 38 cm. Provenance: Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #1466155
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€175.00
H. 9 cm. Mid 20th century or a bit older. For a similar spoon see the screenshot of the Van Rijn Archive.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1477765
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1461753
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1466147
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Artifacts : Pre 1950 item #992389
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A baby carrier made of wood and woven rattan, decorated with a woven panel of glass beads, strings of glass beads, bronze bells, bone ornaments, animal teeth and a wooden sculpture. Dayak, Borneo, ca. 2nd quarter of the 20th century. The bead panel possibly earlier as they were passed on from generation to generation. H. 33 cm , W. 36 cm.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1477680
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A serene mask from the first half of the 20th century. H. 23 cm, L. 26 cm. Light traces of pigment. Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands. Guy van Rijn archive: ao-0110538-001.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Oceanic : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1433411
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From the collection of Desmond Morris comes this exceptional protective figure. The face and body have fine carvings and red and white pigments. H. 75 cm, W. 68 cm. Provenance: Bonhams London 2004, Mallams Auctioneers Abingdon, 2015, Collection Desmond Morris, Mallams Auctioneers Oxford 2019.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1433398
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Wood, animal teeth and hair, human hair, iron.H. 23 cm (without the beard). Van Rijn: ao-0161468-002 Provenance: William Siegmann, curator emeritus, Brooklyn Museum, New York.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1461740
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Anthropomorphic mask depicting a female. Hardwood with metal earrings. H. 24 cm. First half of the 20th century. A very fine mask with nice scarifications on the cheeks and forehead. Beautiful signs of age and a lovely patina. Ex Roger Bergmans, Belgium. Ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague. Comes with a beautiful metal stand by Roger Bergmans.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1461742
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1467849
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€675.00
Hardwood, first half 20th century. H. 18 cm. Old insect damage. Ex private collection Belgium, collected in Abidjan in 1968.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Middle Eastern : Pre 1950 item #1409684
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Traditional Yemeni necklace with an amulet box, made of silver and coral. First half 20th century. The amulet box has a maker’s mark on the top. The box is 5 cm. wide. The necklace is 48 cm long. From a Dutch private collection. Overall in good condition with expected age wear on the box.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1490774
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€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.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1477754
Jack Nelis Asian and Tribal Art
€650.00
With a great offering patina. H. 16,5 cm. Mid 20th century or older. Ex Galerie Maine Durieu, Paris
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : African : Sculpture : Pre 1950 item #1433396
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H. 23 cm. (Excluding the beard. Very good complete condition. The mask is covered with red fabric, the eyes are made of aluminium. Provenance: Klaus Paysan (1930-2011), Stuttgart, Germany. Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam. Exhibited: Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Schloss Rosenstein, Stuttgart - ‘Afrika, Tiere, Maske und Magie’.