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74 - TSHOKWÉ MASK ANGOLA Made of wood and plant fibres H.
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Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
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TSHOKWÉ MASK ANGOLA Made of wood and plant fibres H.: 24 cm (9¹?? in.) A Chokwe mask, Angola Provenance: Sotheby’s London, Pre-Columbian, Oceanic and African Art, 6 July 1982, lot no. 185 Lucien Van de Velde, Brussels Claude-Henri Pirat, Brussels Collection of Jean-Jacques Rotthier (1932–2009), Brussels, then passed down through the family Bibliography: Arts d’Afrique noire, 1978, no. 28, ill. (Advertisement by Lucien and Mariette Van de Velde) A CHOKWE MASK ANGOLA Wood and plant fibres H.: 9¹?? in. Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, Pre-Columbian, Oceanic and African Art, 6 July 1982, lot 185 Lucien Van de Velde, Brussels Claude-Henri Pirat, Brussels Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection (1932–2009), Brussels, then by descent Bibliography: *Arts d’Afrique noire*, 1978, no. 28, ill. (Advertisement: Lucien and Mariette Van de Velde)
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About the sale The Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection: Art from Africa and Oceania
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Auction time 09/08/2026 at 4:00 PM
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