MID-HUDSON AUCTION GALLERIES
Celebrating our Thirty-Seventh Year in the Mid-Hudson Valley!

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LOT 503
Ngaia Pair of Figures
Congo, Central Africa
Pair of white faced figures sitting back to back with a
child on the side. The pair may represent Seto and Nabo, the primordial ancestors of the Ngbaka.
31 1/4" / 79.4 cm

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LOT 519
Sukuma Maternity Figure
Tanzania, East Africa
Maternity figure with child attached to back at just three points. Native woven braid with wooden and glass beads. Articulated arms. Thin aluminum plates on head and shoulders with irregular nails.
76 1/2" / 194.3 cm

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LOT 654
Makua Maternity Figure
Tanzania, East Africa
Seated maternity figure with tacks.
Baby on lap. Hair at top.
36" / 91.4 cm

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LOT 685
Lengola Post Figures
Congo, Central Africa
A pair of post figures, male and female;
perforated
Male figure: 56 1/2" / 143.5 cm
Female figure: 56 1/2" / 143.5 cm

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LOT 688
Hemba Male Figure
Congo, Central Africa
Singiti male, muscular figure. Very dark.
Cross on coiffure. Representing a royal
lineage founder. [Marc Leo Felix, 100 People of Zaire and Their Sculptures (1987), 34/1].
18 1/2" / 47.0 cm

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LOT 692
Yaka/Pende Area Magical Figure
Congo, Central Africa
Magical figure with many materials.
Textile around neck. Blue and white face.
43 3/4" / 111.1 cm

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LOT 740
Songye Power Figure
Congo, Central Africa
Power figure with large horn;
pegs on face; inset teeth; snake-
skin waist band and a necklace
containing magical substances.
44 1/2" / 113 cm

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LOT 738
Mangbetu Pair of Figures
Congo, Central Africa
Pair of standing beli figures with old ivory
pins in the hair, red seeds in the eyes and
body scarifications. It is believed that more
ancient but similar figures were once used by
the Nebeli secret society.
Male: 20" / 50.8 cm
Female: 20 1/2" / 52.1 cm

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LOT 760
Songye Stool
Congo, Central Africa
Large Janus stool (male, female) brown
22 1/2" / 57.2 cm

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LOT 763
Boa Male Figure
Congo, Central Africa
Male figure with doughnut ears;
star on stomach; knobby knees
23 1/2" / 59.7 cm

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LOT 797
Chokwe Mask
Congo, Central Africa
Standing mask with crosses of value
on top (Kano) decorated with feathers,
latticework and metal
22 3/4" / 57.8 cm

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LOT 815
Songye Figure
Congo, Central Africa
Figure with no features;
only perforations;
four dots on the stomach
and fur on the head
13" / 33 cm