Videos
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Ancient statues from the Soninke people, Mali
TEFAF Maastricht 2024 March 7, 2024 On the Bandiagara escarpment in central Mali, an exceptional moment in the history of African art began around 1000 years... Read more -
Mumuye statues by the "Tara Master"
March 12, 2023 I identified statues from a specific atelier of nine works carved by one master, and possibly one or two followers.... Read more -
Mumuye statues from Nigeria
TEFAF Maastricht 2023 March 12, 2023 Mumuye statues on display at T EFAF Maastricht The Mumuye people, a generic term that includes seven distinct subgroups, are... Read more
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Phemba maternity figures, Kongo
Considered among the most iconic images of “maternity” in Africa because of their formal perfection and the power of their... Read more -
South African prestige staffs
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Batak Magic staff from Northern Sumatra
This wonderful sculpture comes from the Batak, a very important group living in Northern Sumatra, and numbering about six million... Read more
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Tiki from the Marquesas Islands
Parcours des Mondes 2020 This exceptional statue called Tiki comes from the Marquesas Islands, an archipelago located a 1500 km away from Northern Tahiti.... Read more -
Songye kifwebe masks
TEFAF Maastricht 2020 For TEFAF 2020 I’m presenting 9 masks of the Songye Kifwebe type, which is the first time we have such... Read more -
A remarkable mother and child figure from the Kongo kingdom
This mother and child figure from the Kongo kingdom is a truly remarkable example of its kind. Among the many... Read more
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Master of Mobaye, Statue, Banda, D.R.C.
September 15, 2019 I’m very excited to present today a sculpture by a famous artist, which I was able to identify in 2001... Read more -
Ngady Mwaash, Kuba mask, Central Africa from Jeanne Walschots' collection
September 13, 2019 I'm very pleased to present this really unusual and rare mask from the Kuba tribe in Central Africa. It is... Read more -
Royal Baule seated couple
September 10, 2019 This superbe object is part of a very small corpus of only five known Baule statues of couple. Beside the... Read more
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Unusual leopard headrest from Yaka tribe, South West Congo
June 1, 2019 A very unusual wooden anthropomorphic leopard headrest from the Yaka tribe in South West Congo Read more -
Low Niger Bronze bell head, Nigeria
March 20, 2019 The Benin bronze sculptures are known all over the world, but this material is still quite unusual in African Art.... Read more -
DAN Dancing with Spoons
March 10, 2019 For TEFAF Maastricht 2019, and for his 19th participation Bernard de Grunne will present a unique group of eight anthropomorphic... Read more
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Dinka statuary: an eclectic art style?
January 26, 2019 During the 2019 edition of BRAFA Art Fair, Bernard de Grunne brought together an original group of statues by the... Read more -
Massim spatula by "The Master of the Prominent Eyes"
September 15, 2018 Bernard de Grunne talking about a Massim spatula by 'The Master of the Prominent Eyes', from the Trobriand Islands, Papua... Read more -
Drinking cup from the Kuba tribe
September 13, 2018 Bernard de Grunne presenting a delicately carved palm wine drinking cup from the Kuba Tribe, in Central Congo. It is... Read more
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Parcours des Mondes 2018
September 11, 2018 Bernard de Grunne presents what he will be exhibiting at Galerie Patrice Trigano in Paris for Parcours des Mondes 2018... Read more -
The Three Graces: From Pompeii to the Makonde
April 17, 2018 The grouping of three wonderful Venuses from the Makonde tribe in Mozambique is the first time ever three statues carved... Read more -
Stunning black uli from New Ireland
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Stylised human figure of an ivory spoon from Boa, Northern Congo
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A very special Bulul guardian of the rice harvest
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Les perchoirs d'âmes sakalava et mahafaly
March 10, 2018 Bernard de Grunne presenting a group of 12 ancient Sakalava sculptures representing ancestors, made in a very soft wood that... Read more
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A remarkable and rare Kota, Gabon
January 31, 2018 This janus Kota is among the rarest of the Kota known, presented by Bernard de Grunne Read more -
One of the most elegant ancient Gouro/Bete mask
January 31, 2018 One of the most elegant ancient Gouro/Bete mask known presented by Bernard de Grunne Read more -
Bamiléké royal couple
January 27, 2018 A remarkable and rare pair of Bamileke figures from Cameroon which haven't been seen since the 1950s. Collected and published... Read more
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BRAFA 2018 by Bernard de Grunne
January 26, 2018 Bernard de Grunne presents an introduction of his show at BRAFA Art Fair 2018, showcasing a selection of African art... Read more -
Parcours des Mondes 2017 - Focus Luba Hemba Cariatides
September 16, 2017 Bernard de Grunne presents his exhibition at Galerie Patrice Trigano in Paris for Parcours des Mondes 2017: an extraordinary Torres... Read more -
Sepik - Kandimbong: On the Ancestor Statuary from the Coastal Sepik Region
March 17, 2017 For his 17th participation to TEFAF Maastricht, Bernard de Grunne focuses on the presentation of a group of human figures... Read more
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Brafa 2017- Pende and Yaka masks, Bembe seated drummer
February 8, 2017 2017 marks the return of Bernard de Grunne at BRAFA in Brussels, presenting a small group of exquisite classical tribal... Read more -
The concept of art in tribal Africa
June 22, 2016 <iframe width='560' height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/ORRGK1kHcng' frameborder='0' allow='accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture' allowfullscreen></iframe> Read more -
The Reputation of a Great Artist in Tribal Art
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MANDE Ancient Treasures - Trésors Millénaires
Exhibition at Ancienne Nonciature, Brussels, June 2016 June 14, 2016 On the occasion of its 28th edition, BRUNEAF partnered with Bernard de Grunne to curate a major exhibition of 28... Read more -
Styles and Masterhands in Tribal Art
March 14, 2016 Bernard de Grunne is the author of many books and articles on tribal art styles. In his latest research, he... Read more -
TEFAF Maastricht 2016: Seated baule collection
March 7, 2016 During TEFAF Maastricht (11-20 March 2016), tribal art specialist Bernard de Grunne (stand 122) presents 'Seated Baule figure as Thrones... Read more
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Rewriting art history: Dayak tribal art
February 2, 2016 There were already modern humans in Indonesian Borneo while Europe was still populated by Neanderthals. Research shows that Borneo’s Dayak... Read more -
A Trained Eye - by Bernard de Grunne
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Ancient Dayak sculpture, Borneo, Indonesia
September 25, 2015 Bernard de Grunne presenting an early Dayak anthropomorphic figure with a cavity carved in the back. This sculpture is part... Read more
