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Tiki from the Marquesas Islands at Parcours des Mondes 2020
Tiki des îles Marquises à Parcours des Mondes 2020
This exceptional statue called Tiki comes from the Marquesas Islands, an archipelago located a 1500 km away from Northern Tahiti....
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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...
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Songye kifwebe masks at TEFAF Maastricht 2020
For TEFAF 2020 I’m presenting 9 masks of the Songye Kifwebe type, which is the first time we have such...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Stunning black uli from New Ireland
March 14, 2018
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Stylised human figure of an ivory spoon from Boa, Northern Congo
March 14, 2018
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A very special Bulul guardian of the rice harvest
March 13, 2018
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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...
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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
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The concept of art in tribal Africa
June 22, 2016
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The Reputation of a Great Artist in Tribal Art
June 22, 2016
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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A Trained Eye - by Bernard de Grunne
February 1, 2016
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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...
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