Animals

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See also: Birds, Cats, Dogs, Elephants, Reptiles, Pigs, Horses, Monkeys, Zebras, etc.

The Oppressed

SKU: FZ-1002

Frantz Zephirin

Caribbean

Haiti

(Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Acrylic on canvas
(40 x 30), framed, 1997

Exhibited at the Noyes Museum, January through March, 2011

$12,000

Animals in Moonlight

SKU: DDale-3

David H. Dale

Nigeria

Limited edition, #23/30, c.1973
Deep cut etching on paper
(15" h. x 25 1/4"w.)

$3,000

Amour

SKU: GB-0101

Gelin Buteau

Caribbean

Haiti

Acrylic on board (24 x 24), framed. c.1995
Exhibited in the show "Error and Eros: Love Sacred and Profane" at the American Visionary Art Museum in 1998

$ 1,800

Tapir Mask

SKU: MXM-170-23

Mexican Folk Artists

Mexico

Animal (tapir or wild boar) mask. State undetermined, Mexico. Mid-20th century. wood, oil paint, glass marbles (16” h. x 7” w. x 6” d.)
Provenance: from the Katharyn and Gordon Rayner Collection of Mexican Masks, Canada. Purchased from the collection of Jaled Muyaes, Mexico City, c.1990.
In the Fall of 2023 this mask was included in an exhibition at the Mexican embassy in Otttawa, Canada.

Provenance:

The Katharyn and Gordon Rayner Collection of Mexican Masks

$950

El Dios Mar (God of the Sea) - Nierika Yarn Painting

SKU: CPR-15

Cresencio Perez Robles

Mexico

Vintage Huichol yarn painting c. 1970's
Yarn pressed into beeswax on plywood
(24" x 24")

This 24 X 24 yarn painting is by master artist Cresencio Perez Robles. Perez's work was included in book Art of the Huichol Indians, which accompanied an exhibition of Huichol Indian Art, organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The exhibition traveled from San Francisco in 1978 to Chicago and New York. It was this show and the accompanying catalogue that first introduced Huichol yarn painting to the general public.
Cresencio Perez Robles work was also featured in the exhibit Living Traditions Mexican Popular Arts in 1992 at the University Art Museum at Albany State University of New York and the accompanying book of the same title.
This picture was made in the 1970's of wool yarn pressed onto wax spread on a wooden board. Today yarn paintings are made of acrylic yarn.
On the back the artist wrote the meaning of the piece in both Huichol and in Spanish. It is signed by the artist, with a stamp from the Instituto Nacional Indigenista, in Mexico.

$950

Antelope Rod-Puppet

SKU: afs-081

Bozo People

Mali

with Articulated Figure on Crown
Used in Sogo performance, Bozo people, Mali, late-20th century
Wood with oil enamel, steel nails, string, fabric.
(38.5" h. x 15" w. x 38" d.).
A very similar puppet, also from the Rosen Collection, is shown on page of 353 of the Rosens' book The Colorful Sogo Bo Puppets of Mali.

Provenance:

Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen

$950

Gurunsi Hyena Mask

SKU: AFM-55

Gurunsi people

Burkina Faso

Gurunsi people, Burkina Faso
Wood with red, black, white oil paint
(15"h x 9"w. x 11 1/2" d.)

$875

Spotted Cat Mask

SKU: MXM-170-28

Mexican Folk Artists

Mexico

Spotted Animal (cat or hyena) mask.
State undetermined, Mexico. Mid-20th century.
wood, oil paint, (13” h. x 7.75” w. x 6.5” d.)
Provenance: from the Katharyn and Gordon Rayner Collection of Mexican Masks, Canada. Purchased from the collection of Jaled Muyaes, Mexico City, c.1990.
In the Fall of 2023 this mask was included in an exhibition at the Mexican embassy in Otttawa, Canada.

Provenance:

The Katharyn and Gordon Rayner Collection of Mexican Masks

$850

Hunters in the Forest

SKU: YF-2307

Yekini Folorunso

Nigeria

Oshogbo, Nigeria, c.1990s
Hammered copper relief
(10 1/8” h. x 25 1/2” w.)

$850

Un Soldado de America

SKU: AL-0901

Alicia Leal

Cuba

Havana, Cuba
Serigraph on paper (19.75" x 25.25"), # 22/120, 1997.

$800

Deer and Bird

SKU: Gond-13

Anuj Tekam

India

Anuj Tekam - Patangarh, Madhya Pradesh State, India
c.2012
Acrylic on canvas
(17" h. x 21" w. ) Framed.

$750 framed

Animal Spirit

SKU: GF-2501

Gérard Fortuné

Haiti

Oil on board (24"x 24"), c,1985. Framed.
Provenance: private collection

$750

No Good Choices!

SKU: TT-1502

Tanzanian Artists, various

Tanzania

Steven (Said A.) Mkumba (b. 1963) - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
February, 2013
Oil enamel on canvas (27 1/2" h x 39 3/8"w) (70cm x 100cm)

$750

Two Animals in a Meadow

SKU: GF-2403

Gérard Fortuné

Haiti

(Port-au-Prince)
Oil on canvas (22" x 22"), Framed.
c.2000

$650

Two Women with Animals, Birds and Apple

SKU: GF-2404

Gérard Fortuné

Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Oil on canvas (22 3/4" x 21 1/4"), Framed.
c.2000

$650

Antique "Rabbit" Yoruba Gelede Mask

SKU: AFM-01

Yoruba People

Nigeria

Yoruba, Nigeria, mid-20th century
Wood with red, black, white oil paint, with remnants of red fabric costume (11"h x 7"w).
Mounted on custom stand.

$650 (incl. custom stand)

Igbo Buffalo Mask

SKU: AFM-92

Igbo people

Nigeria

Includes stand

30% off

~~$900~~ $630

Bamana Ngozunkhun Headdress - female

SKU: AFM-69

Bamana people

Mali

Headdress in form of antelope head surmounting female pangolin - companion piece to male headdress, #AFM-68.
Wood w/ organic and mineral pigments, woven basket, cotton fiber, glass beads, cowrie shells.
(15 1/2” h. x 8” w. x 21 1/2” d. ).