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African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva: A Legacy of Collecting Back to main page for this exhibition Serpent Headdress: A-Mantsho-ña-Tshol Guinée, Boke district, village of Kanfrande; Baga peoples, 20th century Provenance: Collected in the village of Kanfrande, by Henri Kamer in 1957; [John J. Klejman, 1968]; Dr. Mandlebaum, Brooklyn, 1968; [Merton Simpson, 1978]; [Henri Kamer, 1978–79]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1979 Funerary Post (detail) Southwestern Sudan; Bongo or Belanda Mbegumba peoples, 20th century Provenance: Christian Duponcheel, 1972; [Henri Kamer, New York]; Barbier-Muller collection, since 1973 Power Figure: Nkisi Nkondi Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kongo peoples, 18th–19th century Provenance: St. Peter Clavier Sodalität Mission, Freiburg, Switzerland, before 1914; Josef Mueller, ca. 1950 Female Figure with Raised Arms Mali, Bondum region, village of Tintam; Dogon peoples, 15th–18th century Provenance: Emil Storrer, Zürich, before 1950; Josef Mueller, ca. 1950 Poro Female Figure: Pombia Côte d'Ivoire, village of Lataha; Senufo peoples, 19th century Provenance: Collected by Fr. Clamens in Lataha village, Côte d'Ivoire, 1951; [Emil Storrer, Paris, 1952]; Josef Mueller, 1952 Female Figure Southern Burkina Faso, Léo region; Nuna peoples, 19th century Provenance: Collected in southern Burkina Faso by Henri Kamer in 1970; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1974 Plank Mask: Kinta-Loniakê Southern Burkina Faso; Tussian peoples, first half of the 20th century Provenance: [Robert Duperrier, Paris, until 1968]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1968 Mblo Twin Mask Côte d'Ivoire; Baule peoples, 19th century Provenance: Roger Bédiat, Côte d'Ivoire, before 1955; [Henri Kamer, 1955]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1978 Mask: Kidumu Republic of Congo; Teke peoples, Tsaayi group, 19th century Provenance: André Derain, Paris, before 1930; [Charles Ratton, Paris, late 1930s]; Josef Mueller, before 1939 Female Figure for a Trance diviner: asye usu Côte d'Ivoire; Baule peoples, 19th–20th century Provenance: Josef Mueller before 1930 Heddle Pulley Côte d'Ivoire; Guro peoples, 19th century Provenance: Félix Fénéon, Paris, before 1929; Dr. Charles Stéphen-Chauvet, Paris; Morris Pinto, Paris, before 1985; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1985 Staff Finial Democratic Republic of the Congo; Kongo peoples, 19th century Provenance: [Merton Simpson, Paris, before 1979]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1979 Female Figure Northern Angola; Shinji peoples, 19th century Provenance: George Feher, New York; [Hélène Leloup, New York, before 1989]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1989 Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Gabon; Kota peoples, Obamba or Mindumu groups, 19th century Provenance: [Olivier le Corneur, Paris]; [Alain de Monbrison, Paris, before 1984]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1984 Prestige Stool Cameroon, Grassfields Region, Fumban; Bamum peoples, 19th century Provenance: Given by King Ibrahim Njoya to Capt. Hans Glauning, Cameroon, 1905; Glauning family, Germany until 1928; [Arthur Speyer, Sr., Berlin, 1928]; Charles Ratton, Paris, 1936; [Guy Ladrière, Paris, 1981]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1985 Kneeling Male Figure Mali; Inland Niger Delta, 14th–16th century Provenance: [René Garcia, Paris, before 1985]; Barbier-Mueller collection, 1985 Pendant: Kneeling Male Figure Mali; Inland Niger Delta, 14th–16th century Provenance: [Philippe Guimiot, New York, before 1984]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1984 Ornament: Male Figure with Raised Arms Mali; Inland Niger Delta, 13th–15th century Provenance: [Merton Simpson, New York, before 1983]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1983 Head Crest Nigeria, Cross River region; Ejagham peoples, 19th–20th century Provenance: [Lin and Emile Deletaille, Brussels, 2000]; [Pierre Loos, Brussels, before 2002]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 2002 Female Head Nigeria; Ife, 12th–14th century Provenance: Private collection, New York, 1980s; [Alain de Monbrison, Paris, 2000]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 2005 Roof Finial Figure Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik region, Yuat River, Biwat people, early 20th century Provenance: A. Speyer, Berlin, 1930's; L. and E. Eckert-Voegelin, Basel, before 1978; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1978 Figure (Bioma) (detail) Papua New Guinea, Papuan Gulf, Urama Island and Era River region, 19th century Provenance: Austro-Hungarian collection, before 1914; Ralph Nash, London; [John J. Klejman, New York, 1970]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1970 Initiation Mask Papua New Guinea, Witu Islands, 19th century Provenance: Collected by Lajos Biro, 1900; Ethnographical Museum of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary; [Everett Rassiga, New York, 1973]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1973 Funerary Figure (Kulap) Southern New Ireland, 19th century Provenance: Collected in New Ireland, ca. 1890; Augustus H. L. F. Pitt-rivers, Pitt Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset, 1898; [W. D. Webster, London, before 1900]; Stella Pitt-Rivers; John Hewett, London; [Mathias Komor, New York, 1977], Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1977 Helmet Mask Northern New Ireland, 19th century Provenance: Collected by Giovanni Bettanin, before 1904; Ethnographical Museum of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary; [Emile Deletaille, New York, 1984], Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1984 Canoe Prow Ornament (Nguzunguzu) Solomon Islands, New Georgia, Roviana Lagoon, 19th century Provenance: Collected by Rodolphe Festetics de Tolna, Roviana, Solomon Islands, 1895; Charles Stéphen-Chauvet, Paris, before 1939; [A. Emert, Paris, 1939]; Joseph Mueller/Barbier Mueller collection, since 1939 Forehead Ornament (Kapkap) Western Solomon Islands, 19th century Provenance: H. Gibson, England, before 1893; Royal United Services Institute Museum, London, 1893; James Hooper, England, before 1979; [Christie's, London 1980], Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1980 Mask Northern Solomon Islands, Nissan Island, 19th century Provenance: Collected by Richard Parkinson, before 1903; Linden Museum, Stuttgart, Germany; [Maurice Bonnefoy, Geneva, 1969]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1969 Ceremonial Platter (Rova) Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo Island, Tsureviu village, 19th century Provenance: Collected by Rev. Yates, Tsureviu village, Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu; Ralph Nash, London; [John J. Klejman, New York, 1969]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1969 Mask (Mawa) Torres Strait, Saibai Island, 19th century Provenance: Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne, Australia, before 1900; F. Cooper Smith, Melbourne, ca. 1930; Roberta Nochimson, New York, 1972; [Lance Entwistle, London, 1973], Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1973 Female Figure (Dinonga Eidu) Caroline Islands, Nukuoro Island, 18th–19th century Provenance: Paul Guillaume, Paris; Marie-Ange Ciolkowksa; George Ortiz, Switzerland; [Lance Entwistle, London, 1986]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1986 Fan Handle Cook Islands, Rarotonga, late 18th–early 19th century Provenance: James Keggie, London, before 1951; James Hooper, England, 1951-1979; [Christie's, London, 1979]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1979 Anthropomorphic Kava Bowl (Daveniyaqona) Fiji, eastern Viti Levu Island, early 19th century Provenance: Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne, Australia, 1900–ca. 1953; private collection, Australia, ca. 1953; Roberta Nochimson; [Lance Entwistle]; George Ortiz, Switzerland; [Lance Entwistle, London, 1986]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1986 Male Figure (Moai Tangata) Rapa Nui (Easter Island), early 19th century Provenance: Sir Jacob Epstein, England; John Hewett, England, 1962; [Aaron Furman, New York, 1972]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1972 Equestrian Figure, Portrait of a Chief Indonesia, Sumatra, Toba Batak people, 19th century Provenance: [Emile Deletaille, Brussels, 1979]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1979 Shield Timor-Leste (East Timor), Ataúro Island, 19th century Provenance: Reportedly in Bali, Indonesia, 1977; Belgian antique dealer, 1979; James Willis, San Francisco, 1981; [R. Van der Stukken, Brussels, 1982]; Barbier-Mueller collection, since 1982

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