A world record for
El Anatsui has been set as Bonhams’ Africa Now art auction just concluded in the
U.K had the artist’s woven tapestry of flattened bottle caps, titled 'New World
Map' sold for £541, 250 ($850,544).
According to Bonhams, “The huge masterwork by El Anatsui
(born 1944) – a magisterial tapestry measuring 11ft by 16ft (350x500cm) - is
similar to work the artist has shown at the Venice Biennale.”
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El Anatsui's New World Map sold for £541,250 ($850,544). |
Giles Peppiatt, Director of Contemporary African Art at
Bonhams, says: "We are delighted to have achieved a world record with this
stunning work. It speaks of Africa in its use of traditional patterning but is
very much of the moment – a massive hauntingly beautiful contemporary
statement."
El Anatsui is widely recognized as one of the world's foremost
contemporary artists. He was born in Ghana in 1944 but is now based in Nigeria,
where he is Head of Sculpture in the Fine and Applied Arts Department at the
University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His work draws on the broad spectrum of
indigenous African cultures and is particularly concerned with the erosion of
inherited traditions by external forces and the nature of their continued
transmission. He often links his work to events, people and current and
historical issues.
El Anatsui has used many different materials over the years,
including wood, metal, clay and more recently repurposed materials. 'New World
Map' is a prime example of El Anatsui's recent work, made from flattened bottle
caps woven together into a shimmering tapestry.
These hanging pieces are
based on the traditional narrow-strip woven silk cloth made in Ghana, a source
of national pride. Similar works by El Anatsui hang in some of the world's most
prestigious institutions, including the Sainsbury African Galleries at the
British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pompidou, and the
Smithsonian.
A fortnight ago another
tapestry by El Anatsui, smaller in scale, sold at a Bonhams charity auction in
New York for $722,500.
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Bonhams Africa Now May 23, 2012 Auction Results
103
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Ben (Benedict Chukwukadibia) Enwonwu, M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994) 'Alusi Ogugu (Vision)'
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£
1,875
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104
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Ben (Benedict Chukwukadibia) Enwonwu, M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994) Jungle landscape
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£
3,500
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105
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Ben (Benedict Chukwukadibia) Enwonwu, M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994)
Yoruba women pounding cassava 50 x 30cm (19 11/16 x 11 13/16in) (image
size)
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£
2,375
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106
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Ben (Benedict Chukwukadibia) Enwonwu, M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994) Seated figure
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£
9,375
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107
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Ben (Benedict Chukwukadibia) Enwonwu, M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994) Cotton trees
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£
6,500
|
109
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Ben (Benedict Chukwukadibia) Enwonwu, M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994) 'Africa Dances, Shadows of Rhythm' unframed
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£
3,000
|
110
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Ben (Benedict Chukwukadibia) Enwonwu, M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994) 'Girls in waiting'
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£
49,250
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111
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Twins Seven-Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011) "Rejoicing Beasts" 1969. Ink on cut plywood, 24 by 48 inches
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£
2,250
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112
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Twins Seven-Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011) 'Resting mask'
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£
1,500
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113
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Simon Okeke (Nigerian, 1937-1969) 'Head of a student' 40cm (15 3/4in) high (including base).
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£
7,500
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114
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Susanne Wenger (Austrian, 1915-2009) 'Man and Leopard I'
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£
3,250
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115
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Bruce Onobrakpeya (Nigerian, born 1932) 'Cyclist and the ram'
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£
5,625
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116
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Jimoh Akolo (Nigerian, born 1934) Drummer in red
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£
6,000
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117
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Malangatana Valente Ngwenya (Mozambican, 1936-2011) Fruit market
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£
11,875
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118
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Malangatana Valente Ngwenya (Mozambican, 1936-2011) Inferno
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£
4,750
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119
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Simon Okeke (Nigerian, 1937-1969) Head of a woman
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£
4,500
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120
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Malick Sidibé (Malian, born 1935) A set of five photographs 24 x 17.8cm (9 7/16 x 7in) (sheet size); 15.8 x 16cm (6 1/4 x 6 5/16in) (image size). unframed
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£
3,250
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121
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Malick Sidibé (Malian, born 1936) 'Super Cycliste' 50 x 39cm (19
11/16 x 15 3/8in) (sheet size); 35 x 35cm (13 3/4 x 13 3/4in) (sheet
size).
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£
2,500
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122
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Yinka Adeyemi (Nigerian, born 1941) Yoruba village market unframed and unstretched
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£
1,500
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123
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Alexander "Skunder" Boghossian (Ethiopian, 1937-2003) Fertility painting
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£
16,250
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124
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Bruce Onobrakpeya (Nigerian, born 1932) 'Eyes at Haystack', a pair
deep etching 68.5 x 50cm (26 15/16 x 19 11/16in); plastocast 70 x
51.5cm (27 9/16 x 20 1/4in).
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£
2,250
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125
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Bruce Onobrakpeya (Nigerian, born 1932) 'Expaen Mueli Rame (Meralhase)' 24 x 18 1/2in
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£
500
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126
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Asiru Olatunde (Nigerian, 1918-1993) Figure story unframed
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£
1,500
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130
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Chief Jimoh Buraimoh (Nigerian, born 1943) Faces and creatures
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£
3,125
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131
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Chief Jimoh Buraimoh (Nigerian, born 1943) At the market
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£
2,000
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133
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Prince Twins Seven-Seven (Nigerian, born 1944) Garden of Eden
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£
3,250
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138
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Bruce Onobrakpeya (Nigerian, born 1932) 'Jemoto Mri Ruoku'
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£
4,375
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139
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Bruce Onobrakpeya (Nigerian, born 1932) 'Agbogidi' (image size)
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£
1,000
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141
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Bruce Onobrakpeya (Nigerian, born 1932) 'Uyovbi Erhue'
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£
1,875
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142
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Twins Seven-Seven (Nigerian, 1944-2011) The hunt
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£
1,625
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143
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George Lilanga di Nyama (Tanzanian, 1934-2005) Busy figures
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£
1,625
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144
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Bruce Onobrakpeya (Nigerian, born 1932) 'Erakive Emetore' unframed
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£
1,500
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149
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David Dale (Nigerian, born 1947) 'Aquarium I'
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£
1,250
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150
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Henry Munyaradzi (Zimbabwean, 1931-1998) Resting duck 16 x 33 x 19cm (6 1/4 x 13 x 7 1/2in).
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£
2,125
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151
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Bruce Onobrakpeya (Nigerian, born 1932) 'Aro Oloko Emetore' unframed
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£
687
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152
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Chief Zacheus Olowonubi Oloruntoba (Nigerian, born 1934) 'The World is my Village for Problem Solving'
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£
5,000
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153
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Malangatana Valente Ngwenya (Mozambican, 1936-2011) Female forms
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£
4,000
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154
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Prof. Ablade Glover (Ghanaian, born 1934) 'Blue Red Bloom' unframed and unstretched
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£
5,000
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157
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Geoffrey Ernest Katantazi Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954-2009) Cock in blue
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£
3,000
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158
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Geoffrey Ernest Katantazi Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954-2009) 'Portraits in brown' unframed
|
£
3,500
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159
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Amon Kotei (Ghanaian, born 1915) 'Needed Global Harmony'
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£
6,000
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160
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Victor Butler (Ghanaian, born 1964) 'Conspiracy'
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£
2,250
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161
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Kainebi Osahenye (Nigerian, born 1964) 'The Musician' unframed and unstretched
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£
1,375
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162
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Prof. Ablade Glover (Ghanaian, born 1934) Rainforest
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£
4,500
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163
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Chéri Samba (Dem. Republic of the Congo, born 1956) 'Kalasi Ki Nduenga'
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£
15,000
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165
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Cheri Cherin (Dem. Republic of the Congo, born 1955) 'Les Pensionnaires des Paradis Artificiels' unframed
|
£
5,250
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166
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Tshibumba Kanda Matulu (Dem. Republic of the Congo, born 1947) 'La
Mort des Inocents'; 'Le Monstre de la Cessession Katangaise', a pair
each 41 x 63cm (16 1/8 x 24 13/16in). unframed
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£
4,750
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167
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El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944) 'New World Map'
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£
541,250
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169
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Jacob Jari (Nigerian, born 1960) 'Untitled'
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£
3,750
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170
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Nnenna Okore (Nigerian, born 1975) 'Agbogho II' (variant)
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£
13,750
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172
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Zwelethu Mthethwa (South African, born 1960) 'Untitled (Gladiator 22)' (paper size)
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£
8,750
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175
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Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Dolls
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£
1,187
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181
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Tony Enebeli (Nigerian, born 1956) 'Story-telling'
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£
2,750
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182
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Francis Uduh (Nigerian, born 1964) 'Procreation' 117cm (46 1/16in) high (including base).
|
£
2,250
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184
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Uchay Joel Chima (Nigerian, born 1971) Girls in the hood unframed
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£
1,375
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186
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Soly Cissé (Senegalese, born 1969) 'Gardien de Coutume' unframed
|
£
3,375
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187
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Frédéric Bruly Bouabré (Ivorian, born 1921) 'Gueie Gueie Legend', a set of four
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£
3,125
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190
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Nyemike Onwuka (Nigerian, born 1972) Transition Transition unframed
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£
4,375
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190A
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George Lilanga di Nyama (Tanzanian, 1934-2005) 'Michego Ya Watoto' (Children's Games) unframed
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£
3,750
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190B
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George Lilanga di Nyama (Tanzanian, 1934-2005) 'Tukimaliza Kucheza
Hapa Kiwanjani Kila Mtu Aludi Kwao' (When we finish playing here on the
field everyone goes back home) unframed
GFA Artists
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£
3,000
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192
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Lekan Onabanjo (Nigerian, born 1967) 'The Dance' unframed
|
£
4,250
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195
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Sam Ovraiti (Nigerian, born 1961) Cloud of faces
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£
1,625
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196
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Edosa Ogiugo (Nigerian, born 1961) 'The Waterside' (Market Series) unframed
|
£
5,000
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199
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Abiodun Olaku (Nigerian, born 1958) 'Transition'
|
£
9,375
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200
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Abiodun Olaku (Nigerian, born 1958) 'People's Paradise'
|
£
5,250
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201
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Duke Asidere (Nigerian, born 1961) 'Exploring Palmgrove' unframed
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£
3,250
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204
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Sam Ovraiti (Nigerian, born 1961) 'Durbar (Royal Parade)' unframed
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£
2,375
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205
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Sam Ovraiti (Nigerian, born 1961) Figures in a row
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£
2,000
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206
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Reuben Ugbine (Ghanaian, born 1956) 'Lovers' 77cm (30 5/16in) high.
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£
4,000
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210
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Tola Wewe (Nigerian, born 1959) 'Dream' unframed
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£
2,125
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211
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Bunmi Babatunde (Nigerian) 'Bata Dancer' 99cm (39in) high (excluding base).
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£
3,250
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215
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Ben Osaghae (Nigerian, born 1962) 'Kitchen psychology' unstretched
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£
1,250
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