A LARGE LOBI MALE BATEBA THILKOTINA ANCESTRAL FIGURE, BURKINA FASO From the school of Kartinhe Kambire, mounted on a wood base, 97cm high, 110cm high inc. base, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassil o Erhardt.

A HEMBA MALE ANCESTRAL FIGURE, DRC The stylised figure stands on an integral base with a distended stomach and prominent phallus, the figure wears a headdress on the back of the head with an incised cruciform design, 110cm high, Provenance: Ex priv ate collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.

A HEMBA MALE ANCESTOR FIGURE, DRC Of slender proportions with a rounded stomach, depicted with shoulders slightly raised, the face of the figure with a long nose with flared nostrils and raised almond-shaped eyes, with a decorated cruciform headdres s, 83cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.

A FINE SENUFO CEREMONIAL DRUM, IVORY COAST The large drum is decorated with repeated motifs of Senufo masks and mythical animals in two registers, 85cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.

A BAMILEKE CEREMONIAL DRUM, CAMEROON Of an impressive size, the drum has two registers of decoration with dancing human figures and lizards, 95cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt .

AN EXCEPTIONAL SONGYE MALE COMMUNITY POWER FIGURE, DRC This large figure is highly decorated, with a copperplate mask, animal horn and teeth, with a tuft of feathers on his head and several necklaces, 104cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.

AN EXCEPTIONAL SONGYE MALE COMMUNITY POWER FIGURE, DRC This rare figure is decorated with copperplate and original bishimba and paraphernalia, including animal horn, hair, snake skin, goat skin, necklaces, seeds, and a small wooden human figure, mou nted on wooden base, 97cm high, Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.

A SONGYE MALE COMMUNITY POWER FIGURE, DRC Mounted on a wood base the figure is decorated with a metal nails and original bishimba and paraphernalia, including animal horns, teeth, and a large piece of fur in front of his body, with pheasant feathers emerging from the head, 126cm high, 138cm high inc. base. Provenance: Ex private collection, London; property from the collection of Prof. Tassilo Erhardt.

AN UNUSUAL MEXICAN CLAY HEAD OF A DUCK Modelled with inverted janiform duck heads, one of which is more naturalistic with curved incisions to indicate feathers, the second head with an upturned beak and large eyes, with a read ink collection label w hich reads: "Lot 131 Sotheby Ju 93 Bateman Cl", 7cm long, Literature: Published in Pitt Rivers Catalogue, 'Second' Collection - Volume 3 p.933, Provenance: Bateman collection; Sold Sotheby’s, London, 14 June 1893, lot 131; Lt-Gen. Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827-1900); thence by descent.

A NEW IRELAND 'KULAP' CARVED FIGURE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Carved in chalk in a highly stylised manner, with an anthropomorphic face and elaborate carved 'headdress' decorated with incised swirling and linear patters, 26cm high, Footnotes: Chalk figures such as this were made by the peoples in the south part of New Ireland and are thought to represent ancestor figures, they were often kept in shrines and served apotropaic purposes.

AN ASMAT SHIELD, PAPUA NEW GUINEA A large oblong ochre shield, with a geometric motif highlighted in white pigment, 170cm high, Footnotes: Such shields are used as practical weapons in fighting but are also thought to embody the spirit and strengt h of ancestors who would bestow their power onto the warrior.

TWO SEPIK RIVER WOOD FIGURES Both the male and the female figure with elongated limbs decorated with bands of red pigment, the highly stylised faces highlighted in yellow and red pigment with cowrie shell eyes, both figures with tall headdresses wit h serrated edges, both 46.5cm high.

AN IGBO IKENGA SHRINE FIGURE, NIGERIA Circa 1940s The stylised wood figure sits on an integral stool with bent legs and short arms held out in front of the abdomen below the pendulous breasts, with a highly stylised face, the mouth in an almost grima ce, wearing a headdress with ovoid protruding attachments and a necklaces with notches, the figure has surviving rust coloured pigment all over, 86cm high.

A TERRACOTTA IGALA HEAD, NIGERIA Of elegant form, with simply carved facial features creating a serene expression, linear scarification marks surround the face, with a slender neck, 15cm high, 19cm high inc. stand.

A GROUP OF BENIN-STYLE BRONZE PIECES Including two bronze finials with bearded male head terminals, 23cm long each; two bronze finial pins with terminals in the form of stylised heads, 22.5cm long each; a large Oba head of typical form with a lattic e design coiffure and a high coral necklace, 22cm high; and a decorative goblet, 20.2cm high, (6) Provenance: The property from the collection of Siegfried Soucek, acquired between 1968 and 1972.

TWO TRIBAL FIGURAL CARVINGS Including a Luba chief's stool from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the form of a kneeling female caryatid with raised arm and elongated fingers, with a characteristic stylised face, 36cm high; and an unusual carved wood object with a face, 22.5cm high, (2)

A LOMBA MOTHER AND CHILD FIGURE Carved in dark wood in a highly stylised manner, the larger figure, with scarification marks on the cheeks and forehead, kneels with hands on the shoulders of the smaller figure in front, the figures stand on an integ ral base mounted in turn on another piece of wood, 36cm high.

AN EKOI HEADDRESS, NIGERIA A rare large example, formed of a wood frame covered in stretched skin with a fearful facial expression, the open mouth with bared teeth, traces of hair survive on the back of the head, the headdress is mounted on a woven raffia base, 25.5cm high. Provenance: E x collection of Pascal Alcan Legrand, Paris / London acquired from Gallery Jean Yves Coué. Footnotes: These headdresses are worn by members of the tribe's associations at significant ritual moments including funerals and initiations.

A WOOD FIGURE With slightly bent knees, the figure stands with hands in front of the body, the face with raised eyebrows, slit eyes and bared teeth, with a tall rectangular headdress, covered in two-tone white and red pigment, 45cm high.

A BAMBARA IRON STAFF, MALI A long iron staff, topped with a decorative finial formed of three stylised kneeling figures with elongated limbs and their hands raised, each figure surmounts a small bell, 89cm high not inc. base.

A BURKINO FASO BRONZE VANDAL WARRIOR An unusual bronze figure of a warrior, with elongated limbs and holding a spear in one hand and a curved panga in the other, with a half gourd cup on his back, with a highly stylised face with beard and moustache , the figure has an imposing stature, 44cm high.

A BRONZE TRIBAL MASK Possibly a Baule mask from the Ivory Coast, the mask has highly stylised facial feature with heavy lidded eyes and scarification marks on the cheeks, forehead and corners of the mouth, with a large curved headdress with a crucif orm design in the centre, 19cm high.

A BEADED WALL HANGING The decorative rectangular hanging is covered in brightly coloured bead work forming geometric patterns with depictions of snakes and stylised faces, with a cowrie shell borders, 133cm long.

TWO TRIBAL VESSELS Two burnished pottery jugs, one with a bulbous body covered with incised geometric decoration, with a wide neck flaring to slightly everted rim, with a loop handle 19.4cm high; the second with a globular body with incised geometri c decoration, with a narrow cylindrical flaring neck, 18cm high, (2)