African, Oceanic, N American Art at Christie's, Paris June 14th

   Christie's are to hold 2 Tribal Art sales in Paris on June 14th. First out of the blocks is Art Océanien, Africain et d'Amérique du Nord : Collection Bottet et à divers amateurs, an auction of 177 lots. There are a few maori items including:

Maori patu-onewa club. 36cm Estimate €3,000-5,000

   You can view the online catalogue here.

   Also on the 14th is The Holz Collection of African Art consisting of 24 lots expected to fetch together between €1,500,000-2,200,000. The collection includes the iconic Ratton Kota-Ndassa figure, a Dan mask formerly in the collection of Hubert Goldet, a Songye Kifwebe mask, and a Dogon female figure, of the Tomo-ka style, formerly in the Solvit Collection.

Dogon Statue tomo-ka style. 24" Mali. Estimate: €120,000-140,000

   You can view the online catalogue here.