Pace African & Oceanic Art
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Home
  • We have moved!
  • Available Artwork
  • Archive
  • Exhibitions
  • About
  • Contact
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Menu

  • Artworks

    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sherbro Artist, Spirit Head, mahen yafe, c. 15th century or earlier
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sherbro Artist, Spirit Head, mahen yafe, c. 15th century or earlier
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sherbro Artist, Spirit Head, mahen yafe, c. 15th century or earlier
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sherbro Artist, Spirit Head, mahen yafe, c. 15th century or earlier

    Sherbro Artist

    Spirit Head, mahen yafe, c. 15th century or earlier
    Sierra Leone
    Stone
    Height: 11 1/2 inches (29 cm)

    Provenance:
    Collected in situ by Arthur Johnes, UK, 1960s
    Ex collection Serge Diakonoff, Geneva
    Ex collection Gérard Geiger, Switzerland
    Ex collection Jean-Claude Binoche, Paris

    Further images

    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Mossi Artist, Mask, karanga, Yatenga style, Late 19th-early 20th century
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Mossi Artist, Mask, karanga, Yatenga style, Late 19th-early 20th century
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Mossi Artist, Mask, karanga, Yatenga style, Late 19th-early 20th century
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Mossi Artist, Mask, karanga, Yatenga style, Late 19th-early 20th century
    Available
    %3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3ESherbro%20Artist%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ESpirit%20Head%2C%20mahen%20yafe%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3Ec.%2015th%20century%20or%20earlier%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3ESierra%20Leone%3Cbr/%3E%0AStone%3Cbr/%3E%0AHeight%3A%2011%201/2%20inches%20%2829%20cm%29%3Cbr/%3E%0A%3Cbr/%3E%0AProvenance%3A%3Cbr/%3E%0ACollected%20in%20situ%20by%20Arthur%20Johnes%2C%20UK%2C%201960s%3Cbr/%3E%0AEx%20collection%20Serge%20Diakonoff%2C%20Geneva%3Cbr/%3E%0AEx%20collection%20G%C3%A9rard%20Geiger%2C%20Switzerland%3Cbr/%3E%0AEx%20collection%20Jean-Claude%20Binoche%2C%20Paris%3C/div%3E
    Share
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Pinterest
    • Tumblr
    • Email
    Previous
    |
    Next
    7 
    of  10
Privacy Policy
Accessibility
Cookie Policy
Manage cookies
© 2023 Pace African & Oceanic Art
Site by Artlogic

Pace African & Oceanic Art
536 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10011

+1 (212) 421-3688

Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Send an email
Join the mailing list
Youtube, opens in a new tab.
Twitter, opens in a new tab.

This website uses cookies to offer you customized viewing features. By continuing using this site, you consent to our use of cookies. Should you choose to decline the use of cookies, certain viewing features may not be available. Read our Cookie Policy or our Privacy Policy. 

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Join our mailing list

Register

* denotes required fields

We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.