Preview
BRAFA Art Fair
23rd January - 1st February
Welcome to our Exclusive Preview!
BRAFA 2026 is open, I very much look forward to welcoming you until February 1st, 2026 on my stand.
Here is a selection of ancient artworks from Africa, Oceania, and North America that I am showcasing on this occasion.
I am eager to welcome you to our stand, and to share these new discoveries with you.
I remain at your disposal should you have any questions.
Julien Flak
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Singiti Commemorative portrait of a chief
Hemba
19th century or early 20th century
Carved wood
Height: 86.5 cm – 34 in.
Provenance
Collected by Jo Christiaens in the 1970s
Collection Mia van Bussel, Amsterdam
Collection Kevin Conru, Brussels
Collection Adrian Schlag, Brussels
Collection Guilhem Montagut, Barcelona
Publication
“Lexikon der Afrikanischen Kunst”, Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, Munich, 1994, page 242
Gabon
Mbulu-Ngulu Reliquary Guardian Figure
Kota Ndumu
19th century
Carved metal and wood
Height: 44 cm – 17 ¼ in.
Provenance
Collection Mr. Gabirault in the 1930s, France
Collection Alain Bovis, Paris
Exhibition & Publication
« Les Forêts natales, Arts d’Afrique équatoriale atlantique », Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris, 2017, pl. 232
« Kota : Digital Excavations in African Art », Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St Louis, 2015
«New Light», Tribal Art, Hors Série n°5, p. 71, 2015
«Sculptures», Gallery Montagut, Barcelona, 2024
VIDEO
Ritual Masks from Gabon
Discoveries Series Ep.13
Arizona
Butterfly Maiden Katsina Doll
Pahlik Mana
Hopi
Arizona, USA
Circa 1900
Carved wood (cottonwood) and pigments
Height: 35.5 cm – 13 ¾ in.
Provenance
Collection Toby Herbst, Santa Fe
Publication
« Houses of the Holy – the Painted Caves of Shalmirane », T. Herbst, 2019
L’Appel des Kachinas – Katsina Calling
Edited by Julien Flak
Essays by Danielle Moretti-Langholtz, Marie Mauzé, Julien Flak & Barry Walsh
210 pages, texts in French and English
© Editions L’Enfance de l’Art, September 2024
ISBN : 2-912646-36-7
EAN 13 : 9782912646361
Papua New Guinea
Large Yipwon figure
Korewori, Middle Sepik
Papua New Guinea
19th century or earlier (C-14 Radiocarbon Test)
Carved wood
Height: 200 cm – 78 ¾ in.
Provenance
Merrin Gallery, New York
Collection Tony Berlant (California artist), acquired above in the 1980s
Collection Michael Hamson, USA
Collection Dr. Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, France, acquired from the above in 2022
VIDEO
Ancestor Figures in Papua New Guinea
Discoveries Series Ep.14
