About $212,000-383,000 worth of African Art

The African Art belonging to Robert Rubin is to be sold at Sotheby's auction house in New York later this month. Its a remarkable collection, with some really incredible works, a sampling of which is below. There are many superior examples of several classic figures, masks and ornament from the Congo to the Sahara, including several glistening Akan gold hairpins and a handful of incredible objects of elephant ivory. Click through to read some of the interesting provenances.

Most amazing are a handful of absolutely unique masterpieces, including the hugely unusual Lot #3, shown below, and culminating in the totally stunning Lot #49, a studded Songye Male Power Figure from the DR Congo, which is estimated to fetch a low-six figure strike price. The crying of the lots begins May 13th at 10am in New York.

Lot # 1: Bwa Plank Mask, Burkina Faso.

Lot # 3: Bete Mask, Cote D'Ivoire.

Lot # 5: Bwa Buffalo Mask, Burkina Faso.

Lot # 8: Dogon Figure, Mali.

Lot # 18: Mumuye Figure, Nigeria.

for more Mumuye art, see earlier M2M post about the Art of the Benue Exhibit.

Lot # 46: Luba Divination Implement, DR Congo.

Lot # 49: Songye Male Power Figure, DR Congo.