Some expensive African art pieces that have ever been sold

‘Senufo Female Statue’

The Senufo Female Statue, carved by an artist known as the Master of Sikasso, is a Cote d’Ivoiran rare piece that sold for a record $12 million last November. It was owned by Myron Kunin, an African art collector who sold $41.6 million worth of his collection at Sotheby’s in New York.
‘Fang Mabea’ Statue

In 2014, a unique Fang Mabea statue, which was owned by Felix Feneon and Jacques Kerchache — two important collectors and critics who sought greater recognition of African art in Europe — and was produced in Cameroon in the early 19th century, became one of the most valuable pieces of ethnographic art ever sold, at $5.17 million.
‘Fang Ngil Mask’

A celebrated 19th century mask by the Gabonese Fang people garnered more than $7.5 million at auction in Paris in 2006. The Ngil masks (sometimes referred to as the gorilla mask) were worn by men of the same name during the initiation of new members and the persecution of wrong-doers. The mask, which is said to have inspired artist Pablo Picasso, brought in four times its estimated price of $1.9 million
‘The Teacher’

This portrait taken from a class picture from Marlene Dumas’ childhood in South Africa sold for $3.3 million in 2005. It is a provocative piece by the 60-year-old inspired by the politics of her apartheid upbringing.
‘Construction of the Suez Canal’

One of the most important works in the Egyptian modern art movement, Construction of the Suez Canal is considered a masterpiece. It is a watercolor and gouache piece created by Abdul Hadi El-Gazzar in 1965. It sold for $1 million at a Christie’s auction in Dubai in 2014.
‘Bahora Girl’

South African artist Irma Stern painted this gem that sold for $3.59 million at Bonhams auction house in London in 2010. The painting is from Stern’s time in Zanzibar, where she said she was influenced by the beauty of the local Indian women. This was one of many of her pricey pieces inspired by these travels. In 2011, Stern’s painting, Two Arabs, was the highest price ever for a painting sold in South Africa, for $1.8 million. In 2012, another of her paintings of a distinguished Omani Arab man, titled Arab, sold for $1.46 million.