The first tribal art sale will be held in May.
It was a record total for a contemporary art sale.
It is having a sale of contemporary art on May 15.
Christie's did hold what it now calls its sale of 20th-century art last week.
And spend they did at the company's sale of postwar art.
The auction brought a total of $7.1 million, a record for a tribal art sale.
In addition to the art sale, there is food, music and a silent auction.
That figure has grown to $21 million through the sale of art and income on its principal.
There is also an outdoor art sale in the center of the plaza.
Before the auction, the museum said it hoped to raise $25 million from the sale of art over the next three months.