Christine Valluet has specialised in tribal art since the 1970s and ran a gallery in Paris until 2013. She has been a member of the Compagnie Nationale des Experts since 1986 and served as an expert witness at the Paris Court of Appeal from 2010 to 2016. She is always ready to offer her expertise at public auctions, such as the renowned sale of the Gaston de Havenon Collection, in 1994, and the sale of the B.H. (Bela Hein) Collection in 2005. Christine Valluet is also often on the acceptance committee at specialist fairs and shows and has provided contributions to several publications on tribal art.