Crown covered in velvet. It is decorated with geometric patterns in wood covered with gold leaf. In the center, a face is framed by two crescent moons on each side. Old wear on the velvet and some los[...]
Bwami Lega carved bone statuetteVery beautiful piece in carved bone representing five facesWork from the early 20th century Bovine boneFree and insured shipping in mainland France
Rare dance mask collected on the Tabar Islands in Papua New Guinea. This mask made of bark, plant fibers, fabric and recycled fibers, and pigments is worn during ceremonial dances linked to the so-cal[...]
Beautiful large Ngil mask from Gabon, the famous justice mask, well known . Height 76 cm, good condition, wear. Note a beautiful internal cutout, highlighting the forehead and nose, surely allowing be[...]
Ogoni mask, the Ogonis live in the south of Nigeria, an isolated people who were known late, we know their masks with articulated jaws, rarer are these crest masks with a schematized ram's head, almos[...]
1920-1940, Izzi people of NigeriaAntique carved wooden spoon depicting a standing figure with a conical head or hat. Made for ritual purposes, probably for the village elder or chief.It has a reddish-[...]
Exceptional Large Janus-shaped Chief's scepter that can be used as a Grebo cane from Ivory Coast - Liberiaheight 149cmHard wood with a dark patina, shiny from use in places and crusty from offering at[...]
Traditional Papuan currency called "Kina" (without cord) collected in the Goroka area in Papua New Guinea. This prestigious traditional currency is exhibited and exchanged at important events. The she[...]
African bust in wenge, mid-century sculpture - Congo Signed Bimbulu - African ethnicity Dimensions: 24 x 16 cm, height: 47 cm Weight: approximately 5 kg
Rustic and brutalist bench or coffee table in the "Naga" style - 20th centuryBench - Vintage - Wabi SabiThis piece can be used as a seat or a coffee table.Dimensions: 131 x 51 cm, height: 32 cmWeight:[...]
Batcham Bamiléké mask from Cameroon. Dimensions: 48 cm high and 23 cm wide, and 18 cm deep for what could have been a seat for children during circumcision ceremonies. Condition: Wood-eating holes, lo[...]
Angola Human face with expressive features; the large, rounded forehead underlain by a round, brown hair, the protruding coffee bean eyes are set in large concave orbits, the protruding ears are marke[...]
Samo Antelope Mask, Burkina Faso Polychrome light wood Inside old label mentioning its region of collection: "Echériba, circle of Dédougou, Samo Mask" (Echériba for Tchériba, department and rural comm[...]
African carved wooden figure representing an Ibedji woman from the Yoruba art of Nigeria. Face decorated with scarifications. Face topped with an ovoid bun headdress pointing towards the sky. Presence[...]
AFRICAN ART-TRIBAL ART-PRIMARY ARTS SCULPTURE SOLID WOOD MONOXYL 1ST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY LUBA ETHNIC GROUP DR CONGO-ZAIRE CENTRAL AFRICA VOTIVE FEMALE STATUETTE Votive female statuette, with a cu[...]
TRIBAL ART-PRIMARY ARTS-AFRICAN ART MONOXYL SCULPTURE LUBA ETHNICITY DR CONGO/ZAIRE CENTRAL AFRICA EARLY 20TH CENTURY MALE STATUETTE Male statuette in solid monoxyl wood, votive statuette, hunting cha[...]
Senufo - African call horn - Mid-20th century - Ivory Coast Ethnic furniture - Wabi sabi decoration Call horn in patinated brown wood, topped with a representation of a human head. Used during end-of-[...]
COMBAT HANDKERCHIEF called Taiaha - CURIOSMaori culture, New Zealand, Polynesia20th centuryWood and mother-of-pearlLength: 104 ; L.: 9 cmCarved with a Janus head, called upoko, with mother-of-pearl di[...]
Idoma Okua Mask Wood with white patina Ht. 24cm 538grs (strong marks of use and age, rubbing and patina wear) 20th century - €380 - Living in Nigeria, at the confluence of the Benue and Niger rivers, [...]
Superb carved wooden board representing an androgynous character called TELLEM, Dogon from Mali Height 82cm for a width of 22cm plus base delivered withVery thick sacrificial patina inlaid in the wood[...]
Tutsi Archer’s Bracelet (Arm Guard)
Origin: Rwanda or Burundi, Great Lakes Region
Ethnic Group: Tutsi
Material: Carved hardwood with copper inlays
Dimensions: 17.5 x 21 cm diameter, 12 cm thick
P[...]
Double Baoulé mask, the 2 colors symbolize the 2 opposite sexes, well sculpted, with finesse and precision, beautiful patina of use, this mask danced and probably dates from the 1930s/50s. These masks[...]
Superb Lega mask with a Yela influence, these two ethnic groups being neighbors in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo, we find here the particularities of each group, the white kaolin, the a[...]
Statuette representing a standing female figure. She holds a pestle in both hands above a mortar placed on the ground. The appearance is proud and also suggests the back and forth movement of the pest[...]
This Luba ritual vessel, with its elegant globular shape, is topped with a lid carved with a female bust, carefully styled and decorated. The stylized face with half-closed eyes, a typical feature of [...]
Very nice whistle, in carved wood, nice patina of use and time. It takes the shape of a buffalo in the upper part, is pierced on each side in the central part, and ends in the shape of a palette in th[...]
Garra mask. Carried by dancers during initiation ceremonies. Symbolizes bush spirits and old men. New Guinea Sepik, Bahinemo people, Hunstein Mountains. Height 50 cm, mid-20th century.
Figure representing an ancestor with the typical forms of the Abelam ethnic group. Collected in the village of Maprik in Papua New Guinea. This amulet was probably used to decorate a dance costume dur[...]
African bronze vase/vessel of the Mangbetu 'Sundu' tribe - Africa - early 20th centuryVery few, if any, of these vases are known, making them particularly rare.e.g. Belgian colonial collectionex. Priv[...]
Kifwebe mask of the Basonge people in Zaire, one of the most famous primitive art masks with its very particular, very abstract, cubist design. It is the male model with the crest, it was purchased in[...]
STATUETTE called IbejiYoruba culture, NigeriaFirst half of the 20th centuryWood and pigmentsH.: 26.5 ; W.: 6.5 cm(traces of wood-eating insects)Monoxyle anthropomorphic statuette standing on a circula[...]
French Collection of African Art. African tribal statues of the Dogon can be the object of community cults, particularly when they commemorate significant events such as the founding of the village. S[...]
Antique and authentic pair of large African wrought iron sculptures from the Mumuye tribe in Nigeria. Brought back by a French statesman stationed in Africa in the 1960s. Good condition. Dimensions ap[...]
Ejagham or Ekoi mask, south-east of Nigeria or west of Cameroon, they are the only ones to make this kind of mask in Africa wooden masks covered with skin, facial ones like this one (the rarest) are q[...]
Baoulé mouse box, seeds were placed inside then a mouse that could come out from underneath, the arrangement of the seeds served as an oracle for the shaman. Old object, first half of the last century[...]
Carved and painted wooden processional mask from the first half of the 20th century. Guatemala. This mask was worn during religious processions through towns and villages to the sound of traditional o[...]
This Punu female statue embodies the elegance and ideal of beauty specific to this culture from southern Gabon. Its white patina (kaolin) punctuated with light red pigments underlines the spiritual an[...]
This elegant Dogon statue, carved from a single block of wood, presents a slender and stylized silhouette. The long, slender neck supports a head with refined features: a rounded forehead, a straight [...]
Superb large Batak powder or medicine horn, carved with floral motifs, a character at the bottom of the horn with his hands on his stomach, a large face on the top, a rider on the cap sitting on a myt[...]
Lot of 2 Songye pipes with beautiful sculptures with geometric patterns characteristic of this ethnic group and with this face that we find on masks and statues. Beautiful patina of use, old objects a[...]
Beautiful Baoulé maternity from Ivory Coast with colonial features such as shorts and very straight hair with a bow tie, beautiful old patina, 1st half of the last century, base, total height 34 cm.
Interesting Baoulé female statue that caricatures the settlers, notably with a long prominent nose, beautiful work of sculpture, quite fine and detailed, beautiful patina, height 25 cm, wear, black la[...]
Ashanti settler statue, remains of polychromy, beginning of the last century, beautiful patina, height 22.5. According to the book Statues Colons by Werewere-Liking, new African editions 1987. In the [...]
End of a supporting beam from an old ceremonial hut called "Haus Tambaran". Placed horizontally, this dense wooden piece refers to totemic animals such as the snake and the opossum. Collected in the v[...]
Africanist school. Oil on hardboard "the ecstatic drummer" dated and signed lower right 5. 1. 61. L. KOYONGONDA. Congolese school. 61 X 50 cm. Louis Koyongonda (1918-1999). A most talented painter who[...]
Pair of painted canvases purchased in 1935 during the Brussels World's Fair. Sioux Indians were present there to perform in pseudo-anthropological shows. Oil on canvas made from flour sacks, a typical[...]
Large Kanaga mask of the Dogons of Mali, this mask is a bit of an emblem of the abstract cubist style found in primitive art and which influenced Parisian artists in the last century. This one is very[...]
Large Bakongo nail fetish, well based, total height 60 cm, quite heavy given the large quantity of metal on it. It is bristling with many and various nails, screws, knives, punches, file, tools, piton[...]
Old drum stick used to strike these traditional instruments also called "Garamut". Bird head (Cockatoo?) carved on the upper part. Collected in the Sepik River Valley. Very beautiful patina of use. So[...]
"Ceremonial Panel for Circumcision Vanuatu Oceania Tribal Art" Rare and imposing initiation panel for the circumcision ceremony symbolizing the flight of adolescence and the passage to adulthood. Doub[...]
Baoulé ancestor statue, he is seated on his throne, holding his beard with one hand (symbol of wisdom) and holding the primordial egg in the other, beautiful old natural wood patina, beautiful scarifi[...]
Superb little Baoulé Bronze mask, height 22 cm, used condition with a beautiful old natural oxidation patina. These masks served as "advertising" for the blacksmiths, they were hung in the hut as proo[...]
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