Antique miniature African passport mask in natural wood /5. Dimensions: Length: 10.2 cm. Width: 5.8 cm. Depth: 3 cm. IN VERY GOOD USED CONDITION: as in the photos Shipping for France: €10 by secure an[...]
Abelam headdress used during traditional ceremonies held during the yam harvest period. This type of headdress is used to adorn the most beautiful tubers. Here, a flying fox (endemic bat) is featured [...]
This Chokwe mask belongs to a ritual ensemble worn during ceremonial dances associated with royalty. Carved from wood, it is distinguished by its refined features and geometric scarifications. These m[...]
This Luba fetish, often referred to as a Bilongo figure, served as a mediator between the living and invisible forces. Used by a diviner (nganga), this object helped identify the causes of illness, co[...]
This Bongo head, carved in stone, is a mysterious work with simple, stylized features. Generally isolated from the body, these heads could have served as funerary relics or effigies of ancestors, used[...]
Very beautiful patina of use for this hand drum collected on the banks of the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea. Entirely engraved with tribal designs evoking totemic plants and animals. Hand drums or "[...]
This post comes from a Breton collector friend, a doctor in geography who did photographic reports for the magazine "photo" and "géo" in Sudan and brought back several statues, his name will be reveal[...]
This post comes from a Breton collector friend, a doctor in geography who made photographic reports for the magazine "photo" and "geo" in Madagascar and brought back a collection of posts, his name wi[...]
Exceptional and rare Senufo "Déblé" statue, also called "Rythm Pounder"Heavy solid wood with a deep, crusty, shiny patina of use, height 118 cmRemains of red and black abrus seeds on the skull and on [...]
African Igbo Tribal Mask Agbogo mwoThis African Igbo mask, called "young girl", is decorated with a tangle of thick braids and meets the main traditional aesthetic criteria. The white color of the mas[...]
This Baoulé sculpture depicts a hieratic figure, armed with a staff, controlling a stylized lion with a gaping jaw. A symbol of power, authority, and mastery over wild forces, this work testifies to t[...]
This Bongo head, carved in stone, is a mysterious work with simple, stylized features. Generally isolated from the body, these heads may have served as funerary relics or effigies of ancestors, used d[...]
Annabell MARRNGAMARRNGA (1968)Aboriginal painting on eucalyptus bark.Labels on the back.Panel slightly deformed, very slight cracks.90 x 45 cmSent by Colissimo with signature.Careful packaging.Unless [...]
This statuette features the characteristic facial scarifications of the Mossi. It has notches on its left arm. These are ritual samples. When a statuette had a recognized power, one could, by taking a[...]
Copper/brass alloy - oxidation, small dents - Figurine belonging to the Ato ceremonial sketches. This was a highlight of Dahomey's annual customs. During this ceremony, prisoners were offered as sacri[...]
Bronze sculpture of the dancer Bruno Zach (1.5 kg). Cast by the Fonderie Bords de la Seine (see stamp) and signed in the bronze. Height 28 cm, base 12 cm in diameter.
This Baoule female wooden statue represents a slender, standing figure with stylized and refined features. She sports a high hairstyle, half-closed eyes and a marked chest, a symbol of fertility. The [...]
- Oil on canvas. - Curious pictorial testimony of Haitian voodoo. - Dimensions of the painting without frame: 60 x 50 cm / 66 x 55 cm with magnificent frame. - Galerie Montbaron includes with all its [...]
Hemba Luba statuette Democratic Republic of Congo Collection of Doctor Jean Redor. Height: 28.5 cm If there is one term that fits Jean Redor like a glove, it is that of passionate. The years have not [...]
King Figurine - Benin circa 1930. Copper/brass alloy - oxidation, small dents - Figurine belonging to the Ato ceremonial sketches. This was a highlight of Dahomey's annual customs. During this ceremon[...]
Copper with engraved motifs - patina and wear, micro shocks from use. This hammer is symbolic of the importance of tea in the Tuareg culture. This drink is in fact consumed eight to nine times a day, [...]
Copper - patina and wear, micro shocks from use - inlaid with silver motifs (low grade). First half of the 20th century. This hammer is symbolic of the importance of tea in Tuareg culture. This drink [...]
Fire screen with character decoration, tribal art, in bronze and stained glass plate, 1960-1970. H: 47cm, W: 70cm, D: 13cm For more information Click here to visit our website: www.galerie-martynoff.c[...]
Rare and ancient Kota reliquary from Gabon Wood, copper, brass, bone and iron Height 42.5cm, width 19.5cm Albin and François CHAFFIN place this style of Kota in Group 8, subgroup 2 page 143 of their b[...]
Superb pair of statues representing a blolo bian man (brother or husband from the afterlife) in hardwood with a very beautiful deep shiny patina of use and crusty in places and a blolo bla woman (Sist[...]
Finely carved inner part of coconut used as a ritual flute (four holes). Modulated tribal sounds with or without obstruction of the holes. Object reserved for dignitaries in working order. Fully chise[...]
Antique miniature African passport mask in polychrome ceramic /4. Beautiful polychromy of natural pigments. Dimensions: Length: 9.4cm. Width: 6.6cm. Depth: 5cm. IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. Shipping for Fr[...]
This small wooden altar seat is covered with a thick, dry patina. The legs and base are striated with fine geometric decorations. Ivory Coast, Baoulé ethnic group. Early 20th century.Ex Vincent d'Alma[...]
Polychrome wooden sculpture representing a stylized male figure, surmounted by a hornbill. Used in spirit houses for initiation or protection rites. REGION: Papua New Guinea MATERIAL: Wood, plant pigm[...]
Ex-French collection. The Bamana Ci Wara mask is a central element in the culture and spirituality of the Bambara, a people of West Africa, mainly settled in Mali. It is part of a ritual ensemble link[...]
Ceremonial belt worn during traditional ceremonies made of bamboo (frame), wood, plant fibers, and coconut husks. Collected in the Highlands area in Papua New Guinea. Approx. 78x 46cm / €350 including[...]
Bakota/kota Reliquary From Gabon - Africa - Late 19th/Early 20th CenturyAn original bakota reliquary, in an atypical but well-known style (see the Tervuren archives). Beautiful patina on the brass and[...]
Old drum stick used to strike these traditional instruments also called "Garamut". Animal head (opossum?) engraved on the upper part. Collected in the Sepik River Valley in Papua New Guinea. Very beau[...]
Collection of Doctor Jean Redor. Height: 43 cm If there is one term that fits Jean Redor like a glove, it is that of passionate. The years have changed nothing. This man has always lived for and with [...]
Collection of Doctor Jean Redor. Height: 35.5 cm If there is one term that fits Jean Redor like a glove, it is that of passionate. The years have changed nothing. This man has always lived for and wit[...]
Collection of Doctor Jean Redor. Height: 22cm If there is one term that fits Jean Redor like a glove, it is that of passionate. The years have changed nothing. This man has always lived for and with a[...]
Collection of Doctor Jean Redor. Height: 47.5 cm If there is one term that fits Jean Redor like a glove, it is that of passionate. The years have changed nothing. This man has always lived for and wit[...]
Statue Simiesque Monkey Mbotumbo Baoulé beautiful patina, see photosCollection of Doctor Jean Redor.height: 29cmIf there is a term that fits Jean Redor like a glove, it is that of passionate.the years[...]
The Lega (or Warega) are a Bantu ethnic group from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This statue depicts a zoomorphic figure with an aged and blackened tribal patina. This statue is 40 cm long. Tribal[...]
Hermaphrodite statuette presenting a standing figure, camped on slightly bent legs. The belly is round, and the arms marked in a T form an original geometric relief, partially merging with the chest. [...]
Terracotta Copy XX of the sculpture of Pacal the Great, Mayan king of Palenque, circa 1920. Terracotta clay. A small loss. The original artifact is in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico Cit[...]
Male statuette presenting a standing figure, camped on slender legs. The arms with angular features follow the line of the bust, the hands placed on the edge of his penis in a symbolic gesture. The ch[...]
Bankishi bust depicting a male figure with elongated arms, detached from the body, and hands symbolically placed on the lower abdomen. The fingers are carefully drawn. The torso is rounded. The youthf[...]
Figure showing two figures, male and female, placed back to back, forming a single entity. Their angularly proportioned faces display a dynamic expression, accentuated by the open mouth and the eyes s[...]
Old Yombe mask - Central Africa, DRC CongoMask with a very expressive face, visible teeth and scarified cheeks. Patina of use and time. Sold with base. Height with base 44cmHeight without base 30cmWei[...]
Cult board carved in relief and painted with natural pigments. This type of board decorates the internal sides or pediments of ceremonial houses. The designs abstractly evoke natural elements (the sun[...]
Vintage rice/tea basket, Vietnam, East Asia, mid-20th century Intricately woven smoked bamboo basket, fitted with braided straps for easy carrying on the back. Good condition with signs of use and wea[...]
Statuette depicting a young naked woman standing, supported by sturdy legs. One of her hands is placed on her lower abdomen, the other on her chin, in a symbolic gesture. She has a nostalgic expressio[...]
Pende "mbangu" mask or disease mask. Pende culture, Democratic Republic of Congo. (formerly Belgian Congo, formerly Zaire)African PENDE Mbangu "disease" masks, also called Bwala-Bwala, exaggerate the [...]
Central African sculptures from the 20th century, one of them adorned with glass paste beads. The only flaw to report is a gap at the base of the smallest statue, see the last photo.
Prestige Spoon in Blonde Horn - Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Circa 1900 Exceptionally large spoon (47cm) carved in beautiful honey-colored blonde horn. This type of spoon was used by the wealthy class of the [...]
Prestige Spoon in Blonde Horn - Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Circa 1900 Spoon carved in beautiful honey-colored blonde horn. This type of spoon was used by the wealthy class of the population in Abyssinia. Ge[...]
Dance stick "Temes Nevimbur" from the island of Malekula/Vanuatu with the puppet head in a typical mass of spider web, banana leaves, wood and painted with pigments and with two boar teeth. Provenance[...]
Statuette depicting a slender figure, his body swathed in fabric. The face, with its intense expression, is accentuated by inlaid red porcelain beads. Wood partially covered in fabric, old thick brown[...]
This grave marker comes from the Badjao or Bajau population, meaning man of the sea, and is used to describe the tribal group that can be found in many coastal settlements and the waters and shores of[...]
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