Large reliquary basket guardian fetish, this model is in use among the Kota people in Gabon, particularly in the Haut Ogooué region. These are protection fetishes, they had to impress to protect the r[...]
Fan of the South Pacific seas, these models were used in the Samoa-Fiji and Tonga islands,
old label of provenance, this item was displayed in a school in Kortrijk with many other educational items, [...]
Ligbi mask, with a protruding plate on the head engraved with decorative motifs.Highlights of blue pigments and kaolin enhance this small mask, satin black patina.The appearance is austere, geometric [...]
Our terracotta head has the classic features of Djenné art, with a chin that juts forward and prominent eyes.
Two large scarifications cross the face.
Djenne culture from Mali.
Supposed date: 13th-[...]
REGION: Pomo, USA
MATERIAL: Tinted porcupine quills, feathers, shells
TIME: circa 1960
DIMENSION: 11 x 65 cm
Reference: Les fils du soleil, indiens de Californie et du Sud-Ouest, La Rochelle, Mu[...]
Large statuette called Tugubele representing a woman sitting on a stool, the hands surrounding the navel, the hornbill headdress, the prominent mouth with visible teeth are typical of Senufo* represen[...]
Indonesia, island of Sumatra, Batak-Toba people, rare command staff of a tribal chief decorated in relief with a protective ancestor on the front and surmounting an inverted head and at the back with [...]
Lost wax bronze representing a lion holding in its mouth a hunter armed with a machete. Nice quality. Africa, Benin, kingdom of Dahomey, circa 1930 Height: 11 cm Length: 17 cm
Kifwebe MASK
Songye / Luba culture, Zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo
First half of the 20th century
Wood, pigments and horsehair
H. 67; L 36 cm
A monoxyle wooden mask sculpted in a very e[...]
Large statue of shaman Bamoun, richly and finely carved wood, with ocher polychromy and a black crusty patina in places. He holds a large pipe in his right hand and a bag probably containing psychotro[...]
Exceptional statue in recycled iron representing the god Gou, Voodoo god of the war of forging and iron, also celebrated among the Yorubas. To my knowledge it is the only model present in the West wit[...]
Very beautiful colonial ivory, with very fine workmanship. It represents a hunter carrying a gazelle, his bow and his personal effects. Small crack see photo, due to retraction but in no way harms its[...]
Knife/sword From The 'kota/mfinu' Tribe Of Gabon - Africa - End Of The 19th Century Beautiful blade, good quality in wrought iron. Ex. Belgian colonial collection
This rare wooden bed, measuring 220 cm, is an exceptional piece from the Highlands of Madagascar. The Merina, Betsileo, and Tanala populations are known for their ancient and elaborate sculptural trad[...]
Buffalo Ox Crest Mask, Bamiléké, Cameroon Grassland" I offer you this very interesting large buffalo mask Bamileke, Cameroon. The buffalo is a revered animal, it is a symbol of power, this beautiful a[...]
We present for sale this interesting polychrome mask, which is from Burkina Faso of the BOBO people. The BOBOS are a West African population living mainly in the northwest of Burkina and also on the o[...]
Wooden sculpture called "Yipwon", presented and sold mounted on a base. The Yipwon is one of the most stylized and symbolic objects from the Sepik River region. These sculptures are placed in the Haus[...]
Nigeria, Katsina culture, 19th century or earlier, very old and pretty classic terracotta head. The expressive face is made up of small round pierced eyes, a nose with flat nostrils and a barely outli[...]
NECKLACE with rectangular plastron made of glass bead embroidery in shades of blue, punctuated by numerous shell pendants in scorpion pedipalps on the lower edge.
Amazonia, Central Brazil
Glass bead[...]
NECKLACE with pendants of shells, seeds, white and red glass beads mounted on a link of plaited plant fibres. It is accompanied by an old handwritten inventory label.
State of Mato Grosso, Amazonia, [...]
Big cult figure called "Yena" collected in the village of Amaki in Papua New Guinea. Nokuma ethnic group. The Yena figures are linked to the cult of the yam. They are placed above a large pile of tube[...]
Very decorative African painted wooden mask from the IBIBIO Nigeria tribe The Ibibios are a people of West Africa, especially present in the south-east of Nigeria (Akwa Ibom State) but also in Ghana, [...]
Didagur mask collected in the village of Govermas in the Blackwater area in Papua New Guinea. This type of basketwork mask is used during initiation ceremonies. The mouth opening allows its wearer to [...]
Our wooden scepter of authority is richly decorated with six figures of female ancestors, arranged in a crown. They were formerly covered with a white polychrome, removed and patinated by use.The figu[...]
Very pretty Sénoufo hut door with its lock (missing the bolt) Heavy solid wood measuring 105cm high by 55cm wide (small model) with a dark and thick patina of smoke black (persistent odor) This type o[...]
This statue has, as is customary in the Onitsha region, the face and torso sculpted in very detail, the hands and feet are more schematic. The hands turned upwards are particularly characteristic, a s[...]
Very beautiful wooden statue from the islands (Filaos, known as ironwood in Polynesia, or. Tau) Ironwood, Filao or 'Aito (Casuarina equisetifolia) is a native tree in Polynesia which owes its Tahitian[...]
Democratic Republic of Congo, Yombe people, first half of the 20th century, very pretty carved wooden sculpture depicting a mother and her child. This idealized image of a mother and child is a univer[...]
Beautiful helmet mask or helm called ngontang, used by the Fangs. The dancer in trance wears this mask to which long plant fibers are attached to the edge which hide the dancer, it is white because it[...]
French collection.
The Katsinam sculpted objects (singular Kachina), witnesses to the traditions of the Hopi Indian peoples of Arizona, come alive during the traditional dances which accompany the [...]
Very elaborate Highland woven chest ornament "Fofona"
The pigmented central section of the woven sennit takes the general shape of a fish.
This section is decorated with pig tusks, dog teeth, nassa [...]
carved from a breadfruit tree (artocarpus altilis).
With a headdress bearing the image of a rooster, resembling a combat helmet from a colonial period.
This type of sculpture is marginal and goes be[...]
In the paradise islands, we invented the equivalence of our credit cards, several centuries ago... If an essential purchase could not be paid for or honored with a job, in Oceania, we left the seller [...]
Angola, first half of the 20th century, large statue in very patinated hardwood with shiny reflections, beautiful and elegant representation of a female character on feet, legs half bent, torso elonga[...]
Cyclops Eye Mask In Polychrome Wood Very beautiful piece, South East Asia Ideal object in a cabinet of curiosities or an Asian art collection Openwork in the center, can be used as a lamp Free and ins[...]
Abelam mouth ornament called "Karawut". Presence of a basketry mask resembling a yam mask as a face. Plant fibers, braided rush and pig teeth. Sold with a presentation base. Approx. 24 x 18 cm / €330 [...]
Large oval dish used for weddings to share lobsters and other shellfish from the sea, Vanuatu archipel ,period 1960/1970 length 93 cm wide 35 cm height 7 cm solid wood, beautiful patina of use, small [...]
Large oval dish used for weddings to share lobsters and other shellfish, Vanuatu archipel period 1960/1970 dimension 103 cm wide 36 cm height 9 cm solid wood, beautiful patina of use, small lack......[...]
Small basketwork ornament used during traditional ceremonies organized during the yam harvest period in the Maprik region (Abelam ethnic group). This type of headdress is used to dress up the most bea[...]
Menguy painting and Bakongo statue My dear, Here are the two new announcements: 1180 euros for the Menguy painting and 320 euros for the statue. All photos are retouched. THANKS. Baci dolci. MENGUY (F[...]
Superb Dogon rider from Mali. The horseman statues among the Dogons represent the ancient revered chiefs, who were the only ones to own a horse, these statues attracted their protection for a village [...]
Rare rattan basketwork for collecting medicinal herbs, cowrie shell decoration embroidered on basketwork textile which is worn on the back with the rattan strap which passes over the forehead, collect[...]
"Epa" dance crest presenting on the base a face with eyes and a wide open mouth. It is topped with a tray carved with a feline. Tail and ears erect. Old wood with patina of use. Natural dyes and trace[...]
2 Batak medicine boxes from Sumatra TobaThe 2 boxes are made of wood and carved boneThe containers are made of bone carved with a calendarThe caps are made of wood carved with characters sitting on an[...]
CANE or STICK animated with a Beli ANCHOR FIGURE
Mangbetu culture, north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
First half of the 20th century
Wood
124 x 2 x 1.7 cm
(restoration)
She is standi[...]
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