This divinity is the figure of the mother carrying on her back figurines representing the dead children whose presence and soul she maintains, by carrying them. The child she carries in her arms is hi[...]
Large make-up box called "Tukula" which was used during rituals.
It is trapezoidal in shape and is decorated with various geometric patterns. The lid is embellished with upholstery nails and is toppe[...]
Hunter's necklace in red glass paste and Pangolin claw, Konyak ethnic group, Nagaland, mid-20th century.
Collected by me in 1990.
length 68 cm diameter of the beads 1.5 cm
Bone engraved with traditional motifs including a tiki. Beautiful patina of the bone which may have been used as a dagger. Very good state.
Object ref. : C
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Bone engraved with a character and traditional motifs from Oceania. The upper part has been worked and the object may have been used as a dagger. Very good condition.
Object ref. : B
Worldwide d[...]
This bone engraved with traditional patterns may be an ancient dagger. Tastefully based object. Very good condition.
Object ref. : A
Worldwide delivery.
Privileging the purchase of antiques i[...]
Zooanthropomorphic "bravery" mask in polychrome wood depicting an expressive face with geometric volumes, framed by various appendages, tubular eyes, triangular mouth. It is surmounted by a globular h[...]
Lime spatula
Massim Area, South East Papua New Guinea
Second half of the 19th century
Wood
H. 32 ; W 3 ; D 2 cm
(old accident at the lower end of the spatula)
Elegant spatula whose handle i[...]
Lime spatula
Massim area, South East Papua New Guinea
19th century
Wood
H. 27.5 ; W 4.2 ; D 0.7 cm
(accident at the lower end of the spatula)
Wooden spatula with a dark and shiny patina, l[...]
Lime spatula
Massim area, South East Papua New Guinea
19th century
Wood and lime highlights
H. 35.5 ; W 3 ; D 0.2 cm
Wooden spatula with an asymmetrically cut rectangular handle with an openw[...]
SEAT
Senufo culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Wood
Length: 115 ; W: 46 ; H: 60 cm
Articulated and removable seat made of two wooden slats. The backrest is largely hollowed o[...]
Ceremonial Katu shield in lacquered wood with radiating decoration in pewter. Wood and horn handles. Deformations, small cracks and scratches from use. Sold with the adapted base. Indochina, Laos. Ear[...]
Masu Supi, Malaita Island,
Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania.
Late 19th century
Wood and fibers
Height : 77cm ; Width : 16cm
The club of rhombic shape, in leaf, resting on a small handle in [...]
Mysterious sculpture in eroded semi-hard wood giving it an enigmatic appearance, depicting a character with a very stretched torso, in a seated position. At the top, a face with a rounded forehead and[...]
Bembe fetish from Congo in semi-hard wood covered with dried earth with a magic charge on the belly surrounded by vegetable fibers height 28cm high glass eyes a cowry shell on the earthen hat the mout[...]
The Mambila, peoples of farmers and herders, live partly in the south-east of Nigeria and especially in the north-west of Cameroon. The little we know about their customs and their culture comes down [...]
Rare Konyak warrior headhunter mask, Nagaland, early 20th century.
Mask part of a basketwork worn by Konyak warriors (see book "the Naga" by Julian Jacobs)
Beautiful patina of use and slight gullyin[...]
Statuette representing a female figure standing with her hands on her hips.
This type of statue is called "bloblo bla", or wife of the beyond, of the invisible.
Wood with a beautiful patina of use i[...]
Democratic Republic of Congo : “Rare Mongo shield”, basketry on wooden frame with wooden handle, 137 X 27 X 7 cm. Circa 1920. Characteristic of the Mongo region of the West, this spectacular and curio[...]
Large antique photographic print showing a Kanak tribe outdoors, New Caledonia. The men and young boys are armed with their traditional spears, the women carry the youngest children. All seem to stare[...]
SWORD MASS called Kerepa
Massim culture, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea
Late 19th century
Wood, pigments and plant fibers
H.: 64; L.: 9; Thickness: 3.5 cm
Club in the [...]
LIME SPATULA
Admiralty Island, Papua New Guinea
19th century
Light wood and traces of lime
H.: 31.8; L.: 2.3; Thickness: 2 cm
N°79 of the exhibition “Australia Oceania line and shape”
Text [...]
Very rare colonial-style African living room set in solid mahogany (circa 1950) The table with two trays is surrounded by six characters serving as caryatids, the whole is in one piece 3 armchairs wit[...]
Set of six wickerwork baskets, made of dyed vegetable fibers and finely decorated with fabrics, gilt metal appliqués and old white pearls. These baskets were used by Balinese women to bring Canang Sar[...]
Very decorative, these two African masks, probably from Ivory Coast, are in Ebony and date from the middle of the XX CENTURY. Sending possible by colissimo.
Ancient Bambara ritual mask from Mali, first half of the 20th century. Pure, slender forms, the work of a true sculptor. Heavy wood, beautiful crusty patina. Basement.
Statue depicting a standing female figure. The legs are bent, the hips are wide, the arms are folded at the level of the torso and the hands come to hold the breasts hanging down. The sculptor took ca[...]
Mask with an almost oval face presenting a face with rectangular eyes. The open mouth is also rectangular. It is surrounded by a vegetable resin used to maintain teeth embedded in the wood. Only five [...]
Rare Machete handle carved in the shape of a monkey devouring a fruit, machete used to pick herbs.
Protective machete used to repel monkeys when picking.
The monkey is shown eating a fruit. Beautifu[...]
Amulet Protective house charm and family charm In Deer Bone, South Kalimantan, Borneo Indonesia, early 20th century.
Beautiful patina of use, character seated on a snake, sold with its base. height 9[...]
Amulet Protective house charm and family charm In Deer Bone, South Kalimantan, Borneo Indonesia, early 20th century.
Beautiful patina of use, character seated arms in the air on snakes and surrounded[...]
Amulet Protective house charm and family charm In Deer Bone, South Kalimantan, Borneo Indonesia, early 20th century.
Beautiful patina of use, seated man with headdress representing a Kalao, sold with[...]
Amulet Protective house charm and family charm In Deer Bone, South Kalimantan, Borneo Indonesia, early 20th century.
Beautiful patina of use, very beautiful traditional headdress, sold with its base.[...]
Fertility Charm Amulet In Deer Bone, Dayak, Kenyak, Borneo Indonesia, early 20th century.
Beautiful patina of use, sold with its base. height 12.5 cm wide 2 cm, depth 6 cm, height 17.5 cm.
Private c[...]
Fertility Charm Amulet In Deer Bone, Dayak, Kenyak, Borneo Indonesia, early 20th century.
Beautiful patina of use, sold with its base. height 10.5 cm wide 2 cm, depth 5.5 cm
Private collection Cleen[...]
"Nwenke" type mask presenting an impassive and very balanced face. It is adorned with scarifications and is surmounted by a sagittal crest. Nails remain stuck in the forehead which indicates that it m[...]
Crest mask representing a face wearing a labret at the level of the upper lip. This type of mask is called "Lipiko" and was used during initiation ceremonies. He embodies an idealized ancestor.
Makon[...]
Old African mask of the "SENOUFO" ethnic group from Ivory Coast in carved solid wood with color enhancement.
Height 35 cm, width 19 cm, depth 10 cm.
Mid 20th
Very Good Condition
African mask in solid wood with black patina, manual sculpture.
Origin Ivory Coast "YAOURE"
Height with base 44 cm, mask 28 cm, width 17 cm, depth 11 cm
Around 1950
Very good condition.
Rare and old Makonde ritual mask from Tanzania / Mozambique in light and polychrome wood.
Hair, eyebrows, mustache and beard are authentic human hair.
Very strong presence in this late 19th century [...]
Great African Divinity Of Fertility In Exotic Wood Very large piece (more than 1 meter) in carved wood Magnificent and very decorative carved piece Free shipping in metropolitan France
Rare wooden dish with a very nice patina of use. Collected in the village of Passam in Papua New Guinea. This type of dish, now replaced by enamel bowls, served as a culinary dish, especially during f[...]
Very pretty "Bateba" statuette representing a standing character, arms along the body and wearing a European cap on the head. The sculpture is fine and harmonious.
Wood with patina of use, slightly c[...]
Offering basketry in black and red lacquered rattan, original gilding design and patterns, Manchu province, Qing Dynasty, China 19th century.
Trace of wear on the rattan above, otherwise good general[...]
Hunter's necklace, bronze head with horn, bronze washer and glass paste, mid-20th century, Konyak ethnic group, Nagaland.
beautiful patina of use.
length 76 cm, bronze head height 4.5 cm.
Ethnic Yao Stamp Turtle Shape, glass paste pearl eyes, beautiful patina of use.
Burma, Late 19th Century.
Stamp used on Mûrier paper, ritual painting of the Yao community in northern Burma.
height [...]
Earring in copper and brass engraved with a circle on both sides and with patterns.
Kayin or Yang tribe, probably an ethnic group from the Chinese province of Yunnan.
Northern Burma, early 20th cent[...]
Huge slit drum collected on Ambrym Island in the achipelago of Vanuatu. The breadfruit slit drums of the island of Ambrym are still used today to communicate within the villages and to give rhythm to [...]
Superb and important conch of call.
a conch brings good luck in Tibetan ancestral art.
this one is dressed in finely chiseled silver copper and colored stone cabochons.
the carving is very beautifu[...]
Cambodia, 19th century - Khmer art.
Rice sickle whose sinuous shape and carved head represent the naga, a mythical snake associated with water and the riches of the underworld.
Carved wood and iron[...]
Rare hunter's sling from the Kachin ethnic group, central Burma, carved in teak wood in the shape of a woman's body before.
patina of use, late 19th century, early 20th century
height 17 cm width 6 [...]
Machete (kattî) Tamil from Reunion used for the sacrifices of "Atharva Veda" goats in the Hindu religion, late 19th century.
According to popular belief, the act of beheading by its insertion in the [...]
Superb stick serving as the command scepter of High dignitary Byeri FANF of Gabon Old object with shiny patina on the handle due to repetitive use partly covered with chiseled copper Piece quite rare [...]
Oromo (Ethiopia): "Old milk jug", apparently monoxyle, even the attachments, it presents an indigenous restoration on the side, an interesting work of basketwork to close the neck which is closed by a[...]
Old CHAMBA statue from NIGERIA measuring 44.5cm high Hard wood with a reddish patina whose base is very eroded which has suffered the use of time small highlights of kaolin on the face remains of feat[...]
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