Interesting canoe prow representing a zoo-anthropomorphic ancestor (half-man/half-crocodile). Today, the canoe remains the most common means of transport in the Sepik River valley. Wood with traces of[...]
Very beautiful Dole Melipone dining table by Philippe STARCK. 80s. Nickel-plated frame in black. Glass top. (The lower part folds in half, very convenient for transport). Good state of conservation. O[...]
Very beautiful rudder paddle collected on the island of Mushu, northern Papua New Guinea. This type of paddle serves as a rudder to steer the outrigger canoes used in this region. Presenting an ancest[...]
Exceptional Rare Knife/Sword From The Luba / Luluwa /Nkutshu Tribe DR Congo - circa 1900 T
ribe: Luba / Luluwa / Nkutshu
A unique museum piece
DR Congo
Period: 19th Century - ca 1900
Length: 56 c[...]
Short sword, Kuba culture.
Africa, Zaire, circa 1900.
Steel, wood, aluminum and brass
Total length Total: 39cm - Blade length: 25.5cm
Sage leaf blade, with a broad median edge; engraved with a l[...]
Statuette showing a pregnant WOMAN, seated on a stool, with her hands on either side of her umbilicus. Her hair is in several small buns.
Akan culture, Ghana and Ivory Coast
Copper alloy
H. 6 ; L[...]
Pretty Sao necklace, made up of 49 terracotta elements dating from the 13th/16th centuries,
in round, starry, flat, and chiseled shapes (from 1 to 5 cm in diameter).
The necklace has been wound on a[...]
Ex-Guy Mercier collection, Belgium.
The Mabea, located in southern Cameroon, were strongly influenced by the Fang, an ethnic group present from Yaoundé in Cameroon to Ogooué in Gabon. The Mabea hav[...]
CHURINGA animated by SIX RAYING figures
Aboriginal culture, Western Australia
Late 19th - early 20th century
Wood and pigments
Length: 77.5 cm; Width: 10.5 cm
The war shields of the many Dayaks of Kalimantan can generally be distinguished into two main types. The “Klebit bok” and the “Kliau” shield. The “Klebit bok” is associated with the Kayan and Kenyan p[...]
Exceptional large Sirige mask, it is said that they represent the Dogon storey houses with the openings, it is 2.10 m high and was perhaps even higher an element that could be attached to the top, but[...]
They are called Satimbe, for the name of the female ancestor who sits on them, a rare mask of this quality and age. It must date from the very beginning of the last century, with an important and very[...]
Knife of the Tetela people, DR Congo With a very beautiful patina
Wrought iron blade, wooden, brass and copper handle
Length 58.5 cm, width 10 cm
Early 20th century
Good condition
Rattan-woven wicker shields are found throughout much of Africa, primarily in the Congo. The shape, style and decoration vary within each tribe. Shields represent rank and social status and have a fun[...]
Africa Gabon: Kota reliquary figure circa 1900 Made of thick wooden core covered with copper sheets the eyes are circular in shape stuck in the center of an iron nail forming the pupil h38 x 21 x 6cm
Small anthropomorphic sculpture in hardwood. The character is standing with his arms on his stomach.
This wooden amulet is characteristic of Dayak art from Borneo: to protect against black magic, ill[...]
Pebble painted with marine concretion signed on the back of the frame. Born in Elne in the Pyrénées-Orientales, Marcel Delaris joined the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1929 where he was taught by t[...]
Large basketwork helmet mask called Baba Tagwa collected in the village of Maprik in Papua New Guinea. The Baba mask is worn with a long skirt of pandanus leaves and a necklace of colorful fruits. The[...]
Interesting Senoufo statue called debele, these statues were sometimes used during dances to hammer the ground, there are 2 models, the large ones which were held by the arms and the small ones which [...]
Early art, ethnic art Ancient Pwamabaï ridge spire made of husk wood (Montrouziera cauliflora), a cross engraved in its middle Close piece deposited at the New Caledonia Museum, Nouméa. In the style o[...]
Hairpin with a head ending in an avian figure with a pair of bulging eyes. There is a suspension ring at the nape of the neck.
Gurunsi culture ? Southern Burkina Faso, Northern Ghana and Côte d'Ivoi[...]
Superb Okak style Fang statue, quite typical with its rounded limbs, sculpted quite summarily except for the face which is very neat because it is he who represents the expressive force of the statue,[...]
FEMALE STATUETTE
West Africa
First half of the 20th century
Copper alloy
H. 15.5 ; L 5 cm
She is standing, her hands resting on her thighs, a hemmed snake on her right forearm, her head rest[...]
COUPLE of STATUETTES
Lobi culture, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Burkina Faso
First third of the 19th century
Bronze
H. 12; L. 9 cm
This pair of arm-in-arm anthropomorphic statuettes stand on indivi[...]
jugs . gargoulettes . vases .. Democratic Republic of Congo ..
old Belgian collection . particularly rare pieces ..
the price includes the 2 pieces
approx. 20cm
MANDAU EPEE
Dayak culture, island of Borneo, Indonesia
First half of the 20th century
Steel, plant fiber, antler, skin
Sword length Total length of sword: 68.5 ; Blade length: 50.5 cm
Total lengt[...]
Lin gin or Kachin dha sword, northern Burma
First third of the 20th century
Wood, plant fiber, steel, brass and leather
Sword length of sword: 59; length of blade: 44.5cm
Sword length Total lengt[...]
"Extraordinary Large Elephant Wooden Sculpture 1850 Camerun"
Extraordinary wooden sculpture carved from a single trunk representing an elephant. The sculpture is from 1850, comes from an important pr[...]
Very large Lumi wooden dish with animal heads throughout (Crocodile and bird). This type of dish, now replaced by enamel bowls, served as a container for the preparation of ritual meals. Collected in [...]
Very pretty and authentic pair of moccasins from the Blackfoot tribe, Made from still supple suede leather, barter beads sewn with a lazy stitch. Soft soles.
Period: Very early 20th century.
Foot le[...]
Important statue representing a seated warrior shaman, holding in one of his hands a maracas (ritual rattle intended to ward off evil spirits), in the other he holds an arrowhead to breathe into him t[...]
Yam mask collected in the village of Maprik in Papua New Guinea. Yam masks are used to disguise the most beautiful yams selected at harvest time. This basketwork mask represents the head of the yam, a[...]
Ancient Bembe statuette from Congo, presenting a standing ancestor, a stick in his hand.
Its belly features fine graphic scarifications in relief. Its eyes are encrusted with two white pearls.
This [...]
Sculpted fetish of a three-legged monkey in a beautiful proud and vigilant posture. It rests on a rectangular pedestal. The handle of this mysterious cult object is topped with an ovoid magical charge[...]
Porphyry birdstone. Rare model published in Lars Hothem's book "Rare and unusual artifacts", page 125. former collection of Dave Boeticker, and Donald Boudeman. These objects are generally given for t[...]
Old mask presenting an oval-shaped face separated in two by a strongly marked nasal bridge. The mouth is open and the coffee bean eyes are raised. On the sides we can see two circular ears also in rel[...]
Antoine TZAPOFF (born in 1945).
The end of paganism, Hidatsa (Upper Missouri tribe), 2021.
Acrylic on canvas signed and dated lower right, countersigned and titled on the back.
Our painting prese[...]
Ere Ibedji Statuette Of The Yoruba People Nigeria Male Anthropomorphic Figure Early 20th Century
People: Yoruba
Country: Nigeria
Period: Early 20th Century
Perfect condition
Old And Exceptional Kipinga Throwing Knife Ngbaka Ngombe Tribe Congo Central Africa
Tribe: Ngbaka / Ngombe
Region: DR CONGO / Central African Republic
Length = 44 cm
Period: 1880-1900
Perfect con[...]
Fertility Doll
Namji culture, Cameroon
First half of the 20th century
Wood, cowrie shells, iron and cotton
H. : 16 cm
A doll with a ball-shaped body made up of numerous layered cowrie shells. S[...]
Buperbe statuette Yaka African fetish, origin Democratic Republic of Congo, Bantu people?? , I think,, glass reliquary at the level of the abdomen,....beautiful patina.....it seems old to me height 22[...]
Brass frame, three-pronged guard, long tail cap. Leather handle on wooden core, remains of filigree at the base. Curved blade with hollow sides engraved on its first third with military and floral tro[...]
ANTHROPOMORPHIC MASK
Baule culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Bronze alloy
H. 26 cm, length 12.5 cm
Oval-shaped anthropomorphic facial mask in bronzier alloy, with fine horizon[...]
Flûte en bambou gravée de motifs traditionnels de l'île d'Ambrym. Se joue droite, souffle coupé par l'encoche en V. Cette flûte à 2 trous marche parfaitement mais demande un petit apprentissage... Ven[...]
Songye protective statue, with a very long ringed neck, without arms.
Dimensions of the work:
Height: 84 cm
Base diameter: 12 cm
This African statue of Songye origin is a nkishi fetish desecra[...]
Belgian Guy Mercier collection.
The mask is sold without the base, a universal base (35€) or custom-made (45€) can be provided on request.
The Ligbi, established in Ivory Coast and Ghana and con[...]
Rare Malagan dance mask collected from the Tabar Islands in Papua New Guinea. This mask called "Tatanua" represents the soul available to a person and is used during commemoration ceremonies. These re[...]
Nomoli statuette
Sherbro / Mende culture, Sierra Leone
Hard stone with brown patina
H. 12.5 ; L. 4 cm
This monolithic anthropomorphic statuette stands on a circular base with stylised feet, its [...]
Belgian Guy Mercier collection.
The mask is sold without the base, a universal base (35€) or custom-made (45€) can be provided on request.
For the Dan, also known as Yacouba, living in western I[...]
Elephant mask – Cameroon
Very beautiful bronze mask representing an elephant head. The trunk and ears erect, a decorative element adorns its forehead.
REGION: Cameroon
MATERIAL: Bronze.
PERIOD[...]
Dance Drum – Plains Indians, USA
Large Crow Drum.
The drum was constructed of skin stretched over a wooden cylinder and is hand painted with geometric patterns.
From the former collection of David [...]
Kongo people:
Studded Fetish Wood, metal, fabric and glassware.
First half of the 20th century
(cracks, acc. and missing parts)
Ht. 33cm
- €460 -
The Nkondi (several variants minkondi, zinko[...]
Slightly wobbly bench used in traditional houses. Talks, meals, preparation of ritual objects or traditional adornments, rest, these small benches share the daily life of the Papuans.... Like many eve[...]
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