An exceptional and very rare knife or saber from the Teke people of DR Congo or Kongo Brazzaville. People: Teke. A museum piece!!! Period: 19th century. Length: 37 cm. In perfect condition.
Period - 19th century.Condition - Good conditionMeasurement - Length 24 cmSOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITYIt is possible to pay in installments.On parle français. Wij spreken NederlandsIf you h[...]
An Antique Lega Ivory bracelet carved as a snake head with beaded aplique, wonderful genuine age patina showong this has been worn for mant, mant years. Period - 19th century or earlier Condition - Go[...]
Cephalophorus RecadeFon culture, Benin19th centuryKake wood, steel, iron and aluminiumLength: 49.5 cm; Length: 13 cm A monoxyle kake wood recade with a slightly curved handle ending in an aluminium ri[...]
Rare dagger from the Beja people (bedja) - East Africa, Sudan, Abyssinia, 19th early 20th century Wooden handle. Double-edged blade. Length 30cm Blade length 20cm Weight 162gr
Rare dagger from the Beja people (bedja) - East Africa, Sudan, Abyssinia, 19th early 20th century Wooden handle. Double-edged blade. Leather scabbard. The blade has some play. Length 34cm Length witho[...]
Framed and glass-covered dream stone or paerian plaque. Ruiniform marble from the Florence region. Dimensions: 24 cm x 31.5 cm (framed). 4.1 cm x 15 cm (paesine alone). IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. Shippin[...]
Mandingo saber - Senegal and border regions, circa 1900 or earlier A very beautiful piece, complete and in good condition. European imported blade, curved and single-edged. Worked and decorated leathe[...]
Dagger of the Beja people (bedja) - East Africa, Sudan, Abyssinia, 19th early 20th century Wooden handle. Straight double-edged blade. Leather scabbard decorated with two silver elements. Length 34.5c[...]
Old chief or dignitary stool ASHANTI Kingdom (Ghana-Ivory Coast) Carved wood H. 40cm; W. 49cm; D. 27.5 cm Provenance HN Charente Collection Stool with curved seat, supported by a rectangular base deco[...]
Rare dagger from the Beja people (bedja) - East Africa, Sudan, Abyssinia, 19th early 20th century Wooden handle decorated with silver. Double-edged blade. Leather scabbard decorated with two silver el[...]
Double sickle saber - Lobala, Mondzombo, Ngbaka populations... Congo DRC, collected around 1910 Vernacular name: bango or bwagogambanza. This saber is part of a batch of other weapons coming through t[...]
Amazing Mandingo saber - West Africa, Senegal, border regions, 19th century Saber which takes the form and construction of traditional Mandingo sabers but which differs however by the decoration of th[...]
Kanak club (puzzle) of phallic shape - New Caledonia, Early 20th century or earlier Probably carved from guaiac wood and presenting a beautiful old patina. Some cracks in the wood due to time, but wit[...]
An important African shield in thick animal skin - Abyssinia (Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea) 2nd half 19th 1st half 20th century Generally in little elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros or buffalo. Decorat[...]
Prestigious axe in wrought iron and copper - Songye, DRC, Zaire, 2nd half of the 19th and early 20th centuries Beautiful blade with complex forging work. The blade is held by three branches, one of wh[...]
Superb and rare old Moroccan KOUMMYA dagger / Museum piece Amazigh people Period: 19th century SILVER scabbard Length with scabbard: 40 cm Beautiful blond horn handle with silver decoration chiseled w[...]
TRIBAL ARTS-TRIBAL ART-SCULPTUREOCEANIAANTHROPOMORPHIC KNOB OF AUTHORITY SCEPTERCARVED WOOD LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY Beautiful anthropomorphic scepter/grip/staff of authority pommel, made of carve[...]
Very elegant belt knife from Celebes Island (Sulawesi in Indonesian). The blade is made of steel, the ferrule is made of red copper. Note the horn handle decorated with scrolls and ending with a head.[...]
This lovely little bag is made from a braid of pandanus leaves. It contains a piece of bamboo and a set of five glass beads in the shape of seeds.
The latter, originating from China, circulated over [...]
This very rare tiny magic bag is made from woven plant fibres. It consists of two small bags sewn together. A seed swaddled in red cloth (Toki) hangs from the handles. The bag contains ancient seeds ([...]
Monoxyl Walnut Pitcher, Auvergne, 19th CenturyCharming monoxyl wooden pitcher, carved from a single block of walnut and circled with iron. This type of piece, typical of Auvergne folk crafts, was comm[...]
The jovial deity, carved in a block of rose quartz, is represented standing, holding his big bag in one hand, a laughing child comes out of it. Budai is the symbol of joy but also of abundance, he is [...]
FIJI Islands.
Old large tapa in beaten bark.
Tribal First Art.
Large dimensions: 244 cm by 131 cm.
late 19th early 20th century.
Similar model at the Quai Branly Museum.
In good used condition, [...]
"Bird's beak" type club Kanak people, New Caledonia Wood, (Gaïac) red-brown patina of use. Club with a smooth handle extending into an end in the shape of a Kagou head with an elongated beak. 19th cen[...]
Antique and Exceptional Throwing Knife of the Gbaya/Kota/Pomo/Bumali People
People: Gbaya / Bumali / Kota / Pomo / Njem
Region: Central African Republic / Republic of CONGO / Gabon
Length = 67 cm
[...]
Very old and rare pair of ferns (inseparable) carved in the trunk of a tree fern.
Decorated with each of their headdresses on the back representative of their high rank.
Collected in the village of [...]
Rare pair of marble flowerpots, Origin Italy, Attention, for the needs of the photos, I placed the flowerpots on black marble bases to clearly show the perspective of the pots On the collar, you can s[...]
Kanak Tribe War Club Phallus Shape - Oceania Art New Caledonia - 19th Century Melanesia
Length: 81 cm!
Beautiful patina of use!!! With tribal motifs
Very good condition
The club, or headache (its [...]
Prestigious Indonesian Kriss with serpentine steel blade. The carved wooden handle adopts a zoomorphic shape representing a feline's head, richly decorated with floral and leafy motifs. The brass scab[...]
Antique and exceptional very rare short sword of the type Balato Ballatu Sebua of the tribe Nias Island Indonesia 19th century
People : Nias
Island Nias / Indonesia
Period: 19th century
Length: 57[...]
An iron headrest from the Dogon people of Mali is a traditional carved object, often decorated with symbolic and geometric patterns. Made of iron, it is more durable than wooden ones and may feature d[...]
Rare wedding statue from the Tiv, Nigeria, which represents a couple of male and female characters, back to back, resting on a sort of stool. The bodies are "muscular", the faces pronate with eyes car[...]
Pipe Bowl
Southern Africa (Khoisan), 19th century
Veined green stone
H. 5.1 cm
L. 7.6 cm
H. with base 9.8 cm
This pipe bowl, made of veined green stone, has a simple yet elegant shape, featuri[...]
Authentic Pende mask from Democratic Republic of the Congo. Panya ngombe, the anthropo-zoomorphic face with elongated slit eyes, short overhanging forehead, slender nose, and carved, rectangular mouth[...]
Wooden pole figure, dark sacrificial patina of mainly oil. Kudio type of Bochio, also called “guardians” are thin pole-like figures. They function as a sort of “lightning conductor” , as the figure is[...]
This original print is the work of Thomas Andrew, a New Zealand photographer who settled in the Samoan Islands at the end of the 19th century.
It shows a little girl sitting on a traditional tapa in [...]
Visible in Paris. Hand delivery possible in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France: €15. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Monoxyl element of a Bamoun royal hut, openwork and decorated w[...]
Visible in Paris. Hand delivery possible in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France: €15. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Large monoxyl buffalo mask from the "Ku'n'gau" company
Wood wi[...]
Iron statuette in a seated, crouching position with clasped hands. REGION: Burkina Faso MATERIAL: Iron PERIOD: Late 19th - early 20th century DIMENSIONS: 28 x 10cm
Initiation chair, Dan, Republic of Ivory Coast Elegant and understated, this initiation chair is a testament to refined artistic know-how. Its rectangular seat rests on four sculpted legs, while its a[...]
Pretty old goat bell, flared lyre-shaped chambis, hot-curved, decorated with a particularly rich decoration, exterior and edges, Knife engraved on3 tables, and which is reminiscent of a work from Quey[...]
Male fetish, magic object, from the Songye culture, Congo. The object has many charges, antelope horns, animal skins, cords, metal bracelets, ... The eyes are symbolized by inclusions of cowries (shel[...]
Superb and rare old MOROCCAN KOUMMYA / Museum Piece Amazigh People
Period: 19th century
SILVER sheath
Length: 40 cm
Superb and rare exceptional piece of museum quality!!!
Fiji Islands or Tonga Polynesia WAR MASSUE in wood, cylindrical shape of the "Bowai" type with the top ending in a sphere entirely engraved with elegant and fine registers of alternating geometric pat[...]
Finely carved slingshot, representing a seated female figure. The long arms are stretched towards the sky in a symbolic gesture, while the rounded belly and youthful chest evoke motherhood or fertilit[...]
Important Kanak bird's beak club New Caledonia, in Gaiac wood in the shape of a Cagou bird's beak, a species endemic to New Caledonia. Very elegant, well proportioned, the curved projection at the bac[...]
Old Tutsi Basket Type Ibeseke/Igiseke - Rwanda / Burundi
Very rare / A superb piece of exceptional quality and aesthetics African basketwork
Late 19th / Early 20th century
Height: 31 cm
Perfect co[...]
Rare tabua or tambua, pierced at both ends to pass a braided coconut fiber cord, and worn as a pendant by Maori chiefs as a sign of distinction. Fiji Islands, Tonga 19th century. This one measures 14.[...]
Knot hook for tents or for heavy clothing (coat type) in walrus tooth.
Magnificent patina.
Dimension: length 11 cm.
Greenland dating from the 19th century.
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