Kuba mask.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, late 19th - early 20th century.
Wood, leather, feathers, pearls, cowries, plant fibres.
Measurements:
Height: 47cm.
Height with base: 66 cm.
Width:[...]
Rare bow model. Northern Solomon Islands, Oceania.
The weapon is cut in a palm wood covered with a fine braiding of partially tinted orchid fiber braces.
A copy from the same region is recorded in t[...]
This very atypical fetish in its attire has great strength in its facial expression, highlighting the craftsman's mastery of craftsmanship. The old wood and the fabrics testify to the devotion that wa[...]
Natives of Mali, the Tellem are a people who lived in the heart of the Bandiagara cliff, in troglodyte dwellings, in what would later become the Dogon Country. Tellem statuary is marked by strong aest[...]
Maori cane carved with four Tikis at the foot, the first Tiki starting from the pommel has mother-of-pearl encrusted eyes and the last is burgauté on one eye. New Zealand Wood. L. 80.5 cm The surface[...]
SOUTH AFRICA Knobkerry mace Zulu, Republic of South Africa Hard wood with dark brown black patina Height: 59 cm Late 19th century Powerful mace with ovoid head, cylindrical grip. Knobkerry (a term tha[...]
Dignitary stool, Bamileke, Cameroon. Heavy wood with inlaid old patina, 30X27cm seat Height 39 cm. traces of xylophagous insects inside Presumed period: 19th century. This stool is a prestigious objec[...]
Rare boiled blond horn bowl, Amazonia.
An old label, damaged, on one side of the object indicates an inventory number and a provenance: "Brasil", a date: "1893".
A remnant of the label remains on [...]
Monoxyl wooden cup formerly used for drinking palm wine.
The object is elegantly engraved all around with double lines in relief forming waves.
Very good condition.
Kuba ethnic group, Democrati[...]
Mushroom type phallic PUZZLE. Kanak culture, New Caledonia late 19th century or early 20th century. Rare by its size: Length 95 cm. The most common being the "bird's beak", "pickaxe" and above all "ph[...]
Beautiful fertility statuette presenting a young pregnant woman, standing naked, hands on her stomach in a protective gesture. His face wears a sulky expression accentuated by the pursed-lipped mouth,[...]
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[...]
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
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This bone engraved with traditional patterns may be an ancient dagger. Tastefully based object. Very good condition.
Object ref. : A
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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[...]
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[...]
Rare Bronze Pipe Furnace, woman's head wearing a Bilu logre, Kachin Province, 19th century, Burma.
Finely worked, beautiful patina of use.
height with base 7.5 cm, diameter 3 cm depth 6 cm.
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 [...]
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[...]
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[...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Beautiful Kanak Puzzle - New Caledonia - Melanesia Dense hardwood with beautiful shiny patinaLength : 69 cm / Weight : 1.100gNice old example, the club head has a phallic or bell shape, the upper part[...]
Beautiful Kanak Puzzle - New Caledonia - Melanesia Hard and Dense wood with a beautiful shiny patinaLength: 76 cm / Weight: 1.160 gBeautiful old copy, the head of the club in the shape of a phallic or[...]
Huge pair of slave bracelets, in bronze. Scarified decor. Height: 10.5cm. Diameter at +: 16 cm. Total weight: 4.117 kg. Beautiful condition. Postage extra: 22 € by registered mail for France, thank yo[...]
Rare African head in carved wood. It depicts an expressionist portrait of great character, adorned with a beautiful hairstyle highlighted by the color lapis lazuli. The eyes are inlaid with metal. Yor[...]
War club from Vanuatu. With its original vegetable fiber cord slightly stretched on the handle. Some wear but very good general condition and nice patina. 120 cm / 125 cm with the base.
Rare model of a silver child's necklace, Miao ethnic group, China.
Very good condition of the jewel, a link formerly open.
Provenance: Philippe Fatin Collection, Bordeaux.
Bow (enji) in palm wood, engraved with stylized decorations characteristic of the style of northern Papua New Guinea.
The object is carved, on its upper part, with four large faces with marked eyes, [...]
Superb patina for this classic late 19th century Zulu war club with sculpture in the sphere and decorated with brass braiding on the handle Length 71 cm, sphere diameter 7.5 cm
A Maori wahaika club in New Zealand wood with linear and notched decoration on the blade with a tiki on the inside edge, the handle pierced for attachment, 38cm long.
Zulu powder flask from South Africa.
Gourd with beautiful dark patina, hollowed out and decorated with metal clasps.
A restored accident at the bottom of the object.
A wooden tribal comb from the Chokwe or Lwena The comb is in good condition with traces of tribal use and an old patina Height 24.5 cm, width 6.9 cm Provenance, Rob Vervoort Alain Guisson registered i[...]
Statuette presenting a female figure seated on a one-legged initiate seat. The hands are placed on the end of the breasts and symbolize a nurturing gesture. The head is slightly turned and the ears in[...]
Exchange currency in the shape of a necklace made with shell beads and seeds strung on a twisted vegetable fiber link. It is attached to an "ovula" shell decorated with fruit bat hair and red pigments[...]
A very old garamut drum ending with a double sculpture in the form of a spirit figure and a stylized animal.
Wood with remnants of weathered paint (commercial freighter)
End of 19th century
Schout[...]
Provenance of succession: country of origin unknown.
Ancient short anthropomorphic club Oceania or Africa.
It is in carved wood carved from a single piece in the mass.
Period: late 19th or early [...]
Attributed to a person of high rank
Composed of braided pandanus fibers on a reed support
judiciously constructed
Natural pigments and vegetable ties
Late 19th early 20th century
Papua New Guin[...]
In the mountains of the Celebes Islands, the Toraja people worship the Ox, a symbol of wealth and power. The artistic treatment of this 19th century door is particularly refined and emphasizes a perfe[...]
Dayak head-hunter saber, in the Kalimantan region on the island of Borneo. Beautiful patina of use on both the handle and the scabbard. Transmitted by family descent. Late 19th century.
Embodying the spirit of a great ape, one of his hands is placed on his voluminous abdomen. Red pigments accentuate her eyes. Located between Cameroon and Gabon in the equatorial forest, the Bulus are [...]
Very beautiful and rare 19th century Indian Karankawas puzzle Carved in a burl of very hard wood root, we can notice a remainder of leather at the level of the fork (handle) The Karankawas Indians suf[...]
Text and photos Ritual dagger called Phurbu
Tibet
Late 19th - early 20th century
Bronze
H.: 20,5 ; L.: 3,5 cm
This bronze dagger is composed of a short "blade" with three sides and endin[...]
Maasai puzzle in carved and polished two-color wood finished with a pointed ball. Beautiful patina. It is presented on a blackened wooden base. Maasai Kenya Tanzania Puzzle. Dimensions of the puzzle: [...]
Superb very old Dignitary chair richly carved with many characters height 107 cm for 51cm wide and 49cm deep we can see women pounding grain? on the top bar and in the middle, two women holding a man [...]
Bovid horn olifant. Being able to emit only one sound, the olifant was used only for communications. It was a war and hunting horn, it was used to give signals, to rally the troops, to announce the ap[...]
Superb and extremely rare KO-DIOUGOU sculpture from Burkina Faso formerly Haute Volta height 71cm width 20cm It is sculptures are kept in secret sanctuary away from curious eyes guarded by a religious[...]
Very rare Christian stone altar dating at least from the 19th century and may be older measuring 27cm high by 15cm wide plus plexiglass base Reproduced in the reference book Art Bakongo Statuaire enpi[...]
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