Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 8; L 10; Thickness 2.5 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American colle[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 7.5; L 12.5; Thickness 2.5 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American c[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 9, L 14, Thickness 3 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American collect[...]
Rare model of Crow spoontoon / gunstock tomahawk. The handle is sculpted, it represents at its top the figure of a bird. The forged blade is of European origin.
REGION: USA
MATERIAL: Hardwood, ste[...]
Rare Tlingit war dagger, 19th century, double-edged bronze or brass blade separated by a handle covered in very worn old hide. REGION: Alaska/Canada MATERIAL: bronze/brass, hide PERIOD: 19th century L[...]
Beautiful Guere mask, Wobe Ivory Coast. Old and authentic. Seen by Mr. Bernard Dulon, great expert in primitive art. Wood with black-brown patina, metal, fabric. Good condition. Beautiful provenance. [...]
Four fragments of pre-Columbian textiles mounted in a frame. The photos were taken at an angle to avoid reflections in the glass.
Size - outside of frame 41 x 111.5 cm
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE [...]
The pommel is in the shape of silver clover inserted with a large coral cabochon.
Decorated with gilded brass scrolls.
The scabbard is made of embossed silver, decorated on the top of the face of [...]
Superb Baoulé pulley stirrup, old and authentic. Seen by Mr. Bernard Dulon, great expert in primitive art. Finely carved natural wood with a beautiful brown patina. The piece is complete and in very g[...]
Magnificent Senoufo pulley stirrup, old and authentic. Seen by Mr. Bernard Dulon, great expert in primitive art. Finely carved natural wood with a beautiful brown patina. The piece is complete and in [...]
A splendid puppet hobby horse from the Bamana people of Mali. This particular marionette intricately depicts a horse adorned with a saddle. The artist skillfully showcases the saddle on the puppet's[...]
Male figure standing on a circular base, he holds a whistle symbolically placed under his chin as a sign of wisdom. His headdress is arranged by a large central bun and lateral lobes, his face display[...]
Very interesting Punu mask from Gabon, first generation mask, the eyes are swollen, the face narrow, similar to this one => PUNUWhite, black and red polychromy in places, patina of use, mask that danc[...]
Very beautiful wan-balinga mask Mossi helmet, representing an antelope with a human face that evokes a mythical Mossi figure, the mother of the first Mossi chief., the earth-based colors are typical o[...]
Old and exceptional funerary anthropomorphic statue from the Yombe / Kongo tribe DR Congo
Tribe : Yombe / Woyo / Kongo
Period: late 19th century
Height: 54 cm
Good condition (small chips / missing[...]
A very large antique mask formed from the carapace of a turtle, West Africa, probably Congo
Measure - 70cm x 63cm
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
It is possible to pay in installmen[...]
This Tchokwé mask has an articulated bifid beak. It embodies the golden eagle and symbolizes royalty. Natural wood. Brown patina. It is topped with cotton fabrics. Height: 19cm (without headdress) Len[...]
Magnificent French folk art cane in finely carved monoxyl wood, dating from the early 19th century and reflecting the history of that era.The pommel part is decorated with a seated lion, the back of w[...]
Early collection of African American tribal art.
This mask features two faces on a long neck, topped with a double crest. Lozenge-shaped scarifications adorn the temples, while the heart-shaped fac[...]
Very original and elaborate Fali doll on a leather body with bronze rings affixed to it. The body is surrounded by rows of coconut rings. The arms and legs are rows of pearls ending with cowrie shells[...]
African Dancing Monkey Statuette Bulu Gabon Very beautiful piece from the early 20th century, representing a monkey with a naturalistic head, crossed legs. Cavity on the back BULU, GABON/CAMEROON Heig[...]
Here is a pretty pair of African ethnic bracelets they come to us from the Ivory Coast of the Baoulé ethnic group they are from the beginning of the 20th century they are ceremonial bracelets which co[...]
sothebys says in 2012 june :"The Baguirmi fertility dolls are a very limited corpus of statuettes from a region south of Lake Chad. About fifteen examples are known, and were the subject of a study by[...]
Collection of African art objects.
For decorators or collectors, built up in the last decades of the 20th century, this collection is sold as a whole, no details.
Wood and metal, length of the spoon[...]
Funny Dogon Mali statue. It represents a man with a hat. Slightly eroded wood but does not harm the aesthetics, on the contrary it gives it character. Height excluding base 39cm. Free shipping for Fra[...]
Statue showing a character with a long cylindrical body. The legs are bent and rest on massive feet. The shoulders are forward, the arms are stuck to the body with the elbows back and end with hands p[...]
Ghana, Ashanti people, very pretty and old fertility doll "Akwaba". Made from a single piece of wood, its body is characterized by a desire for purification through the use of cylindrical geometric sh[...]
Naked priestess standing with her arms raised towards the sky as a sign of appeal to the divine forces, she wears a veil on her head and a headband on her forehead. Her face with wide-open eyes displa[...]
Beautiful representation of a dignitary cacique, hands placed under the chest. His body of massive and powerful shape is surmounted by an oval head, the eyes underlined by two very fine horizontal inc[...]
Male Ibedji presented naked standing on a circular pedestal. He is camped on small massive legs, long arms in an arc and hands placed on the hips. His scarified face with wide open eyes, displays a be[...]
Antique Black Forest Hand-Carved Wood Nutcracker, Grotesque Woman’s Head, Late 19th Century
This impressive antique Black Forest nutcracker depicts a highly expressive, grotesque woman’s head, skilfu[...]
Rare Indo-Persian scepter/mace from the late 19th century, a horned devil-headed mace. This hollow demon-headed mace is an evolution of the bull-headed mace. It is in good condition for its age compar[...]
Superb Oshe Shango Yoruba, these dance scepters were used in ceremonies related to the worship of the God of thunder Shango. Very good condition, original polychromy, beautiful patina of use, the face[...]
I offer you this superb and rare Tabwa seat. Neighbor of the Luba they willingly take inspiration from it for the female figures, like here, but the long facial and ventral scarifications, as well as [...]
Dagger with a wrought iron blade, single-edged and finished with a beveled point. The cylindrical section fuse is made of ivory, its case is made of silver with colored decorations. Blade length: 12.5[...]
Couple of Tree Ferns sculpted by Gideon Roriri known as the Kidjohn Arrtist,
renowned and recognized in the tribes of Vanuatu.
Stylized representation of the couple.
The woman holds her breasts[...]
Statuette showing a priestess sitting with her hands open to the sky as a sign of appeal to divine forces. Her head has a ritual deformation, covered with a veil indicating her function. She wears a p[...]
Extraordinary, spectacular and powerful Janus IBO or IGALA helmet mask Hard and heavy wood covered with copper or brass plates on the faces Gazelle horns at its top, numerous cowries and beaded glasse[...]
Magnificent and very rare Déblé Senufo influence Dioula from Ivory Coast Very old with thick crusty patinas almost fossilized Hard and dense wood Traces of intense handling on the arms, above the trun[...]
Statue depicting a kneeling woman. She holds a cup on her knees that was intended to hold kola nuts. A child is swaddled on her back. Light wood, pigments, slight lacks on one edge of the cup and at t[...]
Box called "opon igede ifa" composed of four characters on a round base. They form a circle holding hands. Their heads carry the container. It is decorated with a horizontal line dotted with chevrons.[...]
Beautiful Sepik mask made of braided fibers, and two almost round fibrous wood bark plates pierced with small holes for the eyes. Beautiful old polychromy. Smoked patina. Mask linked to the yam cult, [...]
Ivory Coast, Gouro people, 1940s/1950s, superb "Gu" dance mask with a collar with a prognathous female face wearing an elaborate hairstyle. It represents the feminine ideal which is manifested in this[...]
Pair of sperm whale teeth finely engraved in polychromy representing two Scots in a mountainous landscape, all surrounded by flower vases.
One of the characters plays the bagpipes and the second ho[...]
These heads, called "uhunmwun elao" represent ancestral kings (Oba) and were placed on altars for ancestor worship. The wooden heads, although related to the commemorative bronze and brass heads commi[...]
NECKLACE
Tibet
Circa 1900
Silver, coral, turquoise
Length when worn: 32 cm
(later reassembly)
Necklace made of twenty-four silver beads with turquoise cabochons and coral baguettes.
Tex[...]
Bronze sculpture of a woman from the "FANG" ethnic group of Congo, on an exotic wood base.Signed on the base of the neck " Tete Fang 1989, Zaire", signed "MAMBU"Unique piece in sculpted bronze, styl A[...]
War Club Kanak Tribe - Oceania Art New Caledonia - 19th Century Melanesia
Tribe: Kanak
Country: New Caledonia
Length: 61 cm!
Beautiful patina of use!!! Handle with fiber or cotton ties
Good condi[...]
Anthropomorphic statue showing a standing ancestor. The face is inscribed in a diamond, the arms and shoulders form an arc of a circle pointing downwards, and the torso and lower part are in an invert[...]
ANTHROPOMORPHIC STATUETTE
Véré culture, Ghana
Copper alloy
H. 26 cm, length 9.5 cm
Standing statuette richly adorned with bracelets on the arms, wrists and ankles. Her neck is also adorned wit[...]
Male Statuette
Benue and Cross River regions, Nigeria
Copper alloy
H. 17.5; L 8.5 cm
Standing with open arms on short, wide legs. Her ankles, wrists, waist and neck are adorned with jewellery. H[...]
Imposing wickerwork helmet mask called Baba Tagwa. The Baba mask is worn with a long skirt of pandanus leaves and a necklace of colorful fruits. The baba is part of the spirit world and is used to sca[...]
Very beautiful patina of use for this rare Abelam comb having the dual function of styling but above all of adorning the hair like a jewel. Braided plant fibers, wood and natural pigments. Sold with a[...]
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