Unusual terracotta object with a very beautiful patina. If you are interested in this object, please contact me by phone and avoid emails except for foreigners.
Materials: wood, rope Kasangu mask from the Ibuku society.
The forehead is rounded, the facial expression incisive, the teeth are pointed. Before obtaining the right to wear this tribal mask, the S[...]
Horned masks called "kayamba" are among the initiation objects of the bwame (bwami) initiation society and represent an intelligent and cunning person. The material, size and shape indicate the wearer[...]
A palm wine cup from the Kuba Kingdom DR Congo with a beautiful tribal patina of use,
late 19th century
height 13 cm, Cup diameter 10.5 cm
Good condition
Ivory Coast, Yaouré people, circa 1950, superb dance mask in hardwood with a dark brown patina from the company "Dyé" symbolizing the "Yu" or spiritual power. It represents a human face with a collar [...]
Rare Pre-Columbian doll.
Peru, CHANCAY period (1000 / 1476 AD). Covered with fabrics: cotton, wool, plant fibers. Associated with the fertility of the earth and the fertility of women.
The art of te[...]
Belgian collection.
The Nkisi songye acts as an intermediary between the deities and humans. The large sculptures are the collective property of an entire village, while the smaller ones are owned [...]
Shaman's Bench
Juruna Indians, State of Mato Grosso, Central Brazil
First half of the 20th century
Wood and pigments
H. 40 cm, 95 cm long
Made of monoxyle wood, this stool is shaped like a jagu[...]
Old Torque / Coin stylizing a rope. In bronze with excavation patina. A similar example is reproduced on page 81 in "Orfèvres lointains" by François Borel. Éditions Hazan, France, 2001. Archaeological[...]
Old Comb From The Tshokwe / Chokwe or Lwena Tribe - Dr Congo African Art Angola - Late 19th / Early 20th Century
Tribe: Tshokwe / Chokwe or Lwena
Country of origin: DR Congo or Angola
Period: ca 19[...]
Old comb from the Tshokwe / Chokwe or Lwena tribe - Dr Congo African Art Angola - Late 19th / Early 20th century
Tribe: Tshokwe / Chokwe or Lwena
Country of origin: DR Congo or Angola
Period: ca 19[...]
Priestess standing with her arms raised to the sky as a sign of appeal to the divine forces. She is naked, her body painted for a ceremony, her torso covered with a rich multi-row necklace. She wears [...]
Belgian collection.
Among the Lega, the Bwami society, accessible to men and women, governed social and political life. There were up to seven levels of initiation, each linked to distinct emblems.[...]
MALE FUNERAL MANNEQUIN called Tau-Tau
Toradja culture, Great Sunda Islands, Sulawesi Island, Indonesia
Late 19th - early 20th century
Jackfruit wood, pewter and pigments
H. 132; L 31 cm
Wooden [...]
Slingshot with two heads glued and sculpted with dexterity. It is sculpted with geometric patterns Hardwood old honey patina, marks of use, good general condition of conservation, see photos Baoule, R[...]
Rare Kanak war club of the "Kagu" type (Bird's beak) in hardwood, from New Caledonia, Melanesia, 19th century.
This is an exceptional Kanak art collector's item due to its imposing size and its rare [...]
Ex-French collection, the name will be communicated to the buyer.
The Vere, Verre, Were, Duru-Verre, or Dii, live in northeastern Nigeria, in the state of Adamawa (formerly Gongola), as well as in [...]
Superb Dogon Mali altar statue, This carved wooden fetish represents a venerable ancestor, it is used during rituals to ask for his help, and to activate the statue it is necessary to offer him differ[...]
Rare representation of a Bamoun Chief with his prestigious headdress encrusted with cowrie shells bronze character covered with abrus (red seeds) His right hand is in the form of a megaphone, his mout[...]
First half XX century Congo
A beautiful Songye female virility and power figure with a great patine and in untouched condition.
Collected in the 1960's.
Provenance: private collection of dip[...]
Young girls would never have been able to carry out their daily tasks with such a weight on their ankles… Commonly called slave bracelets because of the shape found in all African peoples, these heavy[...]
Wooden handle covered with buffalo tail skin and finished with a horsehair plume. The stone ball is in the skin. Sioux or Cheyenne.
REGION: Plains Indians, USA
MATERIAL: Wood, skin, horsehair, sto[...]
Ornamental element (apron) fringed in skin, decorated with a fully beaded decoration presenting a rose decoration.
REGION: Plains Indians, USA
MATERIAL: Skin, beads
PERIOD: 20th century
DIMENSIO[...]
Jolie marionette de cavalier Benin
le cavalier et le cheval sont articulés. Lames en bois recouvertes de feuilles de laiton
Très belle patine d'usage et d'ancienneté sur l'ensemble de l'objet.
h[...]
Large BOX: carved with a knife, dating from the 18th century typical of mountain folklore.
Geographic IMPORTANCE and Consequence on works of popular culture:
(Mountains and even farm-houses are [...]
LUBA female statue in heavy and hard patinated wood height 33cm A twisted iron necklace around the neck, fibers planted in the ears, a remnant of loincloth as a sex cover, copper nails for the eyes Sh[...]
Rare Sotho Zulu Doll This doll is part of a stylistically mysterious group called "enigma dolls" a mix of Sotho and Zulu styles. As explained in the article in "evocation of the child, fertility figur[...]
Elongated skull
Some basic gaps
Very dense and eroded wood, with a beautiful shiny patina, trace of kaolin.
Length 23 cm
Width 10 cm
Zaire Central Africa
Imposing and exceptional raw wood statue representing an ancestor figure with a scarified face and body. Gullied wood and indigenous restoration at the level of a shoulder (1 nail). Very beautiful pie[...]
Very pretty little African chair (Ashanti / Ghana) in wood and leather from the beginning of the 20th century. Solid and stable, very beautiful natural patina. Seat height 30 cm.
Ashanti (Ivory Coast, Ghana) Bronze or copper alloy group representing a procession of a king "Asantehene" holding a rifle in his hand and seated on a palanquin with an honorary parasol. He is carried[...]
Interesting large Kete helmet mask, installed near the Lubas and the Songyes, they mixed with the Kubas. We find the classic diamond pattern, the use of earth for coloring, the expressionist face with[...]
Statue of a standing male figure. The legs, slightly bent, are firmly anchored in the ground. The arms are detached from the sides of the body. The forehead is rounded and overhangs the eyes. The nose[...]
adangme doll ,ghana Accra aera
ethnical name "tsobii"
beautiful abstraction and quite rare to find ex French collection
cf udo hortsman collection in cameron isnt she a doll p 65 magaret field[...]
As referenced in "digital innovations south africa" two similar cylindrical ones from the Campbell collection returned in 1948 are included. It would be a Ba Sotho doll, Thaba losiko. This one has the[...]
Composed of an animal skull surrounded by a thick layer of plant resin, enclosed in a rattan mesh, carrying a magical sound charge. Dimensions 21 cm x 16 cm
Wooden statuette of a Baoulé settler. – a standing figure, probably Lobi, Burkina Faso. Wood with a brown and beige patina of use. First half of the 20th century. Although it is not possible to date t[...]
Small cult figure called "Minja" used for one of the three ceremonies dedicated to the yam. The "Minja" figure symbolizes the growth period of this sacred tuber in the earth. Collected in the Washkuk [...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 5, L. 7.5, Thickness 3 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American colle[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 11; L 11; Thickness 2 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American collec[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 8.5; L. 11; Thickness 2.5 cm
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private American co[...]
Axe Head
State of Pará, archaeological period
Stone
H. 6.5; L. 9; Thickness 2 cm
(restoration)
Provenance:
- Former Silvana and Walter Costas collection, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
- Former private[...]
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[...]
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