Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba people, 1960s, very pretty carved wooden statuette with dark patina depicting an ancestral figure. The character is represented standing, hands resting on either sid[...]
A nice genuinely old Basalt Popoi pounder, kela tuki popoi, from the Marquesas Islands.
From the estate of a private collector, Cote d'Azur
A similar pounder can be seen in The British Museum,[...]
Reliquaire Mahongwé du Gabon Hauteur 51cm plus socle en bois Bois érodé en partie recouvert de fines lamelles de cuivre avec des parties oxydées Les yeux sont constitués de cabochons fixés par des clo[...]
A really old example, NOT one of the hundreds of modern fakes advertised for sale on the internet. This dates from the first half of the 20th century or perhaps even earlier.
It comes from a priv[...]
Nigeria, Izi people, first half of the 20th century, superb terracotta bowl with anthropo-zoomorphic decoration. It was used as a receptacle for medicine to store the traditional pharmacopoeia. Good c[...]
Superbe et ancienne rare porte de case sacrée VUVI du Gabon
Hauteur 115cm x 53cm de large
Décor géométrique à personnage stylisé
Restaurations indigènes prouvant l'interêt qu' a pu avoir cette port[...]
Abelam headdress used during traditional ceremonies organized during the yam harvest period. This type of headdress is used to dress up the most beautiful tubers. Here representation of two birds in t[...]
Exceptionnel et rarissime tambour de chefferie ou Tambour Royal Yoruba du Nigeria
Tambour sculpté d'un seul bloc
hauteur 80cm
5 cariatides représentées par des femmes aux bras levés avec chacunes u[...]
Bo ya kbolo monoxyle stool terminated at both ends by a flared truncated cone.
A rare handle allowed its transport. This seat was used by circumcised young people of the Dan ethnic group, Ivory Coast[...]
Fan handle featuring a standing hornbill bird wedging a ball between its beak and belly.
Sober and elegant sculpture.
Blackened wood with patina of use. H: 22 cm
Senufo people, Ivory Coast.
Mid 20[...]
Rare and old representation of a small votive figure present in the Nassara (House of Men) during secret ceremonies.
Sculpted in the trunk of an overmodeled tree fern and painted with natural pigment[...]
Very beautiful stone (soapstone?) representing a deceased tribal chief called "Fumani" seated cross-legged on a pedestal dressed in a cape and a hat which resembles European clothing from the beginnin[...]
Small yam mask collected in the village of Maprik in Papua New Guinea. Yam masks are used to dress up the most beautiful yams selected at harvest time. This basketwork mask represents the head of the [...]
This small box (Pinong Binali) in rigid spiral basketry, decorated with points, made it possible to preserve the most precious jewels.
It has a beautiful brown patina of use.
Bontoc people, Philippi[...]
Old ancestor statue usually located at the end of a large slit drum, the Garamut, used to rhythm all the ceremonies of the village. Eroded wood with traces of paint and pigments from the end of the 19[...]
It is the symbolic representation of a young woman, the eyes are slit, the mouth half-open and the nose straight like the portraits of the painter Modigliani. Wood with a dark and shiny patina Pedesta[...]
Rare carved stone collected in the Blackwater area in Papua New Guinea and representing an ancestor's head. Probably used in connection with yam cultivation and fertility cult. Single piece exposed an[...]
Wooden fetish with brown patina with application of copper plates and remains of skins. Songyé, DRC mid-20th century. Height without the base: 26cm; with the base: 31cm.
Mbuya type mask from the Pende people DR Congo/Zaire"
Wooden mask / Natural fiber headdress / raffia beard
Old Belgian collection
Length = 34 cm
Very good / Perfect condition
Monoxyl cylindrical drum cut from an indefinite type of wood.
It is covered with a thick bovine hide. It is tensioned by twisted fiber strips, secured by seven large wooden pegs, one of which is mi[...]
EARLY ARTS-AFRICAN ART-FOLK ART-ETHNOGRAPHY-CURIOSA RITUAL MASK SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA WOOD-PIGMENTS-SAND CIRCA 1920-1930 Astonishing African ritual mask, very powerful presence, telluric which evokes the[...]
This long bronze winding, forming a bracelet, was formerly used as a form of exchange or dowry.
It has a remarkable burial patina in green and ocher hues amalgamated with rare fragments of a textile [...]
ETHNOGRAPHY-FOLK ART-EARLY ARTS OCEANIA PAPUA NEW GUINEA TROBRIAND ISLANDS 1871/1874 Carved and engraved wooden lime spatulas, dated 1871 and 1874, from the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea, Ocea[...]
These statuettes are kept in the witch doctor's basket, they are used during divination rituals. Height 14.5 cm with its base, good condition, very nice patina of glossy use, 1 hole to insert magic ch[...]
Very interesting statue from Timor representing an ancestor, wearing a severed head on his skull and sporting a shield or a protection panel. Beautiful ritual patina of use, visibly old, height 61 cm,[...]
This is an ancient Gelede Yoruba crest mask. This surprising face with its 2 vampire canines, eyes wide open, carrying on the back a character who stands clinging to the 2 horns! It has a significant [...]
Here is an old and superb Gouro mask, the photos speak for themselves in terms of patina and age. Remains of polychromy under the important patina of black lacquered use, the characters looting millet[...]
I offer you this interesting Lega mask called Idimu, it was used for the rites of the Bwami society. These masks were sometimes worn, hung on poles, or handled as a fetish. It is made of light wood, f[...]
Beautiful patina inside and out, in good condition with traces of tribal use. Ex. French private collection Ex. Dutch private collection Ex. Belgian private collection I guarantee 100\% authenticity o[...]
Statue in solid wood with a thick crystallized crusty patina height 44cm width18cm depth 16cm Couple of mythological hermaphrodite type whose meaning is not precisely known, see copy in the Mazenod an[...]
Very curious and old Janus reliquary with a thick crusty patina of a style close to the Mahongwé or Shamayé of Gabon A concave side with copper strips and the other side of a head in relief covered wi[...]
Large Igbo statue representing a deity, beautiful red and black polychromy. The style is very characteristic of these statues, note the parakeet on the skull, signifying the spirit of the ancestors wh[...]
Period - 20th century or earlier
Condition - good condition
Measurement - Length 15 cm +/-
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
It is possible to pay in installments.
On parle fran[...]
Box (Nembandi) made with strips of bark in two colors sewn together with vegetable fiber ties.
The bottom and the lids are retained by small wooden nails.
A decor of upholstery nails. These boxes ar[...]
Benin Original Antique Large Bronze Ram Aquamanile circa 1900 (or earlier)
Very decorative and with beautiful original patination.
In very good original used condition.
47cm high, 47cm wide, 13cm d[...]
Particularly aesthetic painted double bark, collected in the Kwoma area in Papua New Guinea. These paintings on sago palm bark decorate the internal surfaces of the roofs as well as the pediments of t[...]
Reliquary guardian figure.Kota, Ndassa, Gabon or Democratic Republic of CongoHeight: 51 cm - with base 53 cm (sold with base)Width: 24 cmAround 1950 - 1960The Kota, as well as the Mahongwé, Ndassa, Sh[...]
Oblong cup in dugout wood on four legs. The ends are decorated with stylized faces. These cups called "Kinahu" were used to receive rice wine during rituals.
Ifugao people, Luzon Island, Philippines
[...]
Senoufo sculpture. Senufo statue (Côte d'Ivoire) in wood depicting a pregnant woman perched on a stool. Height: 54cm. Elegant wooden sculpture with a beautiful brown patina with mahogany reflections. [...]
Old And Exceptional Ax Songye / Songe / Nsapo Dr Congo
Period: late 19th - early 20th century
Total length = 37 cm blade 2 iron heads / Wooden handle Patina of use
Perfect condition
Museum Quality[...]
Old And Exceptional Short Sword From The Ngombe Tribe / Konda / Kundu / Ntomba / Poto / Doko Dr Congo Africa
Period: before 1930
Length = 43 cm
Perfect condition
Helm mask in basketry 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 serves to frighten and[...]
Small bag in woven vegetal fibers decorated with traditional ring shells currency and pig’s teeth, animal symbol of prosperity. This small "bilum" probably served as a "medicine bag". Sold with a base[...]
Old, rare and impressive knife from the Mangbetu Tribe - Dr Congo Uele region
Period: late 19th century - early 20th century
Length: 47.5 cm
Perfect condition
Kanak Tribe War Club in the shape of a Phallus - Art Oceania New Caledonia - 19th Century Melanesia
Length: 94 cm!
Beautiful patina of use !!! FOA inscription
Very good condition
The club, or pu[...]
Malakula War club
Four ovoid protrusions arranged in a crown and a terminal dome
Guard and grip in human hair braiding
Late 19th century
Malakula
Vanuatu
Songye Kifwébé (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Large mask embellished with geometric scarifications
Wood and plant fibers
Height 82 cm
mid 20th Century
With base
Ancient Exceptional Rare Sword + Staff Rwanda Tutsi Tribe
Period: Early/mid 20th Century
Tutsi sword length with scabbard: 102 cm / without scabbard: 94 cm
Tutsi staff length: 61 cm
Very good cond[...]
ndimba doll, mwila, Ambo subgroup The dolls are passed from mother to daughter and the little girls press them against their bellies. The future husband renames the family doll and the first child wil[...]
Fetish presenting a figure standing on a conical base. The arms are along the body with the hands resting around the navel. The look is drooping, the nose is made of a triangle in relief. The mouth fo[...]
Ancient Senufo zoomorphic helm mask of the Kponyungo type (Poro secret society)
Country of origin: Ivory Coast
Early 20th Century
Length: 60 cm
Very good/Perfect condition
Old And Exceptional Throwing Knife of the Mbudja / Nzombo / Ngombe / Lobala / Ngbaka people
Region: Central African Republic / DR CONGO Ubangi region
Length = 65 cm
Period: late 19th century - earl[...]
HIGH-GRADE HEADDRESS / HAT Lega culture, DR Congo
First half of the 20th century Basketry, vegetable fibers and buttons
Total height without the strap 22 cm, Diameter 16 cm
Conical headgear in bra[...]
Very interesting Hemba mask, half monkey half human, with an important ritual patina, brown, cracked, shiny, it is probably an altar mask. Bought by Serge Sheer, Belgian collector at the Patric Claes [...]
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