HEADREST
Oromo culture from the Jimma region, Ethiopia
First half of the 20th century
Wood
H .: 14; L .: 13; Thickness: 10.5 cm
Neckrest in monoxyl wood resting on a large conical base, the foo[...]
Diminutive mask called "passport". It represents a face with a rounded forehead and a flat nose. The mouth is ajar and the chin ends with a goatee extending a vertical line dividing the face right thr[...]
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 [...]
copied and pasted from the previous text ... I like it, sorry if I repeat myself. I wonder if, as a child, I would have been as skilled as them? I'm talking about the kids of the Lobi people, over the[...]
Fang reliquary of gabon in hard wood copper eyes Dried raffias and fabrics serving as panties shiny patina by place showing pronounced handling traces of woodcutting holes (treated) cracked wood in pl[...]
Belle sculpture rituelle moderniste mesurant 63cm de haut Bois recouvert de Kaolin incrusté d'extrémités en fer les bras sont articulés les fers rouillés sont dus à l'ancienneté Sculpture assez rare d[...]
Superb and rare by its dimensions of a Kota OBAMBA reliquary dimensions 121 cm high and 39cm wide sold with its base This type of reliquary was made to represent the soul of the deceased it was placed[...]
Rare Hampatong Polisi monoxyl post (arms not reported). Eroded hardwood with a nice gray patina. Dayak, Kalimantan Borneo. Late 19th - early 20th Century. Provenance: Charles-Edouard Duflon, Galerie T[...]
Mali, Dogon people, mid-twentieth century or earlier, very pretty carved stone maternity. The mother carries her child on her back. This one has the head positioned on one side, allowing to appreciate[...]
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[...]
Superb and rare ancestor reliquary figure with lamellate concave face. height 37cm On a wood core burnished by use Yellow and red copper and brass Stylized mask in relief on the back. Rhombus of the f[...]
Statue of a standing male figure. The arms are along the body, the face is realistic and very harmonious. The mouth is ajar and an expression of great sweetness emerges from his being. A summit hole i[...]
MIC MAC BOX
Maritime Provinces of Canada ca. 1920-1930
Porcupine bark and quills
H. 5.6 ; L. ; Thickness : 9.8 cm
Small oval box made of bark and plant fibres. The decoration is made of porcupin[...]
MIC MAC BOX
Maritime Provinces of Canada ca. 1920-1930
Porcupine bark and quills
H. 6 ; L. ; Thickness : 10,2 cm
Small oval box made of bark and plant fibres. The decoration is made of porcupine[...]
Superb Dan mask (Liberia / Ivory Coast) "Go Gé" with basketry
modern black metal base, with human face, oval, finely modeled features, prominent eyebrows, full lips. The eyes are round and the forehe[...]
Full size female type bronze mask. A head with a very powerful expression. This mask is of a very high quality, made with the lost wax technique, and is therefore one of a kind. This mask has some imp[...]
Songye ceremonial ax from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, wooden handle covered with copper, openwork blade with 3 branches with twisted patterns decorated with 3 finely chiseled heads.
Comb in fiber, metal and black palm wood of the Abelam people in the shape of a praying mantis. Usual and prestigious object rarely listed in the collections. Mid twentieth century.
Superb wooden dance mask with lacquered and crusty patina, real "Black Pearl of Africa" measuring 22cm plus classic mask headdress with round and openwork eye sockets generally characterizing Gunyégé [...]
Very beautiful piece of tribal art, representing the wood bird, art of the Senoufo in Ivory Coast, work brought back by the collector in the 25s, very nice old patina, in very good condition, probably[...]
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[...]
Carved in the trunk of a tree fern
Rare representation of a kneeling woman in a skirt with bulging eyes
Collected Ambrym Vanuatu
Over-modeled and painted with natural pigments.
Height: 220 cm
[...]
Ancient anthropomorphic janus fetish featuring a character carved on a stake. He shows us two faces back to back surmounted by a headdress. Wood with customary patina, eroded base
Luba people, Democr[...]
prestigious anthropomorphic knife lobala, Lia, kundu democratic republic of the congo
one of the rare knives of this old and authentic type provenance:
colonial collection
Manfred collection A Zirn[...]
STATUETTE Kundul
Wurkun culture, Muri region, Nigeria
First half of the 20th century
Evino wood (koro) and iron
Height: 67; Wt: 9; Thickness: 9 cm
Wooden statuette of cylindrical shape, finishe[...]
Cane top depicting a female figure with one arm stretched out behind her back.
Wood with very nice patina of use.
Lobi people, Burkina Faso
Early 20th century
H: 23 cm
Old cola nut dish called "Okwa Oji".
The tray is oblong in shape and is hollowed out in its central part with a cavity used to store the cola nuts. The lid is decorated with geometric patterns and is[...]
Three pretty little masks, beautiful patina, very expressive height 15cm, 13cm, 15cm excluding base sold with base 1000 euros all free shipping for France
Patinated wood sculpture covered with feathers, earth, magic load ropes on the back and on the stomach in organic and vegetal materials, nails planted in the foot and the base Wood split by the senior[...]
Beautiful patina for this Baoulé percussion stick or hammer. Stick carved in twist. Sculpted end of a face. Vegetable fibers serving as a buffer between this hammer and the percussion still present. B[...]
Superb patina for this classic Zulu puzzle from the first half of the 20th century (see end of the 19th century). To make the wood of this weapon harder and rot-proof, we used fire during its creation[...]
The Kundu are hourglass-shaped hand drums used throughout Papua to punctuate the many ceremonies. Keeping pace with the heartbeat, the performances are always accompanied by songs. Coming from the Kay[...]
African bronze: "Head of Ifé", lost wax bronze with black patina 30 X 7 X 10 cm. If this type of bronze with a naturalistic treatment has been documented since the tenth century in Nigeria, especially[...]
In the middle of the main villages of the Maprik region in Papua New Guinea stands a Haus Tambaran or men's house, the facade and interior of which are decorated with bark painted with natural pigment[...]
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: [...]
This engraved cassowary bone dagger comes from the Abelam region and dates from the beginning of the 20th century. Weapon of war initially, this one was converted into a lime spatula in its second lif[...]
This lime container dates from the beginning of the 20th century and shows a very beautiful dark and shiny patina. The engraved patterns are typical of the Abelam people in Papua. Some traces of lime [...]
Gulf Huon armband made of orchid fibers and small Nassa shells, which can also be used as a wedding currency. This object is of a very good quality, rarely available in this condition.
This type of mask was placed at the top of the yams during the great harvest ceremonies in the Abelam region in Papua. Made up of Lygodium liana fern fiber, the masks are then coated with natural pigm[...]
This KARAUT is a mouth adornment used by Abelam warriors to scare their enemies. It is said that this was the prerogative of a man who had already killed in battle. They were then worn around the neck[...]
Mask representing a man's face. The nose is long and slightly hooked, the mouth is parted and shows the teeth. The canines are well marked.
Wood with patina of use, split.
Middle Hills, Nepal.
Firs[...]
Very old mask from the beginning of the 20th century, perhaps even the 19th century in hard wood having suffered the ravages of time and use, with native restorations shiny patina in places with trace[...]
Statuette showing us a figure standing with folded hands on his prominent belly. He is shown wearing a "Kifwebe" mask. This type of statuette are protective fetishes of the house. It had to be placed [...]
Nepal, early 20th century or earlier, middle Himalayan hill region, very beautiful and ancient Magar mask of great interiority with very deep brown patina depicting a perfectly stylized male face. The[...]
Old dance mask measuring 60cm high by 12 cm wide and 12 cm deep carved wood with additions of shells, hair and bones in the nostrils The Iatmul constitute the largest population of the middle valley o[...]
Beautiful prow of the Iatmul canoe from the Middle Sepik of New Guinea Length 80cm for 28cm wide and 20cm high The monoxyl canoe constitutes, for the fishing communities bordering the Sepik River, an [...]
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 [...]
The sculpture that I present comes from the Congo more particularly from Ethnia TEKE it measures 66cm high, 16cm wide and 15cm deep It has a beautiful shiny patina of use in places especially on the h[...]
Cet appui nuque vient de la Province d Oro en Papouasie et date du début du 20eme siècle. Son graphisme architecturale est typique de la Baie de COLLINGWOOD. Cette région est connue également pour l[...]
An-thropomorphic head representing the face of a dignitary, the skull ritually deformed backwards as a sign of the high status of the person represented. Beige terracotta. Tumaco, Ecuador, 500 BC. - 5[...]
Very beautiful KUYU KEBE KEBE puppet which designates an initiation ceremony in the Congo created by the Logos Soft white wood (alstonia congensis) very expressive polychrome Half of the 20th century [...]
Superb scepter or ceremonial knife from Benin the blade is somewhat altered the bronze handle is in perfect condition, it represents a leopard's head It is finely sawn and has a beautiful patina Total[...]
KNIFE called Barong
Culture Moro, Southern Philippines
First half of the 20th century
Iron, silver and wood
Long. : 72; Wt: 7.5; Thickness: 10.5 cm
This knife has a wooden handle with a silver [...]
BRACELET
Kenga culture, Chad 20th century
Copper alloy
H .: 16; L .: 14; Thickness: 12 cm
Important rigid bracelet in copper alloy cast with lost wax, with applied geometric decoration, reminisc[...]
Important et ancien masque fétiche de la Société secrète KONO chez les Bambara au Mali
mesurant 67cm de long
recouvert d'une très épaisse patine d'usage crouteuse
Société secrète d'initiation du gr[...]
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