charming Ewe couple (Togo, Benin) approx. 15 cm
this style is characteristic of the productions of the Togolese sculptor Agbagli Kossi (1935-1991) . the eventful life of these statuettes can be read [...]
"The Hudoq dance is experienced by the villagers as a rite of fertility of the earth and of all nature. The masks have an ambivalent faculty: they act like scarecrows towards evil spirits and like mag[...]
Ornamental and wall-mounted solid wood painting, from the BINGERVILLE Workshop in Ivory Coast, representing a charging elephant, signed on the back FABELY 80 and SENEGAL 82
this idealized . delicately modeled face offers an emblematic example of the boulé style .. a striking clarity of construction . carefully polished . soberly decorated with small traditional scarifi[...]
CÔTE D'IVOIRE early 20th - wood - H. 23cm provenance: old Swedish collection ..
from the colonial period several Dan sub-groups have been identified such as the Dan-Mano located on the borders of t[...]
schematic face . raw sculpture . pointed front overlooking two triangular orbital cavities . face painted with black and red triangular patterns (remains of white pigments) .. hardwood . ..
52 / 19[...]
17th or 18th cty
Colonial wooden carved and painted statue, polychrome and gilded (largely stripped, suffering only rare remnants of original colors - but still present on the face)
The face sug[...]
sculpture of a couple of Dogon ancestors . according to Hélène Leloup . the “couples” of statues probably evoke . among the Dogon . a twin birth . they are carved during the birth of twins and install[...]
BRUT ART EARLY ARTS POPULAR ART SCULPTURE THREE-HEADED FIGURE PATINATED CARVED WOOD 20TH CENTURY Large and slender three-headed royal figure in carved, blackened and patinated wood whose aesthetic is [...]
Protective figure presenting a warrior standing with his hands symbolically placed on the top of his penis. His face with the expression marked by the wide open mouth symbolizing a sign of challenge o[...]
Monoxyl sculpture from the end of the 19th century or even the beginning of the 20th century, most certainly the thirteenth station of an ordeal in the Oceanian style. A “clumsy” illegible inscription[...]
Haute époque/ colonial folk art
17th or 18th cty
Small wooden carved, polychrome and gilded statue depicting a pieta: the body of Christ fall down on Virgin Mary knees.
Folk art style correspondi[...]
Pair of wooden elements probably Hindu temple. From the collection of an important Brussels decorator, they are very decorative. Normally I do not buy this type of object. It is so rare to find and ve[...]
Guatemala.
Mask of the Baile de la Conquista.
Mid 20th century. Carved and painted wood. Wearing the masche you will feel a light scent of exotic wood.
The Dance of Conquest is a public ritua[...]
Wooden crocodile, very pretty sculpture with a lot of relief, Tribal art, Oceania, Papua, New Guinea. crocodile coming from the village of Lae town. very large sculpture of 166 cm in length. the croco[...]
Attié or Ebrié culture, Ivory Coast.
First half of the 20th century.
Fisherman's fetish.
Wooden statuette with a beautiful patina.
Crack on the back.
Measurements:
Height: 25cm.
Width: 7.5cm.[...]
Large and exceptional cult figure similar to the so-called "Yena" figures. Collected in the Upper Sepik area in Papua New Guinea among the Nokuma. The Yena figures are linked to the cult of the yam. T[...]
Huge two-headed slit gong drum collected from Ambrym Island in the achipelago of Vanuatu. The breadfruit slit drums of the island of Ambrym are still used today to communicate within the villages and [...]
Hemba people, Democratic Republic of Congo, first half of the 20th century, superb wooden sculpture depicting a hieratic female character represented standing on a circular base. The body is treated i[...]
Ivory Coast, Baoulé or Abron people around 1950, very pretty hardwood statue with brown patina representing a woman standing on a circular pedestal, her hands resting on her stomach in a protective an[...]
Wood sculpture called "Yipwon", presented and sold mounted on a base. The Yipwon is one of the most stylized and symbolic objects from the Sepik River area of Papua New Guinea. These sculptures are pl[...]
Masque du Guatemala, de procession et de danse, en bois sculpté et polychrome.
Yeux en verre et attache d'origine.
Datant du début du XXeme siècle.
Envoi rapide et soigné.
Règlement par ordr[...]
Songyé Kifébé (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Mask marked with parallel polychrome streaks, with almond-shaped eyes characterized by heavy and drooping eyelids, prominent square mouth marked with [...]
Tanzania, Tabwa people, first third of the 20th century, very pretty and unusual cane of authority and prestige. The handle, finely decorated with engraved geometric patterns, is surmounted by a stand[...]
Sculpture representing a seated woman carrying a shea butter container on her head, origin Haute Côte d'Ivoire, Korogho region, Senoufo, traditional art, colonial period
Madagascar - 19th / 20th century.
Large statue representing a woman.
Fine symmetry in the lower body, upper part of the left arm having resisted to the wear of time, little circular depression on th[...]
Beautiful and rare old mask with very beautiful patina of use height 21.5 cm for a width of 13cm and a depth of 25cm Real dance mask of Ethnie Dan from Ivory Coast Eroded wood, iron nail planted in th[...]
Congo vers 1930 joueur de tambour en bois à patine foncée.
Sculpture bien vivante qui fonctionne parfaitement sur ses quatre faces.l'oeuvre d'un véritable sculpteur
Very beautiful and rare Fang sculpture from Gabon in carved and patinated wood height 67cm beard and forehead studded one arm glued otherwise good condition In Fang society, the authority was in the h[...]
Old and large Senufo wooden statue with dark patina for ritual use. Old restoration on the front of the right foot. Republic Of Côte d'Ivoire, Early 20th Century.
Bangwa commemorative sculptures are among the most spectacular pieces of African art. Each one of them corresponds to a precise king of which one has often lost track. King Bangwa places on his thigh [...]
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