Representation of a dignitary in polychrome ceramic
Ecuador
Jama-Coaque Culture, 500 BC – 500 AD.
The character is represented standing, arms pressed against the body, hands clasped under t[...]
Ancient Indonesian bronze fertility statuette, of the "hampatong" type (hampatongs are generally ancestor figures, protecting the community from evil spirits).
It is decorated on both sides with a li[...]
Sperm whale tooth scrimshaw engraved with a whaling scene, at the moment when the harpooner is about to throw his harpoon. On the back the inscription "Layi,ng on". Rests on an ivory base. Nineteenth [...]
Section of stabilized mammoth molar (Mammuthus primigenius), cut lengthwise. This slab can be precisely cut, drilled, sanded, polished, etc. to obtain the desired result. Geological period: Pleistocen[...]
AFRICAN ARTS-EARLY ARTS-TRIBAL ART SCULPTURE AKAN CULTURE ASHANTI-BAOULÉ PEOPLES EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRONZE BUFFALO HEAD TOGO/GHANA/IVORY COAST Lost wax bronze pendant/sculpture, depicting a buffalo he[...]
Pendant in low relief, flattened. The character's face is Djénné. The rings at the base were to allow ornaments to be added. Its position: Bust in front and legs in profile seems close to the art of a[...]
This statuette is decorated with Cupid whose eyes are hidden by a scarf. This Cupid has a chocolate patina, from the 19th century, beautifully made. It is in good state of conservation, note chips on [...]
Head presenting the portrait of a young dignitary. Her face displays a beautiful, soft and hieratic expression, her demarcated headdress sculpted with small circles ending in a small point. Orange ter[...]
Ben Apollo, Patinated terracotta statuette, Maasai Woman, Signed and titled on the back of the statue. In good condition, tiny little chips of use, 20th century work. Weight: 788 gr. Dimensions: Heigh[...]
Superb sculpture representing a head of Medusa in marble Origin Italy, Region of Florence Possibility of shipping only in wooden crate, transport and documents will follow Quote on request
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 [...]
Mystery of the month!
Very important (life-size) marble carved screaming head;
Interpretation of wrathful Zeus?
19th century?
Very decorative with a lot of presence, more amusing than terrifyi[...]
"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
Magnificent small statuette representing the Nordic god Thor In very good condition sculpted in lava stone found in Iceland and cleaned perfect for a decoration or display case see object of curiosity
Paul DARDE (1888 - 1963), a very heavy stone sculpture, covered with plaster representing a prehistoric man. Signed statue, in very good condition - H 75 cm
Sperm whale tooth (Physeter macrocephalus/catodon) engraved in scrimshaw of a sailor holding a saber and brandishing a flag, his foot on an anchor. Caption: Brig Union. 1867. Cut stump with old screw [...]
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[...]
Mexico, 1960s/1970s, superb and large polychrome terracotta statue depicting an Aztec god. He is seated and holds in his right hand a removable scepter whose end is a flower.
Creation of very good qu[...]
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[...]
Alaska.
Zoomorphic statuette.
Bone.
Sold with its base.
Dimensions:
Height: 2.5 cm.
Width: 2cm.
Depth: 4.8cm.
Base height: 4.2 cm.
Base: 1.5 x 4.5 x 7 cm.
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[...]
Beautiful head of a young notable with a soft and timeless expression, his coffee bean eyes giving him an internalized expression. The temples and the forehead are decorated with dotted and linear sca[...]
Sculpture from the 1920s Representing a peacock, it was made by a Pyrenean sculptor, in the south of France, from ox horns. The work of carving and folding is remarkable. The final work is very pretty[...]
The crocodile is a sacred animal. It is supposed to house the souls of ancestors. It is also associated with the water cycle: Indeed it reappears from its lair after having spent long months in hibern[...]
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[...]
Africa - Nigeria, c.1950.
Naturalist Idoma head, perhaps from a statue of fertility.
Remains of polychromy with use of kaolin, especially on the eyes.
Open mouth, detailed dentition.
Terra cott[...]
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[...]
Large Colon Baoulé In Wood And Plaster Very beautiful piece from the beginning of the 20th century in an unusual format (73cm) Free shipping in metropolitan France
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 [...]
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