French private collection.
In central and southern Mali, this sculpture represents the Ciwara antelope-horse, nicknamed "wild beast of the earth". For the Bambara, or "Bamana", referred to as "unbe[...]
TRIBAL ARTS-AFRICAN ARTS-TRIBAL ART VOTIVE/RITUAL SCULPTURE FERTILITY DOLL AKUA'BA' ASHANTI GHANA WEST AFRICA 1ST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY PATINATED WOOD Interesting sculpture votive/ritual doll of st[...]
Standing male figure, camped on sturdy legs with marked joints. The arm raised towards the sky brings a dynamic of interesting lines, while the chest in slight relief harmoniously structures the bust.[...]
Dance mask, hare, with a face with cubic shapes. The rectangular cavities of the cheeks are separated by angular columns, while the eyes, deeply hollowed out in triangles, add depth to the whole. The [...]
Large hardwood war lance with dark patina. Barbed tip with small losses. Reglued tip. Efaté Islands, Vanuatu, Melanesia, Oceania. First half of the 20th century.
Superb set of two weights for weighing gold powder representing two rectangular and convex shields. They are probably war or dance shields. Their ornamental motifs are linked to the frame of real shie[...]
Harpoon tip guard with stylized decoration in fossilized bone.
Presence of an old label indicating the city of Thule in Greenland as the provenance.
Dimension: length 7.2 cm.
Greenland 19th c[...]
Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba/Hemba people, mid-20th century, very pretty little caryatid seat in very patinated engraved wood depicting a female character sitting on a circular base with a borde[...]
Very pleasant, singular and small Ciwara crest accompanied by its original headdress and which represents a stylized antelope leaning on a pangolin, the antelope is ridden by a woman, white horsehair [...]
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 wickerwork mask represents the head of the yam, a[...]
Rare large basket for the collection of medicinal herbs, Dayak, Boenéo, Indonesia early 20th century. The basket is in excellent condition and is decorated with the same pattern on three sides and a d[...]
Two-pronged fork
Amazonia, central Brazil
Circa 1900
Wood and plant fibres
Length: 45 cm; Length: 8 cm
Important ritual fork with two tapered prongs, triangular handle and junction with a woven[...]
Gold Powder Weight Representing a finely detailed chicken holding a small fish in its beak. Its wings are entirely streaked with straight and oblique lines. Its legs rest on a stepped rectangular base[...]
Anthropozoomorphic mask representing a spiritual ancestor half man half bird. Collected in the Murik Lakes area in Papua New Guinea. Blackened wood with a beautiful patina of use. Sold with a presenta[...]
Rare Stool/Seat From The 'Ngombe' Tribe From Congo - Africa - Late 19th Century Completely decorated with copper nails, with tribal restoration.
Ex. Galerie Ambre Congo, Pierre Loos (Brussels)
Very beautiful patina of use for this hand drum or "Kundu" collected in Papua New Guinea. Traditional instrument with a handle showing two faces. Hand drums or "kundus", very symbolic for the Papuans [...]
African mask Democratic Republic of Congo, ex. Zaire (Kuba ethnic group - Kinshasa region) Wood, plant fiber, leather and animal skin, beads and shells Height: 32 cm Width: 21 cm
Comb probably Zaire on its support surmounted by a sculpted character and at the base geometric designs engraved around the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century.
Combs serve both as[...]
Rare Nkisi Nondi magic statue. It consists of a large hardwood sculpture with three heads, one of which is quite large in the center and two small ones on the sides covering their ears. The body is ma[...]
beautiful Brong Abron Bono Ghana doll Traditional ringed neck and truncated cone-shaped body without arms
Face with half-closed eyes with parallel scarifications on the upper forehead
Deep honey pat[...]
Another superb African head in terracotta, this time Koma Builsa culture in Ghana.
Very well presented with its base created by Christian de Beaumont
Provenance private collection
17 cm high [...]
Another superb African head in terracotta, this time Koma Builsa culture in Ghana.
Very well presented with its base created by Christian de Beaumont
Provenance private collection
16 cm high [...]
Another superb African head in terracotta, Djenne culture in Mali or Niger. Wear and tear of course but we can clearly see the hieratic features of the face and hairstyle
Very well presented with[...]
Superb small African head in terracotta, Djenne culture in Mali or Niger.
Very beautiful details of the hairstyle and the character (with the earrings?)
In good condition and well presented wit[...]
rare and strange style fali doll :first of all her very sad expression uncommon, her physiognomy, her headdress is coated with wax or without doubt a headdress in braiding of fibers was inserted.
be[...]
Ethnic ceremonial pipe from the BAMOUN kingdom. African continent, Cameroon country. Bronze pipe circa 1920-1930 brought back by a former French administrator who worked for several years for the Came[...]
Mask called "Garra" collected in the village of Wagu in the Hustein Mountains area in Papua New Guinea. Garra masks represent the spirits of the bush and elderly people. The hooks represent hornbill b[...]
Old circular forowa with a domed lid. They are generally made from thin sheets of imported brass or copper shaped and stapled. The origin of the Forowa is ancient, their existence is reported in docum[...]
Superb and rare anthropomorphic Kwandalha container or healing pot, Cham-Mwana from Nigeria, in terracotta dating from the 19th century. This piece is to be compared to a similar model found in the Ba[...]
A classic Mangbetu tribal chair, carved from a single piece of wood, in good condition with tribal age and signs of use.
Early 20th Century
Height 17.5 cm, Diameter 21 x 22.5 cm
A seated king figure (Ndop) of the Kuba tribe with original tribal painting, condition as seen in photos with tribal signs of use and age
First Half 20th Century
Height 62 cm, base 16 x 17 cm
Masque Kholuka Yaka, RD Congo, soclé. H 74 cm.
Le symbolisme des masques fait référence aux forces ancestrales et fait allusion aux étapes du développement humain.
Le masque Kholuka apparaissait dan[...]
Okuyi anthropomorphic mask
Punu culture, southern Gabon
First half of the 20th century
Wood and pigments
H. 30.5; L. 18; Thickness 17 cm
His features are apparently tranquil. His oval face is[...]
Period - 19th century OR BEFORE
Condition - Good condition
Measurement - Height 35cm Weight 12kg+/-.
SOLD WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
It is possible to pay in installments.
On [...]
Figure Rambha, Queen of the Apsaras. Bronze ceremonial dagger hilt, decorated with an Apsara performing a dance and holding two ritual bells in her hands. The rest of the metal blade is very heavily o[...]
Exceptional and rare throwing knife from the YAKPA / MBUGBU / BANDA people
Ethnic group: YAKPA / MBUGBU / BANDA
Region: Central African Republic / DR CONGO
Length = 39 cm
Period: 19th century-1900[...]
This one-of-a-kind African tribal brass measuring pot is adorned with multiple layers of geometric patterns give a highly stylish and decorative finish. The brass is in outstanding vintage condition, [...]
Exceptional and rare throwing knife from the MBUGBU / BANDA people
Region: Central African Republic / DR CONGO
Length = 40 cm
Period: 19th century-1900
Perfect condition
Beautiful Pende statuette, sculpted with finesse, the facial features are graceful with slight scarifications, traditional Pende headdress, she holds a cup in her hand, her other hand placed at the le[...]
Beautiful slingshot featuring a female figure with an elaborate grid headdress. On each side we can see two small miniature animal heads. Beautiful honey patina Very good condition, Dimensions with ba[...]
Very beautiful Haume mask, old Makonde Mozambique origin Representation of a land turtle on the top of the headdress, the turtle's head is missing but the break is very old. At the back an indigenous [...]
From the tribal art collection of Guy Mercier, consultant for the Solvay group, who undertook it at the beginning of the 20th century. While radiating throughout West and Central Africa as part of his[...]
Rare curios of good size representing an inhabitant of the Islands, it is a pontoon work made by a sailor who wanted to represent a "savage" of the Pacific islands, carved in a good piece of oak, prob[...]
Concha BELT
Navajo Indians, North America
Circa 1900
Silver
Length: 101 cm; H: 4 cm
This belt owes its name ‘concha’ to its shell-shaped buckles. There are fourteen of these slightly domed ovoi[...]
Rare and impressive Tolaï currency called "Tabu" or "Tambu" still used today and having a strong symbolic charge on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. This type of currency, entirely compo[...]
Knife handle made of wood and blade made of steel. Sheath covered with fur, decorated with porcupine quills.
REGION: Apache, USA
MATERIAL: Wood, skin, steel
PERIOD: 20th century
DIMENSIONS: Knif[...]
Short sword produced in large quantities. Their success gave rise to countless local variants or to freer interpretations designed by neighboring peoples. These swords were most often simply slipped b[...]
Short sword produced in large quantities. Their success gave rise to countless local variants or to freer interpretations designed by neighboring peoples. These swords were most often simply slipped b[...]
WAR HELMET
Senufo culture, Ivory Coast
Late 19th - early 20th century
Copper alloy
H. 17; L 23 cm
Copper alloy helmet in the shape of a half-sphere, decorated around a vertical axis of symmet[...]
African Art: Head of a Queen from the Kingdom of Ife in bronze + 2 carved wooden profiles of a couple Head of a Queen from the Kingdom of Ife in bronze: Superb piece made with the ancestral technique [...]
Rare traditional Papuan currency called "Talipun" collected in Papua New Guinea. The population of the village of Yangoru makes masks or very stylized figures in basketwork and fixes them to the shell[...]
Very beautiful Gouro "Zaouli" mask in carved wood with a painted face topped with a structure presenting a family scene: a couple, a newborn and a dog, the whole is painted with bright colors. The cha[...]
Bamoun ceremonial pipe, large bronze pipe from Cameroon, composed of pieces cast with the lost wax system, the anthropomorphic bowl topped with a large filigree turban, two smaller spheres also adorni[...]
French collection.
Sculpted mainly on commission from a family, Dogon statues can also be venerated by the entire community. Their exact role remains poorly understood. In parallel with Islam, Dogo[...]
Oval-shaped tray used for divination. It is decorated with a frieze of interlacing on the side. At the top, the sculptor has represented two faces in a very original way. Indeed, they are superimposed[...]
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