Spectacular 19th century African sculpture in very hard wood, foot injuries Very old erosion of Time TIV from Northern Nigeria height 92cm Visible dorsal ridge, pronounced female sex The Tiv are a peo[...]
Curved ceremonial club specially used for the sacrifice of pigs with curved teeth in a ceremonial manner during the great festivities linked to the passage of rank or initiations.
Wood carved of two [...]
Wooden pipe made up of two interlocking elements: the stove and the pipe.
The stove is decorated with linear geometric patterns. We find these friezes on the pipe as well as an antelope head carved i[...]
This long carved wooden stick comes from Ethiopia, where the custom planted them in the ground in front of the tomb of a notable. It has an elegant curvature and a very finely crafted geometric patter[...]
carved from the trunk of a tree fern.
Protective figure in the heart of Nakamal (place where kava is drunk)
Painted with natural pigments
Malakula Island
Vanuatu
They accompany the secret rites[...]
Grade Figure carved in the trunk of a tree fern.
Over-modeled and painted with natural pigments
Collected on Malakula Islands
VANUATU
Height: 240 cm
True symbols of Vanuatu which has elevated [...]
The forehead is conical, the eyes take place under strong furrowed brows.
The large nose surmounts a small incised mouth.
The mask is covered with an ocher coating and the eyes are inlaid with moth[...]
Headrest
Egypt
Old Empire (4th to 6th Dynasties (ca. 2630 - 2250 BC)
Wood
H. :19,5 ; W. :21 ; Thickness :7 cm
This wooden headrest can be dismantled in two parts. The flat base tapers into a [...]
Couple of Ibedji statuettes in wood with a beautiful patina of ritual use. Remains of blue in the scarifications. Yorouba, Nigeria Benin. Mid-20th century.
Set made up of ten parallel rows of shell pearls of various sizes and colors.
Solomon Islands shell necklaces and ornaments have trade-in value.
They are also part of the bride's adornment.
They re[...]
Statuette/ Tiki made of wood from the Marquesas Islands. Beautiful carved figure representing a Tiki. Tiki designating statuettes showing the gods and also meaning "human image" In Oceanian Art, small[...]
Worn during ceremonies for the ROM dance Protected from female eyes, usually burnt after use.
The Rom dance mask is sacred, it maintains and renews the spiritual and social bonds of the community.
[...]
Saber and its traditional scabbard of the Nung Rawang tribes, ivory handle, chiseled silver handle and rattan covered with red lacquer with oxidized iron blade, the wooden scabbard richly painted with[...]
Glaive and its ceremonial scabbard. The blade is made of wrought iron with a wooden handle bearing a beautiful patina of use. The scabbard is made of strips of wood (gaps) covered with an animal skin,[...]
Old elephant mask, fabrics and pearls of the Bamiléké ethnic group. Used condition with small accidents and losses. Cameroon 1st half of the 20th century. Sold without base.
Superb and rare LULUA ceremonial cup from Congo in solid wood measuring 50 cm in total height and 30cm in diameter for the container the handle representing a character is of remarkable finesse The Lu[...]
Rare ceremonial sword and its leather scabbard.
The blade is flat and sharp on both sides.
The guard is made of wood covered with fabric and on top of leather and decorated with upholstery nails on [...]
Tanzania, late 19th century.
Antelope flycatcher decorated with scrolls and metal.
Carved and studded wood, animal hair.
These flycatchers were used as sceptres or sticks of power by the chief or[...]
African calabash.
African gourd vase engraved with geometric patterns, weapons and animals, including a snake, a horse, birds.
The calabash is used to drink dana beer, mas milk, to preserve the ro[...]
Old "ambusaq" bridal hairstyle worn for wedding ceremonies.
It is both a currency and an adornment. This is the most important ornament worn by the future bride.
The bottom of the headdress ends wit[...]
Protection statue presenting a guardian spirit. The figure is seated and the hands in the namaste position. The concentrated expression is almost threatening.
Heavy wood slightly eroded, white minera[...]
Pair of Sioux moccasins from the North American Highlands
in leather and seed beads
Ex collection Handbook Texas
Good condition
Late 19th century
General restoration + addition of 2 soles at the[...]
Very pretty maternity cup carrier, the cup looks like a big turkey. very expressive face, charming object height 32.5 cm turkey length 23.5 cm I wish you a good appetite and a merry christmas
Old puppet danse stick called "Témes Nevimbur" presenting an ancestral head with bulging eyes and nose in plant material and painted with natural pigments and 3 stylized bird heads.
Decorated with fo[...]
Lot composed of an ornament of ears (or nose) carved in "tridacna gigas"
Beautiful patina of wear
Diameter : 5 cm
and a pair of shell earrings engraved with drawings geometric shapes, dolphin teet[...]
An interesting Antique Spanish Brasero.
Still with the original table.
All over in original heavy used condition and beautiful old used patination.
You can clearly see that the wood is intensely us[...]
Magnifique statuette masculine Senoufo en bois dur à très belle patine nuancée rouge à noire.
Elle se présente debout, les mains décollées du corps se joignant au nombril, visage en cœur avec scarif[...]
Shamanic statue of a guardian representing a seated figure, feet together, knees spread and bent over his stomach. The elbows are resting on the knees and the hands are joined in the Namaste position.[...]
Rare ethnic Kachin Totem Burma , 19th century in honor of warrior ancestors, most of the time, they are located at the entrance of the village.
Ironwood eroded by natural elements, ceremonial headd[...]
Rare Senufo divination figurine in semi-hard wood with nuanced black patina. Male, she stands erect, her hands clasped around the navel (note their horizontal position), her face topped with 4 side qu[...]
Grande et ancienne statue masculine baoulé en bois mi-dur à épaisse patine croûteuse.
Probablement de type Asie usu (génie de la forêt), elle se tient les bras décollés se rejoingnant autour du nombr[...]
Les Massai constituent une population d'agriculteurs et de guerriers semi nomade d'Afrique de l'Est, vivant principalement dans le centre et le sud-ouest du Kenya et au nord de la Tanzanie.
Très be[...]
Statuette presenting a character standing with his arms alongside his body and his hands resting on his stomach. This type of statuette was used for divination. Senoufo people, Ivory Coast.
Mid 20th [...]
Very rare traditional diviner mallet pestle. Origin Baoulé, Ivory Coast, probably late 19th century. Very beautiful patina, finely carved. At the top the upper part broke over time, probably a hook wh[...]
Large Bedja shield in skin and metal. Nice patina of warlike use and slight deformation. Kassala region, Nubian desert, northern Sudan. Early 20th century.
Petit SIEGE Culture Dan, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century Wood and metal nails
H.: 30.5; W: 37; Thickness: 36 cm
(one missing patch)
This small seat with backrest rests on four legs. It[...]
Magnificent large baoulé mask in solid wood, representing a large central figure with half-closed eyes surmounted by a headdress with two human heads, work from the mid-twentieth century. - Visible 41[...]
funeral jar from the Cotabato plateau, Kulaman valley or Lebak, Philippines 5th century Mindanao. In the late metal age, anthropomorphic jars were used as secondary burial jars, i.e. the body was buri[...]
Painted teak puppet head. Opening of the mouth with the (damaged) tongue sticking out. Birmania, early 20th century, Lanna ethnicity. Delivery in France 30 € Height with pedestal cm 47
FERTILITY STATUE in wood with brown lacquered patina, it is adorned with several necklaces and belts of colored glass beads.
Beautiful finesse of realization.
Ashanti, Ghana
Beginning of the 20th c[...]
"African opening bracelet in bronze" chiseled and engraved bronze, 11 cm high and 12 cm in diameter.
Origin Africa (Ivory Coast?), Circa 1950.
In a very good quality of execution, this bracelet is a[...]
"Pair of African open bracelets" chiseled and engraved bronze, 15 cm in diameter for one, 14.5 cm for the other, for a height of 4 cm.
Origin Africa (Ivory Coast?), Circa 1950.
Of a very good qualit[...]
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