RING with large ring and bezel animated by a coiled snake.
Gan culture, South-West Burkina Faso, 19th century
Copper alloy
H. 4.5 cm, L 2.5 cm
Ref. : 4128
AMULET RING also called SILENCE RING with a bezel decorated with a stylised BUFFLE head with an angular snout, mounted on a ring incised with fine striations.
Senufo culture, Ivory Coast
19th cen[...]
SNAKE PENDANT referring to the spiritual entity of the Torfan with a sinuous openwork double body. The snake holds a stylised fish in its mouth.
Gan culture, Burkina Faso
19th century
Copper a[...]
RING with bezel featuring SIX radiating SERPENT HEADS referring to the Torfan entity.
Gan culture, South-West Burkina Faso, 19th century
Copper alloy
H. 3 ; L. 3 cm
Ref : 4125
RING with a bezel featuring an avian figure resting on four incised discs superimposed to form a stylised flower.
Dogon culture, Mali, 19th century
Copper alloy
H. 5 ; L 3 cm
Reference : 4[...]
RING with a large ring, the bezel of which is animated by a PHACOCHER head with two pairs of teeth.
Akan culture, Ghana and Ivory Coast, 19th century
Copper alloy
H. 5 ; L 3.7 cm
Referen[...]
DEBIRA PENDANT showing a coiled snake
Gan culture, South-West Burkina Faso, 19th century
Copper alloy
H. 10.7; L 4 cm
DEBIRA PENDANT depicting a coiled SERPENT, the head marked with two bu[...]
TORFAN pendant with TWENTY-SIX HEADS
Gan culture, Burkina Faso
19th century
Copper alloy
H. 38 ; L 15.2 cm
Twenty-six-headed snake in copper alloy with a sinuous body punctuated by twist[...]
PENDANT showing a COUPLE sitting side by side, arm in arm, with a large suspension ring above their heads.
Lobi culture, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Burkina Faso
19th century
Copper alloy
H. 14.2; [...]
A video to see it from all angles => VIDEOBeautiful and large kanaga Dogon Mali mask, with cubist features, it is one of the most important masks among the DogonsThis model with its bright colors must[...]
A short film to see it clearly => VIDEO
Large statue of a protective ancestor, it is a maternity ward with hands clasped on the stomach, Sunda Islands, Indonesia. These statues were planted at the en[...]
Ceremonial saber with a marine ivory hilt, the silver scabbard with filigree plant and floral decoration, enhanced with cold enamel. REGION: Burma MATERIAL: Ivory, silver, cold enamel, iron PERIOD: 19[...]
A dance club called “Napa” whose shape resembles that of a canoe and of which the majority of black and red pigments remain as well as some areas of white pigments. There are shrinkage cracks on two s[...]
This wooden club has a stylized shape and carries at its top an expressive figure of a bear resting on a ball, which means for its owner that this dancing stick masters the cosmos. The bear evokes the[...]
Old and very rare short sword from the Ngombe / Ngbandi tribe
A unique museum quality piece
Dr Congo Ubangi region
Period: 19th Century - ca 1900
Length: 49.5 cm
Perfect condition
Africa: “Large Masaï shield”, painted buffalo skin on wooden frame and handle, 98 x 57 cm. Circa 1900/1920. Slightly powdery paint (washed?), slightly relaxed frame. Thanks to the precious book on shi[...]
Ointment pot (medicinal mixture) in bronze with brown patina. Dogon Ethnicity. Period 1st half of the 20th century. Tripod footed pot decorated with characters (ancestors), spiral frieze, pearl and br[...]
ANTHROPOMORPHIC STATUETTE
Kotoko culture, Central Africa, Chad
Late 19th century - early 20th century
Copper alloy
H. 7.3 cm
Stylised statuette with incised eyes, standing on short legs with[...]
ANTHROPOMORPHIC STATUETTE
Kotoko culture, Central Africa, Chad
Late 19th century - early 20th century
Copper alloy
H. 7.6 cm
Stylized statuette with pastilated eyes standing on short legs, t[...]
Former Belgian gallery private collection.
Among Kongo chiefs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the crucifix occupied a special place among the chieftain regalia, symbolizing power and aut[...]
Very beautiful Baoulé statue called BLOLO BIAN husband of the beyond Dry and hard wood with a beautiful patina of use, slightly crusty in places, height 47cm, plus wooden base missing on the left foot[...]
Fully carved coconut used as a "cup" for drinking or as a container for pigments or condiments, collected in the Maprik area in Papua New Guinea. Object reserved for dignitaries. Abelam people. Coconu[...]
CANE
Yoruba culture, Nigeria
19th century or earlier
Bronze and iron
H. 148 ; L. 4 ; W. 9.5 cm
A cane whose shaft is composed of twenty superimposed FACEs and two anthropomorphic CHARACTERS sea[...]
Cult figure similar to a "Yipwon", presented and sold mounted on a base. Collected in Sevenbuck village in Papua New Guinea. The Yipwon is one of the most stylized and symbolic objects from the Sepik [...]
Former Belgian gallery collection
The variety of reliquaries in the African art of the Mbede.
The Mbete, Ambete, are renowned for their anthropomorphic statues participating in the cult of ancesto[...]
hampilu fali doll Ham pilu Cameroon part of the group of truncated heads, as can be seen in a Sothebys sale https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/now/ cinq-poupees-fali- cameroun-five-fali-doll[...]
Ex-Belgian private collection
This is an African sculpture representing a subject frozen in a rare tilting movement. The head is slightly oriented towards the side of the arm which holds the phallu[...]
ham pilu fali doll Cameroon is part of the corpus of fali truncated heads see Sotheby's sale for similar examples a necklace tied in the back, made up of beads braided around a textile core is wrapped[...]
Beautiful and rather rare Lele or Bashilele mask, ethnic group located in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the western part of the kingdom of Kuba. Carved wood with polychromy of natural pigments. [...]
Grand fétiche Fon anthropomorphe au visage souriant couvert de nombreux cadenas avec leurs clés, de cloches et de divers éléments de métal et de cories.
D’une belle ancienneté, cette pièce e[...]
Ancient ancestral cult statue presenting a seated man, his hands placed wisely on his knees. Beautiful and peaceful expression of the face, whose eyes are formed of two shells (cowrie shells). The pow[...]
Mask hammered in a thin plate of copper metal to which time has given a deep green patina. Chimu funeral masks come in many variations of size and refinement which gives each piece a uniqueness that i[...]
Mask hammered in a thin plate of copper metal to which time has given a deep green patina. Chimu funeral masks come in many variations of size and refinement which gives each piece a uniqueness that i[...]
Archaeological element in volcanic stone from the Teotihuacan site. Unknown use. REGION: Mexico MATERIAL: Volcanic stone PERIOD: Pre-Columbian DIMENSION: 13.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm (Base)
Genya short sword from the DRC. The case is made of very old leather, covered on one side with punched metal elements. The knife is made of steel, incised with fine lines along its entire length, the [...]
Early, ethnic, tribal art Combining anthropomorphic and zoomorphic characters, this statuette acted as a protective charm Region of the mouth of the Sepik or the Ramu River, Papua New Guinea Sculpture[...]
Beautiful representation of a Queen AGNI Master of the crowns
Akan people of Ivory Coast.
Late 19th century
Statue serving as mediator between healers and the spirit world.
Polychrome wood wi[...]
MALE CHARACTER standing with his lower limbs stylized as two straight and tapered growths, the penis particularly long. Her hands are clasped on her abdomen, her bust is decorated with a frieze of pea[...]
Bracelet Animated With A Bush Genius Head
Senufo culture, Ivory Coast
19th century
Copper alloy
H. 18; L 12.5 cm
A rigid, closed arm bracelet or armband with a solid cylindrical body and an a[...]
PENDANT depicting an ANTELOPE with twisted horns and dot eyes. Umbilical outgrowth opposite the suspension ring.
Lobi culture, Burkina Faso
19th century or earlier
Copper alloy
H.: 5.1; Long. : 10[...]
PENDANT depicting a stylized BIRD. Suspension ring placed on the animal's head.
Dogon culture, Mali
19th century
Copper alloy
Long. : 9.3; L.: 4.5 cm
No. 189 from the exhibition-sale “Bronzes,[...]
PENDANT animated by an ANTHROPOMORPHIC CHARACTER facing forward, legs bent, hands and feet resting on an openwork architectural structure, finished in a braided nimbus on the upper part. Hanging ring [...]
Kilonda ceremonial or ceremonial headdress
Songye culture, Democratic Republic of Congo
First half of the 20th century
Wood, iron and copper
Height: 39 cm; length: 22.5 cm
The triangular blade[...]
Former Belgian gallery collection
This African sculpture represents an ancestor kneeling on a circular base. Its head is adorned with a finely chiseled crest, and its face features angled eyes that a[...]
Former Belgian private collection
Sober statue of a Dogon ancestor, from Mali. Grainy patina. Minimal erosion and cracking. Most Dogon statues are carved to order from specific families, but they c[...]
BRACELET JONC
Mali
19th century
Copper alloy
H. 6 ; L 10 cm
An open band bracelet with a large domed front and a median protrusion and a twisted decoration on the edges and friezes of concen[...]
Condor Huasi Mask – Alamito Culture, Argentina Rare mask with characteristic features of the genre, remarkable for its hemmed mouth which seems to blow and indicate that life comes out of the stone. T[...]
Pipe bag, Cheyenne pipe bag – Plains Indian, Cheyenne, USA Buckskin, covered with significant beading and ending with a fringe covered with tinted porcupine quills representing a stylized eagle. Some [...]
Club Head - Plains Indians, USA Plains Indian War Club, hard stone war club head with a beautiful brown patina. A tendon connects it to the handle which is covered with skin. Beautiful age of the whol[...]
Aboriginal spear thruster / Woomera – Australia Hardwood stained with natural ocher. The lug holding the spears is made of tied wood and partly covered with spinifex (vegetable tar). The external face[...]
CHEVILLÈRE
Sénoufo culture, Ivory Coast
19th century
Copper alloy
H. 8, 16 cm long
A large rigid anklet in the shape of a "boat deck". Both parts of the set are decorated with median geomet[...]
Sioux beaded pouch – USA Buckskin pouch covered with fine beads forming one of the geometric patterns characteristic of the Plains Indians. In a perfect state. REGION: USA MATERIAL: Buckskin, pearls P[...]
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