Bamoun ethnic group, Cameroon: “Pipe bowl”, terracotta 14 X 8 X 9 cm. Using the characteristic iconography of the Bamoun or Bamun masks with big cheeks, this stove is in very good condition, but does [...]
Superb and rare former Luba-hemba royal seat of the School of Masters of Buli also called Master with elongated faces with patina of use. Crusty and shiny patina in places height 45cm diameter 29cm Cr[...]
Zulu powder flask from South Africa.
Gourd with beautiful dark patina, hollowed out and decorated with metal clasps.
A restored accident at the bottom of the object.
Spectacular epku sculpture - Totem ORON from NIGERIA Representing an ancestor, guardian of the living.... Haughty attitude of this character carrying the symbols of their charge which is reminiscent o[...]
A wooden tribal comb from the Chokwe or Lwena The comb is in good condition with traces of tribal use and an old patina Height 24.5 cm, width 6.9 cm Provenance, Rob Vervoort Alain Guisson registered i[...]
Beautiful Chakam neck rest/seat with large curved top on ovoid and cubic foot. It comes with a metal handle. Old hardwood with a shiny honey patina, marks of use, metal handles, good general condition[...]
Beautiful hair adornment in light wood, braided fibers and natural pigments from the Abelam people in the Prince Alexander Mountains of Papua New Guinea. The stick serving as a hair pick is missing. E[...]
Democratic Republic of Congo, rare N'GATA character, woman with a long neck, hollow back, beautiful traces of polychromy. Good condition, some small gaps and cracks. Height 195 cm ATTENTION NO SHIPPIN[...]
Apron acting as a loincloth. This piece of clothing is called "akwalac". It is made of a piece of fine leather decorated with glass and metal beads. The decoration of pearls is very codified and can b[...]
Mask Papua, New Guinea, year 50, MI XX °. Wood with carved face, presence of decoration in bone and warthog tooth and brandes. Height: 40 cm Width: 20 cm Good state of conservation and use, in its own[...]
Baoulé Mask from COTE D'IVOIRE, Mid XX°, Year 50. Brown patina, face with scarification, intact headdress. Height: 38 cm Width: 18 cm Depth: 14 cm Beautiful state of conservation and use, in its own j[...]
Old dance mask in polychrome carved wood representing a conquistador. Patina of use.
State of Guerrero, Mexico - Beginning of the 20th century.
Custom base in patinated brass.
Inv.#3161
Very beautiful old NGIL dance mask of the FANG ethnic group from GABON in soft wood (cheese maker) covered with kaolin, obvious traces of use, old visible fixing replaced by holes to hang the more rec[...]
Sleek shape, The conical forehead, with eyes adorned with mother-of-pearl,
two small ears in relief and a wide nose surmounts a small incised mouth.
Beautiful patina of use
Ramu River region
Ma[...]
Indonesia: "Sword or saber and its scabbard", wrought iron 68 cm including 9.5 silk (missing handle), wooden scabbard (split bamboo?) 62 cm, held by flat rope rings. Beautiful slightly oxidized blade.[...]
Senufo mask from Ivory Coast, year 50, XX°. Brown patina, some gaps on the left side fasteners. Height: 44 cm Width: 17 cm Depth: 11 cm In the state of conservation and use, see photos. Shipping costs[...]
Old end of the paddle handle finely worked and presenting a very beautiful patina of use. Collected at the mouth of the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea. Wood. Mounted on a metal base.
MID-20th CENTURY CEREMONIAL TRIBAL BELT FROM PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, SEPIK RIVER. COMPOSED OF POLISHED CONCH, COWRIES AND VARIOUS SHELLS, THIS BELT, MOUNTED ON VEGETABLE FIBER, REPRESENTED A DISTINCTIVE SI[...]
Statuette presenting a female figure seated on a one-legged initiate seat. The hands are placed on the end of the breasts and symbolize a nurturing gesture. The head is slightly turned and the ears in[...]
"Gãschãn" Somali shield, from East Africa (the Somalis straddle several countries including Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti), tanned and engraved oryx skin, 49 in diameter X 11 cm in height dept[...]
Carved from volcanic rock for Hog Acquisition Magic (still in use in Vanuatu).
It is linked to a myth whose function is to give extraordinary power to those who know how to use it.
Power over time, [...]
Beautiful anthropomorphic stool, probably Lobi (Burkina Faso) around 1940-50 depicting a character. Nice patina, some traces of wear related to use, especially on the feet. This type of stool was gen[...]
Used during grade transfers and secret ceremonies
consisting of a stick on which an overmodeled architecture, composed of plant fibers, natural pigments and laundry blue, spider web
Her headdress is[...]
Rare large basket for collecting medicinal herbs in the mountains, Lahu ethnic group, Burma, late 19th century.
Rattan and bamboo structure, very beautiful weaving in perfect condition.
Fitted lid, [...]
CEREAL BASKET
Tutsi culture, Rwanda or Burundi
First half of the 20th century
Polychrome basketry
H. 21 cm ; Diam. 10 cm
Called "agaseki" or "ibeseke", this covered basket is made of entir[...]
Face mask from Liberia, GREEBO ethnic group, 1950 era. Trace of color and pigment, nailing. Height: 52 cm Width: 19 cm Depth: 15 cm Good state of conservation and use, in its juice, usual wear, see ph[...]
Baoulé face mask, Ivory Coast, with a headdress in the shape of a Kakao head, Year 1950 period. Trace of color and white pigment. Height: 54 cm Width: 24 cm Depth: 17 cm In its juice, good state of co[...]
Certain objects (power sticks, cane, sceptres, etc.) are exclusive attributes of the function of chief or king. They are the material symbols of the ruler's power. Command sticks, scepters or canes ha[...]
Exchange currency in the shape of a necklace made with shell beads and seeds strung on a twisted vegetable fiber link. It is attached to an "ovula" shell decorated with fruit bat hair and red pigments[...]
Old wooden canoe prow, carved with geometrical patterns.
Remains of lime and pigments.
Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea - Early 20th century.
Provenance: former collection JL Roiseux, collected[...]
Representation of a fern sculpted with the effigy of the ROM Mask
These ROM Mask ferns are very rare because they must never be seen.
They served as a support post for the Nassara of Little Chief [...]
A very old garamut drum ending with a double sculpture in the form of a spirit figure and a stylized animal.
Wood with remnants of weathered paint (commercial freighter)
End of 19th century
Schout[...]
Fine bronze sculpture traditionally worn as a belt ornament. It represents a bearded man's face surmounted by another small more stylized face and two birds. Beautiful quality of realization. Benin fi[...]
Ceremonial union bell in monoxyl wood surmounted by a representation of a couple back to back, hands in hands. Art from Congo, 20th century. Normal wear, beautiful patina, height: 25.5 cm.
Very beautiful Mitsogho reliquary statue from Gabon height 62cm Polychrome hard wood with patina of use Nails planted in the belly at the navel Folded arms holding feathers loincloth in fibers and fab[...]
Rare Large old plank mask in semi-dense carved wood measuring 103 cm high and 29 cm wide maximum thickness 15 cm Wood gullied by time This type of mask was released on the occasion of rites concerning[...]
Papuan warrior armband Cylindrical in shape,
engraved with geometric patterns and spirals representing a stylized bird on the top and "Garamout" drums on each side.
Drilled at the ends, the holes ar[...]
Nice little passport mask Pende, Zaire. He still has his original raffia beard. Beautiful patina of use on the back height without base 26.5cm sold with base
- Two AMULETS depicting an ANTHROPOMORPHIC COUPLE Senufo Culture, Ivory Coast First half of the 20th century Copper alloy H.: 11.5; L.: 6.5 cm They both perform the same treatment: they stand naked, s[...]
Cuillère cérémonielle en bois de Jacquier et ébène dans la partie haute en transversale.
Ile de Sulawesi, Peuple de Taradja .
Port en sus.
Paiement par virement bancaire.
Old YAKA statue from CONGO measuring 50cm in height remains of polychromy partly erased by the predominantly blue seniority on the body necklace of small shells? cord and raffia on the top of the hat [...]
Pair of old armbands in very finely braided rush fibers. Beautiful patina of use. Very ethnographic pieces steeped in history ... Pair sold with a presentation base.
This "narut" grade socket mask from the northeast of Malakula in Vanuatu shows a beautiful crusty patina and dates from the beginning of the 20th century. Former collection of Suzanne Bastien, teacher[...]
Incredible sculpture called Yipwon, presented and sold on a metalic base. The Yipwon is one of the most stylized and symbolic item in the Sepik River area. These sculptures are placed in the Haus Tamb[...]
Provenance of succession: country of origin unknown.
Ancient short anthropomorphic club Oceania or Africa.
It is in carved wood carved from a single piece in the mass.
Period: late 19th or early [...]
It is a mask of Bamana society, it is commonly worn by an adult Bamana during the initiation of young people into the rite of passage from childhood to maturity. All Bamana males advance through vario[...]
If there is a ritual object capable of obscuring the origin and context of its creation with the charm of its presence, beauty and intensity, this object is the Byeri reliquary of the Fang people. Als[...]
Beautiful wooden doors carved from the Ivory Coast, a place where the Baoulè, Senoufo and Dan populations expressed their incredible sculptural skills.
The individuals engraved on the right door are [...]
This unique container is called "Gbékré sé" and it’s used for divination practices with mice.
The term gbekre originally means, indeed, "mouse" in Baoulé.
This magical container was used to discov[...]
This rare object belongs to the group of masks of the Dan tribe, they are among the most sought after and the international market has placed them in the most precious range.
The wood of this mask wa[...]
Bronze curved shape rain drum with two double handles surmounted by a circular top. The circular top is decorated with a stylized star surrounded by geometric linear decoration and frog figures.
Bur[...]
Sculpted by Fredy Bolé, adopted son of the great chief Etul d'Ambrym. Sculpted of a first figure in transformation from animal to human with both arms holding two pig's teeth in his hands, given an ad[...]
Beautiful and rare LULUA mask in patinated wood, copper or brass nails are inserted on the chin and to form the pupils of the eyes Beautiful patina of use small accidents to report, look carefully at [...]
Ce Kota présente une très belle patine d usage ancienne.
Sculpture en feuilles de cuivre rouge et jaune plaquées sur une âme de bois, elle représente un visage humain stylisé de forme ogivale. La fac[...]
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