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[...]
Original small African mask from Nigeria in polychrome wood, mid-twentieth century, Tribe IBO or IGBO. Different pigments in ochres decorate this face as well as scarifications. Unusual mask, very dec[...]
Original African mask of small size from Nigeria in polychrome wood, mid-twentieth century, Tribe IBO or IGBO. The white paint obtained from kaolin represents the color of the spirit. The lower part o[...]
Rare representation of the Sao civilization of Lake Chad, of a bust with a monkey's skull or a skull with feline canines. The figure was cast on a volcanic stone (pozzolana). Oxidized alloy of various[...]
Rare representation of a vaulted and skeletal figure of the Sao civilization of Lake Chad.
The figure was cast on a volcanic stone (pozzolana). Alloy of various metals oxidized. Slot excavation patin[...]
Spectacular African fetish from Congo called NKONDI height 76cm Former collection of Guy PIAZZINI This hardwood sculpture has an exceptional shiny patina of use in places A good number of nails and ir[...]
Polychrome wooden pipe.
It lacks the hearth which was removable and most often in terracotta.
Xylophagous holes and small losses due to the voracious appetite of certain rodents (see photo).
Mongo [...]
Shaman mask of purification.
Wood, metal, yak hair Mask representing a face surmounted by a bun. A brass sun is encrusted in his forehead.
The mouth is open and shows metal teeth (several teeth are [...]
Initiate mask belonging to one of the high ranking members of the Bwami. This type of mask is called "Lukwakongo".
The holes on the edges of the mask were used to hold a raffia beard. Beautiful expre[...]
Necklace in the shape of a torque decorated with traditional geometric patterns.
Slight patina of excavation revealing a beautiful patina of use below.
Copper alloy Slight scratch in one place (see [...]
Large terracotta "mushroom" dish, height approximately 22 cm (irregular) with a diameter of 65 cm.
I continue to get out of the boxes, boxes and cases acquired in the succession of our Pau scholar wh[...]
A very large magnificent important and beautifully carved
long wooden bowl,
from the: Marquesas islands,
Signed:
Simon Kimitete Taiohae 1975
in excellent original untouched condition with origi[...]
Votive statue presenting a standing dignitary holding in one hand a rifle butt (broken) and in the other a powder pear. He carries on his head a barrel which probably contained gunpowder. On his back,[...]
Open bronze bell bracelet .
DAN , Cost of Ivory .
Size :
Ext : L: 12,2 cm maxi. Large: 9,5 cm .
Interrior : 6,6 cm x 5 cm .
Period : End of 19th / beginning of 20th .
In good condition of use .[...]
Very beautiful and old Pende mask. Zaire Harvested in the 1930s. Beautiful patina of use, polychromy of iron oxide, original raffia. Traces of wear and tear.
Crossbow in red wood, 19th century work, Asian art, probably Indochina. Object collected around 1900. Object presenting a very beautiful drawing, and a very beautiful realization. Beautiful patina of [...]
Old arm bracelet , which was also used as currency .
Period late 19th , biginning of 20th .
In bronze with large decorative streaks .
Origin : Ivory Cost (Africa) .
Exterior size : L:16,5 cm large[...]
Hyena mask from the company of Koré Bambara Rare representation of Koré mask. Its outgrowth on the forehead is a rare representation. . It was used for rituals because of the after-effects on the wood[...]
I continue to get out of the boxes and cases acquired in the succession of our Pau scholar whose insatiable cosmopolitan curiosity continues to reveal surprises and many questions: some of the objects[...]
Aida spoon. Around 1890. At that time, ... Aïda spoon. Around 1890. At that time, the technique of the Aïda artists focused on the importance of steaming and on the shaping of the horn which became ma[...]
Elegant janus hook built in a geometric way. It is decorated with two ancestor's heads on the upper part - the elongated shape of the faces, the rounded forehead and the prominent eyebrow arches are r[...]
Moro keris sword. The blade of corrugated form is out of "pamor", steel of Damascus.
It is sharpened on both sides. The hilt has a finely chiselled decoration. The wooden hilt represents a stylized [...]
Scraper made from a triangular obsidian blade. It is encased in a vegetal fibre handle decorated with polychrome motifs. The obsidian has a matt surface, attesting to the age of the object. There are [...]
rain cape ,one exemple in san francico museum very nice inside pattern Women in many parts of Luzon use a trough-shaped carrying basket or tudung constructed of a layer of pandanus leaves (ga-ad in I[...]
Large and beautiful biga Mossi Burkina faso rare figuration of the head Provenance carl otto Hulten .
who is who in afriican art says: Artist / coll. Malmö, Sweden. Courageous artistic inventor, inco[...]
Wooden woman's bust covered with fabric.
The whole is covered with a black patina. Beautiful expressive face.
Pare people, Tanzania
H: 15.50 cm
XXth century
very beautiful biga, with deep patina from use. the hole of one of the ears is even started by force of use .the style is sober and elegant ex collection Barriat Orléans
a superb votive figure of the Gurung ethnic group (west Nepal) in hammered iron. This heavy sculpture consists of hand-wrought iron and represents a squatting male figure with elongated head and body [...]
The Salawaku is a long shield in the shape of an hourglass. The shield, including the handle, is carved from a single piece of wood. The upper and lower parts are wide, the shield is the thinnest in t[...]
The Salawaku is a long shield in the shape of an hourglass. The shield, including the handle, is carved from a single piece of wood. The upper and lower parts are wide, the shield is the thinnest in t[...]
superbe hache cérémonielle luba . belle tête avec coiffure en cascade belle patine miel
hache de cérémonie Luba qui pouvait appartenir non seulement aux rois et chefs Luba mais également aux dignitai[...]
A p spirit board Gope, from the Papuan Gulf ,Papua New Guinea, elongated, with a typical face and curvilinear relief drawings on the surface. Remains of red, white and black pigment. .a very beautifu[...]
beautiful fly wisk téké, republic of Congo The handle shows two heads of characters sculpted back to back,, the faces with an angular outline are marked by the oblique and parallel streaks of the sc[...]
Zamble is one of the most famous masks Guro ( central western Côte d' Ivoire); its unique features , half leopard , half antelope is directly associated with this ethnic group and alone in an area whe[...]
Very nice wooden spatula ending in a female bust. The chest is suggested by a kind of collar. The face, typical of the Punu people, presents a serene woman with the criteria of beauty of this people, [...]
superb figure Antandroy. these figures were in pairs at the exit of the villages Its unusual size distinguishes it however from these funerary statues which culminate at less than a meter, and its bas[...]
Beau et ancien peigne en bambou à 15 branches du Golfe de Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée.
Il présente un beau décor incisé géométrique dans la partie haute.
Ancienne patine mielle nuancée .
Epoque début[...]
I continue to get out of the boxes and cases acquired in the succession of our Pau scholar whose insatiable cosmopolitan curiosity continues to reveal surprises and many questions: some of the objects[...]
Pretty male Bembe figure in hard wood with beautiful ocher patina. In a classical style, she stands upright, her hands holding bells, her eyes encrusted with small fragments of earthenware. Beautiful [...]
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