Paddle collected on the banks of the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea. Each clan of each village in the Sepik River region distinguishes its paddles by symbols represented on the leaf and/or on the end[...]
Arapesh betel mortar with a very beautiful patina of use. Good condition. Engraved name of the previous owner. Elderly and toothless people use this type of mortar to crush betel nuts (also called are[...]
Belgian collection.
Dan masks, of varying styles, are generally used at highly theatrical entertainment parties where women play a central role. The mask called "mocking", or Déanglé, embodies an i[...]
Harpe Fang votive réalisée par un ferronnier au Gabon dans les années 40. Elles sont peu courantes.
Cette dernière provient d'une belle collection de Bourgogne.
Hair comb topped with a beautiful smiling head. The comb is missing a tooth at one end.
Wood with a very beautiful patina of use (honey brown)
H: 18 cm
Songye people, D.R.C.
early XX
Sold with it[...]
Large reliquary basket guardian fetish, this model is in use among the Kota people in Gabon, particularly in the Haut Ogooué region. These are protection fetishes, they had to impress to protect the r[...]
Ligbi mask, with a protruding plate on the head engraved with decorative motifs.
Highlights of blue pigments and kaolin enhance this small mask, satin black patina.
The appearance is austere, geomet[...]
REGION: Pomo, USA
MATERIAL: Tinted porcupine quills, feathers, shells
TIME: circa 1960
DIMENSION: 11 x 65 cm
Reference: Les fils du soleil, indiens de Californie et du Sud-Ouest, La Rochelle, Mu[...]
French collection.
In central and southern Mali, this sculpture embodies the Ciwara, a half-antelope, half-horse creature, also called "land beast". For the Bambara, also known as "Bamana", often d[...]
Large statuette called Tugubele representing a woman sitting on a stool, the hands surrounding the navel, the hornbill headdress, the prominent mouth with visible teeth are typical of Senufo* represen[...]
Lost wax bronze representing a lion holding in its mouth a hunter armed with a machete. Nice quality. Africa, Benin, kingdom of Dahomey, circa 1930 Height: 11 cm Length: 17 cm
Kifwebe MASK
Songye / Luba culture, Zaire Democratic Republic of the Congo
First half of the 20th century
Wood, pigments and horsehair
H. 67; L 36 cm
A monoxyle wooden mask sculpted in a very e[...]
Traditional weapon of the Songye of Congo resembling an ax (called nsapo, or kilonda). Wrought iron blade with a triangular shape in openwork iron and animated on both sides with incised anthropomorph[...]
Large statue of shaman Bamoun, richly and finely carved wood, with ocher polychromy and a black crusty patina in places. He holds a large pipe in his right hand and a bag probably containing psychotro[...]
Exceptional statue in recycled iron representing the god Gou, Voodoo god of the war of forging and iron, also celebrated among the Yorubas. To my knowledge it is the only model present in the West wit[...]
Buffalo Ox Crest Mask, Bamiléké, Cameroon Grassland" I offer you this very interesting large buffalo mask Bamileke, Cameroon. The buffalo is a revered animal, it is a symbol of power, this beautiful a[...]
Ngarlajiyi is a tiny plant that grows on the banks of streams and in sandy soils and is commonly called bush carrot or small yam. It has a small edible tuber resembling a carrot. Its botanical name is[...]
This painting depicts the Pamapardu Jukurrpa (Flying Ant Dreaming) from Wapaurtali, west of Yuendumu. "Pamapardu" is the Warlpiri name for the flying ants or termites that buid the large anthills foun[...]
Wooden sculpture called "Yipwon", presented and sold mounted on a base. The Yipwon is one of the most stylized and symbolic objects from the Sepik River region. These sculptures are placed in the Haus[...]
NECKLACE with rectangular plastron made of glass bead embroidery in shades of blue, punctuated by numerous shell pendants in scorpion pedipalps on the lower edge.
Amazonia, Central Brazil
Glass bead[...]
NECKLACE with pendants of shells, seeds, white and red glass beads mounted on a link of plaited plant fibres. It is accompanied by an old handwritten inventory label.
State of Mato Grosso, Amazonia, [...]
This painting, titled "Brush-tailed Possum Dreaming", measures 30 x 30 cm. The “Kirda” or guardians of the janganpa Jukurrpa (the brush-tailed possum) are the Japaljarri/Jungarrayi men and the Napalja[...]
Bessie Sims Nakamarra was born (c.1932 -2012). She was one of Yuendumu's most important doyennes, both for ceremonies and from an artistic point of view.
Married to Paddy Sims Japaljarri, a great Yue[...]
Liddy Walker Napanangka (1925-2017) was born in Mt Doreen. This acrylic on canvas is in the format 30 x 30 cm. Signed and Titled. With Certificate. She settled in Yuendumu at the time of the creation [...]
Liddy Walker Napanangka (1925-2017) was born in Mt Doreen. This acrylic on canvas is in the format 30 x 30 cm. Signed and Titled. With Certificate. She settled in Yuendumu at the time of the creation [...]
Liddy Walker Napanangka (1925-2017) was born in Mt Doreen. She settled in Yuendumu at the time of the creation of the community, before starting to paint, shortly after the birth of the artistic coope[...]
Big cult figure called "Yena" collected in the village of Amaki in Papua New Guinea. Nokuma ethnic group. The Yena figures are linked to the cult of the yam. They are placed above a large pile of tube[...]
Very decorative African painted wooden mask from the IBIBIO Nigeria tribe The Ibibios are a people of West Africa, especially present in the south-east of Nigeria (Akwa Ibom State) but also in Ghana, [...]
Didagur mask collected in the village of Govermas in the Blackwater area in Papua New Guinea. This type of basketwork mask is used during initiation ceremonies. The mouth opening allows its wearer to [...]
Our wooden scepter of authority is richly decorated with six figures of female ancestors, arranged in a crown. They were formerly covered with a white polychrome, removed and patinated by use.
The fi[...]
Very pretty Sénoufo hut door with its lock (missing the bolt) Heavy solid wood measuring 105cm high by 55cm wide (small model) with a dark and thick patina of smoke black (persistent odor) This type o[...]
This statue has, as is customary in the Onitsha region, the face and torso sculpted in very detail, the hands and feet are more schematic. The hands turned upwards are particularly characteristic, a s[...]
Very beautiful wooden statue from the islands (Filaos, known as ironwood in Polynesia, or. Tau) Ironwood, Filao or 'Aito (Casuarina equisetifolia) is a native tree in Polynesia which owes its Tahitian[...]
Democratic Republic of Congo, Yombe people, first half of the 20th century, very pretty carved wooden sculpture depicting a mother and her child. This idealized image of a mother and child is a univer[...]
Beautiful helmet mask or helm called ngontang, used by the Fangs. The dancer in trance wears this mask to which long plant fibers are attached to the edge which hide the dancer, it is white because it[...]
French collection.
The Katsinam sculpted objects (singular Kachina), witnesses to the traditions of the Hopi Indian peoples of Arizona, come alive during the traditional dances which accompany the [...]
Very elaborate Highland woven chest ornament "Fofona"
The pigmented central section of the woven sennit takes the general shape of a fish.
This section is decorated with pig tusks, dog teeth, nassa [...]
carved from a breadfruit tree (artocarpus altilis).
With a headdress bearing the image of a rooster, resembling a combat helmet from a colonial period.
This type of sculpture is marginal and goes be[...]
Angola, first half of the 20th century, large statue in very patinated hardwood with shiny reflections, beautiful and elegant representation of a female character on feet, legs half bent, torso elonga[...]
Abelam mouth ornament called "Karawut". Presence of a basketry mask resembling a yam mask as a face. Plant fibers, braided rush and pig teeth. Sold with a presentation base. Approx. 24 x 18 cm / €330 [...]
Small basketwork ornament used during traditional ceremonies organized during the yam harvest period in the Maprik region (Abelam ethnic group). This type of headdress is used to dress up the most bea[...]
Menguy painting and Bakongo statue My dear, Here are the two new announcements: 1180 euros for the Menguy painting and 320 euros for the statue. All photos are retouched. THANKS. Baci dolci. MENGUY (F[...]
Superb Dogon rider from Mali. The horseman statues among the Dogons represent the ancient revered chiefs, who were the only ones to own a horse, these statues attracted their protection for a village [...]
"Epa" dance crest presenting on the base a face with eyes and a wide open mouth. It is topped with a tray carved with a feline. Tail and ears erect. Old wood with patina of use. Natural dyes and trace[...]
2 Batak medicine boxes from Sumatra Toba
The 2 boxes are made of wood and carved bone
The containers are made of bone carved with a calendar
The caps are made of wood carved with characters sitting[...]
CANE or STICK animated with a Beli ANCHOR FIGURE
Mangbetu culture, north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
First half of the 20th century
Wood
124 x 2 x 1.7 cm
(restoration)
She is standi[...]
Belgian private collection.
Within the Léga, the Bwami society, accessible to men and women, organized social and political life. There were up to seven levels of initiation, each associated with s[...]
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