Beautiful and old Idoma mask from Nigeria, this originally white mask has a very beautiful patina of internal and external use. The 3-lobed headdress, the pierced mouth with cut teeth and the scarific[...]
Rare Ngbaka statue (Nbaka, Bwaka or Mbaka), height 37 cm, pearl eyes, beautiful and significant brown oily patina. We can see the scarifications from the top of the forehead to the tip of the nose in [...]
Dan Maou mask Ivory Coast called comb, important ceremonial patina, total height 45 cm, good condition. We find the famous beak of this Dan subgroup, the Maous, and an important shamanic patina made o[...]
Beautiful patina of use for this old mask called "mosquito" referring to the mythical male spirit called "Parak" or "Brag". The spirit Parak is linked to initiation ceremonies as well as hunting. He i[...]
Two clay bowl pipes, bamboo stem and carved bone, one depicting a gnomic character, the other a seated character with an important head. Small crack and wearBamileke - CameroonProvenance: collection o[...]
Large Ambete Statue Republic of Congo Reliquary figure in hardwood whitened with kaolin depicting a strongly sexualized male figure, standing, with a stylized concave face, prominent forehead and blad[...]
Superb Tsogho Vuvi mask from Gabon, but we can also feel the influence of their Punu and even Fang neighbors. Height 31.5 cm, good condition, wear, beautiful patina of use. This mask is aesthetically [...]
Yela mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo, very particular design to the Yelas with these large vertical carved and polychrome streaks in black and white, minimalist and abstract mask as often w[...]
Rare and beautiful model of mask called "Belle Madeleine" in homage to a very beloved Catholic sister in the 19th century in Congo, these atypical masks are quite rare on the market. Good condition, s[...]
Statue representing an ancestor in the form of a standing male figure. The general appearance is punctuated by a play of lines forming angles and by this black and yellow bichromy. The neck is powerfu[...]
First half of the 20th century Democratic Republic of Congo / Zaire Private collection - France, collected in Central Africa between 1945 and 1955 This ritual statue, from the traditions of the Kusu o[...]
Kanak people, large tapa from New Caledonia, mid-20th century (brought back to France in the 1960s). Very well preserved. Length: 375 cm / width: 227 cm. Typical of Oceanic art and more particularly K[...]
Large Luba statue from the DRC, characteristic of their production, she stands with her breasts hanging down on her torso, and this is a sign of beauty and veneration because she is a woman who has br[...]
Large reliquary basket with its female guardian statue, Lumbu Gabon. Height 70 cm, good condition, with wear. Remains of white pigments and laundry blue in places. The eyes are made of glass protected[...]
French Lelys Collection. Among the Shira-Punu group, the Massango, Mashango, Sango, and Sangu settled in the Chaillu massif in Gabon, as well as in the Ngounié province. The use of baskets and reliqua[...]
First half of the 20th century Ivory Coast / Liberia Private collection - France, collected in Ivory Coast between the 1930s and 1950s Originating from the ritual traditions of the Dan people, this an[...]
Our adornment was once to embellish the forehead of a Papua New Guinean warrior. It is made from a piece of bark dyed red using natural pigments. Small Nassa shells are sewn in rows to form a beautifu[...]
Talipun CURRENCY Maprik culture, Boiken region, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea First half of the 20th centuryShell, vegetable fibres and pigmentsH. 34 cm, length 18 cmA giant marine snail shell, called [...]
Canoe prow from the Murik Lakes area in Papua New Guinea. Sculpture showing two stylized zoo-anthropomorphic faces typical of this region at the mouth of the Sepik River. Wood eroded by time and use..[...]
Very beautiful Zulu club, serving as both a parade object and a weapon. Its hard, dark wood is adorned with 5 sections of copper wire weaving which, while being decorative, aid grip.REGION: South Afri[...]
Baoulé statue with a very beautiful black patina. It has a finesse in the realization of the goldsmithing: the sculpture is very refined, the surfaces are very polished, the representation of the scar[...]
Superb watercolor on free canvas soga 31 x 25 cm signed Olivier RATODY (1894 - ?) and titled "ANTAÏSAKA - SOUTH EAST of MADAGASCAR - very good condition
A completely original mask from the Lega tribe in DR Congo with a tribal age patina. Mounted on a custom-made base which is included with the sale. The mask dates from the early 20th century. Total he[...]
Second half of the 20th century, circa 1960 Africa – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kongo region Private collection, South of France Rare Christ on the cross known as Nkangi Kiditu, carved in bla[...]
Second half of the 20th century, circa 1960 Africa - Ivory Coast Private collection, South of France This is therefore an old mask, of good quality, made around 1960, probably intended for the local [...]
This Kota Batoka reliquary figure from Gabon is a traditional wooden sculpture, decorated with hammered copper plates. Kota reliquary figures are ritual objects linked to ancestor worship, placed atop[...]
Wooden part of a scepter or ceremonial cane featuring a male figure built around a central cylinder. The legs are bent with feet framing a filled-in round cavity that must contain a magical charge. Th[...]
Very beautiful ceremonial Dan spoon from Ivory Coast dating from the very beginning of the 20th century. Patinated wood, shiny in places, and colored red and white at the top. Metal teeth. Height 40cm[...]
Bobo Mask from Burkina Faso. The Bobo are a West African people living primarily in northwest Burkina Faso, also across the border in Mali. They are closely related to the Bwa. The name of the city of[...]
Statuette whose function was to close the upper part of a divination calabash. It shows a kneeling woman holding her breasts. The torso and sides are decorated with scarifications that frame a forward[...]
Belgian private collection. These Baoulé portrait masks, called ndoma, often represent an idealized character and appear at the end of entertainment dance ceremonies. Depending on the region, these da[...]
Small African bronze. Height: 9 cm Shipped by Colissimo with signature. Careful packaging.Unless otherwise stated, items published on Proantic are not exhibited at the Saint-Ouen flea market. You can,[...]
Fertility doll called Akwaaba among the Ashanti people of Ghana. A statue stylistically echoing the biological symbol of women, which was sculpted to promote fertility and support motherhood, Akwaaba [...]
Dance crest from the Ekoi in Nigeria, 22 cm, former P. Terrier collection (Paris), early 20th century. Wooden crest resting on a braided fiber hoop with leather plating throughout and the inclusion of[...]
Yoruba mask, Egungun (ghost cult) that was worn over elaborate costumes (weaving and beads). The carving style, with the exposed teeth and labret present on the lower lip, indicates a provenance from [...]
Face mask presenting a face of great delicacy. The thin mouth is projected forward. The nose, composed of a raised triangle, is framed by two eyes pierced in a crescent shape. The whole is surmounted [...]
Coming from an old German collection in the 1950s, this Baoulé Kplé kplé moon mask is distinguished by its face surrounded by a crenellated border, its protruding eyes and its rectangular mouth reveal[...]
Statue showing a standing male figure. The body is treated in a geometric, almost cubist manner. The volumes and the openwork parts respond to each other and impose a massive aspect to the statue, thu[...]
Fine brass Fon figurine. The female figure holds a gong in one hand and a snake in the other, another snake around her neck. Fon, Benin, early 20th century
Height: 19.6 cm (7 3/4")
Condition: tr[...]
French collection.
Traditional Kachinam dolls are educational tools given to children by the Pueblo Native American peoples (Hopi, Zuni, Tewa, Acoma and Laguna Pueblo) at the end of ritual ceremoni[...]
Horn spoon, Africa.
17 cm
Sent by Colissimo with signature.
Careful packaging.
Unless otherwise indicated, the objects published on Proantic are not exhibited at the Saint-Ouen flea market.
Y[...]
Small drum, Papua.
Some missing parts at the feet.
Height: 13 cm
Sent by Colissimo with signature.
Careful packaging.
Unless otherwise indicated, the objects published on Proantic are not exh[...]
published in AHDRC van rijn archives under n°
ao-0213159-001 akuaba asante ghana
provenance
painter Frank Bogaert Lotenhulle 1950-2014
collection privée belgium
Statuette Representing a Turtle
Ashanti culture, Mali
First half of the 20th century
Copper alloy
H. 19 cm, 14 cm long
The shell is entirely pelleted with concentric circles with a domed centre[...]
Exchange currency or slave bracelet, base.
TUTSI (Rwanda) Africa.
In bronze with a dark nuanced patina. Dimensions:
Diameter exterior: 15.5 cm.
Interior diameter: 7 cm.
Depth: 8.8 cm.
Base heigh[...]
Funerary head showing us a concave face inscribed in a circle. The "coffee bean" eyes are half-closed. The eyebrows formed by a double arch meet at the top of the nasal bridge. The mouth is half-open [...]
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Mitjili mainly paints the Dream of a tree, the Watiya Tjuta, a species used to make spears and boomerangs. This endemic species grows in Ulwalki which is located in the Gibson Deser[...]
Traditional Papuan currency called "Kina" with its original cord. This prestigious traditional currency is exhibited and exchanged during important events. The shell (kina: pinctada maxima, pearl oyst[...]
Cape made of plant fibers and natural pigments collected in the village of Kamanibit in Papua New Guinea (Iatmul ethnic group). Displayed and sold with a presentation base. Approx. 71 x 26 cm / €330 b[...]
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