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, [...]
Reindeer antler spoon. the finely incised pear-shaped cup of a majestic reindeer. The sleeve ends with a sculpted man's head. REGION: Sami culture, Lapland, Northern Scandinavia MATERIAL: Reindeer ant[...]
Painted bark collected in the Maprik area in Papua New Guinea. These paintings on sago palm bark decorate ceremonial houses and represent in an abstract or figurative way the ancestors or beliefs of t[...]
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[...]
CURIOS
Chef's Stick or Club Ua
Easter Island style
Wood and mother-of-pearl
H. 118 cm
Characteristic of the Pascan culture, Ua chieftaincy staffs are made of wood carved with an anthropomorph[...]
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 [...]
Solomon Islands, 1950s, very pretty cane with anthropomorphic representation in very dark dense wood with bone inlays. The barrel and the pommel are worked in geometric shapes alternating roundness an[...]
Ceremonial hatchet Yakoma / Ngbandi / DR Congo ax with iron handle and copper blade
Early 20th century
Length iron handle 27.5 cm, copper blade 8.2 x 6 cm
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[...]
Large Ciwara crest mask, Tyi wara kun, Bambara, Mali, in carved wood with a dark crusty patina with the gazelle and its little one. I note various details as they appear on your screen, of which I do [...]
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[...]
Ebony fertility fetish Equatorial Africa Congo Ethnic group to be determined I would only note a discreet restoration at the level of the upper part of the legs Max dimensions: Height 20.9 x 6 x 3.7 c[...]
Spear point, metal assegai with chiseled decoration, Madagascar 1st half 20th century Very good condition Max dimensions: 30.5 x 4.7 cm Weight: 124 grams
Painted bark collected in the Washkuk hills area in Papua New Guinea. Nokuma ethnic group. These paintings on sago palm bark decorate the internal faces of roofs as well as the pediments of ceremonial[...]
Anthropozoomorphic mask representing a spiritual ancestor, half man, half bird. Collected in the village of Sassoya in Papua New Guinea. Wood and pigments. Sold with a presentation base. Approx. 47 x [...]
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[...]
Very beautiful patina of use for this canoe prow in the shape of a crocodile head collected in the Iatmul area in Papua New Guinea. Today, the canoe remains the most common means of transport in the S[...]
Yam mask collected in the village of Maprik in Papua New Guinea. Yam masks are used to disguise the most beautiful yams selected at harvest time. This basketwork mask represents the head of the yam, a[...]
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[...]
Bone combat dagger (cassowary femur). Engraved motifs of complex tribal designs typical of the Abelam ethnic group. Representation of a cassowary bird in the upper part. Sold with a presentation base.[...]
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 [...]
Terracotta bowl and natural pigments collected in the village of Koiwud in Papua New Guinea. Fully worked and presenting tribal designs with ancestors' faces. This type of bowl often serves as an obje[...]
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[...]
Very large and imposing statue of the Teke ethnic group with round shapes, recognizable among other things by its stylized headdress with hands placed on each side of the stomach which has the charact[...]
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 [...]
Schematic anthropomorphic figure which adorns the bone baskets of the Kotas with the aim of protecting them. One of the emblematic fetishes of primitive art collections with its very modern and unique[...]
"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[...]
Pretty Wooden Statuette Of A Woman From The Bembe Tribe Of Congo - Africa - Early 20th century Ex. Serge Schoffel around the year 2000, Paris. Old restoration on the left arm
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[...]
Large rare and beautiful male statue "BETE" from Ivory Coast in medium-hard wood with dark breading a goatee woven from plant fibers and hair, cord around the neck with amulet cord around the waist wi[...]
Set of 222 small weights for weighing gold, to this is added a very beautiful and large gold powder spoon of 30 cm excluding base Origin Baoule Cote d'Ivoire
SHIELD
Tutsi culture, Rwanda
First half of the 20th century
Wood and pigments
H. 48 cm, length 22.5 cm
A concave, elliptical, monoxylate wooden shield, slightly curved in the middle, with a re[...]
African stool from the beginning of the 20th century 54cm x 25cm height 44cm with inscriptions, Ajike and Asiata good condition, patina and normal wear.
Minja type figure collected in the village of Nagri in Papua New Guinea (Washkuk hills). The Minja figure represents a water spirit and is synonymous with fertility. This figure, which symbolizes the [...]
Small Nogwi figure from the Nokuma people collected in the village of Amaki in Papua New Guinea. The nogwi intervenes during the third yam ceremony celebrating its harvest. The nogwi symbolizes the bi[...]
Amazing extremely dense wooden figure collected in the Korewori River area in Papua New Guinea. This type of figure would refer to a founding myth of the clan featuring totemic plants and animals. Uni[...]
Small cup-shaped container used for the preparation of pigments or ritual drinks. Blackened wood carved with tribal designs and animal heads throughout. Approx. 27 x 7 x 8 cm / 240€ shipping costs inc[...]
Superb Bambara or Bamana statue from Mali, representing their feminine ideal, the large chest is the symbol of fertility and has no sexual connotation in Africa as it does in the West! It comes from t[...]
Belgian private collection.
The Western Pende live along the banks of the Kwilu, while the Eastern Pende have settled on the banks of the Kasai downstream of Tshikapa. Their tribal art, particularl[...]
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