Lime spatula
Massim area, South East Papua New Guinea
19th century
Wood
H. 27.5 ; W 4.2 ; D 0.7 cm
(accident at the lower end of the spatula)
Wooden spatula with a dark and shiny patina, l[...]
Lime spatula
Massim area, South East Papua New Guinea
19th century
Wood and lime highlights
H. 35.5 ; W 3 ; D 0.2 cm
Wooden spatula with an asymmetrically cut rectangular handle with an openw[...]
Masu Supi, Malaita Island,
Solomon Islands, Melanesia, Oceania.
Late 19th century
Wood and fibers
Height : 77cm ; Width : 16cm
The club of rhombic shape, in leaf, resting on a small handle in [...]
Mysterious sculpture in eroded semi-hard wood giving it an enigmatic appearance, depicting a character with a very stretched torso, in a seated position. At the top, a face with a rounded forehead and[...]
Rare Bronze Pipe Furnace, woman's head wearing a Bilu logre, Kachin Province, 19th century, Burma.
Finely worked, beautiful patina of use.
height with base 7.5 cm, diameter 3 cm depth 6 cm.
Brown wooden dugout war spear. This powerful Kanak weapon features a rare, three-centimeter wide, leaf-shaped tip. This tip, engraved on its entire surface with horizontal lines, stabilizes the weapon[...]
Large antique photographic print showing a Kanak tribe outdoors, New Caledonia. The men and young boys are armed with their traditional spears, the women carry the youngest children. All seem to stare[...]
PENDANT Riji jakoli
Kimberley, Western Australia
19th century
Mother-of-pearl, hair and pigments
H.: 12; L.: 6.5 cm
THE RIJI JAKOLI
Sometimes called lonka lonka, these pendants are made of pea[...]
SWORD MASS called Kerepa
Massim culture, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea
Late 19th century
Wood and pigments
H.: 66; L.: 8 cm
Club in the shape of a sword ending in thr[...]
COMBAT STICK called Tewhatewha
Maori culture, New Zealand, Polynesia
19th century
Wood
H.: 137.5; L.: 16 cm
This weapon in dugout wood has the particularity of having its head sculpted in the [...]
SWORD MASS called Kerepa
Massim culture, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea
Late 19th century
Wood, pigments and plant fibers
H.: 64; L.: 9; Thickness: 3.5 cm
Club in the [...]
LIME SPATULA
Admiralty Island, Papua New Guinea
19th century
Light wood and traces of lime
H.: 31.8; L.: 2.3; Thickness: 2 cm
N°79 of the exhibition “Australia Oceania line and shape”
Text [...]
Set of six wickerwork baskets, made of dyed vegetable fibers and finely decorated with fabrics, gilt metal appliqués and old white pearls. These baskets were used by Balinese women to bring Canang Sar[...]
Rare Machete handle carved in the shape of a monkey devouring a fruit, machete used to pick herbs.
Protective machete used to repel monkeys when picking.
The monkey is shown eating a fruit. Beautifu[...]
Rare and old Makonde ritual mask from Tanzania / Mozambique in light and polychrome wood.
Hair, eyebrows, mustache and beard are authentic human hair.
Very strong presence in this late 19th century [...]
Ethnic Yao Stamp Turtle Shape, glass paste pearl eyes, beautiful patina of use.
Burma, Late 19th Century.
Stamp used on Mûrier paper, ritual painting of the Yao community in northern Burma.
height [...]
Rare hunter's sling from the Kachin ethnic group, central Burma, carved in teak wood in the shape of a woman's body before.
patina of use, late 19th century, early 20th century
height 17 cm width 6 [...]
Machete (kattî) Tamil from Reunion used for the sacrifices of "Atharva Veda" goats in the Hindu religion, late 19th century.
According to popular belief, the act of beheading by its insertion in the [...]
Beautiful Kanak Puzzle - New Caledonia - Melanesia Dense hardwood with beautiful shiny patina
Length : 69 cm / Weight : 1.100g
Nice old example, the club head has a phallic or bell shape, the uppe[...]
Beautiful Kanak Puzzle - New Caledonia - Melanesia Hard and Dense wood with a beautiful shiny patina
Length: 76 cm / Weight: 1.160 g
Beautiful old copy, the head of the club in the shape of a phalli[...]
Huge pair of slave bracelets, in bronze. Scarified decor. Height: 10.5cm. Diameter at +: 16 cm. Total weight: 4.117 kg. Beautiful condition. Postage extra: 22 € by registered mail for France, thank yo[...]
WAR HELMET called Kabuto
Suji-bachi type
Japan, second third of the Edo period (1603-1868)
Natural iron, silk and cord
H.: 27; L.: 33.5 cm
(lacquer accidents)
Hachi helmet, the stamp, with si[...]
Rare African head in carved wood. It depicts an expressionist portrait of great character, adorned with a beautiful hairstyle highlighted by the color lapis lazuli. The eyes are inlaid with metal. Yor[...]
War club from Vanuatu. With its original vegetable fiber cord slightly stretched on the handle. Some wear but very good general condition and nice patina. 120 cm / 125 cm with the base.
Small horn snuff bottle mounted as a necklace by a long double braided brass chain, set with a small amulet.
Its fine leather stopper is decorated with old colored beads. These jewels were worn aroun[...]
War club called "sternum drill". Red wooden club with a circular end ending in a point. The handle is covered with a padding of hair. Beautiful patina of use.
Pentecost Island, Vanuatu
Sold with a c[...]
Rare model of a silver child's necklace, Miao ethnic group, China.
Very good condition of the jewel, a link formerly open.
Provenance: Philippe Fatin Collection, Bordeaux.
Large silver pectoral disc from the island of Timor, Indonesia.
The jewel, worn by men during ceremonies, is hammered with a decoration in its center representing celestial bodies.
Very good state. [...]
Bow (enji) in palm wood, engraved with stylized decorations characteristic of the style of northern Papua New Guinea.
The object is carved, on its upper part, with four large faces with marked eyes, [...]
Superb patina for this classic late 19th century Zulu war club with sculpture in the sphere and decorated with brass braiding on the handle Length 71 cm, sphere diameter 7.5 cm
LEGA (Congo DRC) Initiation society MASK, heart-shaped face, coffee bean eyes, raffia fiber beard. Light patina wood with traces of kaolin. High. 20cm Width 11.5 cm Good general condition, some old mi[...]
A Maori wahaika club in New Zealand wood with linear and notched decoration on the blade with a tiki on the inside edge, the handle pierced for attachment, 38cm long.
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.
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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 [...]
Bronze Dayak headdress ornament, very beautiful bronze patina. beautiful curve and in very good condition. trace of wear on 1 attachment point. Warrior's headdress decoration worn at the top of the he[...]
Attributed to a person of high rank
Composed of braided pandanus fibers on a reed support
judiciously constructed
Natural pigments and vegetable ties
Late 19th early 20th century
Papua New Guin[...]
Rare Siraha Salawa, Statue of Male Ancestor Oho Niha,Orahili village ,south west Ile De Nias, Indonesia, mid 19th century.
Certificate of expertise from Alain Schoffel of February 1997
On the top o[...]
In the mountains of the Celebes Islands, the Toraja people worship the Ox, a symbol of wealth and power. The artistic treatment of this 19th century door is particularly refined and emphasizes a perfe[...]
Dayak head-hunter saber, in the Kalimantan region on the island of Borneo. Beautiful patina of use on both the handle and the scabbard. Transmitted by family descent. Late 19th century.
Superb and rare anthropomorphic Kwandalha container or healing pot, Cham-Mwana from Nigeria, in terracotta dating from the 19th century. This piece should be compared to a similar model found in the B[...]
Embodying the spirit of a great ape, one of his hands is placed on his voluminous abdomen. Red pigments accentuate her eyes. Located between Cameroon and Gabon in the equatorial forest, the Bulus are [...]
Very beautiful and rare 19th century Indian Karankawas puzzle Carved in a burl of very hard wood root, we can notice a remainder of leather at the level of the fork (handle) The Karankawas Indians suf[...]
FERTILITY DOLL
Culture Namji Dowajo, Cameroon
End of XIXth - beginning of XXth century
Wood, pearls and skin
H.: 30; W: 10.5; Thickness: 7 cm
It differs from a simple doll toy by its large pear[...]
Text and photos Ritual dagger called Phurbu
Tibet
Late 19th - early 20th century
Bronze
H.: 20,5 ; L.: 3,5 cm
This bronze dagger is composed of a short "blade" with three sides and endin[...]
Polychrome bronze Baoulé poudre d'or (lost wax), 19th time or later, representing a group of characters dressed in animal disguise and musicians, ritual dance. Height of the largest: 5.4 cm
Maasai puzzle in carved and polished two-color wood finished with a pointed ball. Beautiful patina. It is presented on a blackened wooden base. Maasai Kenya Tanzania Puzzle. Dimensions of the puzzle: [...]
Superb very old Dignitary chair richly carved with many characters height 107 cm for 51cm wide and 49cm deep we can see women pounding grain? on the top bar and in the middle, two women holding a man [...]
Bovid horn olifant. Being able to emit only one sound, the olifant was used only for communications. It was a war and hunting horn, it was used to give signals, to rally the troops, to announce the ap[...]
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