Spear Kanak population, North Island New Caledonia Wood, black pigment Height: 182 cm In 1929, Fritz Sarasin, in Etnologie der Neu- Caledonier und Loyalty-Insulaner, documented these spears, specifyin[...]
FIJI Islands.
Old large tapa in beaten bark.
Tribal First Art.
Large dimensions: 244 cm by 131 cm.
late 19th early 20th century.
Similar model at the Quai Branly Museum.
In good used condition, [...]
This ornament once adorned the neck of a high-ranking member of the Dani tribe, who inhabited central New Guinea in the Baliem valley. It is made up of several hundred Nassa shells, meticulously sewn [...]
"Bird's beak" type club Kanak people, New Caledonia Wood, (Gaïac) red-brown patina of use. Club with a smooth handle extending into an end in the shape of a Kagou head with an elongated beak. 19th cen[...]
NETSUKE representing Korobase
Japan, Edo period (1615 - 1868)
Wood and lacquer
H. 5 ; L 4 cm
A carved wooden Netsuke depicting the avian mask of Korobase - a crane that appears during the tradit[...]
Anthropomorphic Lime Mortar
Kuba (DRC - Democratic Republic of the Congo)
19th century
Carved wood
H. 32.2 cm (35 cm with base)
This lime mortar takes on an anthropomorphic form. Carved from [...]
Very old and rare pair of ferns (inseparable) carved in the trunk of a tree fern.
Decorated with each of their headdresses on the back representative of their high rank.
Collected in the village of [...]
Important commemorative sculpture of the Dakakari ethnic group of Nigeria forming a terracotta stele resting on an ebony base. Zoomorphic decoration on each side, depicting a deer head and the other r[...]
Kanak Tribe War Club Phallus Shape - Oceania Art New Caledonia - 19th Century Melanesia
Length: 81 cm!
Beautiful patina of use!!! With tribal motifs
Very good condition
The club, or headache (its [...]
Club
New Caledonia, Kanak culture
19th century
Wood, plant fiber
Height 70 cm
This Kanak wooden club is a typical example of the weapons and symbolic objects used by the indigenous peoples o[...]
An iron headrest from the Dogon people of Mali is a traditional carved object, often decorated with symbolic and geometric patterns. Made of iron, it is more durable than wooden ones and may feature d[...]
Rare wedding statue from the Tiv, Nigeria, which represents a couple of male and female characters, back to back, resting on a sort of stool. The bodies are "muscular", the faces pronate with eyes car[...]
Pipe Bowl
Southern Africa (Khoisan), 19th century
Veined green stone
H. 5.1 cm
L. 7.6 cm
H. with base 9.8 cm
This pipe bowl, made of veined green stone, has a simple yet elegant shape, featuri[...]
Authentic Pende mask from Democratic Republic of the Congo. Panya ngombe, the anthropo-zoomorphic face with elongated slit eyes, short overhanging forehead, slender nose, and carved, rectangular mouth[...]
Wooden pole figure, dark sacrificial patina of mainly oil. Kudio type of Bochio, also called “guardians” are thin pole-like figures. They function as a sort of “lightning conductor” , as the figure is[...]
Heavily eroded wooden janus figure, male and female side. Kudio type of Bochio, also called “guardians” are thin pole-like figures. They function as a sort of “lightning conductor” , as the figure is [...]
Visible in Paris. Hand delivery possible in the capital and its suburbs. Contact me for France and the world.
Large canary jar for domestic use. Upper part of the belly decorated with incised geometr[...]
Visible in Paris. Hand delivery possible in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France: €15. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Monoxyl element of a Bamoun royal hut, openwork and decorated w[...]
Visible in Paris. Hand delivery possible in the capital and its suburbs. Delivery for France: €15. Contact me for Europe and the world.
Large monoxyl buffalo mask from the "Ku'n'gau" company
Wood wi[...]
The most important silver and metal making tradition in the Caucasus region was that of Kubachi, an old mining village where generations of craftsmen produced the most beautiful silver and pottery "ni[...]
Bringing this Dokra tribal art into your home means discovering another culture, an original, ancient but still very much alive know-how: it is participating in the perpetuation of a traditional, fami[...]
Iron statuette in a seated, crouching position with clasped hands. REGION: Burkina Faso MATERIAL: Iron PERIOD: Late 19th - early 20th century DIMENSIONS: 28 x 10cm
Fully carved ivory elephant tusk, Loando, West Africa, 19th century.
Similar examples are in the Metropolitan Museum NY, Royal Museum of Greenwich, etc.
Cites document will be issued to the purchase[...]
Initiation chair, Dan, Republic of Ivory Coast Elegant and understated, this initiation chair is a testament to refined artistic know-how. Its rectangular seat rests on four sculpted legs, while its a[...]
Male fetish, magic object, from the Songye culture, Congo. The object has many charges, antelope horns, animal skins, cords, metal bracelets, ... The eyes are symbolized by inclusions of cowries (shel[...]
Very beautiful and rare Koufiya, Tunisian conical headdress worn by Jewish women of notables and patriarchs in cotton, gold embroidery and pompom at the end. Also called Ras or Tadj chéchia. It is als[...]
MASSUE, VANUATU Exotic hardwood H. 78 cm Classically shaped club with a mushroom-shaped head, the neck decorated with four protuberances. Beautiful patina of use. Weight 615 grams
Fiji Islands or Tonga Polynesia WAR MASSUE in wood, cylindrical shape of the "Bowai" type with the top ending in a sphere entirely engraved with elegant and fine registers of alternating geometric pat[...]
Finely carved slingshot, representing a seated female figure. The long arms are stretched towards the sky in a symbolic gesture, while the rounded belly and youthful chest evoke motherhood or fertilit[...]
Important Kanak bird's beak club New Caledonia, in Gaiac wood in the shape of a Cagou bird's beak, a species endemic to New Caledonia. Very elegant, well proportioned, the curved projection at the bac[...]
Old Tutsi Basket Type Ibeseke/Igiseke - Rwanda / Burundi
Very rare / A superb piece of exceptional quality and aesthetics African basketwork
Late 19th / Early 20th century
Height: 31 cm
Perfect co[...]
Necklace composed of agate beads made in India in Cambay, Narmada river then taken to Africa during commercial exchanges. wear and deterioration due to time. Approximate length.
Necklace made of carnelian beads made in India in the 19th century and found in Africa because these beads were used in trade. Wear and deterioration due to time. Approximate length.
Ankle Bracelet called Djokelebale or Nsoukou
Kota or Mbete culture, Eastern Gabon
Late 19th - early 20th century
Copper alloy
H. 13, L 19 cm
Large open anklet in copper alloy decorated with s[...]
Melanesia Club Pentecost Island - Vanuatu Wood - This mushroom-headed club is carved with four circular protuberances. Beautiful dark patina H: 76.5 cm 19th century
Yak butter lamp engraved with floral motifs. The cup is slightly flared and pierced in its center, it is placed on a high foot with a leafy and stepped crown. An openwork ring connects these two parts[...]
Knot hook for tents or for heavy clothing (coat type) in walrus tooth.
Magnificent patina.
Dimension: length 11 cm.
Greenland dating from the 19th century.
Cult altar showing a seated king with his two hands symbolically placed on the heads of his two heirs, his power personified by three caryatids of powerful and massive proportions. Hardwood with a thi[...]
Very beautiful mask in plant fibers from Oceania. Ethnicity to be defined! Very beautiful work of braiding the fibers, highlighted by kaolin for the surroundings of the eyes and the side parts. Very d[...]
Superb and very Rare Short Sword From the Songye / Nsapo Tribe Dr Congo Ca1880-1900
Tribe: Songye / Nsapo
Country: DR Congo
Height: 38.5 cm
Excellent condition
Powerful tambua (also called Tombua) from the Fiji Islands dating from the 19th century.
Superb yellowed patina and original hanging thread in coconut fibers.
Note: Tambua is the most valuable m[...]
Antique and Rare Curved Sword from the Yakoma/Ngbandi Tribe - Dr Congo Ubangi Region
Tribe : Yakoma / Ngbandi
Country : DR Congo
Period: 19th Century
External Curve Length: 60 cm
Perfect Conditio[...]
ANTHROPOMORPHIC MASK
Senoufo culture, Ivory Coast
19th century or earlier
Copper alloy
H. 18 cm, length 15 cm
A copper alloy mask made using the lost wax casting technique, with a green pat[...]
Rectangular 5-blade Sanza This rectangular sanza has five metal blades, or lamellae, that produce sounds when plucked. The instrument is engraved with ancestral geometric and circular patterns evoking[...]
Pipe from the northwest coast of Canada. representing a raven. Circa 1900. Object intended for exchange. There is a slot at the mouthpiece on each side.
COMBAT MASS called Gata
Fiji Islands, Melanesia
19th century
Hardwood with glossy patina
H. 101; L 15.5 cm
A cylindrical handle with a characteristic head that evokes the wide-open jaw of a P[...]
War Club Kanak Tribe - Oceania Art New Caledonia - 19th Century Melanesia
Tribe: Kanak
Country: New Caledonia
Length: 71 cm!
Beautiful patina of use!!!
Very good condition (trace of use)
The c[...]
The tsakli (or "tsakali") is a Tibetan miniature painting used as an initiation card in Buddhist rituals and for the training of monks.
An inscription in black ink on the back of the card allows the [...]
Small bone statuette or other period late 19th century I think. Statuette mounted on a base, the feet are missing. Maybe Africa? Very beautiful old patina. Height: 12 cm without the base
Exceptional and rare throwing knife from the Banda / MBUGBU people
Ethnic group: BANDA / MBUGBU
Region: Central African Republic / DR CONGO
Length = 42 cm
Period: 19th century / 1900
Very good co[...]
This damaru ritual tambourine, or “skull tambourine” (thod-dar), consists of two skull caps covered with skins.
A silver hoop, set with turquoise and coral stones, surrounds the instrument.
It is d[...]
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