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[...]
Anthropomorphic statue that was originally supposed to be positioned on a pole, located outdoors. This type of statue was used in the context of ancestor worship. The object is authentic, it has a gre[...]
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
Origin: Solomon Islands Period: Late 19th century This impressive club, also known as a ‘Supi’, comes from the Solomon Islands in Melanesia and is a classic example of a tribal brain teaser. Crafted f[...]
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[...]
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[...]
kali dabala” neck rest Tonga Islands
Polynesia, late 19th/early 20th century
Wood and fiber
Length: 46; Width: 13.4; Height: 13.3cm
Wide horizontal part of the headrest, slightly convex with a b[...]
Harpoon Head
Yup'ik culture, North West Coast
19th century
Marine ivory, iron and copper
H. 3.5 cm, length 13 cm
Flat-bellied harpoon head with a median ridge and a spur-shaped base to hold [...]
Ulu WOMAN'S KNIFE
Nunavut culture, Canada, 19th century
Marine ivory and steel
H. 11.8; L 16.3 cm
T-shaped handle carved from a section of honey-patinated marine ivory, with a rounded steel blad[...]
Superb Seat/stool From The 'luba' Tribe Of Congo - Africa/African - Late 19th Century Workshop work/known style! Ex. Danish Colonial Collection circa 1900. Ex. Gallery Ambre Congo, Brussels (Pierre Lo[...]
Statuette of a Wife from the Beyond, known as Blolo Bla
Baoulé Culture, Côte d’Ivoire, late 19th – early 20th century
Material: Wood
Height: 36 cm
Provenance:
Parisian art market, 2012
Parisia[...]
Ancestor Statuette
Sepik culture, East Sepik (province), Papua New Guinea
Circa 1900
Wood and pigments
H. 31.2; L 5.5 cm
(old accident)
A stylised anthropo-zoomorphic figure in monoxyle wood,[...]
Steel and brass inlaid in the blade. The handle is studded with patinated copper nails. On one side we notice the incision with a hot iron of the toner bird, on the other the stylization of two tepees[...]
Wooden fighting club. The lower end ends in a pointed tip that is still topped with part of its cord. The other end shows us a flared end that rests on an asymmetrical four-pointed star. Between the b[...]
Rare and beautiful Native American necklace, made of blue and red trade beads and bison teeth (incisors) by the Indians of the Northern Plains, along a leather lace. Late 19th - Early 20th century.
H[...]
Harness element presenting on the upper part a pair of founding and protective nomos and two engraved headbands; Bronze with brown and green patina, old marks of time and use, good general condition o[...]
A beaded tobacco pipe. The wooden stem is bound in metal supporting a beaded band. The bowl with a metal lining. South Africa, Xhosa L19thC.
Condition; good, the metal lining is rusted.
See “The[...]
Standing male figure, camped on sturdy legs with marked joints. The arm raised towards the sky brings a dynamic of interesting lines, while the chest in slight relief harmoniously structures the bust.[...]
Superb set of two weights for weighing gold powder representing two rectangular and convex shields. They are probably war or dance shields. Their ornamental motifs are linked to the frame of real shie[...]
Harpoon tip guard with stylized decoration in fossilized bone.
Presence of an old label indicating the city of Thule in Greenland as the provenance.
Dimension: length 7.2 cm.
Greenland 19th c[...]
Dance crest presenting the spirit of the god "Atshol". It rests on a stepped circular base and it has an elongated head characteristic of these crests. Dimensions: 38 x 33 cm "They were worn during ce[...]
Pretty little rider on his horse sculpted in a stylized, geometric way. This is an unguided and unarmed rider. Bibliography: for a nearby copy, see page ,,, of the book..... "Unarmed riders can not wo[...]
Two-pronged fork
Amazonia, central Brazil
Circa 1900
Wood and plant fibres
Length: 45 cm; Length: 8 cm
Important ritual fork with two tapered prongs, triangular handle and junction with a woven[...]
Gold Powder Weight Representing a finely detailed chicken holding a small fish in its beak. Its wings are entirely streaked with straight and oblique lines. Its legs rest on a stepped rectangular base[...]
Rare Stool/Seat From The 'Ngombe' Tribe From Congo - Africa - Late 19th Century Completely decorated with copper nails, with tribal restoration.
Ex. Galerie Ambre Congo, Pierre Loos (Brussels)
Comb probably Zaire on its support surmounted by a sculpted character and at the base geometric designs engraved around the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century.
Combs serve both as[...]
Old circular forowa with a domed lid. They are generally made from thin sheets of imported brass or copper shaped and stapled. The origin of the Forowa is ancient, their existence is reported in docum[...]
Superb and rare anthropomorphic Kwandalha container or healing pot, Cham-Mwana from Nigeria, in terracotta dating from the 19th century. This piece is to be compared to a similar model found in the Ba[...]
Period - 19th century OR BEFORE
Condition - Good condition
Measurement - Height 35cm Weight 12kg+/-.
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Exceptional and rare throwing knife from the YAKPA / MBUGBU / BANDA people
Ethnic group: YAKPA / MBUGBU / BANDA
Region: Central African Republic / DR CONGO
Length = 39 cm
Period: 19th century-1900[...]
This one-of-a-kind African tribal brass measuring pot is adorned with multiple layers of geometric patterns give a highly stylish and decorative finish. The brass is in outstanding vintage condition, [...]
Exceptional and rare throwing knife from the MBUGBU / BANDA people
Region: Central African Republic / DR CONGO
Length = 40 cm
Period: 19th century-1900
Perfect condition
Rare curios of good size representing an inhabitant of the Islands, it is a pontoon work made by a sailor who wanted to represent a "savage" of the Pacific islands, carved in a good piece of oak, prob[...]
Concha BELT
Navajo Indians, North America
Circa 1900
Silver
Length: 101 cm; H: 4 cm
This belt owes its name ‘concha’ to its shell-shaped buckles. There are fourteen of these slightly domed ovoi[...]
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