A p spirit board Gope, from the Papuan Gulf ,Papua New Guinea, elongated, with a typical face and curvilinear relief drawings on the surface. Remains of red, white and black pigment. .a very beautifu[...]
beautiful fly wisk téké, republic of Congo The handle shows two heads of characters sculpted back to back,, the faces with an angular outline are marked by the oblique and parallel streaks of the sc[...]
Zamble is one of the most famous masks Guro ( central western Côte d' Ivoire); its unique features , half leopard , half antelope is directly associated with this ethnic group and alone in an area whe[...]
Very nice wooden spatula ending in a female bust. The chest is suggested by a kind of collar. The face, typical of the Punu people, presents a serene woman with the criteria of beauty of this people, [...]
superb figure Antandroy. these figures were in pairs at the exit of the villages Its unusual size distinguishes it however from these funerary statues which culminate at less than a meter, and its bas[...]
Beau et ancien peigne en bambou à 15 branches du Golfe de Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée.
Il présente un beau décor incisé géométrique dans la partie haute.
Ancienne patine mielle nuancée .
Epoque début[...]
I continue to get out of the boxes and cases acquired in the succession of our Pau scholar whose insatiable cosmopolitan curiosity continues to reveal surprises and many questions: some of the objects[...]
Pretty male Bembe figure in hard wood with beautiful ocher patina. In a classical style, she stands upright, her hands holding bells, her eyes encrusted with small fragments of earthenware. Beautiful [...]
Borneo paddle - Indonesia. This model is very interesting by the presence of a fine and delicate carved pattern in bas-relief representing the slender tail of a cetacean or a fish.
Shards on the top [...]
Ancient Dan mask with horns. It is made of hard wood with a black lacquered patina. The horns are detached from the forehead (native restoration on the right) and marked with red lacquered bands. This[...]
Memorial statue called Waga. It represents a man standing on a base.
The character is naked, his sex is pendant and his eyes are raised with nails.
Konso people, Ethiopia
20th century H: 48 cm
Important ritual figure of ancestor of the Janus type, with a double gaze recalling the presence of the deceased among the tribe. Sculpture of primitive invoice, monoxyle, with angular and stylized fo[...]
Ceremonial bone spoon.
The openwork diamond-shaped handle is enhanced with a circle dot decor. Very beautiful brown lacquered patina.
Restoration between the handle and the spoon Léga People, Democr[...]
Okuyi or Mukuyi mask used for funeral ceremonies. Light wood (cheese) covered with kaolin and polychromy. Pounou, Gabon. Beginning of the 20th Century.
PLEASE SEND ME YOUR OFFER...Surprising custom is to confront and scarify your opponent. We will then show its traces of bravery throughout the tribe .... fortunately for us this "fashion" did not s[...]
Large camel leather bag. Touareg, Mauritania, Mali, Niger. West Africa. Early 20th century. Dimension of the bag alone: (h) 85x (l) 95cm; length of fringes: 50cm; length of the hanging straps: 33cm.
Ritual bowl with chicha alcohol. Monoxyl wood with a representation of two cows under a yoke (symbol of abundance).
Wood, very nice patina of use.
two local restorations (blocked slits), a cow is mi[...]
Beautiful female fetish statuette, standing, arms spread from the body in a powerful and hieratic position. Open mouth. Classic treatment of wood grain to give movement to the sculpture.
In this sculpture, as one might have noticed about many caryatid seats, the woman is in contact by her sex with the earth, in a position of childbirth. It is also a strong image that the Luba want to [...]
Yaka masks were mostly worn during initiation ceremonies. Yaka Congo Wood mask, pigments. Presents a stylized human face, with strong features projected in high relief, enhanced with blue and yellow p[...]
Among the traditional figurative statues, this effigy embodies a Baoulé ancestor, Baulé whose hair is gathered in braided shells. The protruding patterns on the body and face correspond to the usual t[...]
Senoufo - Ivory Coast Executed in the classic ethnic style, the character is represented seated on a small stool. The beautiful balance of the body of the statuette magnifies the expression collected [...]
Standing female figure, camped on powerful legs with outlined feet, supporting a massive torso, arms glued to the body, the large cylindrical neck supports a conical head, the face treated on a convex[...]
Ces effigies stylisées en bois étaient portées par les femmes enceintes, serrées dans leur pagne, afin d'assurer la venue de beaux enfants. L'écrasante majorité de ces statues est féminine, dotées de [...]
This mask comes from the Dan culture of Ivory Coast. Also known as the Yacouba, the Dan live in the west of the Ivory Coast and in the east of Liberia, in a wooded region. This culture is organized ar[...]
Primitive Maldives surfboard brought back to France by one of the pioneers of surfing in the archipelago. This board is an incredible document of history, because it dates from before the arrival of m[...]
Cercueil anthropomorphe, ou statue funéraire Efomba Ntombe, vers 1950
Nommés Bonganga ou Efombe selon les auteurs, ces cercueils anthropomorphes étaient destinés à accueillir la dépouille de dignita[...]
The succession of our Pau scholar has led us to many researches to discover the use of certain objects.
In all honesty and objectivity (I am dropped off at the Pavillon de Breteuil as a standard of o[...]
This Nepalese mask dates from the end of the 19th century or the very beginning of the 20. The roughly sculpted lines give it a rough appearance where the subject seems busionne with very worm-eaten a[...]
Sculpted statues, dressed but the clothes are also carved in wood. Funeral art. Reference, video of the exhibition on quai Branly September 18, 2018 to January 1, 2019: Madagascar, art of the big isla[...]
Statue of a man standing with his arms and hands folded over his body.
He is wearing a hat.
Circa 1930.
Ibibio people, Nigeria.
Small accident on one of the hands (see photo).
Old mother of pearl chest ornament « Kina » from Pinatada Maxima, fibers and shell
Mendi people, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Base made in patinated brass
Inv. # 3454
Old Ibeji female statuette, Yoruba people, scarified face with hands resting on thighs, beautiful headdress, she was used in the cult of twins. Beautiful patina of use. Provenance: private collection.[...]
Couple of lions FON BENIN, beginning of century European pedestals, undoubtedly French. Missing the tails of each of the lions, but there remains the hole.
Igbos is one of Nigeria's three great nations. They are mainly located in the south-eastern part of the country (bordered by Benue to the north and the Niger River to the west), but they also constitu[...]
If it happens that sometimes we find in Europe of these jugs or milk pot, they are most often new or unfortunately unfortunately stripped and polished, thus losing their patina of use. If, by putting [...]
PLEASE SEND ME YOUR OFFER.....To say that I'm complaining about my memory foam pillow ... I should try this pose Chokwe ethnic neck, brought back from Africa in 1959. Okay, my photos are blurry, I'm d[...]
Pair Of Scepters, Votive Ritual Statuettes, South West Africa (Cote d'Ivoire). Circa 1950/60. Employed during a ritual ceremony, concerning the fertility of a couple. carved ebony wood decorated with [...]
Old Turkish Ottoman coffee bean mortar late nineteenth or early twentieth. In the manner of a coffee grinder, this mortar was used to crush the coffee, in order to reduce the seeds in very fine grindi[...]
The conch triton is a shellfish commonly used as a traditional musical instrument or call horn. This Polynesian conch, recognizable because the mouth is on the side of the exit, can be held with one h[...]
Painted wood figure, bird-shaped, on a modern base Length: 53,5 cm Height: 8 cm (with the base: 21 cm) Thickness 10 cm Object dating from the end of the 19th century Good condition
.PLEASE SEND ME YOUR OFFER....I am a valiant Ifugao warrior, on my beautiful island of Luzon, ... you know ... to the Philippines. In my family, we have warm blood ... and if you hurt me looking at my[...]
Luba people, Democratic Republic of Congo, first half of the 20th century, extremely rare carved wooden mask carrier bracelet in the round of two Kifwebe lunar masks presented head-to-tail so that a m[...]
Brain teaser. Jet club. Kenia nineteenth / twentieth. Hardwood with red carved red patina, spherical head. Length 48 cm. Good condition, with traces of use, see photos, The presentation support is not[...]
The term oliphant (whose etymology comes from oliphant for elephant), designates a trumpet, instrument of "music" to a single note modulable by the blower which was used during the battles.
Carved mo[...]
Canoe from from Lower Sepik. Its shape represents a stylized protective bird in the front, and on the bottom a squatting character typical of the representation of ancestor in Sepik.
Late XIX / Early[...]
This African sculpture is out of the ordinary. It sounds like a hunter's trophy.
Essence of indeterminate wood (but it is not ebony). The tusks are ivory.
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