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Set of objects : Maral deer antler splicer, Siberia. Small skin label with the description in ink. Marine ivory awl with square section handle with incised decoration of black stained circles, with a notch forming a spool of thread. L.: 15 cm h…

Estimate 200 - 300 EUR

Friday 05 Feb at - 14:00

Drouot Estimations
Paris, France

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AFRIQUE, Oubangui

Partly openwork metal element forming a small shovel at one end and a point at the other. Label with inscription "Tattoo knife and hairdressing instrument of the Nzakara, Ubangi, 1939. Gift: Vergiat." Maurice Vergiat, born in 1900, a soldier and ph…

Estimate 50 - 100 EUR

Friday 05 Feb at - 14:00

Drouot Estimations
Paris, France

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Toraja statue made of carved and articulated wood. Almond eyes, wearing a fabric tunic. H. : 78 cm. Missing part of the foot, cracks and accidents.

Estimate 300 - 400 EUR

Friday 05 Feb at - 14:00

Drouot Estimations
Paris, France

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INDONÉSIE

Toraja statue made of carved and articulated wood. Almond shaped eyes. H. : 73 cm. Missing part of the foot, accidents.

Estimate 300 - 400 EUR

Friday 05 Feb at - 14:00

Drouot Estimations
Paris, France

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INDONESIE, OUEST TIMOR, ATOMI

Top of the skull of an animal, engraved with a mask, with openwork eyes and mouth and scarifications. Used as protection for houses or as a charm for hunters. H. : 24 cm. Some small accidents. Provenance: Gallery L'Asie animiste.

Estimate 200 - 300 EUR

Friday 05 Feb at - 14:00

Drouot Estimations
Paris, France

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BURA culture, Niger XIV-XVIth century. Terracotta head, almond-shaped eyes. Beautiful orange-yellow patina, beautiful braided hairstyle. H_17 cm, small accidents of excavation.

Estimate 300 - 500 EUR

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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FANG, Gabon. Decorative board element. Sculpture for the use of colonial circles. Circa 1940-1950. H_28.5 cm

Estimate 200 - 250 EUR

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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KUBA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Helmet mask made of carved and painted polychrome wood with diamond and herringbone decoration. It is applied with small pearls and cowrie shells. Work for colonial circles, circa 1950 1960. H_27,5 cm W_48 cm

Estimate 180 - 250 EUR

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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LULUA (?), Democratic Republic of Congo. Mask with a small fibre beard, face decorated with black dots ("panther" mask), yellowed kaolin patina. Circa 1940-1950. H_35 cm

Estimate 160 - 200 EUR

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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LOBI, Burkina Faso. Silly" statue made of carved wood. Circa 1950. H_28.5 cm Painted wooden base.

Estimate 140 - 160 EUR

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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URUBA, Nigeria. Wooden sceptre for eshu divination, male figure kneeling, hands on lower abdomen. Classic catogan hairstyle, eight scarification marks on both cheeks corresponding to a princely origin. Lye blue, brown patina with lye blue. Circa …

Estimate 140 - 160 EUR

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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KUBA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Red and white painted wooden helmet mask. Work for colonial circles, circa 1950-1960. H_31,5 cm D_42 cm

Estimate 80 - 100 EUR

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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GOURO, Ivory Coast. Female statuette with black patina covered with red European paint. H_29 cm, accident, small slit stabilized

Estimate 70 - 100 EUR

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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LEGA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Birth scene in carved wood. Work for colonial circles, circa 1950-1960. H_18.5 cm W_39 cm D_11 cm On a counter base in patinated bronze.

Estimate 70 - 100 EUR

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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SEPIK River region, Papua New Guinea. Palm wood mask. Mask from the 1960s for use in colonial circles. H_37 cm Wood and metal base.

Estimate 70 - 100 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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CHOKWE, Angola. Carved and engraved wooden mask, the forehead decorated with a Lusitanian cross. The headdress is made of vegetal fibres and elements of small polychrome glass beads. Work for colonial circles, circa 1950 1960. H_26 cm On a black…

Estimate 60 - 80 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

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LEGA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Carved wooden mask, the mouth and eyebrows engraved to represent the hair. The beard is made of vegetable fibers. Work in colonial circles, circa 1950 1960. H_26 cm (mask only) H_40 cm (with fibres) On a pati…

Estimate 60 - 80 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers
Nevers, France

Head scraper or zoomorphic hairpick BAMANA Mali (H.: 25.5 cm) Bronze This copy corresponds to the vertical type crest of the region of Segou, San and Koutiala. It is a representation of the male mask with horns curved backwards, on the model of the h…

Estimate 180 - 220 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes
Maubeuge, France

Female Ere ibeji statuette YORUBA Nigeria, Abeokuta region, Egba style (H: 23.5 cm) Wood, brass, traces of lye blue, red ochre Ibeji statuettes are usually sculpted in pairs and represent twins whose soul is indivisible. The arrival of twins was form…

Estimate 250 - 300 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes
Maubeuge, France

Anthropo zoomorphic altar figurine SENOUFO / KARABORO Burkina Faso (H: 14 cm) Brass Former collection of Professor Jacques BECUWE The KARABORO are a West African population living in southern Burkina Faso and formerly in northern Côte d'Ivoire. Exper…

Estimate 200 - 250 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes
Maubeuge, France

Diminutive mask WE / GUERE Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (H.: 13 cm, L: 8 cm) Polychrome wood, fabric and plant fibres Also called "passport masks", diminutive masks must welcome ancestral spirits. They can also be used for divination or as an altar obje…

Estimate 250 - 300 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes
Maubeuge, France

Anthropomorphic couple CHAMBA Nigeria (H.: 48.5 cm) Wood, metal Chamba statuettes have stylistic elements close to those of their mumuye neighbours. They were planted in the ground with the help of an iron rod, in order to promote healing or to prote…

Estimate 250 - 350 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes
Maubeuge, France

Anthropomorphic funerary stone KONGO Democratic Republic of Congo / Congo Brazzaville (H.: 16 cm) Stone (steatite) Kongo funerary stones are cut from a steatite, called Noki stone, a soft stone that is easy to work with and hardens in contact with ai…

Estimate 400 - 600 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes
Maubeuge, France

Statue Noom guardian of the harvests DOGON Mali (H.: 33,5 cm) Wood Former collection Professor Jacques BECUWE The DOGONs have taken over from the TELLEMs, their predecessors, the compositional patterns, notably the gesture of arms raised towards the …

Estimate 450 - 550 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes
Maubeuge, France

Zoomorphic sistre BOBO Burkina Faso (H.: 45 cm) Wood, calabash This sistre is topped by a carved head of a stylized bird, symbol of communication. It is a musical instrument accompanying initiation rituals, such as circumcision. Former collection Pro…

Estimate 250 - 350 EUR

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes
Maubeuge, France

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MASQUE ANTHROPOMORPHE CULTURE TEOTIHUACAN, VALLEY OF MEXICO, MEXICO CLASSICAL, 450 650 AP. J. C. Semi translucent alabaster H. 17,8 cm W. 16 cm Teotihuacan anthropomorphic mask, semi translucent alabaster, Mexico H. 7 in W. 6 ¼ in Provenance: Collect…

Estimate 60 000 - 80 000 EUR

Friday 29 Jan at - 16:00

Binoche et Giquello
Paris, France

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Set of objects : Maral deer antler splicer, Siberia. Small skin label with the description in ink. Marine ivory awl with square section handle with incised decoration of black stained circles, with a notch forming a spool of thread. L.: 15 cm h…

Friday 05 Feb at - 14:00

Drouot Estimations Paris, France

AFRIQUE, Oubangui

Partly openwork metal element forming a small shovel at one end and a point at the other. Label with inscription "Tattoo knife and hairdressing instrument of the Nzakara, Ubangi, 1939. Gift: Vergiat." Maurice Vergiat, born in 1900, a soldier and ph…

Friday 05 Feb at - 14:00

Drouot Estimations Paris, France

INDONÉSIE

Toraja statue made of carved and articulated wood. Almond eyes, wearing a fabric tunic. H. : 78 cm. Missing part of the foot, cracks and accidents.

Friday 05 Feb at - 14:00

Drouot Estimations Paris, France

INDONÉSIE

Toraja statue made of carved and articulated wood. Almond shaped eyes. H. : 73 cm. Missing part of the foot, accidents.

Friday 05 Feb at - 14:00

Drouot Estimations Paris, France

INDONESIE, OUEST TIMOR, ATOMI

Top of the skull of an animal, engraved with a mask, with openwork eyes and mouth and scarifications. Used as protection for houses or as a charm for hunters. H. : 24 cm. Some small accidents. Provenance: Gallery L'Asie animiste.

Friday 05 Feb at - 14:00

Drouot Estimations Paris, France

BURA culture, Niger XIV-XVIth century. Terracotta head, almond-shaped eyes. Beautiful orange-yellow patina, beautiful braided hairstyle. H_17 cm, small accidents of excavation.

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

FANG, Gabon. Decorative board element. Sculpture for the use of colonial circles. Circa 1940-1950. H_28.5 cm

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

KUBA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Helmet mask made of carved and painted polychrome wood with diamond and herringbone decoration. It is applied with small pearls and cowrie shells. Work for colonial circles, circa 1950 1960. H_27,5 cm W_48 cm

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

LULUA (?), Democratic Republic of Congo. Mask with a small fibre beard, face decorated with black dots ("panther" mask), yellowed kaolin patina. Circa 1940-1950. H_35 cm

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Silly" statue made of carved wood. Circa 1950. H_28.5 cm Painted wooden base.

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

URUBA, Nigeria. Wooden sceptre for eshu divination, male figure kneeling, hands on lower abdomen. Classic catogan hairstyle, eight scarification marks on both cheeks corresponding to a princely origin. Lye blue, brown patina with lye blue. Circa …

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

KUBA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Red and white painted wooden helmet mask. Work for colonial circles, circa 1950-1960. H_31,5 cm D_42 cm

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

GOURO, Ivory Coast. Female statuette with black patina covered with red European paint. H_29 cm, accident, small slit stabilized

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

LEGA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Birth scene in carved wood. Work for colonial circles, circa 1950-1960. H_18.5 cm W_39 cm D_11 cm On a counter base in patinated bronze.

Sunday 31 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

SEPIK River region, Papua New Guinea. Palm wood mask. Mask from the 1960s for use in colonial circles. H_37 cm Wood and metal base.

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

CHOKWE, Angola. Carved and engraved wooden mask, the forehead decorated with a Lusitanian cross. The headdress is made of vegetal fibres and elements of small polychrome glass beads. Work for colonial circles, circa 1950 1960. H_26 cm On a black…

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

LEGA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Carved wooden mask, the mouth and eyebrows engraved to represent the hair. The beard is made of vegetable fibers. Work in colonial circles, circa 1950 1960. H_26 cm (mask only) H_40 cm (with fibres) On a pati…

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Métayer Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Nevers Nevers, France

Head scraper or zoomorphic hairpick BAMANA Mali (H.: 25.5 cm) Bronze This copy corresponds to the vertical type crest of the region of Segou, San and Koutiala. It is a representation of the male mask with horns curved backwards, on the model of the h…

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes Maubeuge, France

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Female Ere ibeji statuette YORUBA Nigeria, Abeokuta region, Egba style (H: 23.5 cm) Wood, brass, traces of lye blue, red ochre Ibeji statuettes are usually sculpted in pairs and represent twins whose soul is indivisible. The arrival of twins was form…

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes Maubeuge, France

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Anthropo zoomorphic altar figurine SENOUFO / KARABORO Burkina Faso (H: 14 cm) Brass Former collection of Professor Jacques BECUWE The KARABORO are a West African population living in southern Burkina Faso and formerly in northern Côte d'Ivoire. Exper…

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes Maubeuge, France

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Diminutive mask WE / GUERE Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (H.: 13 cm, L: 8 cm) Polychrome wood, fabric and plant fibres Also called "passport masks", diminutive masks must welcome ancestral spirits. They can also be used for divination or as an altar obje…

Saturday 30 Jan at - 14:00

Thomas Maison de Ventes Maubeuge, France

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