Buste ancestral

with a cavity in the head containing prophylactic substances. Wood, old patina, honey Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.2 cm

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Estimate 200 - 300 EUR

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BAMILEKELE, CAMEROON Ngain mask depicting a young princess with a vulva-shaped cavity at the top of her head. Her face features an alert, benevolent expression accentuated by wide-open eyes. Hardwood, natural white pigments, old brown and honey patina, internal signs of use. H. 43 cm. These masks were not worn, but presented on the head of a dignitary held in levitation by the cavity at the top of the head, personifying the idea of fertility and femininity.

Lot 184

Estim. 400 - 700 EUR

TEKE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Male fetish with rectangular abdominal cavity designed to contain prophylactic substances. Its face features a watchful expression accentuated by metal applications over the eyes. It is embellished with linear scarification marks and topped by a headdress with a sagittal crest on two side lobes. Wood, old honey-brown patina, metal. H. 44 cm.

Lot 190

Estim. 800 - 1 200 EUR

BAS CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Fetish featuring a male figure standing on a circular pedestal. He is sculpted in a dynamic posture, his gaze accentuated by painted glass inlays. The rectangular cavity on the belly would originally have contained a magic charge, present at the top of the head. Wood, glass, chain, fabric and prophylactic material on the head. Old honey-brown patina. H. 24 cm. Provenance: former collection of Docteur Léon Fouks (great friend of Charles Ratton); sale SVV Lavoissiere-Gueilhers, La Rochelle, May 6, 2014, lot 303.

Lot 208

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

STATUE HEAD in fruitwood: presumed portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul. Art Populaire, circa 1800 (A cavity in the back of the head). H. 22 cm And a polychrome wood child's head. Early 19th century. H. 17.5 cm

Buste ancestral

with a cavity in the head containing prophylactic substances. Wood, old patina, honey Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.2 cm

Buste ancestral

STATUE HEAD in fruitwood: presumed portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul. Art Populaire, circa 1800 (A cavity in the back of the head). H. 22 cm And a polychrome wood child's head. Early 19th century. H. 17.5 cm

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