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Wed 03 Jul

Female bust - Female bust Carved tooth representing female bust. 3rd quarter of the century. XX. Dim. 64cm; Weight: 1515 gr.

Wed 03 Jul

Female bust - Female bust Carved tooth, representing female bust. 3rd quarter of the century. XX. Dim. 69cm; Weight: 4500 gr.

Wed 03 Jul

Male bust - Male bust Sculpture in natural ivory, 3rd quarter of the century. XX. Small defect. Dim. 27cm; Weight: 1800 gr.

Wed 03 Jul

Male bust - Male bust Sculpture in natural ivory, 3rd quarter of the century. XX. Dim. 32cm; Weight: 4300 gr.

Wed 03 Jul

Female head - Female head Ivory sculpture representing an African woman, 3rd quarter of the century. XX. Dim. 20 cm; Weight: 1250 gr.

Wed 03 Jul

Crocodile - Crocodile Ivory sculpture representing crocodile. 1st half of the century. XX. Dim. 52cm; Weight: 508 gr.

Wed 03 Jul

Carved tooth - Carved tooth Carved ivory tooth representing animals among trees, 3rd quarter of the 19th century. XX. Dim. 77cm; Weight: 1032 g

Wed 03 Jul

Carved tooth - Carved tooth Carved ivory tooth, representing figures. 3rd quarter of the century. XX. Dim. 83cm; Weight: 2500 gr.

Wed 03 Jul

Carved tooth - Carved tooth Carved ivory tooth, representing motifs from everyday life. 3rd quarter of the century. XX. Dim. 117cm; Weight: 8200 gr.

Wed 03 Jul

Carved tooth - Carved tooth Carved ivory tooth, representing animals.3rd quarter of the century. XX. Dim. 80cm; Weight: 2350 gr.

Wed 03 Jul

Carved tooth - Carved tooth Carved ivory tooth, representing a female bust. 3rd quarter of the century. XX. Dim. 88cm; Weight: 4000 gr.

Wed 03 Jul

Sculpture - Sculpture Carved ivory tooth representing a female head. 1st half of the century. XX. Dim. 44.5cm; Weight: 1755 gr.

Thu 04 Jul

Elefantenherde. - Naturalistically carved herd of elephants and mother elephant with calf. Positioned on a natural wooden base. Fine work. Bone teeth, slightly damaged in places. L: 30 and 33 cm. Comes with 2 small trees of life of the Makonde Nigeria. Ebony. 24 and 28 cm. D

Thu 04 Jul

Prächtige Maske der - Baulo, Guro? Mask with prominent bulging forehead. Three humps above. Below with white coloring. Slit eyes and slit-shaped, sharply toothed mouth. Head section with brown fiber hood. 28 cm. D

Thu 04 Jul

Kinderschuh, - Bronze, dark patina, not hallmarked. Finely executed sculpture of an old child's shoe. Good condition. 20th century. H x W x D approx. 6 x 6.5 x 16 cm. - Included: Baby shoes "Sioux". - Small model "Children's shoe, leather". L. 9 cm. D

Thu 04 Jul

Masque Walu zoomorphe en bois - Representing an antelope. Dogon, Mali. H. 67 - L. 20 - D. 15 cm. (Minor restoration).

Thu 04 Jul

Ensemble de trois statuettes en bois et tissus - representing two female figures and one male figure. In the Baule style, Ivory Coast H. From 48 to 51 cm. Attached is a ritual mask in red, black and white painted wood. Open mouth, metal teeth. In the WE/ GUERE style, Côté d'ivoire. H. 30 - L. 23 - D. 16 cm.

Thu 04 Jul

Culture Shona, Zimbabwe - A set of two Shona sculptures One signed under the base, the other signed B. Emarufu H.: 35 and 39 cm

Thu 04 Jul

Lot de deux bracelets à grelots et deux statuettes - Set of two bell bracelets and two statuettes Bronze West Africa, early 20th century

Thu 04 Jul

CURIOSA - Counterfeit Amazonian shrunken head. Sewn animal leather, three wooden splinters closing the mouth and hair. 20th century work. Mounted under Plexiglas. H. 10.5 cm - W. 8 cm - D. 10.5 cm.

INDONESIA Ikat Sumba with figures Size : 246 x 146 cm. Colored discolorations in places, used condition

AFRICA - 20th CENTURY Large wooden mask painted in the Fang style Size: 131 x 33 cm. approx. Cracks and chips to the wood, missing material in places. REDUCED FEES FOR THIS LOT 11.9% EXCL. TAX OR 14.28% INCL. TAX

DAYAK - KALIMANTAN - BORNEO Baby carrier in wood, plant fibers and woven and dangling beads Size: 32 x 25 x 18 cm. Wood missing, beads missing, used condition

FIDJI ISLANDS Two tapas with geometric decoration Plant fibers, pigments Dim.: 150 x 107 cm. and 103 x 147 cm. Small accidents, missing pieces and tears, folds, used condition

INDONESIA Carved wooden rice sickle handle. The handle features a monkey depicted in the round, kneeling. Base Handle size: 21 x 30 cm. Dim. with base: 34 x 33.5 cm. Wood cracks and chips

INDONESIA Carved wooden rice sickle handle. The handle features a monkey depicted in the round, in a seated position. Base Handle size : 15 x 41 cm. Dim. with base: 24 x 45 cm. Cracks and wear

INDONESIA Carved and polychrome wooden rice sickle handle. The handle features a figure in the round. Base Handle size : 16 x 41 cm. Dim. with base: 20 x 41 cm. Scratches

INDONESIA Carved wooden rice sickle handle. The handle features a reclining figure dominated by a feline. Beautiful shiny brown patina due to customary use. Base Handle size: 20 x 41 cm. Size with base: 24 x 49 cm. Metal cracks and oxidation

INDONESIA Carved wooden rice sickle handle. The top of the handle is adorned with a plant-inspired motif. Base Handle size: 15 x 23 cm. Dim. with base: 25 x 25.5 cm. Scratches, cracks and chips to the wood.

INDONESIA Carved and polychrome wooden rice sickle handle. The ornate grip features an animal, mouth open, in a predatory pose. Red pigment highlights still present. Base Handle size: 21.5 x 16 cm. Dim. with base: 23 x 16 cm. Polychrome missing, small cracks

INDONESIA Carved and polychrome wooden rice sickle handle. The handle features a half-man, half-bird effigy, enhanced with pigments. Base Handle size: 20 x 43 cm. Size with base: 34 x 43 cm.

INDONESIA Carved and polychrome wooden rice sickle handle. The handle is carved with a quadruped with eyes represented by two metal tapestry nails. Beautiful glossy black patina Base Handle size: 24 x 28.5 cm. Size with base: 36 x 29 cm. Scratches

INDONESIA Carved and polychrome wooden rice sickle handle. The handle features a depicted bird standing on its legs in high relief. Base Handle size: 20 x 47 cm. Dim. with base: 30.5 x 47 cm. Lack of polychromy, cracks, old restoration with nails.

INDONESIA Carved polychrome wooden rice sickle handle. At the top of the handle, a half-man, half-bird effigy, still largely painted red. Base Handle size: 18 x 48 cm. Size with base: 24 x 54 cm. Lack of polychromy, cracks and minor dents to the wood.

INDONESIA Carved and polychrome wooden rice sickle handle. The handle features a figure in the round, enhanced by vivid polychromy, his legs running along the curvature of the tool. Base Handle size: 23 x 41 cm. Size with base: 32 x 41 cm. Broken, reglued, missing

INDONESIA Carved and polychrome wooden rice sickle handle. The end of the handle is architectural and painted in turquoise blue. Base Handle size: 17 x 38 cm. Dim. with base: 22 x 38 cm. Polychrome missing

Thu 04 Jul

Tribal sculpture from the Democratic Republic of Congo in carved and polychrome wood . Tribal . Height: 50 cm

Thu 04 Jul

Kankobele (thumb piano), tribal musical instrument from Congo, Tabwa ethnic group, in carved wood. . Tribal . Height: 47 cm

Thu 04 Jul

African tribal mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo, in carved and polychrome wood . Tribal . Height: 37 cm

Fri 05 Jul

LOVALE, Zambia. Wood, plant fibers, beads. Mwana Phwevo" dance mask featuring a female face considered to be the ancestor of a matrilineal lineage. The aesthetics of this mask are very similar to those of the neighboring Lwena and Tshokwe, the face is very expressive and the mask still has part of its headdress and carrying hood. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 21 cm. Expert : Christian NJIENSI. Tel.: 06.31.90.99.95

Fri 05 Jul

COTE D'IVOIRE - DAN : Carved and patinated wood mask, fabric, cowrie fibers and metal

Fri 05 Jul

Set comprising: a Dogon necklace in bauxite; a necklace in unspecified metal; a Zulu necklace in ostrich egg; three necklaces in blue and white glass paste; a necklace in coconut; a large sautoir necklace in agate; an unspecified necklace. L. 25 to 52 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

Set of four necklaces with tubular beads in "millefioré" multicolored glass paste. L. 34 to 38 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

NORTH MALI Set of two sautoir necklaces, ovoid beads in cascades. Copal with patina from use and age. H. 35 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

GOLD TRIANGLE Antique pair of bracelets with floral and vegetal motifs, birds and animals. Silver metal. H. 11.5 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

ETHIOPIA Set of 14 ancient Coptic crosses in the tradition of the early Christian church. Silver metal. H. 4 to 8.5 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

TCHAD, KENGA, (bears an indication: "village Korbo"). Pair of bracelets worn on the upper arm. Bronze or brass, old patina and wear marks. H. 18 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

WEST AFRICA, 19th century or earlier Set of 5 removable bracelets with openwork sawtooth and relief decoration. Green patina bronze. D. 9 to 13 cm. Provenance: Jean-Yves Coué collection, Nantes, November 2005.

Fri 05 Jul

WEST AFRICA, 19th century Set of three coin bracelets. Bronze with patina from age and use. The largest: D. 12 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

MENDÉ, GUINEA-CONAKRY Set of two bronze coin bracelets with excavation patina. D. 19 cm. and 25 cm. (accidents and missing parts)

Fri 05 Jul

WEST AFRICA, 19th century or earlier Set of 8 coin bracelets. Bronze, very old patina with wear marks. L. 8.5 to 11 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

WEST AFRICA and SUBSHARAN AFRICA, 19th century or earlier Set of 16 bracelets also used as barter coins. Embellished with engraved, twisted relief decorations and bells. Bronze, very old patina and wear marks. D. 10 to 7 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

SAHELIAN POPULATIONS AND WEST AFRICA, 19th century Set of five bracelets, one hemispherical, one octagonal-headed, engraved with ancestral motifs and geometric and concentric ideograms. Bronze, very old patina, marks of time and use. L. 9.5 to 13.5 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

WEST AFRICA and others Set of 7 archaic bronze bracelets with patina from use and time. H. 10 to 14 cm. Provenance: one from the Jean-Yves Coué collection, Nantes.

Fri 05 Jul

WEST AFRICA and others, 19th and 20th centuries Set of 11 bronze and brass bracelets and anklets with patina from use and age. D. 8 to 15 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

IGBO, KIRDI, NIGERIA, CAMEROON and others, 19th century Set of 14 leggings, bracelets and anklets. Bronze and brass, old patina and wear marks. H. 4 to 16 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

WEST AFRICA and various provenances, 19th century or earlier Set of 15 torques, bracelets and anklets. Bronze with patina from use and age. D. 5 to 20 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

DAN, REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D'IVOIRE Set of 10 arm and ankle bracelets with bells, some engraved with concentric and radiating motifs. Bronze and wrought iron, old patina and marks of time. H. 8.5 to 14 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

DAN, REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D'IVOIRE Beautiful set of five anklets with bells featuring various geometric, concentric and symbolic motifs. Bronze, old patina and marks of time. D. 19 cm, 19 cm, 18 cm, 17 cm and 15 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

SUBSAHARIAN AFRICA and FANG, GABON Set of three anklets decorated with ancestral, geometric, concentric and other motifs. Bronze or brass with patina from use and age. D. 12.5 cm, 9 cm and 12 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

Set including : - a large N'GOMBE, ZAIRE peg; - a PEUL anklet, SAHEL ; - a bracelet used for divination, with linear decorations and ovoid knob, NIETEN, DAN GUÉRÉ ; - a bracelet with two circular protrusions and geometric decoration. Bronze, copper and brass with patina from use and age. 19th century work D. 15 to 20 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

BUDJA, MONGO, KOTA, 18th and 19th centuries Set of 8 anklets and ancestral exchange coins. Bronze, old brown and green patina and very old wear marks. L. 7 to 21 cm. Provenance: the pair of Kota anklets comes from the Jean-Yves Coué collection, Nantes.

Fri 05 Jul

PEUL, SONGHAÏ, SAHEL Pair of anklets, worn by women, richly engraved with geometric motifs and animals, figures, sun, etc. Brass, old patina. H. 15 cm; D. 27 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

PEUL and TOUAREG, NORTH MALI, MAURITANIA, NIGER, 19th century Set of 10 bracelets, 3 of them removable and 4 with octagonal heads. Silver metal with patina from use and age. H. 6.5 to 10.5 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

FANG, GABON Dignitary ornament engraved with ancestral motifs. Bronze with patina from use and age. H. 7.2 cm; L. 10.5 cm. Provenance: Jean-Yves Coué collection, Nantes, May 1998.

Fri 05 Jul

PEUL, SAHEL REGION, 18th century or earlier Set of two large coin pegs decorated with engraved symbols, worn only by married women and used as wedding money. Bronze with green and brown patina. Forged and hot-twisted from an ingot with a high copper content. H. 13 cm and 14 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

BINI, YORUBA, NIGERIA, 19th century or earlier Bracelet decorated with an ancestral head in relief and zigzag motif. Bronze, old patina and wear mark. D. 9 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

FANG, GABON, CAMEROON, 19th century Set of two ornaments engraved with ancestral motifs. These ornaments, called "Akal" and "Ngo", are passed down from generation to generation. Bronze, old brown patina, marks of use and age. H. 7 cm; H. 9.5 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

BUDJA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, Lisala region, 18th century or earlier. Important anklet worn by women with linear incised decoration. Bronze, very old green patina and wear marks; open-mold casting. H. 15 cm; L. 15 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

GIO, LIBERIA, 18th century Prestigious anklet with stepped bells indicating the social rank and wealth of the chief's family. This piece is distinguished by its size and age. Bronze with very old patina and marks of time. H. 9 cm ; L. 12 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

TOUAREG, SAHELIAN ZONE, 18th-19th centuries Beautiful pair of twisted Kegutu pegs, with octagonal tips, embellished with concentric and geometric incised motifs. Bronze with a weathered patina. These anklets were worn by married women. They were also used as wedding coins. H. 13 cm; L. 13.5 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

TOUAREG, SAHELIAN ZONE, 18th-19th centuries Beautiful pair of twisted Kegutu pegs, with octagonal tips, embellished with concentric and geometric incised motifs. Bronze with a weathered patina. These anklets were worn by married women. They were also used as wedding coins. H. 13 cm; L. 16 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

PEUL, SONGHAÏ, NIGER, 16th-18th century Beautiful and important coin bracelet engraved with ancestral circular and geometric motifs, probably evoking primitive ideograms. Bronze with very old patina. Marks of time. H. 15 cm; L. 7.6 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

PEUL, NIGER, MAURITANIA, SAHEL, 16th-18th century. Magnificent coin bracelet with octagonal head engraved with ancestral ideograms and magic squares. Bronze, very old patina. Marks of time. H. 15 cm; L. 15.5 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

INNER DELTA REGION OF NIGER, NIGERIA and NGATAMONGO, CONGO. Nice set of two very old serpentiform leggings, one with a quadrangular head, four coin pegs, a legging with a three-lobed protrusion and a coin bracelet with engraved decoration. Green patina bronze. H. 15 to 25 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

BAOULÉ, REPUBLIC OF CÔTE D'IVOIRE, late 19th century Set of 11 bracelets and anklets featuring meticulous concentric and semi-concentric linear decoration. Bronze or brass with a patina from age and use. L. 7 to 14 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

KROU, LIBERIA, 19th century Prestigious anklet decorated with circular and undulating strings, and adorned with a floral bud. Bronze, old green and brown patina, marks of use. This important ornament marks the social rank of the wearer and of the person who shares her life. It involves heavy expenditure and impedes movement. H. 24 cm; W. 17 cm. Our example can be considered one of the largest and heaviest, very close to and the same size as the one reproduced on page 45 of the book: A. VAN CUSTEM, "Bracelets Ethniques d'Afrique, d'Asie, d'Océanie et d'Amérique", Paris, Éditions du Seuil ; Skira, 2002.

Fri 05 Jul

MOSSI, BURKINA-FASO, FRAFRA, GHANA, 19th century Set of 11 bronze pegs with patina from use and age. L. 7 to 18 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

Set including : - a head ornament with carnelian cabochons and glass on silver metal and two bracelets in silver metal and brass adorned with glass cabochons, imitating carnelian, CENTRAL ASIA, TURKMEN, TEKKE ; - five silver bracelets from INDIA and the MIDDLE EAST; - two pipes from SOUTH AFRICA ; - four horn bracelets from ETHIOPIA ; - an indeterminate stone bracelet; - a bronze bracelet ; - a needle ; - a spoon; - a Kissi wrought-iron coin, SIERA LEONE. H. 7 to 20 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

Set of eight swords, knives, serpettes and daggers. Black Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, 2 spearheads, a Yemenite dagger scabbard, a primitive Nigerian wrought-iron coin, a Kapsiki sex cover, two Masai knives, a Mossi flute, a Dogon sun, an indeterminate necklace, a claw-shaped amulet, a Baule slingshot on a base, two water-jar holders, a bronze receptacle, a silver-plated counterweight, an indeterminate bracelet, a terracotta pipe scabbard from Cameroon, 4 wrought-iron and brass torches, an Indian silver-plated bracelet, 7 bracelets from various sources, an adze with birds and a Congo walking stick from the Jean-Pierre Laprugne collection, Paris. Various materials and dimensions; 4 undetermined lots.

Fri 05 Jul

FANG, GABON Torque coin with incised decoration. Bronze or brass with patina from age and use. H. 18 cm; L. 15 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

NGATA and MONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Torque coin with engraved geometric motifs. Green patina bronze. Age marks. H. 24 cm; L. 25.5 cm. Provenance: Galerie Argiles, Paris, September 2014.

Fri 05 Jul

FANG, GABON Large torque with tapered ends, embellished with incised chevron and linear decoration. Bronze, old patina and marks of time. H. 28 cm; L. 34 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

FANG, GABON Torque with hemmed ends. Bronze, old brown patina and marks of time. H. 16 cm; L. 21 cm. Provenance : Galerie Jean Pierre Laprugne, Paris, September 2001.

Fri 05 Jul

NIGERIA Torch with ringed decoration ending in two stylized antelope heads. Green patina bronze. Marks of time. H. 26 cm; L. 32 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

FANG, GABON, 19th century or earlier Torque coin with deeply incised decoration symbolizing ancestral ideograms. Bronze, old brown patina and wear marks. H. 19 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

WEST AFRICA Set of 3 half-torque coins, two of them engraved with ancestral decorations. Bronze with brown patina. H. 17.5 cm, 24 cm and 21 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

WEST AFRICA Set of six antique spears in wood and wrought iron. H. 70 to 140 cm. (accidents and missing parts) Provenance: Estate of Mr. Paul HORN (1879-1959). Architect, patron and promoter of L'AUBETTE in Strasbourg. He entrusted the decor of his building to THEO VAN DOESBURG, JEAN ARP and SOPHIE TAUEBER-ARP.

Fri 05 Jul

GABON and NIGERIA, 19th century Set of 4 coin torques, two of them with incised decoration. Bronze and brass with patina from use and age. L. 28 cm, 20 cm, 19 cm and 21 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

FANG, GABON, 19th century Set of 3 coin torques, brown patina bronze. L.: 19 cm, 14.5 cm and 17 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

TEKE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Chief's torc with engraved decoration of ancestral motifs. Bronze with old patina and marks of time. H. 23.5 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

OGONI and YORUBA, NIGERIA 18th and 19th centuries Set including : - a leggings with four busts of young dignitaries facing each other, decorated with bells ; - a cult anklet with four batrachians in relief. Bronze (small missing on the reverse of the pegbox), very old patina and marks of time. H. 12 cm and 18.5 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

TEKE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Solar-shaped torch decorated with incised symbols. Brass, old patina and wear marks. D. 35.5 cm. Inscription on reverse: "Reported by Kaufmessen (?) in 1897". Provenance: Jean-Yves Coué, Nantes, October 2002.

Fri 05 Jul

BAMILÉKÉ, CAMEROON Queen's necklace with 14 buffalo heads (one with a broken nose). Bronze and wrought iron with patina from age and use. D. 41 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

TEKE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Onlua chief's torch, with finely incised decoration, embellished with rectangular crenellations around the perimeter. Brass, old patina and wear marks. H. 31 cm. Provenance: former Jean-Yves Coué collection, Nantes.

Fri 05 Jul

YORUBA, NIGERIA, 19th century or earlier Large torque coin with spiked disc ends. Bronze, old brown and green patina. Marks of use and age. H. 36 cm; L. 39 cm. Provenance: Jean-Yves Coué collection, Nantes, October 6, 2002. Given the scarcity of copper ore in West Africa, the metal was the object of intense trade with Europe and other distant regions of Africa, such as Morocco or Katanga in the Congo. As Laurick Zerbini points out ("L'Afrique sans Masque", 2002), the shape of this coin was inspired by the manilles exported by the Portuguese to the coast of Nigeria as early as the 16th century. Shackles were weights in the form of bracelets of various sizes that served as a means of exchange. However, the role of these pieces was not limited to their market value, as they were also used in social and ritual exchanges. These torques-manilles were also worn by women during certain ceremonies.

Fri 05 Jul

MIAO, GUIZHOU PROVINCE, SOUTHERN CHINA Five-row torc with incised floral and plant motifs. Silver metal, patina from age and use. H. 38 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

YUNNAN, CHINA Ceremonial headdress worn by men. Stepped, cut and welded metal. Old patina and wear marks. H. 16 cm; L. 36 cm.

Fri 05 Jul

SOKOTO, NIGERIA, circa 300 BC-300 AD. Head probably representing the portrait of a young warrior with frizzy hair. Brown and orange terracotta. H. 14 cm. Provenance: Jean-Yves Coué, November 2003.

Fri 05 Jul

BURA, NIGER, circa 1200-1600 A.D. Head with scarified face, eyes in relief. Orange-ochre and brown terracotta. H. 23 cm. Provenance: Jean-Yves Coué collection, Nantes, April 2003.