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Lot 1 - Amulette talismanique - with a head resting on a long elliptical neck Wood, old patina and wear marks. Height: 9 cm

Starting price 90 EUR

Lot 2 - Réceptacle - with finely engraved decoration. Wood, old patina and wear marks (original lid) Height: 16 cm

Starting price 80 EUR

Lot 3 - Paire de statuettes - probably for divination. Hardwood, old patina and wear marks, Losso, Togo 16 x 8 cm

Starting price 150 EUR

Lot 4 - Étrier de poulie de métier à tisser - carved with a head concentrated on the top. Hardwood, old brown and russet patina, fine marks of use. Guru, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Height: 15 cm

Starting price 230 EUR

Lot 5 - Bel étrier de poulie de métier à tisser - featuring a finely carved Kalao head with prominent sagittal crest. Wood, old honey-brown patina, small chip on back of stirrup. Sénoufo, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 19.5 x 8 cm Provenance: Collection of Madame Jacqueline Vallotton, acquired in the 1970s from auction houses and specialized dealers.

Starting price 120 EUR

Lot 6 - Réceptacle - with finely engraved decoration. Wood, old patina and wear marks (original lid) H :16,5 cm

Starting price 60 EUR

Lot 7 - Très ancien pendentif - featuring a bust on the top and a stylized animal. Bronze with patina from use and age Dogon, Mali 8 x 9 cm

Starting price 180 EUR

Lot 8 - Cloche de féticheur - with ancestral decor in relief. Bronze or brass, patinated by time and use. West Africa 14 x 7 cm

Starting price 120 EUR

Lot 9 - Pendentif-talisman - in the form of a stylized heart and spiral. Bronze, patinated by time and use. Gan, Burkina Faso 8.5 x 12 cm

Starting price 120 EUR

Lot 10 - Bracelet - with two bells. Bronze, old patina from use and age Dogon, Mali 8.5 x 9.7 cm

Starting price 60 EUR

Lot 11 - Bracelet - featuring a fantastic anthropomorphic figure. Bronze, very old patina and marks of time Dogon, Mali 13.5 x 9.5 cm

Starting price 120 EUR

Lot 12 - Paire d’épingles d’initiés Edan - with their original chain, featuring two heads wearing conical hats. Bronze and wrought iron with a patina of age and use. Yoruba, Nigeria Height: 10.5 cm H : 16 cm

Starting price 180 EUR

Lot 13 - Bracelet - with elongated stylized figure. Bronze, very old patina and marks of age, Dogon Mali 7.5 x 8.5 cm

Starting price 150 EUR

Lot 14 - Bague de dignitaire - with two chameleons side by side Bronze with patina from time and use Senoufo, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 7 x 9 cm

Starting price 80 EUR

Lot 15 - Amulette - showing two chameleons, one on top of the other, probably a sign of fertility. Bronze with green patina, marks of time Gan, Burkina Faso 11.5 x 12.5 cm

Starting price 180 EUR

Lot 16 - Paire d’épingles d’initiés Edan. - Brass and wrought iron, with patina from use and age, Yoruba, Nigeria Height: 23.5 cm

Starting price 150 EUR

Lot 17 - Couteau - probably for circumcision or excision. Wrought iron, patinated by use and age. Dogon, Mali Height: 22 cm

Starting price 150 EUR

Lot 18 - Bracelet annulaire - with two lateral bélières. Bronze with green patina, Dogon, Mali 10.5 x 14.5 cm Diameter: 12.5 cm

Starting price 100 EUR

Lot 19 - Ensemble : deux bagues, deux pendentifs et un poids en bronze - Set: two rings, two pendants and a weight. Bronze Dogon, Ashanti and Lobi

Starting price 38 EUR

Lot 20 - Ornement de ceinture - showing a standing dignitary wearing a large necklace and a royal headdress Metal with brown patina, time mark Benin, 19th century H : 15,5

Starting price 200 EUR

Lot 21 - Masque cheval antilope - with open mouth showing teeth. Polychrome wood, old patina and internal wear marks Zamblé, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 45 x 13.5 cm not mounted Provenance: Collection of Madame Jacqueline Vallotton, acquired in the 1970s from auction houses and specialized dealers.

Starting price 170 EUR

Lot 22 - Pilier protecteur de maison - carved with a standing nude male figure. Hardwood with localized crusty patina Fon, Benin 27 x 5.5 cm

Starting price 70 EUR

Lot 23 - Poupée de fécondité Biga - with incised body. Hardwood, old honey-brown patina, signs of use. Mossi Burkina Faso Height: 31.5 cm

Starting price 200 EUR

Lot 24 - Poupée de fertilité - Calabash, beads and various materials, marks of use Nyamwezi, Tanzania Height: 16 cm

Starting price 90 EUR

Lot 25 - Poupée de fertilité - Calabash, beads and various materials, marks of use Nyamwezi, Tanzania Height: 24 cm

Starting price 90 EUR

Lot 26 - Chasse mouche de dignitaire - with female figure on top. Wood, horsehair, leather. Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo Height: 52 cm

Starting price 220 EUR

Lot 27 - Personnage assis unijambiste - Wood, old honey patina, slightly thick in places. Lobi, Burkina Faso 16 x 14 cm

Starting price 180 EUR

Lot 28 - Personnage assis - Patinated wood Lobi, Burkina Faso 16 x 14 cm

Starting price 50 EUR

Lot 29 - Amulette de chasse - anthropomorphic. Wood with honey-brown patina, old wear marks, Yaka, Democratic Republic of Congo Height: 7 cm

Starting price 70 EUR

Lot 30 - Statuette - showing a woman with slightly bent knees, wearing a skirt. Hardwood, old brown and honey patina, marks of use Dogon, Mali Height: 28 cm

Starting price 180 EUR

Lot 31 - Statuette féminine - with soft expression and angular joints. Wood, old patina and wear marks Dogon, Senu region, Mali Height: 26.5 cm

Starting price 140 EUR

Lot 32 - Statuette féminine - with sagittal crest and marked joints. Wood with a slightly crusty patina. Dogon, Mali Height: 28 cm

Starting price 220 EUR

Lot 33 - Paire d'Ibejis - male female, presented on a circular pedestal with incised decoration. Wood, old honey and russet patina, small localized erosions, discrete remains of indigo pigments on the headdress, marks of use. Yoruba, Nigeria Height: 27 cm

Starting price 100 EUR

Lot 34 - Statuette - featuring a nude male figure standing with his hands on his stomach in a symbolic gesture. Beautiful, gentle, interiorized facial expression. Hardwood, old brown and russet patina, shiny in places. Baule, Republic of Ivory Coast Height: 30 cm

Starting price 480 EUR

Lot 35 - Poupée de fécondité Biga - carved on cubist forms, the body with geometric incisions. Old honey-red patina, marks of use Mossi, Burkina Faso Height: 23.5 cm

Starting price 180 EUR

Lot 36 - Instrument cultuel - showing a dignitary's head with scarification marks. Wood with brown patina Tabwa style, Democratic Republic of Congo 54.5 x 16 x 16 cm

Starting price 30 EUR

Lot 37 - Statuette masculine - carved with a standing figure on a circular pedestal with tiered linear decoration. His face shows a benevolent expression. Hardwood, old reddish-brown patina, Baule, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Height: 33 cm

Starting price 380 EUR

Lot 38 - Paire de statuettes, dites "colon" - showing two Europeans. The gentleman is wearing a tie. Ewe, Togo H: 28 cm and 30 cm

Starting price 320 EUR

Lot 39 - Interessante statuette - featuring a figure with atrophied arms raised, the head surmounted by an arched crest. Wood, old brown patina, marks of age Dogon, Mali Height: 35 cm

Starting price 220 EUR

Lot 40 - Masque de grade - showing a simian face with pronounced arches and a watchful expression. Wood, kaolin, vegetable fiber, old brown patina and marks of use Lega, Democratic Republic of Congo 26 x 15 cm

Starting price 500 EUR

Lot 41 - Masque de grade - featuring a sensitive face in a heart-shaped space. Wood, kaolin, vegetable fibers, old patinas and marks of use Lega, Democratic Republic of the Congo 23 x 14 cm Provenance: Former collection of Mr. B in Châteauroux, after inheritance.

Starting price 250 EUR

Lot 42 - Masque de danse - featuring a face with almond-shaped eyes and a half-open mouth showing its teeth, giving it a wrathful expression. Hardwood with reddish-brown patina, internal wear marks Tchokwé, Democratic Republic of Congo 18 x 11 cm

Starting price 200 EUR

Lot 43 - Masque de danse - featuring an expressive face, metal-covered mouth and rimmed eyes. Hardwood with reddish patina, internal wear marks Sukuma, Tanzania 29 x 18 cm

Starting price 500 EUR

Lot 44 - Masque Kasangu - of the Mungongo warrior society carved face with vigorous expression and rounded forehead. Wood, rattan, white pigments, old brown patina Salampasu, Democratic Republic of Congo 32 x 19 cm Provenance: Former collection of Mr. B in Châteauroux, after inheritance.

Starting price 180 EUR

Lot 45 - Masque de danse - featuring the sensitive face of a young woman with a gentle, interiorized expression. Hardwood, old brown and honey lacquered patina, internal wear marks, woven plant fibers Dan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 24 x 14 cm Provenance: Collection of Madame Jacqueline Vallotton, acquired in the 1970s from auction houses and specialized dealers.

Starting price 380 EUR

Lot 46 - Masque de danse - showing a face with half-closed eyes and half-open mouth, the forehead delimited by a median ridge Wood, white pigments, old brown patina and internal wear marks, cowrie shells and fabric Dan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 28 x 22 cm Unmounted Provenance: Collection of Madame Jacqueline Vallotton, acquired in the 1970s from auction houses and specialized dealers.

Starting price 200 EUR

Lot 47 - Statuette - with sagittal crest. Hardwood, old patina, slightly thick in places, signs of use. Lobi, Burkina Faso Height: 20 cm

Current bid 80 EUR

Lot 48 - Buste ancestral - with a cavity in the head containing prophylactic substances. Wood, old patina, honey Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.2 cm

Starting price 180 EUR

Lot 49 - Buste - showing a female ancestor with long arms and a scarified belly hardwood, old honey and brown patina Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo 30.5 x 12cm

Starting price 30 EUR

Lot 50 - Statuette féminine - with a generous chest. Wood with crusty patina, very old signs of use Pro Dogon, Tellem, Mali 14,5 x 4,5

Starting price 400 EUR

Lot 51 - Figure anthropomorphe - shown standing on powerful legs with angular joints, arms detached from the body and face surmounted by a sagittal crest with linear incised decoration. Wood, plant fiber, bronze torque, old thick brown patina in places, wear marks Mumuyé, Nigeria 48 x 10 cm

Starting price 350 EUR

Lot 52 - Buste de pilier protecteur - with expressive head Ravined wood, white pigments, old patina and marks of use Fon, Benin 26 cm

Starting price 150 EUR

Lot 53 - Figure de fécondité - with an oversized belly and a magical dorsal charge. Wood with crusty patina, old wear marks Sukuma, Tanzania 24 x 7.5 cm

Starting price 120 EUR

Lot 54 - Masque tête de requin - with articulated jaw. Polychrome wood, fabric, old patina and wear marks Bidjogo, Guinea Bissau 26 x 28 cm

Starting price 300 EUR

Lot 55 - Pilier ou bâton de pluie - with clean, modern forms Hardwood, old brown patina and wear marks Yoruba, Nigeria 65 cm

Starting price 150 EUR

Lot 56 - Canne de chef - carved with a snake coiled around the shaft and a dignitary at the top Hardwood, old brown and russet patina Pendé, Democratic Republic of Congo 104 cm

Starting price 120 EUR

Lot 57 - Maternité - with generous forms and shaved head Wood, old slightly crusty patina, weathering on the feet Lobi, Burkina Fasso 32.5 cm

Starting price 150 EUR

Lot 58 - Poupée de fécondité « Biga » - Hardwood, old honey-brown patina, wear marks Mossi, Burkina Faso 33 cm

Starting price 120 EUR

Lot 59 - Tête - beige-orange terracotta (age marks) Djenné, Mali, AD 1300-1500 11.5 cm

Starting price 80 EUR

Lot 60 - Flûte rituelle - Wood, honey and brown patina, use mark Mossi, Burkina Faso Height: 21.5 cm

Starting price 50 EUR

Lot 61 - Buste - featuring a hermaphroditic figure with a swollen chest and a face with a timeless expression. Wood, very old thick brown patina, localized weathering Lobi, Burkina Faso 23.5 cm

Starting price 200 EUR

Lot 62 - Statuette masculine (Lobi) - featuring a figure with powerful arms symbolically raised to the sky Wood with thick patina, old erosion on the feet Lobi, Burkina Faso 47.5 x 18.5 cm

Starting price 200 EUR

Lot 63 - Cimier de danse - featuring a humanized buffalo head with incised geometric decoration in contrasting colors Hardwood, natural pigments, old brown patina and wear marks Bwa, Burkina Faso 47 x 16 cm

Starting price 250 EUR

Lot 64 - Masque de danse - with exorbitant features Wood, natural pigments, fabric, leather, extensive internal wear marks, wrought iron Wé, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 29 x 19 cm Provenance: Former collection of Mr. B in Châteauroux, after inheritance.

Starting price 150 EUR

Lot 65 - Masque de danse Deangle - featuring a juvenile face, forehead delimited by a long ridge, engraved and sculpted with arched and linear decoration. Wood, wrought iron, honey and brown patina, traces of fire on reverse Dan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, early 20th century 20 x 12 cm

Starting price 1380 EUR

Lot 66 - Figure anthropomorphe. - Wood, fabric, old patina and wear marks Moba, Togo Height: 23.5 cm

Starting price 100 EUR

Lot 67 - Appuie tête - with engraved decoration. Brown and beige terracotta, broken and glued, slightly restored. Niger region 14.5 x 18 x 6 cm

Starting price 20 EUR

Lot 68 - Appuie nuque - resting on several columns. Hardwood, old honey patina and wear marks. Ethiopia 19.5 x 17 x 8.5 cm

Starting price 60 EUR

Lot 69 - Paire de chevillères - with incised decoration. Wrought iron, weathered Cameroon 13.5 x 10 cm

Starting price 70 EUR

Lot 70 - Figure anthropomorphe - with generous forms. Wood, old patina and marks of time, erosion on the feet. Losso, Togo Height: 20.5 cm

Starting price 25 EUR

Lot 71 - Personnage masculin - standing on powerful legs, with stylized features. Hardwood, old brown patina, marks of time Mali (?) Height: 25.5 cm

Starting price 50 EUR

Lot 72 - Serrure de case - with diamond-shaped head and engraved geometric motifs. Wood, iron, old brown and honey patina, wear marks Dogon, Mali 28 x 27 cm

Current bid 50 EUR

Lot 73 - Très ancienne statue - featuring a standing figure with a symbolically oversized hand. Wood with brown patina, lateral time erosion Mossi, Burkina Faso Height: 27 cm

Starting price 120 EUR

Lot 74 - Masquette de grade - featuring a face with a gentle, interiorized expression, harmoniously set in a heart-shaped space Wood, kaolin, vegetable fiber, old brown and honey patina, wear marks Lega, Democratic Republic of Congo 20.5 x 11.5 cm (without beard)

Starting price 900 EUR

Lot 75 - Masque cimier anthropomorphe « Guélédé » - carved with a juvenile face, eyes in relief. Polychrome hardwood, old patina and internal wear marks. Yoruba, Nigeria. 34 x 18.5 cm Provenance: Former collection of Mr. B in Châteauroux, after inheritance.

Starting price 200 EUR

Lot 76 - Petit masque portrait - probably a heel model by a Baule sculptor. It features the face of a notable with a beautiful, interiorized and concentrated expression, the forehead, temples, cheeks, chin and corners of the mouth adorned with traditional incised scarification marks in relief. The arched headdress is defined by two stepped protrusions. Hardwood, old red, honey and shiny brown patina in places Baule, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 18 x 10.2 cm

Starting price 150 EUR

Lot 77 - Masque - depicting the face of a bush spirit-rabbit man, beautiful expression marked with horizontal scarifications incised on the top of the cheeks. Hardwood, old honey-brown patina, some chips and erosion over time Dan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 29x 15 cm

Starting price 200 EUR

Lot 78 - Masque frontal - featuring a bush genie with the features of an antelope horse. Hardwood, old lacquered brown patina, traces of polychromy, natural pigments and internal marks of use. Zamblé, Ivory Coast 45 x 15 cm

Starting price 250 EUR

Lot 79 - Statue anthropomorphe - featuring a standing nude ancestor. His skull is deformed towards the sky and his generous belly expresses a nurturing concept. Wood, old brown patina with traces of ritual projections, old localized erosion mark. Lobi, Burkina Faso H. 71 cm.

Starting price 50 EUR

Lot 80 - Masque de danse - carved with an expressive face reminiscent of a bush spirit, the forehead projecting, the cheekbones carved in a circular arc and in a plateau, the wide-open mouth meeting the chin, giving it a very interesting dynamism. Hardwood, old shiny brown patina in places, natural red and white ochre pigment, beautiful internal marks of use. Wé, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 32 x 22 cm

Starting price 400 EUR

Lot 81 - Masque de danse - featuring a beautiful face with a determined expression accentuated by half-closed eyes. Hardwood, old brown and honey patina, traces of pigment, internal marks of use. Guru, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 27 x 9 x 7 cm

Starting price 300 EUR

Lot 82 - Masque - Wood and copper Bambara style 30 cm unplugged

Starting price 140 EUR

Lot 83 - Cimier de danse - featuring a saurian head with incised scales. Wood, remains of brown patina and white pigments, old wear marks Ijo, Nigeria 49 x 23.5 cm

Starting price 200 EUR

Lot 84 - Petit tabouret de femme - with four spider legs symbolizing clan cohesion. Wood, old honey-brown patina Mangbetu, Democratic Republic of Congo 13.5 x 26 cm

Starting price 70 EUR

Lot 85 - Petit tamtam - carved with a round of masks in relief around the perimeter of the body, and incised circular and geometric motifs. Wood, old brown patina, leather, wear marks Baule, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Height: 53 cm

Starting price 200 EUR

Lot 86 - Coupe couverte - Wood Yoruba style 26 x 40 cm

Starting price 60 EUR

Lot 87 - Masque heaume « Essenie » - carved with a wild bull's head with beautiful, powerful, naturalistic forms Hardwood, pigments, leather, cut glass and horn, old patina and wear marks Bidjogo, Guinea Bissao. 44 x 48 cm

Starting price 350 EUR

Lot 88 - Masque de danse - showing a buffalo man's face, cheeks decorated with scarification marks in relief Wood, white pigments, old honey patina and internal wear marks Gouro, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 34 x 11.5 cm

Starting price 250 EUR

Lot 89 - Poteau à tête « Janus » - symbolizing the passing of a grade or the passage of time Hardwood, old brown patina, marks of use, discreet traces of natural pigments Luba, Hemba, Democratic Republic of Congo 55 cm

Starting price 400 EUR

Lot 90 - Masque de danse - with two crescent moons in relief. Wood, old patina and marks of use, traces of white pigments Igbo, Nigeria 18.5 x 10 x 10 cm Provenance: Maison Zemanek, sale March 21, 2016, number 79.

Current bid 250 EUR

Lot 91 - Masque de danse - temples adorned with raised scarification marks and rounded forehead. Wood with brown patina, internal signs of use Ibibio, Nigeria 27 cm Provenance: Maison Zemanek, sale March 9, 2013, no. 72

Starting price 300 EUR

Lot 92 - Réceptacle cultuel - in the form of a stylized boat with anthropozoomorphic figurehead. Wood, old ochre and brown patina. Asmat, Indonesian Papua 85 x 12 cm Unsocketed

Starting price 100 EUR

Lot 93 - Armure traditionnelle - Leather shells tanned and weathered by time and use, and various materials. Alor Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Savu Sea, Indonesia 89 x 37 cm

Starting price 160 EUR

Lot 94 - Statuette - showing a standing male ancestor with a bird's beak nose and almond-shaped eyes. Hardwood, old glossy brown patina, marks of use, discreet traces of lime. Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea 18 cm

Current bid 180 EUR

Lot 95 - Masque de danse du Toping - featuring a cheerful, dynamic face painted in blue. Polychrome wood, old goatskin patina and internal wear marks. Island of Bali or Java, Indonesia 18 x 13 cm Pedestal

Starting price 250 EUR

Lot 96 - Ornement d’oreilles - Native gold with antique patina Island of Flores, Indonesia. 6.5 x 2 cm

Starting price 215 EUR

Lot 97 - Ensemble : - - a Dayak headdress ornament - a Sangori, toradja ornament, Bronze and brass with the patina of time and use Indonesia 18 x 17 cm 15.5 x 11 cm

Starting price 210 EUR

Lot 98 - Eventail de danse traditionnel - Madras, India unsocketed 45 x 65 cm

Starting price 90 EUR

Lot 99 - Masque applique - featuring an expressive face with projected tubular and discoid eyes. Overmodelled tree ferns, natural pigments, pig's teeth. Old patina and marks of time Malekula Island, Vanuatu 24 x 24.5 cm

Starting price 300 EUR

Lot 100 - Phallus cultuel d’entrée de temple - It features auspicious inscriptions. Hardwood, polychrome remains, multicolored fabric offering Thailand H : 1m10

Starting price 150 EUR

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Lot 1 - Amulette talismanique - with a head resting on a long elliptical neck Wood, old patina and wear marks. Height: 9 cm

Lot 2 - Réceptacle - with finely engraved decoration. Wood, old patina and wear marks (original lid) Height: 16 cm

Lot 3 - Paire de statuettes - probably for divination. Hardwood, old patina and wear marks, Losso, Togo 16 x 8 cm

Lot 4 - Étrier de poulie de métier à tisser - carved with a head concentrated on the top. Hardwood, old brown and russet patina, fine marks of use. Guru, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Height: 15 cm

Lot 6 - Réceptacle - with finely engraved decoration. Wood, old patina and wear marks (original lid) H :16,5 cm

Lot 7 - Très ancien pendentif - featuring a bust on the top and a stylized animal. Bronze with patina from use and age Dogon, Mali 8 x 9 cm

Lot 8 - Cloche de féticheur - with ancestral decor in relief. Bronze or brass, patinated by time and use. West Africa 14 x 7 cm

Lot 9 - Pendentif-talisman - in the form of a stylized heart and spiral. Bronze, patinated by time and use. Gan, Burkina Faso 8.5 x 12 cm

Lot 10 - Bracelet - with two bells. Bronze, old patina from use and age Dogon, Mali 8.5 x 9.7 cm

Lot 11 - Bracelet - featuring a fantastic anthropomorphic figure. Bronze, very old patina and marks of time Dogon, Mali 13.5 x 9.5 cm

Lot 12 - Paire d’épingles d’initiés Edan - with their original chain, featuring two heads wearing conical hats. Bronze and wrought iron with a patina of age and use. Yoruba, Nigeria Height: 10.5 cm H : 16 cm

Lot 13 - Bracelet - with elongated stylized figure. Bronze, very old patina and marks of age, Dogon Mali 7.5 x 8.5 cm

Lot 14 - Bague de dignitaire - with two chameleons side by side Bronze with patina from time and use Senoufo, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 7 x 9 cm

Lot 15 - Amulette - showing two chameleons, one on top of the other, probably a sign of fertility. Bronze with green patina, marks of time Gan, Burkina Faso 11.5 x 12.5 cm

Lot 16 - Paire d’épingles d’initiés Edan. - Brass and wrought iron, with patina from use and age, Yoruba, Nigeria Height: 23.5 cm

Lot 17 - Couteau - probably for circumcision or excision. Wrought iron, patinated by use and age. Dogon, Mali Height: 22 cm

Lot 18 - Bracelet annulaire - with two lateral bélières. Bronze with green patina, Dogon, Mali 10.5 x 14.5 cm Diameter: 12.5 cm

Lot 19 - Ensemble : deux bagues, deux pendentifs et un poids en bronze - Set: two rings, two pendants and a weight. Bronze Dogon, Ashanti and Lobi

Lot 20 - Ornement de ceinture - showing a standing dignitary wearing a large necklace and a royal headdress Metal with brown patina, time mark Benin, 19th century H : 15,5

Lot 21 - Masque cheval antilope - with open mouth showing teeth. Polychrome wood, old patina and internal wear marks Zamblé, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 45 x 13.5 cm not mounted Provenance: Collection of Madame Jacqueline Vallotton, acquired in the 1970s from auction houses and specialized dealers.

Lot 22 - Pilier protecteur de maison - carved with a standing nude male figure. Hardwood with localized crusty patina Fon, Benin 27 x 5.5 cm

Lot 23 - Poupée de fécondité Biga - with incised body. Hardwood, old honey-brown patina, signs of use. Mossi Burkina Faso Height: 31.5 cm

Lot 24 - Poupée de fertilité - Calabash, beads and various materials, marks of use Nyamwezi, Tanzania Height: 16 cm

Lot 25 - Poupée de fertilité - Calabash, beads and various materials, marks of use Nyamwezi, Tanzania Height: 24 cm

Lot 26 - Chasse mouche de dignitaire - with female figure on top. Wood, horsehair, leather. Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo Height: 52 cm

Lot 27 - Personnage assis unijambiste - Wood, old honey patina, slightly thick in places. Lobi, Burkina Faso 16 x 14 cm

Lot 28 - Personnage assis - Patinated wood Lobi, Burkina Faso 16 x 14 cm

Lot 29 - Amulette de chasse - anthropomorphic. Wood with honey-brown patina, old wear marks, Yaka, Democratic Republic of Congo Height: 7 cm

Lot 30 - Statuette - showing a woman with slightly bent knees, wearing a skirt. Hardwood, old brown and honey patina, marks of use Dogon, Mali Height: 28 cm

Lot 31 - Statuette féminine - with soft expression and angular joints. Wood, old patina and wear marks Dogon, Senu region, Mali Height: 26.5 cm

Lot 32 - Statuette féminine - with sagittal crest and marked joints. Wood with a slightly crusty patina. Dogon, Mali Height: 28 cm

Lot 33 - Paire d'Ibejis - male female, presented on a circular pedestal with incised decoration. Wood, old honey and russet patina, small localized erosions, discrete remains of indigo pigments on the headdress, marks of use. Yoruba, Nigeria Height: 27 cm

Lot 34 - Statuette - featuring a nude male figure standing with his hands on his stomach in a symbolic gesture. Beautiful, gentle, interiorized facial expression. Hardwood, old brown and russet patina, shiny in places. Baule, Republic of Ivory Coast Height: 30 cm

Lot 35 - Poupée de fécondité Biga - carved on cubist forms, the body with geometric incisions. Old honey-red patina, marks of use Mossi, Burkina Faso Height: 23.5 cm

Lot 36 - Instrument cultuel - showing a dignitary's head with scarification marks. Wood with brown patina Tabwa style, Democratic Republic of Congo 54.5 x 16 x 16 cm

Lot 37 - Statuette masculine - carved with a standing figure on a circular pedestal with tiered linear decoration. His face shows a benevolent expression. Hardwood, old reddish-brown patina, Baule, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire Height: 33 cm

Lot 38 - Paire de statuettes, dites "colon" - showing two Europeans. The gentleman is wearing a tie. Ewe, Togo H: 28 cm and 30 cm

Lot 39 - Interessante statuette - featuring a figure with atrophied arms raised, the head surmounted by an arched crest. Wood, old brown patina, marks of age Dogon, Mali Height: 35 cm

Lot 40 - Masque de grade - showing a simian face with pronounced arches and a watchful expression. Wood, kaolin, vegetable fiber, old brown patina and marks of use Lega, Democratic Republic of Congo 26 x 15 cm

Lot 41 - Masque de grade - featuring a sensitive face in a heart-shaped space. Wood, kaolin, vegetable fibers, old patinas and marks of use Lega, Democratic Republic of the Congo 23 x 14 cm Provenance: Former collection of Mr. B in Châteauroux, after inheritance.

Lot 42 - Masque de danse - featuring a face with almond-shaped eyes and a half-open mouth showing its teeth, giving it a wrathful expression. Hardwood with reddish-brown patina, internal wear marks Tchokwé, Democratic Republic of Congo 18 x 11 cm

Lot 43 - Masque de danse - featuring an expressive face, metal-covered mouth and rimmed eyes. Hardwood with reddish patina, internal wear marks Sukuma, Tanzania 29 x 18 cm

Lot 44 - Masque Kasangu - of the Mungongo warrior society carved face with vigorous expression and rounded forehead. Wood, rattan, white pigments, old brown patina Salampasu, Democratic Republic of Congo 32 x 19 cm Provenance: Former collection of Mr. B in Châteauroux, after inheritance.

Lot 47 - Statuette - with sagittal crest. Hardwood, old patina, slightly thick in places, signs of use. Lobi, Burkina Faso Height: 20 cm

Lot 48 - Buste ancestral - with a cavity in the head containing prophylactic substances. Wood, old patina, honey Luba, Democratic Republic of the Congo 14.2 cm

Lot 49 - Buste - showing a female ancestor with long arms and a scarified belly hardwood, old honey and brown patina Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo 30.5 x 12cm

Lot 50 - Statuette féminine - with a generous chest. Wood with crusty patina, very old signs of use Pro Dogon, Tellem, Mali 14,5 x 4,5

Lot 51 - Figure anthropomorphe - shown standing on powerful legs with angular joints, arms detached from the body and face surmounted by a sagittal crest with linear incised decoration. Wood, plant fiber, bronze torque, old thick brown patina in places, wear marks Mumuyé, Nigeria 48 x 10 cm

Lot 52 - Buste de pilier protecteur - with expressive head Ravined wood, white pigments, old patina and marks of use Fon, Benin 26 cm

Lot 53 - Figure de fécondité - with an oversized belly and a magical dorsal charge. Wood with crusty patina, old wear marks Sukuma, Tanzania 24 x 7.5 cm

Lot 54 - Masque tête de requin - with articulated jaw. Polychrome wood, fabric, old patina and wear marks Bidjogo, Guinea Bissau 26 x 28 cm

Lot 55 - Pilier ou bâton de pluie - with clean, modern forms Hardwood, old brown patina and wear marks Yoruba, Nigeria 65 cm

Lot 56 - Canne de chef - carved with a snake coiled around the shaft and a dignitary at the top Hardwood, old brown and russet patina Pendé, Democratic Republic of Congo 104 cm

Lot 57 - Maternité - with generous forms and shaved head Wood, old slightly crusty patina, weathering on the feet Lobi, Burkina Fasso 32.5 cm

Lot 58 - Poupée de fécondité « Biga » - Hardwood, old honey-brown patina, wear marks Mossi, Burkina Faso 33 cm

Lot 59 - Tête - beige-orange terracotta (age marks) Djenné, Mali, AD 1300-1500 11.5 cm

Lot 60 - Flûte rituelle - Wood, honey and brown patina, use mark Mossi, Burkina Faso Height: 21.5 cm

Lot 61 - Buste - featuring a hermaphroditic figure with a swollen chest and a face with a timeless expression. Wood, very old thick brown patina, localized weathering Lobi, Burkina Faso 23.5 cm

Lot 62 - Statuette masculine (Lobi) - featuring a figure with powerful arms symbolically raised to the sky Wood with thick patina, old erosion on the feet Lobi, Burkina Faso 47.5 x 18.5 cm

Lot 63 - Cimier de danse - featuring a humanized buffalo head with incised geometric decoration in contrasting colors Hardwood, natural pigments, old brown patina and wear marks Bwa, Burkina Faso 47 x 16 cm

Lot 64 - Masque de danse - with exorbitant features Wood, natural pigments, fabric, leather, extensive internal wear marks, wrought iron Wé, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 29 x 19 cm Provenance: Former collection of Mr. B in Châteauroux, after inheritance.

Lot 65 - Masque de danse Deangle - featuring a juvenile face, forehead delimited by a long ridge, engraved and sculpted with arched and linear decoration. Wood, wrought iron, honey and brown patina, traces of fire on reverse Dan, Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, early 20th century 20 x 12 cm

Lot 66 - Figure anthropomorphe. - Wood, fabric, old patina and wear marks Moba, Togo Height: 23.5 cm

Lot 67 - Appuie tête - with engraved decoration. Brown and beige terracotta, broken and glued, slightly restored. Niger region 14.5 x 18 x 6 cm

Lot 68 - Appuie nuque - resting on several columns. Hardwood, old honey patina and wear marks. Ethiopia 19.5 x 17 x 8.5 cm

Lot 69 - Paire de chevillères - with incised decoration. Wrought iron, weathered Cameroon 13.5 x 10 cm

Lot 70 - Figure anthropomorphe - with generous forms. Wood, old patina and marks of time, erosion on the feet. Losso, Togo Height: 20.5 cm

Lot 71 - Personnage masculin - standing on powerful legs, with stylized features. Hardwood, old brown patina, marks of time Mali (?) Height: 25.5 cm

Lot 72 - Serrure de case - with diamond-shaped head and engraved geometric motifs. Wood, iron, old brown and honey patina, wear marks Dogon, Mali 28 x 27 cm

Lot 73 - Très ancienne statue - featuring a standing figure with a symbolically oversized hand. Wood with brown patina, lateral time erosion Mossi, Burkina Faso Height: 27 cm

Lot 74 - Masquette de grade - featuring a face with a gentle, interiorized expression, harmoniously set in a heart-shaped space Wood, kaolin, vegetable fiber, old brown and honey patina, wear marks Lega, Democratic Republic of Congo 20.5 x 11.5 cm (without beard)