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Blanchet & Associés

+33 1 53 34 14 44 encheres.blanchet@gmail.com

97, boulevard Malesherbes 75008, Paris

310 results

Lobi pair, Burkina Faso, iron, rope, cowrie shells

301 - Lobi pair, Burkina Faso, iron, rope, cowrie shells, H. 16 cm x W. 6 cm; H. 14 cm x W. 6 cm, mounted on a base by Maurice Bonnefoy, then Max Itzikovitz, Paris.

Estimation

€400 - 500

Dogon lock, Mali, wood, H. 28 cm x W. 9 cm

302 - Dogon lock, Mali, wood, H. 28 cm x W. 9 cm

Estimation

€100 - 200

Edan Yoruba scepter, Nigeria, bronze, H. 45 cm x W

303 - Edan Yoruba scepter, Nigeria, bronze, H. 45 cm x W. 5 cm, on a pedestal. Provenance: Maurice Bonnefoy Collection, later Max Itzikovitz, Paris.

Estimation

€600 - 800

Zandé throwing knife, Democratic Republic of the C

304 - Zandé throwing knife, Democratic Republic of the Congo, iron, H. 46 cm x W. 39 cm

Estimation

€200 - 300

Zandé throwing knife, Democratic Republic of the C

305 - Zandé throwing knife, Democratic Republic of the Congo, iron, H. 47 cm x W. 41 cm

Estimation

€200 - 300

Zandé throwing knife, Democratic Republic of the C

306 - Zandé throwing knife, Democratic Republic of the Congo, iron, H. 44 cm x W. 40 cm

Estimation

€200 - 300

Dayak sarcophagus fragment, Mahakam Valley, Borneo

307 - Dayak sarcophagus fragment, Mahakam Valley, Borneo, Indonesia, wood, H. 62 cm x W. 19 cm (on a base)

Estimation

€300 - 400

Idoma crest, Nigeria, wood, pigment, H. 34 cm x W.

308 - Idoma crest, Nigeria, wood, pigment, H. 34 cm x W. 12 cm (on a base)

Estimation

€300 - 400

Yoruba Ibeji figure, Nigeria, wood, pigment, H. 25

309 - Yoruba Ibeji figure, Nigeria, wood, pigment, H. 25 cm x W. 7 cm

Estimation

€300 - 400

Kanak club, New Caledonia, wood, H.73cmxW.28cm. Th

310 - Kanak club, New Caledonia, wood, H.73cmxW.28cm. This "bird's head" puzzle - as they were called by Europeans as soon as they were discovered in the 18th century - features one of the most emblematic forms of Caledonian weapons: "The beak, stretched into a long fine point, has only a slight central ridge; the eyes are flat half-balls; the neck guard is linked to the shaft" (Sarasin, Ethnographie des Kanak de Nouvelle-Calédonie et des Îles Loyauté (1911-1912), 1929, p. 176).

Estimation

€400 - 600

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