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Auction 23 February 2020 ARTS PREMIERS - Expert : Alain Dufour - La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire

Bid on the lot list Varenne Enchères : 23 February 2020 - ?<br />Expositions publiques : Vendredi 21 et Samedi 22 Février de 11 h à 12 h et de 14 h à 18 h<br />Dimanche 23 Février de 10 h à 12 h<br />Téléphone pendant l’exposition - 01 43 97 91 29<br />Frais de vente en sus des enchères pour les achats par Internet Drouot Digital : 27 % TTC La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire - La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire

ARTS PREMIERS - Expert : Alain Dufour

Sunday 23 February 2020 - 14:15 (CET) - Live

21, avenue de Balzac - 94210 La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire

Varenne Enchères

Lot n° 1

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Female statuette "tugubelé"...

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Female statuette "tugubelé" out of hard wood with a patina, in a position sitting on a four-legged stool. This Western style Senoufo is similar to the one of the Niéné clan. The eyes are figured by upholsterer's nails. Height:...

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Lot n° 2

ITSOKO, Nigeria. Important ritual...

ITSOKO, Nigeria. Important ritual palette used in traditional dances. It depicts a character supporting a crocodile symbolizing a water spirit. Heavy wood with a patina. Height: 98 cm - Collection C.C., Paris.

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Lot n° 3

LWENA, Angola. Mask "mwana po"....

LWENA, Angola. Mask "mwana po". As with the neighbouring Tchokwé, this mask is worn in particular on the occasion of circumcision ceremonies. Heavy wood with a brown patina. Height: 25,8 cm - Collection C.C., Paris - Provenance: Galerie Jo de Buck, ...

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Lot n° 4

NIAMWEZI, Tanzania. Very old musical...

NIAMWEZI, Tanzania. Very old musical instrument depicting a stylized character. Notches on the central part allowed the attachment of a gourd used as a resonance box. The head wears an elegant braided hairstyle. Deep, dark patina. Height: 70 cm - Collection...

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Lot n° 5

IJO, Nigeria. Rare pair of statues...

IJO, Nigeria. Rare pair of statues representing bush spirits probably involved in healing rituals. The woman is covered with red lacquer while the man is coated in black. Height: 80 and 82 cm (broken and missing on a braid of the headdress) - Collection...

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Lot n° 6

MENDE, Sierra Leone. Mask of the...

MENDE, Sierra Leone. Mask of the female society of Boundu or Sandé wearing a beautiful hairstyle with three crests surmounting four horizontal braids. Deep black patina. Height: 43 cm - Collection C.C., Paris.

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Lot n° 7

IBO, Nigeria. Mvo" mask known as...

IBO, Nigeria. Mvo" mask known as the mask of a young girl wearing a beautiful openwork triple-crested hairstyle with a comb representation on the side. The white, kaolin-coated face is scarred by a curved scarification from the top of the nose to the...

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Lot n° 8

IBO/EJGHAM, Nigeria. Elegant dance...

IBO/EJGHAM, Nigeria. Elegant dance crest with kaolin coated face from the Ekpe branch of the Eastern Ibo. The six-matted cap rises in an enveloping movement, the patinated truncated cone-shaped neck supporting a ring of cloth or wickerwork for carrying....

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Lot n° 9

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Female mask...

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Female mask "Kpan" with rounded forehead. The hairstyle is decorated with a comb on the front. A long and fine nose is prolonged by a small rectangular mouth. Heavy wood with a worn patina, crusty in places. Height: 40 cm - Collection...

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Lot n° 10

BAMBARA, Mali. Attic door lock...

BAMBARA, Mali. Attic door lock depicting a character. Deep patina of use. Height: 41 cm - Collection C.C., Paris.

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Lot n° 11

TABWA, Tanzania. Female bust made...

TABWA, Tanzania. Female bust made of heavy wood with a deep brown patina. The folded arms extend away from the body and the hands rest on the abdomen, the pupils of the eyes are underlined by small white glass beads. The back is dug out of a deep hole...

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Lot n° 12

MAKONDE, Tanzania/Mozambique. Representation...

MAKONDE, Tanzania/Mozambique. Representation of a uniformed soldier. Heavy wood with a deep reddish brown patina. Height: 45 cm.

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Lot n° 13

KABYE, Togo. Wrought iron resonator...

KABYE, Togo. Wrought iron resonator "Ekpandé" with its percussion ring. Beautiful heart shape and almond profile. Height: 26 cm - Cf. striking iron, Musée du Quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris 2019, page 201.

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Lot n° 14

BAMILEKE, Cameroon. Helmet mask...

BAMILEKE, Cameroon. Helmet mask representing a bird in flight. This mask would be a mediator between heaven and earth. Brown patina. Length: 65cm - Cf. Harter: Ancient Arts of Cameroon, pages 48 and 49.

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Lot n° 15

AFIKPO, Nigeria. Polychrome mask...

AFIKPO, Nigeria. Polychrome mask with a concave face surmounted by a geometrically decorated palette extended by a head. Semi-heavy wood with a patina, raffia fibres and collar. Height: 66 cm.

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Lot n° 16

MAKONDE, Tanzania/Mozambique. Beautiful...

MAKONDE, Tanzania/Mozambique. Beautiful Madonna carrying on her belly a standing Jesus. The facial features with protruding upper eyelids and mouths with generous lips are characteristic of Makonde sculpture. Heavy wood with a deep brown patina. Height:...

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Lot n° 17

DOGON, Mali. Mask known as a "hunter's...

DOGON, Mali. Mask known as a "hunter's mask" made of heavy woody and eroded wood. The rigour and simplicity of the sculpture, animated by large oval eyes and slender ears is remarkable. A wrought-iron nail is driven into the back of the skull. Height:...

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Lot n° 18

KABYE, Togo. Bone quadruped doll...

KABYE, Togo. Bone quadruped doll symbolizing twins. A belt and a drooping headdress made of old glass beads dress the sculpture. Height: 22 cm.

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Lot n° 19

DAN/TOMA/GUERZE, Côte d'Ivoire/Guinea/Liberia....

DAN/TOMA/GUERZE, Côte d'Ivoire/Guinea/Liberia. "Guinze", two sets of wrought-iron coins. Height: 34 cm.

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Lot n° 20

SHAMBALA/LUGURU, Tanzania. Mask...

SHAMBALA/LUGURU, Tanzania. Mask with slightly concave oval face, protruding ears, round eyes, long nose and mouth ajar. Brown patina on a woody wood. Height: 39 cm.

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Lot n° 21

DINKA, South Sudan. Beautiful neck...

DINKA, South Sudan. Beautiful neck support with a pure design, showing a two-headed bovid. Heavy wood with a light patina. Width: 43 cm.

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Lot n° 22

KWERE, Tanzania. Dark wood spatula...

KWERE, Tanzania. Dark wood spatula with a patina of use. The handle engraved with geometric motifs ends with a very refined representation of maternity. Height: 45 cm.

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Lot n° 23

SONGE, Congo D.R.C. "Bifwebe bulumé"...

SONGE, Congo D.R.C. "Bifwebe bulumé" mask worn during initiation ceremonies. On the face coated with kaolin, it bears a network of fine parallel engraved lines that espouse and underline the volumes of the sculpture. Height: 32 cm.

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Lot n° 24

MAKONDE, Tanzania/Mozambique. Remarkable...

MAKONDE, Tanzania/Mozambique. Remarkable Christ on the cross with removable arms. This slender sculpture of striking realism must have been a missionary commission from the early Portuguese colonial period. Height: 61 cm.

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Lot n° 25

KOULANGO, Côte d'Ivoire. Spoon-Pilon...

KOULANGO, Côte d'Ivoire. Spoon-Pilon evoking a stylized female character whose broken line profile recalls that of the bronze pendants of this ethnic group. Brown patina, shiny on the spoon. Height: 30 cm.

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Lot n° 26

BANYANKORE, Rwanda/Uganda. Hardwood...

BANYANKORE, Rwanda/Uganda. Hardwood milk jug with a dark, shiny patina, bearing native white metal restorations. A finely woven wickerwork cap covers the collar. Height: 19 cm.

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Lot n° 27

DINKA, Sudan. Rare oval shield...

DINKA, Sudan. Rare oval shield made of buffalo leather with a patina of use, bumped in the middle to facilitate the grip of the longitudinal stick laced at the back. Decoration of hollow points forming geometric patterns. Height. 95 cm.

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Lot n° 28

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Statue of a...

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Statue of a male ancestor, arms slightly apart from the body, legs bent. Heavy wood with an earthy patina. Height: 99 cm (to be compared with the copy of the Smithsonian Institution of Washington reproduced under n°59 of the book...

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Lot n° 29

MBOLE, Congo D.R.C. Effigy wearing...

MBOLE, Congo D.R.C. Effigy wearing the classic double-crested hairstyle. It could be a representation of the "mami watta", spirit of the waters. Light wood with a brown patina. Height: 29.5 cm.

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Lot n° 30

ATIE, Ivory Coast. Six-toothed...

ATIE, Ivory Coast. Six-toothed comb, finely carved. Geometric patterns in relief decorate the front and back of the comb body. Beautiful lacquered patina. Height: 19 cm - Collection Zumelzu, France.

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Lot n° 31

GOURO/BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Family...

GOURO/BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Family mask with double bun extended by two braided mats that join together. Heavy wood covered with a yellow pigment cracked on the face. Height: 36 cm - Collection Zumelzu, France.

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Lot n° 32

YORUBA, Nigeria. Female statue...

YORUBA, Nigeria. Female statue "Etsu" in heavy wood with dark patina. The eyes are marked with aluminum nails. A necklace of cowrie shells and another of glass beads decorate the neck. Height: 32 cm - Collection Zumelzu, France.

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Lot n° 33

GOURO, Ivory Coast. Antthropomorphic...

GOURO, Ivory Coast. Antthropomorphic mask with a rounded forehead, the cap of which is delimited by a double chevron line. This sculpture is similar to those of the Master of Gohitfala. Black patina on a light wood. Height: 35 cm - Collection Zumelzu,...

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Lot n° 34

TORADJA, Indonesia. Very old heavy...

TORADJA, Indonesia. Very old heavy wooden shutter eroded by the weather. A very beautiful stylization of buffalo head linked to funeral rituals is carved in low relief. Note the offset of the muffle which overhangs the lower part of the frame which increases...

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Lot n° 35

ASHANTI, Ghana. Classically shaped...

ASHANTI, Ghana. Classically shaped seat with honey-coloured patina. The Ahema Dwa type seat would be that of the queen mother according to Ablade Glover, Kumasi. Height: 37 cm - Width: 58 cm - Collection Vincent, Brunoy.

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Lot n° 36

DAN, Ivory Coast. Low chair used...

DAN, Ivory Coast. Low chair used by the Dan and the Guéré. Young girls could dance with its seats after the excision. Height: 33 cm - Width: 41 cm - Collection Vincent, Brunoy.

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Lot n° 37

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Feminine "Kpan"...

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Feminine "Kpan" mask with a beautiful elongated face coated with an orange-red pigment. We can detect a Gouro influence on the headdress and frontal keloids. Height: 40 cm - Collection Marchal, Tours.

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Lot n° 38

BOBO, Burkina Faso. Female statue...

BOBO, Burkina Faso. Female statue of cubist treatment, legs bent, arms away from the body. The head supports a sagittal ridge in the extension of the nose. Brown patina on a heavy wood. Height: 43 cm.

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Lot n° 39

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Female statue...

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Female statue with her right arm raised. Face with geometric features, eyes in the shape of a rectangle. A thick sacrificial patina covers the sculpture. Height: 24 cm - Former M. Durieu Collection, Paris.

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Lot n° 40

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Statue sitting...

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Statue sitting with both arms raised. The elongated torso flares upward with the movement of the arms. Acacia wood covered with a very old crusty patina due to libations. Height: 44.5 cm - Former M. Durieu Collection, Paris.

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Lot n° 41

GOURO, Ivory Coast. Anthropozoomorphic...

GOURO, Ivory Coast. Anthropozoomorphic "Zamblé" mask evoking a supernatural being borrowing its features from man, antelope and a feline. It occurs during "zahouli" dances. Hardwood with an old polychromy of black, red and white. Width 40 cm - Former...

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Lot n° 42

BWA/NUNUMA/DAFING, Burkina Faso....

BWA/NUNUMA/DAFING, Burkina Faso. Two flutes in the shape of a stylized character. Deep patina of use. Height: 24 cm - Former M. Durieu Collection, Paris.

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Lot n° 43

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Female statue...

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Female statue "Blolo Bla" with half-closed crescent-moon eyes wearing a finely worked double-shelled hairstyle. The torso and the back are covered with scarifications, a necklace of cotton thread supports an old French coin. Nice...

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Lot n° 44

AMBETE or related, Gabon. Old female...

AMBETE or related, Gabon. Old female statue covered with a very old crusty black patina. It has retained its original finery: a headdress of natural fibres and red strips of fabric, a belt holding a bag full of magical substances on the belly. At the...

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Lot n° 45

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Loom pulley...

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Loom pulley support bracket representing a double head of the buffalo "goli". Deep patina of use. Height: 19 cm - Ancienne Collection M. Durieu, Paris.

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Lot n° 46

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Elegant loom...

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Elegant loom pulley support bearing a goateed man's head, heart face and coffee bean eyes. Deep patina of use. Height: 19 cm (broken on the stirrup and old indigenous restoration) - Former M. Durieu Collection, Paris.

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Lot n° 47

DAN/BASSA. Ivory Coast. Passport...

DAN/BASSA. Ivory Coast. Passport mask with clear patina, protruding mouth and chin. Height: 7 cm - Former M. Durieu Collection, Paris.

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Lot n° 48

DAN/BASSA, Côte d'Ivoire. Passport...

DAN/BASSA, Côte d'Ivoire. Passport mask with black lacquered patina. Mouth in an arc of a circle, chin slightly raised. Height: 7.5 cm - Former M. Durieu Collection, Paris.

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Lot n° 49

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Beautiful...

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Beautiful feminine sculpture adorned with an elegant double bun hairstyle and long braided side braids falling on the shoulders. Height: 33 cm (small gap in the upper bun) - Former M. Durieu Collection, Paris.

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Lot n° 50

DAN, Ivory Coast. A dance recital...

DAN, Ivory Coast. A dance recital with a wooden handle with a lacquered patina, engraved with geometric motifs and inlaid with metal slats. Height: 23 cm - Former M. Durieu Collection, Paris.

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