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Auction ONLINE - PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS FROM AFRICA AND OCEANIA - Paris

Bid on the lot list Eve : 14 December 2020 - Paris - Paris

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Lot n° 1

Large PENDANT representing two...

Large PENDANT representing two FELINS Two felines, seen in profile, are lying back to back with their legs bent. The heads are engraved with striations on the ears, teeth and front legs. Their mouths have been opened with a drill and then hollowed out....

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Lot n° 2

Anthropomorphic VASE representing...

Anthropomorphic VASE representing an ACROBATE The theme of the acrobat, although rare, is present from the preclassic period in the Tlatilco and Olmec cultures. It probably represents a shaman performing a ritual. It is known that singing, dancing and...

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Lot n° 3

CEREMONIAL HACHA with human face The...

CEREMONIAL HACHA with human face The very expressive face is treated with prominent volumes: full cheeks, fleshy mouth with a style of drooping corners reminiscent of Olmec features, the nose is aquiline and the eyebrows protruding. The eyes are closed....

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Lot n° 4

SEATED WARRIOR Terracotta with...

SEATED WARRIOR Terracotta with red and cream slip. Nayarit culture, Mexico, 100 B.C. - 250 A.D. H. 30 - W. 16 - Ep. 15 cm Condition: Polychrome wear and firing cracks. Provenance: Former collection of Mr Alain Bosquet, Paris. Acquired in the 70's -...

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Lot n° 5

PILOT for METATE Grey volcanic...

PILOT for METATE Grey volcanic stone. Culture of the Atlantic slope, Costar Rica, 1000 - 1500 AD L. 45 - Diam. 7 cm Provenance: Former collection of Mr. Alain Bosquet, Paris. Acquired in the 70s - 80s.

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Lot n° 6

Bowl. Brazilian Amazon. Terracotta,...

Bowl. Brazilian Amazon. Terracotta, paintings. Diameter: 12 cm. - Anthropomorphic drawing in interlacing lines on a cream background.

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Lot n° 7

PECTORAL representing a HARP EAGLE The...

PECTORAL representing a HARP EAGLE The bird in relief is treated with naturalism. Its wings are spread out in a crescent shape and two birds seen in profile surmount them. Its tail, disproportionate to the body, opens in a fan shape. The gold leaf was...

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Lot n° 8

Small seated CHARACTERISTER Crouching...

Small seated CHARACTERISTER Crouching on himself, arms resting on his knees, he tilts his head forward, creating a bump in his back. Green stone slightly speckled. Mezcala Culture, Guerrero, Mexico 750 B.C. - 250 A.D. Dim: 13 x 7.5 cm Condition: Radiant...

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Lot n° 9

WOMAN STANDING Standing on strong...

WOMAN STANDING Standing on strong legs, she stands with her arms along her body. A loincloth underlines her hips. She is adorned with a necklace and earrings, while her hairstyle is organized in locks falling down to shoulder level. The face is meticulously...

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Lot n° 10

WOMAN STANDING The slim waist contrasts...

WOMAN STANDING The slim waist contrasts with the wide hips and massive legs with strongly marked knees. The arms are free from the bust and the hands rest on the waist. The face with large eyes is finely drawn and the long hair falls back. Massive brown...

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Lot n° 11

WOMAN STANDING Her attitude is...

WOMAN STANDING Her attitude is taken on the spot: arms bent and hands raised towards the face. She is simply dressed in a loincloth and adorned with large circular earrings. Her long hair is separated by a parting in the middle and falls back. Massive...

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Lot n° 12

Vase with stirrup handle It represents...

Vase with stirrup handle It represents a seated figure dressed with a poncho and a headdress with two raised hands. Brown terracotta with red, orange and cream slip Mochica culture, Phase III-IV, Peru 600-700 A.D. H. 16.5 - W. 11 - Ep. 16 cm Condition:...

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Lot n° 13

Vase with stirrup handle Representing...

Vase with stirrup handle Representing a seated figure. Brown terracotta with red-orange slip Mochica culture, Phase III-IV, Peru 600-700 AD H. 22 - l. 14 - Ep. 17 cm Condition: Splinter at the neck and wear of the polychromy.

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Lot n° 14

Vase with stirrup handle Representing...

Vase with stirrup handle Representing a toad. Brown terracotta with orange-red and cream engobe. Mochica culture, Phase III-IV, Peru 600-700 AD H. 18 - l. 11 - Ep. 18 cm Condition: slight wear of the polychromy.

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Lot n° 15

Vase with stirrup handle Representing...

Vase with stirrup handle Representing a seated character. Carrying a figure on his back. His position upside down and held by his feet could mean that he is a sacrificed person. Brown terracotta with orange-red and cream slip Mochica Culture, Phase III-IV,...

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Lot n° 16

Vase with stirrup handle Representing...

Vase with stirrup handle Representing a pensive, seated figure. Brown terracotta with red-orange slip Mochica culture, Phase III-IV, Peru 600-700 AD H. 18 - l. 12 - Ep. 17 cm Condition: neck broken and glued back. Hole and wear of the polychromy.

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Lot n° 17

Globular vase decorated with the...

Globular vase decorated with the masked deity Polychrome terracotta Nazca culture, Peru 400 - 600 AD H. 19.5 - Diam. 16 cm Condition: Hole and slight wear of the polychrome.

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Lot n° 18

Vase representing the head of a...

Vase representing the head of a feline Brown terracotta Chimu culture, Peru 1100-1450 AD H. 22 - l. 16 - Ep. 17 cm Condition: Wear of slip.

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Lot n° 22

PESTLE decorated with a Zemi The...

PESTLE decorated with a Zemi The pestle has the classic shape with an oblong base topped by a conical handle. The top is decorated with an elongated Zemi figure. Its belly merges with the end of the mortar and only the head forward and the folded legs...

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Lot n° 23

PILON decorated with a Zemi It...

PILON decorated with a Zemi It consists of a rounded base underlined by a ring and a truncated conical preemption handle. The top is decorated with a Zemi deity lying on his belly, whose head and legs folded up protrude on each side of the mouthpiece....

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Lot n° 24

TRIGONOLITH It is sculpted with...

TRIGONOLITH It is sculpted with the head of the deity Zemi, identifiable by his wide mouth, hollowed out orbits and gaunt nose. The headdress, decorated with concentric or triangular symbolic motifs, occupies the entire second part. On the back, the large circle...

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Lot n° 25

PILON in the shape of a Zemi The...

PILON in the shape of a Zemi The rounded base is used to grind hallucinogenic plants for the Cohoba ritual. This utilitarian object takes on a sacred dimension through the presence of a sculpture representing a Zemi. This crouching deity, half skeletal,...

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Lot n° 26

SPATULAR PENDANT This amulet in...

SPATULAR PENDANT This amulet in the shape of a small spatula is decorated in its upper part with a small crouching monkey. Two hanging holes are perforated at the top of the spine in relief. Two bands of symbolic motifs underline the transition between...

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Lot n° 27

Engraved PENDANT The general shape...

Engraved PENDANT The general shape is that of a petaloid axe on which is engraved a face of divinity, framed by a headband and a band under the chin. Shell Taino culture, Dominican Republic, 800 - 1500 AD H. 12 - l. 3 - Ep. 1 cm Provenance: Private...

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Lot n° 28

Large PENDANT This protective amulet...

Large PENDANT This protective amulet features the emblematic figure of the seated Zemi holding his ankles. His sex is erect, symbol of fertility. Hanging hole in the neck. Bones. Taino Culture, Dominican Republic, 800 - 1500 AD H. 9 - W. 3,5 - Ep....

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Lot n° 29

CEREMONIAL SPOON This spoon is...

CEREMONIAL SPOON This spoon is provided with a hollow hemmed part used to take the powder necessary to perform the cohoba ritual. Its handle takes the shape of the deity Zemi and reinforces its ritual connotation. The deity is adorned with circular earrings...

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Lot n° 30

CEREMONIAL SPOON The handle of...

CEREMONIAL SPOON The handle of this spoon takes the shape of the deity Zemi, squatting, hands on knees. His deformed skull ends in a sugar loaf and finishes the end of the handle. This sacred representation accompanies the rituals of the shaman who carries...

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Lot n° 31

PEARL Beige stone with brown patina Taino...

PEARL Beige stone with brown patina Taino culture, Greater and Lesser Antilles 800 - 1500 AD L. 7 - Diam. 1,5 cm Provenance: Private collection since 1950-1960, France.

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Lot n° 32

VOMITIVE SPATULA with the effigy...

VOMITIVE SPATULA with the effigy of the deity Zemi The curved spatula has a rounded tip that was used to purify the shaman's body by vomiting. The handle is carved with the effigy of the deity Zemi identifiable by its skeletal aspect. Crouching down,...

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Lot n° 33

VOMITIVE SPATULA with the effigy...

VOMITIVE SPATULA with the effigy of the deity Zemi The curved spatula, is in the original shape of an animal rib. The rounded tip was used to induce vomiting in order to purify the shaman's body before proceeding with the cohoba ritual. The handle is...

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Lot n° 34

VOMITIVE SPATULA with the effigy...

VOMITIVE SPATULA with the effigy of the deity Zemi This curved spatula is in two parts: the lower area left smooth, used to induce vomiting of purification for the ritual of cohoba, and the upper part sculpted, used as a handle for gripping. The latter...

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Lot n° 35

CEREMONIAL Axe Named Manaya, this...

CEREMONIAL Axe Named Manaya, this object is a symbolic representation of the traditional axe, used in daily life to cut cassava and other agricultural work. The handle was made of wood and received in the upper part, the petaloid stone axe, held by ties....

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Lot n° 36

PETALOID SHAPE Patinated green...

PETALOID SHAPE Patinated green stone. Taino culture, Dominican Republic, 800 - 1500 AD H. 18.5 - W. 6 - Ep. 2.5 cm Provenance: French private collection acquired before 1970

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Lot n° 37

Lot composed of THREE petaloid...

Lot composed of THREE petaloid axes Black stone with brown patina, grey stone and green veined stone. Taïno culture, Dominican Republic, 800 - 1500 AD H. 11,5 - W. 5 - Ep. 2 cm H. 14 - W. 6 - Ep. 2,5 cm H. 16,5 - W. 5,4 - Ep. 3 cm Provenance: Private...

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Lot n° 38

TRIGONOLITH This pure trigonolith...

TRIGONOLITH This pure trigonolith is sculpted on the main point of a face with hollowed-out orbits and an open mouth. On the back, the legs are bent and sketched. The top of the skull forms the central part, ending in a rounded, drooping point. Brown...

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Lot n° 39

CEREMONIAL ACHIEVE This beautifully...

CEREMONIAL ACHIEVE This beautifully crafted axe has a traditional petaloid shape and a finely polished surface. Black stone with white veins. Culture Taïno, Dominican Republic, 800 - 1500 A.D. H. 18,5 - W. 6,5 - Ep. 3 cm Provenance: Private collection...

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Lot n° 40

Copper curio of a sand casting...

Copper curio of a sand casting of a wooden tiki from the Marquesas Islands- - H. : 57 cm - Weight : 12 kg . This object was brought back by the grandfather of the current owner, a military man, posted in the Pacific, in the 1950s.

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Lot n° 41

Lot of 3 Guaika arrowheads for...

Lot of 3 Guaika arrowheads for hunting mammals and 3 punches (knives of the Guaika Indians) - Leopold III expedition in 1952.

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Lot n° 42

Beautiful canoe model - Eskimo,...

Beautiful canoe model - Eskimo, Alaska - Circa 1900 - Skin, marine ivory or bone, fabric - L.: 48 cm - The canoe with tapered points. An effigy in the center, dressed in a hooded fabric tunic. The canoe model has an oar whose ends have a final piece made...

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Lot n° 43

Ulu" scraper knife, made of walrus...

Ulu" scraper knife, made of walrus ivory in the shape of a crescent moon, the lower part split to receive a cut stone. Engraved handle. Beautiful brown-red patina, - INUIT, Alaska (USA), YUPIK culture period, circa 500 / 800 A.D. Length: 15, 3cm

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Lot n° 44

INUIT,Alaska (USA) - YUPIK culture...

INUIT,Alaska (USA) - YUPIK culture period, circa 500/800 AD - Length: 10,5cm Width: 4cm - Top of chop-axe Magnificent ivory with red brown patina, carved with a seal head, glyphs, four holes for the handle -

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Lot n° 45

20th century MODERN SCHOOL OF CANADA...

20th century MODERN SCHOOL OF CANADA Stylized BIRD or SEAL Serpentine Length: 34 cm; Width: 39 cm Bears a "Canadian Eskimo Art" label Former Alain Bosquet Collection

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Lot n° 46

Shaman's CHARM Haida, Northwest...

Shaman's CHARM Haida, Northwest Coast of Canada circa 1880 - 1920 Bone Height: 3.5 cm; Width: 6.5 cm; Thickness: 4 cm Vertebra with dark brown patina and engraved with an anthropomorphic face, in shamanic transformation. Two large eyes, in three concentric...

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Lot n° 47

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Lot n° 48

Fetish - Pueblos, Arizona, U.S.A....

Fetish - Pueblos, Arizona, U.S.A. - Late 19th century - Stone, leather, traces of pollen or corn flour - L.: 6,5 cm - Anthropomorphic fetish made in a beautiful hard stone cream color. The neck is indented. The front side of the body slightly convex,...

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Lot n° 49

Prairie Dog fetish. - Circa early...

Prairie Dog fetish. - Circa early 20th century. - Pueblo, New Mexico, U.S.A. - This very intriguing fetish represents an animal sitting on its back, front legs folded over its belly. Its small ears point to the top of an enigmatic straight head, as does...

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Lot n° 50

Set of ten beautiful prayer stones...

Set of ten beautiful prayer stones Pueblo, U.S.A Proposed dating 19th century and older Ruby alabaster Length 3.2 to 8.5 cm This homogeneous set shows various surface states establishing a long use. Some of the rounded ends give the pieces the shape...

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Lot n° 51

Dance emblem Santo Domingo Pueblo...

Dance emblem Santo Domingo Pueblo (?), North America - early 20th century Wood, horsehair, leather and metal H: 40 cm Hieratic horse effigy in red stained wood. The mane - supplied in horsehair. The ears are erect and attentive. Incised mouth. - A transverse...

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Lot n° 52

KACHINA Puch Tihu doll by Wilson...

KACHINA Puch Tihu doll by Wilson Tawakaptewa Hopi, Arizona, Southwestern United States of America circa 1950 Cottonwood, feathers and pigments H.: 18 cm She is standing with her hands on her abdomen. Her mask is flanked by two large tiered ears with...

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Lot n° 53

KACHINA Qoia doll Hopi, Arizona,...

KACHINA Qoia doll Hopi, Arizona, Southwestern United States of America circa 1890 Cottonwood, pigments, feathers, wool, cloth, nails and cord H.: 17 cm (old accidents) Her face mask is dressed with a painted band of alternating blue and pink crosses,...

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