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Auction 18 June 2021 Africa, Drawings, Paintings, Asia, Furniture, Works of Art, 20th Century Decorative Arts - Paris

Bid on the lot list Crait + Müller : 18 June 2021 - Afrique, Dessins, Tableaux, Asie, Meubles, Objets d’art, Arts décoratifs du XXe siècle Exposition publique :le mercredi 16 juin de 11 h à 18 hle jeudi 17 juin de 11 h à 18 hle matin de la vente de 11 h à 12 h T. pendant l’exposition et la vente : +33 (0)1 48 00 20 06 18, rue de Provence 7 5009 ParisT. +33 (0)1 45 81 52 36<a href="mailto:contact@crait-muller.com" target="_blank">contact@crait-muller.com</a><a href="www.crait-muller.com" target="_blank">www.crait-muller.com</a> Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

Africa, Drawings, Paintings, Asia, Furniture, Works of Art, 20th Century Decorative Arts

Friday 18 June 2021 - 13:30 (CEST) - Live

Salle 6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

Crait + Müller

Africa, Drawings, Paintings, Asia, Furniture, Works of Art, 20th Century Decorative Arts

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Lot n° 1

BAOULE MASK, Ivory Coast Hardwood...

BAOULE MASK, Ivory Coast Hardwood with a glossy brown patina, accidents. L. 24,5 cm Mask from a hut carved with a face inscribed on a panel forming a mandorla. The features are finely sculpted, the slightly arched nose surmounting a small cup-shaped...

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Lot n° 2

PENDE MASK, Democratic Republic...

PENDE MASK, Democratic Republic of Congo Medium-hard wood, pigments. H. 23 cm A work whose cubist lines are strikingly modern. The face is inscribed in a heart, the details sculpted in high relief. The eyes are made up of two cylinders, the thin,...

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Lot n° 3

SUKU-HOLO HAT, Democratic Republic...

SUKU-HOLO HAT, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with brown patina, pigments. H. 22 cm Face inscribed in a heart, eyes and mouth slit, the left part tinted with red ochre pigments, the right with white pigments. The hairstyle is covered with stamped...

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Lot n° 4

KWERE DOLL, Tanzania Hardwood...

KWERE DOLL, Tanzania Hardwood with reddish-brown patina. H. 17.5 cm Fertility doll with abstract lines characteristic of the style.

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Lot n° 5

PASSPORT DAN MASK, Ivory Coast Wood...

PASSPORT DAN MASK, Ivory Coast Wood with dark brown and black patina. H. 10,5 cm

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Lot n° 6

KUBA CUP, Democratic Republic of...

KUBA CUP, Democratic Republic of Congo Hardwood with dark brown and black patina. H. 14,5 cm Palm wine cup reserved for the Kuba high dignitaries. Beautiful patina with deep luster.

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Lot n° 7

WAKEMIA DAN SPOON, Ivory Coast Medium-hard...

WAKEMIA DAN SPOON, Ivory Coast Medium-hard wood with a glossy brown patina. H. 38 cm Anthropomorphic wakemia spoon, the stretched spoon forming a head, the bust punctuated by an umbilicus inscribed on curved legs according to the canons of the style....

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Lot n° 8

IBEDJI YOROUBA STATUTE, Nigeria Hardwood...

IBEDJI YOROUBA STATUTE, Nigeria Hardwood with brown patina, pigments, traces of blue lye, cowrie shells, glass beads. H. 31 cm Female Ibedji statue of the Ogbomosho syle, the large head marked with traces of blue lye on the cap. Ornaments in glass...

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Lot n° 9

CITHARUS, India Hardwood with...

CITHARUS, India Hardwood with a glossy brown patina. H. 61 cm Beautiful example with a body decorated with details describing a human effigy.

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Lot n° 10

CARYATIDE NAGO YOROUBA SEAT, Nigeria/Benin Hard...

CARYATIDE NAGO YOROUBA SEAT, Nigeria/Benin Hard wood with brown patina, pigments. H. 33 cm Nago Yoruba caryatid seat carved with a kneeling female figure and caryatid, the bent arms holding the seat on the head. The garment, as well as a necklace...

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Lot n° 11

CIHONGO TSHOKWE MASK, Angola Hardwood...

CIHONGO TSHOKWE MASK, Angola Hardwood with brown patina, black pigments. H. 21.5 cm Male Cihongo face, with slit coffee bean eyes inscribed in deep sockets. The straight, pinched nose surmounts a stretched mouth, open to blunt teeth. Scarifications...

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Lot n° 12

IJO MASK (?), Nigeria Medium-hard...

IJO MASK (?), Nigeria Medium-hard wood with brown patina, resin, seeds. L. 21 cm Schematic face evoking the shape of a turtle shell, the gaze formed by two half-spheres separated by a high structure describing both the nose and a ridge rising from...

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Lot n° 13

PINDA STATUE (?), Angola (?) Medium-hard...

PINDA STATUE (?), Angola (?) Medium-hard wood with brown patina, small accidents. H. 25,5 cm Female statuette with filiform arms detached from the bust and forming a rhombus, the legs are short. The ovoid head is sculpted with a small face with...

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Lot n° 14

BEKOM MASK, Cameroon Hard wood...

BEKOM MASK, Cameroon Hard wood with a dark brown and black patina. H. 42 cm Face characteristic of the style, open to large eyes whose full volume is surrounded by a palpebral fold. The nose with its wide wings surmounts a mouth open to small teeth....

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Lot n° 15

KONGO bell, Democratic Republic...

KONGO bell, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with brown patina, vegetable fibers. H. 18 cm Decorated with the representation in high relief of a monkey with humanized features. Rare. PROVENANCE : Former Philippe Cabanius collection.

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Lot n° 16

SCEPTRE OGBONI, Nigeria Copper...

SCEPTRE OGBONI, Nigeria Copper alloy. H. 27 cm Modelled with Janus faces, the base decorated with small animal heads.

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Lot n° 17

OGBONI STATUETTE, Nigeria Copper...

OGBONI STATUETTE, Nigeria Copper alloy H. 17 cm Female effigy, hands brought back to the belly and holding an object. The well-groomed head is topped by a sophisticated hairstyle.

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Lot n° 18

MONTOL STATUE (?), Nigeria Wood...

MONTOL STATUE (?), Nigeria Wood with a brown patina, small accidents H. 54 cm Effigy standing on powerful legs, arms significantly bent out from the full bust. The schematic head is sculpted with a high crest extending into a straight nose, separating...

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Lot n° 19

DJIMINI FISH HUNTER, Ivory Coast Wood...

DJIMINI FISH HUNTER, Ivory Coast Wood with dark brown and black patina. H. 45 cm Rare Djimini fly-hunting socket carved with two Janus busts. The smaller female face is adorned with a neat headdress, hidden on the other side by the large horns...

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Lot n° 20

SENOUFO STATUTE, Ivory Coast Wood...

SENOUFO STATUTE, Ivory Coast Wood with dark brown and black patina. H. 28 cm Male effigy with solid construction lines. The face, slightly turned to the left, is topped with a crest, arms and neck decorated. The shoulders, cheeks and abdomen are...

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Lot n° 21

BATEBA LOBI STATUTE, Burkina Faso Wood...

BATEBA LOBI STATUTE, Burkina Faso Wood with natural patina. H. 50 cm Bateba with outstretched arms, carved in the natural shape of a branch. Details of the face and umbilicus in the form of a spur are carved into sharp notches.

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Lot n° 22

BATEBA LOBI STATUTE, Burkina Faso Wood...

BATEBA LOBI STATUTE, Burkina Faso Wood with natural patina. H. 39 cm Janus effigy representing a man and a woman leaning against each other, legs together. Traces of tools in clean cuts detail the bodies and faces in sober flat tints.

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Lot n° 23

BATEBA LOBI STATUTE, Burkina Faso Wood...

BATEBA LOBI STATUTE, Burkina Faso Wood with natural patina. H. 36.5 cm Effigy with his right arm raised as a sign of conjuration, the body dominated by a double face with cubist lines.

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Lot n° 24

BATEBA LOBI STATUTE, Burkina Faso Wood...

BATEBA LOBI STATUTE, Burkina Faso Wood with natural patina. H. 36,5 cm BATEBA Lobi, the body in full and dynamic lines surmounted by two faces.

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Lot n° 25

SENOUFO STATUTE, Ivory Coast Wood...

SENOUFO STATUTE, Ivory Coast Wood with black brown patina, accidents. H. 25 cm Female statuette with lively and seductive lines, the headdress composed of neat braids and treated in full volumes. An old black whitewash is still partially present...

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Lot n° 26

WE MASK, Ivory Coast Medium-hard...

WE MASK, Ivory Coast Medium-hard wood, pigments, vegetable fibers, native cloth, metal. H. 28 cm Face with oversized features characteristic of the style, slit bulb eyes projected on either side of a nose with wide wings, the mouth half-open on...

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Lot n° 27

GLE BETE MASK, Ivory Coast Wood...

GLE BETE MASK, Ivory Coast Wood with dark brown patina, iron, accidents. H. 32 cm Composite face, mixing human details, in particular the nose and mouth with a stinging tongue and deep philtrum, with animal fangs or butts. The fake eyes are two...

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Lot n° 28

LOBI STATUTE, Burkina Faso Wood...

LOBI STATUTE, Burkina Faso Wood with a brown patina shaded in red, accidents. H. 16 cm Small effigy with concentrated lines, the legs slightly turned, giving a beautiful dynamism to the work. The lighter patina of the contact points attests to the...

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Lot n° 29

FANTI DOLL, Ghana Wood with brown...

FANTI DOLL, Ghana Wood with brown patina. H. 30 cm Beautiful and ancient Fanti fertility doll, the schematic bust marked by an umbilicus and a small chest, the face, like a drawing by Paul Klee, carved in medium relief in the abstract pall over...

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Lot n° 30

IGBO CIMIER, Nigeria Medium-hard...

IGBO CIMIER, Nigeria Medium-hard wood with black patina, native fabric. H. 35 cm A small face described in sober and narrow lines, topped by an imposing hairstyle with a tangle of airy braids, of great complexity, and a faithful representation...

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Lot n° 31

OGBODO ENYI IGBO IZI CIMIER, North-East...

OGBODO ENYI IGBO IZI CIMIER, North-East Nigeria Hardwood, black and white pigments, vegetable fibres. L. 54 cm Igbo-Izi mask stylizing the representation of an elephant with short projected tusks, its trunk shortened, its eyes conical. On the back...

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Lot n° 32

EJAGHAM CIMIER, Cross River Region,...

EJAGHAM CIMIER, Cross River Region, Nigeria Wood, leather, pigments, vegetable fibres. H. 39.5 cm Female face, as indicated by the skin tone and hairstyle, with naturalistic features, the mouth open on teeth carved according to the style's canons....

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Lot n° 33

OKUYI PUNU MASK, Gabon Medium-hard...

OKUYI PUNU MASK, Gabon Medium-hard wood, pigments. H. 34.5 cm Face with delicate lines, slit and bulging eyes under arched eyebrows in slight relief, straight nose, fleshy mouth pigmented with red. The high shell headdress is combed with fine strands...

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Lot n° 34

TSOGHO VUVI MASK, Gabon Medium-hard...

TSOGHO VUVI MASK, Gabon Medium-hard wood with warm brown patina, black pigments. L. 30,5 cm Face with long slit eyes under an arch running from one edge of the mask to the other, the triangular and schematic nose resulting from the same relief....

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Lot n° 35

SMALL LEGA MASK, Democratic Republic...

SMALL LEGA MASK, Democratic Republic of Congo Half-hard wood, accidents. H. 11,5 cm Small face with slit eyes and a long nasal line stretching to the forehead. Boreholes around the edge of the face. Old patina.

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Lot n° 36

TSOGHO VUVI MASK, Gabon Medium-hard...

TSOGHO VUVI MASK, Gabon Medium-hard wood with warm brown patina, black pigments. L. 26 cm Face characteristic of the style, treated in sober and schematic lines, with a beautiful warm tone patina.

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Lot n° 37

CANNE VILI, Democratic Republic...

CANNE VILI, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with brown patina, pigments. L. 131 cm Vili proverb cane, carved in register with two characters enhanced with pigments, the one at the top with arms hindered and defeated. A succession of motifs illustrates...

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Lot n° 38

CARYATIDE BEMBE SEAT (?), Democratic...

CARYATIDE BEMBE SEAT (?), Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with brown patina, black pigments, indigenous restoration, accidents. H. 41 cm Seat supported by four caryatid figures, female and male, with tapered limbs. Varnish.

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Lot n° 39

LOT OF TWO FOOD HOOKS NIAS ISLAND,...

LOT OF TWO FOOD HOOKS NIAS ISLAND, Indonesia Hardwood with brown patina. H. 43 cm and 46.5 cm Both carved with male effigies, one holding a cup in her hands. These objects were intended to protect food from rodent attacks. Not very common on...

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Lot n° 40

WALU DOGON MASK, Mali Hard wood...

WALU DOGON MASK, Mali Hard wood with brown patina, pigments, vegetable fibers, iron. H. 64 cm Walu antelope mask sculpted into a classical architectural face, the eyes open into two deeply set windows, the nose forming a partition. The mouth is...

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Lot n° 41

SONGYE STATUTE, Democratic Republic...

SONGYE STATUTE, Democratic Republic of Congo Wood with a dark brown patina shaded in red. H. 13,5 cm This effigy is sculpted in powerful and geometrical lines, enhanced by a beautiful shiny patina. At the top of the head, there is a small reliquary...

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Lot n° 42

BAOULE PULLEY IVORY COAST Half-hard...

BAOULE PULLEY IVORY COAST Half-hard wood with brown patina. H. 21 cm Spectacular Baoule loom pulley stirrup, carved with an elephant. The wide, gadrooned fork forms the legs of the pachyderm, and supports a ringed neck on which rests the head adorned...

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Lot n° 43

VOTIVE BOAT, Solomon Islands Wood...

VOTIVE BOAT, Solomon Islands Wood with black-brown patina, mother-of-pearl. L. 20 cm Carved with the representation of two frigate birds, the whole object decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays.

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Lot n° 44

LITURGICAL SCROLL, Ethiopia Parchment,...

LITURGICAL SCROLL, Ethiopia Parchment, inks. L. 197 cm; W. 7 cm Written in Guezh, the liturgical script of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Decorated with texts, but also with drawings, and composed of three parts sewn together. Good condition....

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Lot n° 45

OGBONI BRACELET, Nigeria Copper...

OGBONI BRACELET, Nigeria Copper alloy with excavation patina. L. 19 cm Decorated on the band that forms the object of four faces in medium relief, characteristic of the style. PROVENANCE : Former collection of Janine and Claude Vérité.

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Lot n° 46

STATUE OF A DOGON ANCHOR, Mali Wood...

STATUE OF A DOGON ANCHOR, Mali Wood with natural patina, accidents and missing parts. H. 48.5 cm Playing on the natural curvature of the branch from which it was carved, this effigy is reminiscent of the archaic Niongom style through the stretching...

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Lot n° 47

SENOUFO POULIE, Ivory Coast Wood...

SENOUFO POULIE, Ivory Coast Wood with a dark brown patina. H. 15 cm The wide fork with arched shoulders is surmounted by a hornbill's head, crossed at the neck by a suspension hole. Beautiful and old patina.

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Lot n° 48

NGBAKA MASK, Democratic Republic...

NGBAKA MASK, Democratic Republic of Congo Light wood with a brown-black patina, partially crusty, accidents. H. 16 cm Face with an oval volume as if pinched by a median line that designates the nose and the forehead crossed by hatchings, and the...

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Lot n° 49

PUNU MASK, Gabon Soft wood, pigments,...

PUNU MASK, Gabon Soft wood, pigments, traces of kaolin. H. 29 cm Face with stretched and slit eyes under a thin arch, the fleshy mouth tinted with red. The high-shell headdress is streaked with fine strands.

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Lot n° 50

MUMUYE STATUE, Nigeria Medium-hard...

MUMUYE STATUE, Nigeria Medium-hard wood with brown patina, pigments, accidents. H. 98 cm Large effigy standing on indented and disjointed legs, the rounded pelvis supporting a stretched bust framed by bent arms. The long tubular neck is surmounted...

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