Auction EARLY ARTS / VODU ARTS - Jean-Jacques Mandel Collection

Lot n° 1

FON- BENIN Set of two small fetish...

FON- BENIN Set of two small fetish shells, the larger one with a magic charge inside and the smaller one set with a padlock with indigo traces

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Lot n° 2

FON - BENIN Protection fetish...

FON - BENIN Protection fetish swaddled in a traditional cotton cloth and tied with a big bunch of padlocks Patina of use and trace of indigo H: 17.5 cm

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Lot n° 3

FON- BENIN Magic charge swaddled...

FON- BENIN Magic charge swaddled in a red and black cloth and topped by a series of small wooden spikes, a necklace of glass beads, a small animal jaw and cowrie shells H: 19 cm Exhibited at the Thomas Bernard Cortex Athletico Gallery

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Lot n° 4

FON- BENIN Protective fetish,...

FON- BENIN Protective fetish, small couple face to face "glued/tied" wrapped in a light-colored cotton cloth Trace of kaolin H on base 19 cm

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Lot n° 5

FON BENIN Small fetish of couple...

FON BENIN Small fetish of couple protection (twins?) swaddled with a plant load, four ritual bells in a cloth closed by two cowries. Beautiful patina H:16 cm Exhibited at the Thomas Bernard Gallery / Cortex Athletico

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Lot n° 6

FON- BENIN Protection fetish,...

FON- BENIN Protection fetish, couple tied back to back around a magical plant charge and a bovine bone, a ritual iron, a cowrie shell cord and padlocks Patina of libation, trace of kaolin H on base: 22 cm

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Lot n° 7

EWE TOGO Fetish composed of a...

EWE TOGO Fetish composed of a Venavi figure, tied by a cord to a basket containing a magical plant charge, The neck is tied with three padlocks. Beautiful libation patina H: 20 cm

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Lot n° 8

FON- BENIN Large magic charge...

FON- BENIN Large magic charge wrapped in cotton covered with a clay slip and topped with a mane of horsehair. H on base : 47 cm

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Lot n° 9

FON-BENIN Small botchio surmounted...

FON-BENIN Small botchio surmounted by a character tied to two magic charges by a cord with cowries Sacrificial patina. H on base 29 cm

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Lot n° 10

FON- BENIN Set of three bottles...

FON- BENIN Set of three bottles (Bo) containing medicinal solutions, one of which is closed by a duck's head, the beak blocked by two padlocks, the whole wrapped by colored cotton and surmounted by a magic charge composed of small skulls of rodents,...

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Lot n° 11

FON-BENIN Powerful fetish intended...

FON-BENIN Powerful fetish intended to silence someone, consisting of a duck's head swaddled in a red cloth on which cowries are sewn and the beak blocked by two padlocks. Patina of libation H on base: 17 cm

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Lot n° 12

FON BENIN Iron stake planted in...

FON BENIN Iron stake planted in the ground during a vodou ceremony, consisting of a tied character with a bunch of padlocks, crusty patina and libation H: 75.5

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Lot n° 13

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection...

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection fetish made of a toucan head with a padlock on its beak H on base : 24 cm

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Lot n° 14

FON- BENIN Small botchio representing...

FON- BENIN Small botchio representing a stylized character, attached to two kitchen spatulas and ritual irons, all swaddled in a cloth and covered with kaolin H on base : 30 cm

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Lot n° 15

FON- BENIN Couple swaddled in...

FON- BENIN Couple swaddled in cotton and tied to a wooden kitchen spatula with a rope bearing padlocks and cowries Dark patina of libation H: 24 cm

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Lot n° 16

FON- BENIN Fetish couple "inseparable"....

FON- BENIN Fetish couple "inseparable". Ready made of twins attached "glued/squeezed" on a magic vegetable load, wood. Patina of libation H: 16 cm

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Lot n° 17

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection...

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection fetish made up of a duck's head whose beak is blocked by a padlock and a magic charge Beautiful patina H on base: 13 cm

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Lot n° 18

FON BENIN Small character in...

FON BENIN Small character in offering dressed in red and white cotton. Trace of kaolin H : 32 cm

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Lot n° 19

FON- BENIN Small protection fetish...

FON- BENIN Small protection fetish composed of a figure with a head tied to the jaw of a rodent Beautiful patina trace of Kaolin L: 15 cm

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Lot n° 20

.FON - BENIN Old protection fetish...

.FON - BENIN Old protection fetish made of a duck's head whose beak is blocked by a padlock Misses H on base : 11 cm

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Lot n° 21

FON -BENIN Piquet made of a traditional...

FON -BENIN Piquet made of a traditional bell surmounted by a beautiful dark figure Patina of use H: 48 cm

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Lot n° 22

FON BENIN Protection fetish,...

FON BENIN Protection fetish, small female figure with a rope around the neck Sacrificial patina. H on base 20 cm

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Lot n° 23

.FON- BENIN Powerful protection...

.FON- BENIN Powerful protection fetish, monkey skull on large swaddled padlock and magic charge Patina of libation H on base: 10 cm - L: 12 cm

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Lot n° 24

FON-BENIN Four-headed character,...

FON-BENIN Four-headed character, one of the representations of the metamorphosis of Mamy Wata, wood and cotton chasuble Trace of kaolin H : 34 cm

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Lot n° 25

FON- BENIN Powerful protection...

FON- BENIN Powerful protection fetish, monkey skull on large swaddled padlock and magic charge Patina of libations H on base: 8 cm - L: 13 cm

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Lot n° 26

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection...

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection fetish made up of a duck's head swaddled and tied up in a cloth, the beak is blocked by three padlocks H on base : 13 cm

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Lot n° 27

FON- BENIN Small protection fetish,...

FON- BENIN Small protection fetish, character tied to an iron, with a hole in the chest in which a large cleat is embedded to block it Kaolin H on base : 19 cm

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Lot n° 28

FON BENIN Two small bo closed...

FON BENIN Two small bo closed by two small characters, swaddled together Patina of libations H on base: 17 cm

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Lot n° 29

ADJA - BENIN Set of four small...

ADJA - BENIN Set of four small swaddled fetishes forming an altar (character, shell and ritual object) H on base : 20 cm - L: 40 cm

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Lot n° 30

.EWE GHANA Powerful small fetish...

.EWE GHANA Powerful small fetish of protection, female character covered with padlocks and magic charges. Patina of libation and sacrifice H: 21 cm Exhibited at the Thomas Bernard Gallery / Cortex Athletico

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Lot n° 31

.FON- BENIN Couple glued face...

.FON- BENIN Couple glued face to face by a magical plant charge and tied with a large cord Patina of libations H on base: 24 cm

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Lot n° 32

FON- BENIN Beautiful little protection...

FON- BENIN Beautiful little protection fetish, a figure swaddled in cotton and tied with small magical charges and a ritual iron. Beautiful patina H on base: 21 cm

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Lot n° 33

.FON- BENIN Small couple stuck...

.FON- BENIN Small couple stuck back to back by ritual irons and tied with a cord Trace of libation H on base: 21 cm

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Lot n° 34

FON- BENIN Protection fetish,...

FON- BENIN Protection fetish, small character tied to a sheep skull and a magical plant charge. Beautiful patina H on base : 21 cm

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Lot n° 35

FON- BENIN Fetish composed of...

FON- BENIN Fetish composed of a figure attached to a mirror surrounded by cowries and framed by padlocked ritual irons Kaolin trace and covered with indigo H: 21 cm

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Lot n° 37

EWE- TOGO Fetish of protection. Bound...

EWE- TOGO Fetish of protection. Bound figure with a small skull, ritual irons and a bunch of padlocks, a magical plant charge on the back. Patina of libation and trace of indigo H: 21 cm

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Lot n° 38

EWE GHANA Small protection fetish...

EWE GHANA Small protection fetish swaddled with house keys in a cotton cloth, closed by a small cord Patina of use H on base 21 cm Exhibited at the Thomas Bernard Gallery / Cortex Athletico

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Lot n° 39

FON- BENIN Schnapps bottle filled...

FON- BENIN Schnapps bottle filled with medicinal liquid, surrounded by four figures (pair of twins?) and a magic load composed of ritual irons, chicken bones, a neolithic pearl, a car candle and a padlock Sacrificial patina and libations H on base:...

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Lot n° 40

FON- BENIN Large, beautiful and...

FON- BENIN Large, beautiful and rare altar fetish, representing a character with his head covered with a traditional headband, and his chest covered with a necklace of ropes and beads, padlocks, whistles, small skulls, rodent bones, metal chain and...

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Lot n° 41

FON-BENIN Small botchio topped...

FON-BENIN Small botchio topped by a character wearing a Gelede mask on his head. Beautiful patina of use H: 37 cm

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Lot n° 42

FON -BENIN Small botchio surmounted...

FON -BENIN Small botchio surmounted by a stylized character with a hole in the head and an iron reminiscent of a slave's shackle around the neck. Old patina H on base: 40 cm

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Lot n° 43

FON- BENIN Small female fetish,...

FON- BENIN Small female fetish, a ritual iron on the head and a cotton scarf around the neck Traces of kaolin H on base: 40 cm

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Lot n° 44

FON BENIN Fetish representing...

FON BENIN Fetish representing a character swaddled in a vegetable load tied on his body by a small cord ending with a cauri (shell used in the divinatory geomancy of the FA by the priests of vodou) wood sacrificial patina black trace of libation H...

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Lot n° 45

FON- BENI Very powerful protection...

FON- BENI Very powerful protection fetish made of a duck head swaddled in a cloth blocked by a bunch of padlocks. Sacrificial patina. L: 24 cm Exhibited at the Thomas Bernard Gallery Cortex Athletico

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Lot n° 46

FON BENIN Vodou ritual iron representing...

FON BENIN Vodou ritual iron representing DAN the snake H: 83 cm

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Lot n° 47

FON- BENIN Ancient ritual recade...

FON- BENIN Ancient ritual recade with zoomorphic head old, very nice patina of use

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Lot n° 48

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection...

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection fetish made of a duck's head swaddled and tied in a cloth, the beak is blocked by a bunch of padlocks Kaolin - indigo H on base : 11 cm

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Lot n° 49

FON- BENIN Couple glued back...

FON- BENIN Couple glued back to back by a magical plant charge and tied with a large cord Patina of use H on base: 20 cm

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Lot n° 50

FON- BENIN Very powerful altar...

FON- BENIN Very powerful altar fetish representing a character wrapped in a cloth chasuble attached to his feet by a red and black cotton cloth, covered with a very large and powerful magic charge composed of about fifteen duck heads, about twenty colored...

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Lot n° 51

FON- BENIN Composite magic load...

FON- BENIN Composite magic load (Twins ?) Bones of sheep and birds surrounding a traditional whistle, all tied with a string and beads Blackish patina of libations and sacrifices H : 21 cm

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Auction EARLY ARTS / VODU ARTS - Jean-Jacques Mandel Collection - Toulouse

Bid on the lot list Marambat - de Malafosse : 15 December 2021 - Toulouse - Toulouse

EARLY ARTS / VODU ARTS - Jean-Jacques Mandel Collection

FON- BENIN Set of two small fetish...

FON- BENIN Set of two small fetish shells, the larger one with a magic charge inside and the smaller one set with a padlock with indigo traces

FON - BENIN Protection fetish...

FON - BENIN Protection fetish swaddled in a traditional cotton cloth and tied with a big bunch of padlocks Patina of use and trace of indigo H: 17.5 cm

FON- BENIN Magic charge swaddled...

FON- BENIN Magic charge swaddled in a red and black cloth and topped by a series of small wooden spikes, a necklace of glass beads, a small animal jaw and cowrie shells H: 19 cm Exhibited at the Thomas Bernard Cortex Athletico Gallery

FON- BENIN Protective fetish,...

FON- BENIN Protective fetish, small couple face to face "glued/tied" wrapped in a light-colored cotton cloth Trace of kaolin H on base 19 cm

FON BENIN Small fetish of couple...

FON BENIN Small fetish of couple protection (twins?) swaddled with a plant load, four ritual bells in a cloth closed by two cowries. Beautiful patina H:16 cm Exhibited at the Thomas Bernard Gallery / Cortex Athletico

FON- BENIN Protection fetish,...

FON- BENIN Protection fetish, couple tied back to back around a magical plant charge and a bovine bone, a ritual iron, a cowrie shell cord and padlocks Patina of libation, trace of kaolin H on base: 22 cm

EWE TOGO Fetish composed of a...

EWE TOGO Fetish composed of a Venavi figure, tied by a cord to a basket containing a magical plant charge, The neck is tied with three padlocks. Beautiful libation patina H: 20 cm

FON- BENIN Large magic charge...

FON- BENIN Large magic charge wrapped in cotton covered with a clay slip and topped with a mane of horsehair. H on base : 47 cm

FON-BENIN Small botchio surmounted...

FON-BENIN Small botchio surmounted by a character tied to two magic charges by a cord with cowries Sacrificial patina. H on base 29 cm

FON- BENIN Set of three bottles...

FON- BENIN Set of three bottles (Bo) containing medicinal solutions, one of which is closed by a duck's head, the beak blocked by two padlocks, the whole wrapped by colored cotton and surmounted by a magic charge composed of small skulls of rodents,...

FON-BENIN Powerful fetish intended...

FON-BENIN Powerful fetish intended to silence someone, consisting of a duck's head swaddled in a red cloth on which cowries are sewn and the beak blocked by two padlocks. Patina of libation H on base: 17 cm

FON BENIN Iron stake planted in...

FON BENIN Iron stake planted in the ground during a vodou ceremony, consisting of a tied character with a bunch of padlocks, crusty patina and libation H: 75.5

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection...

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection fetish made of a toucan head with a padlock on its beak H on base : 24 cm

FON- BENIN Small botchio representing...

FON- BENIN Small botchio representing a stylized character, attached to two kitchen spatulas and ritual irons, all swaddled in a cloth and covered with kaolin H on base : 30 cm

FON- BENIN Couple swaddled in...

FON- BENIN Couple swaddled in cotton and tied to a wooden kitchen spatula with a rope bearing padlocks and cowries Dark patina of libation H: 24 cm

FON- BENIN Fetish couple "inseparable"....

FON- BENIN Fetish couple "inseparable". Ready made of twins attached "glued/squeezed" on a magic vegetable load, wood. Patina of libation H: 16 cm

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection...

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection fetish made up of a duck's head whose beak is blocked by a padlock and a magic charge Beautiful patina H on base: 13 cm

FON BENIN Small character in...

FON BENIN Small character in offering dressed in red and white cotton. Trace of kaolin H : 32 cm

FON- BENIN Small protection fetish...

FON- BENIN Small protection fetish composed of a figure with a head tied to the jaw of a rodent Beautiful patina trace of Kaolin L: 15 cm

.FON - BENIN Old protection fetish...

.FON - BENIN Old protection fetish made of a duck's head whose beak is blocked by a padlock Misses H on base : 11 cm

FON -BENIN Piquet made of a traditional...

FON -BENIN Piquet made of a traditional bell surmounted by a beautiful dark figure Patina of use H: 48 cm

FON BENIN Protection fetish,...

FON BENIN Protection fetish, small female figure with a rope around the neck Sacrificial patina. H on base 20 cm

.FON- BENIN Powerful protection...

.FON- BENIN Powerful protection fetish, monkey skull on large swaddled padlock and magic charge Patina of libation H on base: 10 cm - L: 12 cm

FON-BENIN Four-headed character,...

FON-BENIN Four-headed character, one of the representations of the metamorphosis of Mamy Wata, wood and cotton chasuble Trace of kaolin H : 34 cm

FON- BENIN Powerful protection...

FON- BENIN Powerful protection fetish, monkey skull on large swaddled padlock and magic charge Patina of libations H on base: 8 cm - L: 13 cm

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection...

.FON - BENIN Powerful protection fetish made up of a duck's head swaddled and tied up in a cloth, the beak is blocked by three padlocks H on base : 13 cm

FON- BENIN Small protection fetish,...

FON- BENIN Small protection fetish, character tied to an iron, with a hole in the chest in which a large cleat is embedded to block it Kaolin H on base : 19 cm

FON BENIN Two small bo closed...

FON BENIN Two small bo closed by two small characters, swaddled together Patina of libations H on base: 17 cm

ADJA - BENIN Set of four small...

ADJA - BENIN Set of four small swaddled fetishes forming an altar (character, shell and ritual object) H on base : 20 cm - L: 40 cm

.EWE GHANA Powerful small fetish...

.EWE GHANA Powerful small fetish of protection, female character covered with padlocks and magic charges. Patina of libation and sacrifice H: 21 cm Exhibited at the Thomas Bernard Gallery / Cortex Athletico

.FON- BENIN Couple glued face...

.FON- BENIN Couple glued face to face by a magical plant charge and tied with a large cord Patina of libations H on base: 24 cm

FON- BENIN Beautiful little protection...

FON- BENIN Beautiful little protection fetish, a figure swaddled in cotton and tied with small magical charges and a ritual iron. Beautiful patina H on base: 21 cm

.FON- BENIN Small couple stuck...

.FON- BENIN Small couple stuck back to back by ritual irons and tied with a cord Trace of libation H on base: 21 cm

FON- BENIN Protection fetish,...

FON- BENIN Protection fetish, small character tied to a sheep skull and a magical plant charge. Beautiful patina H on base : 21 cm

FON- BENIN Fetish composed of...

FON- BENIN Fetish composed of a figure attached to a mirror surrounded by cowries and framed by padlocked ritual irons Kaolin trace and covered with indigo H: 21 cm

EWE- TOGO Fetish of protection. Bound...

EWE- TOGO Fetish of protection. Bound figure with a small skull, ritual irons and a bunch of padlocks, a magical plant charge on the back. Patina of libation and trace of indigo H: 21 cm

EWE GHANA Small protection fetish...

EWE GHANA Small protection fetish swaddled with house keys in a cotton cloth, closed by a small cord Patina of use H on base 21 cm Exhibited at the Thomas Bernard Gallery / Cortex Athletico

FON- BENIN Schnapps bottle filled...

FON- BENIN Schnapps bottle filled with medicinal liquid, surrounded by four figures (pair of twins?) and a magic load composed of ritual irons, chicken bones, a neolithic pearl, a car candle and a padlock Sacrificial patina and libations H on base:...

FON- BENIN Large, beautiful and...