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EARLY ARTS

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Lot n° 1

Masque Tshokwe

Pwo mask evoking a primordial female ancestor. The face has half-closed eyes, the toothed mouth is slightly open. It is decorated with traditional scarified motifs on the chin, cheeks and forehead. The head is surmounted by a headband evoking the diademed...

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Lot n° 2

Fétiche Fon

BOCHIO protection fetish. Hard wood with a shiny patina. Benin, Fon ethnic group 9x9x56cm

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Lot n° 3

Tabouret Lobi

Tripod wedding stool with a disproportionate foot symbolizing the man's sex. This type of stool always has a very low seat. Burkina Faso, Lobi ethnic group 14x11x90cm

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Lot n° 4

Statue Batéba

Female Beteba statue depicted standing with left arm raised to ward off danger and evil forces. The left arm is absent. The hairstyle is nicely elaborated. Wood. Burkina Faso, Lobi ethnic group 19x7x54cm

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Lot n° 5

Statue Batéba

Hermaphroditic Beteba statue depicted standing with arms at the side of the body. Wood. Burkina Faso, Lobi ethnic group 9x8x44cm

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Lot n° 6

Statue Lobi Bêtise

Lobi anthropomorphic statuette "stupidity" presenting a ritualized mating. Wood. Burkina Faso, Lobi ethnic group. 20x6x32cm

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Lot n° 7

Bracelets en ivoire

Pair of bracelets. Ivory Before 1940. Cameroon, Bamileke ethnic group Perrier collection 15,5x13x2,5cm

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Lot n° 8

Bracelets en ivoire

Pair of bracelets. Ivory Before 1940. Cameroon, Bamileke ethnic group Perrier collection 14,5x12,5x2,5cm

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Lot n° 9

Bracelet en ivoire

Bracelet Ivory Democratic Republic of Congo, Pendé ethnic group 9x8x5cm (thickness 0,5cm)

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Lot n° 10

Bracelets en ivoire

Set of bracelets forming a set of twenty four pieces. Leather case. Ivory. Before 1940. Cameroon, Bamileke ethnic group Perrier collection L30x9cm

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Lot n° 11

Masque Bamun

Helmet mask with half-closed eyes. The cheeks are covered with vertical scarifications. Wood with a crusty patina. Cameroon, Bamun ethnic group. 28x28x31cm

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Lot n° 12

Gong Bamiléké

Double iron ritual gong. Cameroon, Bamileke ethnic group. 24x24cm

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Lot n° 13

Maternité Baoulé

Female statuette representing a young mother standing with her legs slightly bent on a stylized high stool, holding a small baby in her hands on her belly. She is adorned with a long necklace made of glass beads and wears a fabric cover-up. The ears are...

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Lot n° 14

Tambours

Set of two women's drums. Wood and skin. Republic of Ivory Coast 23x75cm & 21x79cm

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Lot n° 15

Siège zoomorphe

Zoomorphic statue with four legs and a seat on the back. Ivory Coast, Senoufo ethnic group 74x18xH17cm (seat 8x29x17cm)

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Lot n° 16

Statue Senoufo

Female statuette represented standing on a circular terrace, arms along the body, hands placed on either side of the umbilicus. The characteristic headdress. Ivory Coast, Senoufo ethnic group. 9x9x50cm

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Lot n° 17

Statue Baoulé

Important male statuette of a chief represented standing on a small circular terrace with his arms spread out along his body and his hands placed on either side of his navel. The upper body is elongated with numerous characteristic scarifications on the...

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Lot n° 18

Marteau de Gong

Gong hammer with twisted handle. Wood with brown patina. Ivory Coast, Baule ethnic group. H28cm

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Lot n° 19

Maternité Senoufo

Maternity statuette represented standing with arms detached from the body, hands adorned with bracelets placed on either side of the navel in solar scarification. The breasts are asymmetrical. Ivory Coast, Senoufo ethnic group. 9x8x31cm

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Lot n° 20

Masque DAN

Mask with open mouth and bulging forehead, the eyes are presented by circular holes. Ivory Coast, Dan ethnic group. 11x9x20cm

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Lot n° 21

Maternité Baoulé

Finely carved maternity statuette depicted sitting on a stool and a circular terrace holding her child in her arms. Keloids on the prominent breasts, around the lips, on the stomach and on the back. The crest hairstyle ends in a nicely braided plait. Ivory...

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Lot n° 22

Statue Baoulé

Statuette of motherhood with elongated torso and short legs represented standing on a circular terrace with arms along the body, hands placed on the belly. Keloids on the stomach, cheeks, neck and back. Crest hairstyle. Ivory Coast, Baule ethnic group....

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Lot n° 23

Maternité Baoulé

Maternity statuette depicted standing on a small circular terrace, arms at her sides, hands on either side of the prominent umbilicus. Keloids on the belly and between the prominent breasts, on the sides of the neck and on the cheeks as well as on the...

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Lot n° 24

Statue Senoufo

Male statuette represented standing with arms along the body, hands placed on either side of the navel. Characteristic headdress. Wood with a shiny patina. Ivory Coast, Senoufo ethnic group. 9x9x61cm

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Lot n° 25

Tabouret Ashanti

Stool representing an elephant carrying the seat. Ghana, Ashanti ethnic group 59x30x52cm

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Lot n° 26

RELIQUAIRE KOTA

Kota reliquary statue, guardian of the relics of the ancestors, with a slightly concave face to better retain the light. It is made up of copper strips (one of which is detached) arranged horizontally, while another vertical strip represents the forehead....

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Lot n° 27

Statue Ashanti

Statuette of a young woman with ringed neck and peaceful face sitting on a stool and a rectangular terrace with her thin arms spread out along her body, her fingered hands resting on the side of her stomach. Keloids on the temples. Lobed hairstyle. Ghana,...

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Lot n° 28

Masque Kwélé

Heart-shaped mask formed by antelope horns representing the hair. Coffee bean eyes, small discreet mouth. Wood with original bichromy. Gabon, Kwélé ethnic group. 26x6x37cm

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Lot n° 29

Tabouret Ashanti

Mma Gwa woman's stool with a curved seat supported by four pillars with crenellated edges and a hollow rectangular shape centered between them with openwork decoration. Ghana, Ashanti ethnic group 54x32x26/36cm

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Lot n° 30

Matérnité Bambara

Representation of a callipyge motherhood with generous curves: wide hips, very imposing chest. The arms are outstretched along the body, holding a very eroded baby in her hands. The head is almost flat and long, topped by a crest hairstyle with two...

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Lot n° 31

Talisman Boîna

Collective talisman of protection ody mohara. Zebu horn containing scissors, coins, chain, resin, glass beads and fabric. Madagascar, Boîna ethnic group, late 19th/early 20th century 8x33x37cm

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Lot n° 32

Talisman Boîna

Collective talisman of protection ody mohara. Zebu horn containing scissors, coins, nails, resin and cloth. Madagascar, Boîna ethnic group, late 19th/early 20th century 6x28x33cm

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Lot n° 33

PORTE DOGON

Door of a hut Mali, Dogon, 19th c. 56xH121cm Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Hélène Leloup, former curator of the Dogon exhibition at the Musée du Quai Branly

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Lot n° 34

Boîte Madagascar

Food box with lid carved with geometric patterns. Madagascar 24x13x21cm

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Lot n° 35

Boîte Madagascar

Food box with lid. Madagascar 19x13x32cm

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Lot n° 36

Bracelets en fer

Pair of iron bracelets with elongated figures. Mali 8,5x5cm & 10,5x8cm

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Lot n° 37

Miniature Dogon

Anthropozoomorphic iron showing a warrior on his mount holding a sword in his right hand. Mali 9xH11cm

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Lot n° 38

ECHELLE DOGON

Sinuous ladder, ending in a fork and carved with seven steps. These ladders were used to access the roofs of houses and the doors of granaries. They are also a symbol of the link between the earth and the sky, between the visible forces (humans) and the...

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Lot n° 39

MATERNITE DOGON

Statuette representing a maternity with protruding breasts and two children each hanging on one of them. The base of her thin and long neck is decorated with a necklace of wooden beads. Wooden gully. Mali, Dogon ethnic group Private Collection Pa...

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Lot n° 40

Echelle Madagascar

Wooden ladder. Madagascar 7x8x245cm

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Lot n° 41

Echelle Madagascar

Wooden ladder. Madagascar 11x10x246cm

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Lot n° 42

Echelle Madagascar

Wooden ladder. Madagascar 10x13x253cm

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Lot n° 43

Statue Dogon

Very slender anthropomorphic statuette with vertical lines depicting a character sitting on a stool with his arms along his body and his hands on either side of his navel. The schematic face has a beard. Wood with a patina of use. Mali, Dogon ethnic...

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Lot n° 44

SERRURE DOGON

Ancient classical wooden lock with a very stylized anthropomorphic structure. Mali, Dogon ethnic group 38x42cm

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Lot n° 45

SERRURE DOGON

Hut lock showing a turtle. Mali, Dogon ethnic group. 34x39cm

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Lot n° 46

SERRURE DOGON

Case lock The body is dominated by a diamond-shaped head decorated with geometric patterns. Beautiful faded patina. Mali, Dogon ethnic group 34x36cm

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Lot n° 47

Serrure Bambara

Case lock representing the stylized head of a male ancestor represented by a nasal bridge in the center of a triangular face. The body is decorated with geometric patterns. Beautiful patina of use. Mali, Bambara ethnic group 40x39cm

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Lot n° 48

SERRURE DOGON

Ancient DOGON lock with antelope horns. This hut or attic lock represents in an abstract way the primordial couple who gave birth to the four couples of "nommo" considered as being the eight ancestors of humanity (Dogon myth of the creation of the universe)....

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Lot n° 49

SERRURE DOGON

Case lock The body chiseled with geometric motifs is dominated by a head whose shape evokes that of a reptile. Mali, Dogon ethnic group 28x26cm

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Lot n° 50

Statue Dogon

Anthropomorphic statuette of a female figure with protruding breasts depicted standing on a small terrace with her right arm along her body and her hand resting on her thigh. Gouged wood. Mali, Dogon ethnic group. 6x8x54cm

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