Auction 19 December 2021 PRIMITIVE ARTS - EXPERT : ALAIN DUFOUR

Lot n° 0. test

Result : Not available

Lot n° 1

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Rider with...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Rider with arched body, abstract face, horse with arched legs, sculpture of a beautiful balance covered with a brown patina. Former collection Alain Provot Height : 27 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 2

DOGON (Mali) Wooden statue with...

DOGON (Mali) Wooden statue with a light patina of the bomboutoro type, the face of great sobriety is only underlined by the nose and the circular beard. Former Alain Provot collection Height : 44 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 3

DOGON (Mali) Bomboutoro type statue...

DOGON (Mali) Bomboutoro type statue in eroded wood with a great sobriety of execution and a beautiful balance of balance of volumes, red ochre laterite patina (visible wear and tear) Former collection Alain Provot Height : 27 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 4

DOGON (Mali) Sun" pendant in lost...

DOGON (Mali) Sun" pendant in lost wax bronze, excavation patina Former Alain Provot collection Diameter : 8 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 5

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) The stirrup...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) The stirrup supporting the pulley represents the hornbill bird (probable restoration on the tip of the beak) Former collection Alain Provot Height : 13 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 6

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Stirrup...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Stirrup for a loom pulley decorated with a bird's head with a notched crest Former collection Alain Provot Height : 15 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 7

BOBO (Burkina Faso) Rare pulley...

BOBO (Burkina Faso) Rare pulley support bracket decorated with a janiform human head wearing a crested headdress the pulley is a porcelain of electrical insulation Former collection Alain Provot Height : 15 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 8

LOBI (Burkina Faso) Stone spear...

LOBI (Burkina Faso) Stone spear representing a female character with a face on her belly, old earthy patina Former Alain Provot collection Height : 22 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 9

BAMBARA (Mali) This atypical tyiwara...

BAMBARA (Mali) This atypical tyiwara dance crest is sculpted in two parts joined by a wrought iron post. wrought iron, the eyes and the decoration are made of upholstery nails Former collection Alain Provot Height : 49 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 10

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) Bloblobian"...

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) Bloblobian" female statue wearing a diadem hairstyle, possibly of Agni influence Slightly reddish sede patina Former Alain Provot collection Height : 35 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 11

DOGON (Mali) Nape of the neck...

DOGON (Mali) Nape of the neck support with a crusty patina supported by a base with two columns. Former collection Alain Provot Length : 18 cm Height : 12 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 12

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Two riders...

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Two riders on a harnessed horse, the bust of the first one is missing, lost wax bronze with patina of use Former Alain Provot collection Length : 5,5 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 13

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Set of twelve...

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Set of twelve gold weights and two complete measures Former Alain Provot collection

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 14

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Six lost wax...

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Six lost wax bronzes including three pendants and a hairpin in Mossi copper Former Alain Provot collection

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 15

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Set of seven...

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Set of seven proverbial weights in the shape of a knot Former Alain Provot collection Length : 3 to 5 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 16

DAN (Ivory Coast) Ceremonial rice...

DAN (Ivory Coast) Ceremonial rice shovel decorated with a beautiful female head wearing a three-shell headdress Former collection Alain Provot Height : 57 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 17

DAN / GIO / KROU (Ivory Coast) Ceremonial...

DAN / GIO / KROU (Ivory Coast) Ceremonial spoon in heavy wood with a very old crusty patina, the back of the handle is decorated with a face (Old indigenous restoration in rattan on the spoon) Former collection Alain Provot Height : 42 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 18

CHAMBA (Nigeria) Male statue with...

CHAMBA (Nigeria) Male statue with legs, arms glued along the body forming a rhombus, patina of use (Broken right foot) Former collection Alain Provot Height : 41 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 19

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) Beautiful...

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) Beautiful necklace made of old round and rectangle beads in lost wax bronze Former collection Alain Provot Length : 58 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 20

BAMBARA (Mali) Female statue in...

BAMBARA (Mali) Female statue in medium-heavy wood with numerous scarifications engraved on the body, brown patina of use (Left foot lost) Former Alain Provot collection Height : 36 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 21

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) female statue...

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) female statue sitting on the traditional seat with handle, the very finely chiseled hairstyle ends with a plant fiber ends with a braid of vegetable fiber Former Alain Provot collection Height : 39 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 22

MOSSI (Burkina Faso) Important...

MOSSI (Burkina Faso) Important female statue in heavy wood with a strong patina, the face is streaked with parallel lines, the circular eyes are engraved Former Alain Provot collection Height : 51 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 23

YORUBA (Nigeria) Pair of Ibedji...

YORUBA (Nigeria) Pair of Ibedji twins wearing a triangular pectoral, deep lacquered patina and traces of red ochre camwood Former Alain Provot collection Height : 30 and 31 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 24

SONGYE (Congo DRC) Miniature kifwebe...

SONGYE (Congo DRC) Miniature kifwebe mask with scarified face, beard made of vegetable fibers, a cowrie shell sewn on the chin chin, old brown patina Former collection Alain Provot Height : 18,5 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 25

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) This feminine...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) This feminine representation was fixed on the resonance box of a kora, deep patina and wear on the back of the headdress Former collection Alain Provot Height : 22,5 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 26

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast, Mali) Elegant...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast, Mali) Elegant female statue with a thin, concave face, used under the name of "déblé" for the initiation rites of the poro. The slightly bent arms join the hips, ancient traces of red and white traces of red and white pigment...

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 27

KUMU (Congo DRC) Oval facial mask...

KUMU (Congo DRC) Oval facial mask with brown patina, the rectangular mouth opens onto pointed teeth teeth coated with Kaolin Height : 28 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 28

PENDE (Congo DRC) Mask with nervous...

PENDE (Congo DRC) Mask with nervous features reinforced by black and white polychromy, the raffia headdress the headdress made of raffia, patina of use Height : 29 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 29

ZIGOUA (Tanzania) Pair of wooden...

ZIGOUA (Tanzania) Pair of wooden dolls whose bodies are covered with cloth. Under the base a reliquary hole contains a magical charge Height: 15 and 14 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 30

KWERE and LUGURU (Tanzania) Three...

KWERE and LUGURU (Tanzania) Three medicine cups, two of which have a human head as a stopper, deep patina Height : 22 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 31

TURKANA (Kenya) Doll with brown...

TURKANA (Kenya) Doll with brown patina whose waist is girded with a loincloth in animal skin Height : 31 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 32

TABWA (Congo DRC) Wooden doll...

TABWA (Congo DRC) Wooden doll with a light patina whose head is soberly decorated with engraved lines joining at the top of the skull Height : 10 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 33

ASHANTI (Ghana) Classical seat...

ASHANTI (Ghana) Classical seat supported by four legs with notched decoration and a core receptacle, openwork in the central part in the central part, beautiful honey-coloured patina Width : 48 cm Height : 32 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 34

KWERE (Tanzania) Statue in a sitting...

KWERE (Tanzania) Statue in a sitting position on a traditional seat, hands resting on the knees. The eyes are made of glass beads, beautiful patina of use Height : 20 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 35

SONGYE (Congo DRC) Statuette of...

SONGYE (Congo DRC) Statuette of very nervous style carrying a magic charge on the belly (Broken feet at the base and nibbling of a mouse at the back) Height : 18,5 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 36

LEGA (Congo DRC) Light wooden...

LEGA (Congo DRC) Light wooden statue with a crusty patina of the "kakulu ka Mpito" type, the heart-shaped face has traces of kaolin. A rough outline of the hands without visible arms is oriented towards the chin. The legs are bent and keep traces of...

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 37

DAN (Ivory Coast) Dance recade...

DAN (Ivory Coast) Dance recade whose upper part represents a fishing bird head and the lower part an anthropomorphic mask of the passport type Height : 52 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 38

LOBI (Burkina Faso) Couple of...

LOBI (Burkina Faso) Couple of altar statuettes of diviner with sacrificial patina Height : 14,5 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 39

ZANDE (Congo DRC) Female statue...

ZANDE (Congo DRC) Female statue with a protruding cylindrical navel. The large face is animated by the gaze of two glass bead eyes. Medium-heavy wood with grey patina Height : 27 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 40

KWERE (Tanzania) Monoxyle altar...

KWERE (Tanzania) Monoxyle altar made of three superimposed trays, the last of which is supported by three heads. Beautiful and old brown patina Height : 25 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 41

EBRIE (Ivory Coast) Bronze bracelet...

EBRIE (Ivory Coast) Bronze bracelet with notched crown and engravings on the flat sides Diameter : 16 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 42

EBRIE (Ivory Coast) Bronze bracelet...

EBRIE (Ivory Coast) Bronze bracelet with a grey-green excavation patina. A decoration of finely engraved triangular motifs covers the flat faces Diameter : 14 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 43

DAN / OUOBE (Ivory Coast) Singer"...

DAN / OUOBE (Ivory Coast) Singer" mask wearing its corolla of bronze bells. The headdress is made of fabric and covered with cavris, the moustache and beard are made of human hair. (Bronze base E.B.) Collection E and G Betra Height :...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 44

ZANDE (Congo DRC) Ivory call-trumpet...

ZANDE (Congo DRC) Ivory call-trumpet with orange patina. The mouthpiece is grained with snake skin. Base in patinated bronze Collection E and G Betra Height : 50 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 45

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Beautiful...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Beautiful female statue with deep black patina (Marks visible at the base) Collection E and G Betra Height : 21 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 46

DAN / GIO / GUERE / GAGOU (Ivory...

DAN / GIO / GUERE / GAGOU (Ivory Coast) Important bronze bracelet with flutes and central fan-shaped decoration Collection E and G Betra Width : 14 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 47

KOTA (Gabon) Heavy bronze bracelet...

KOTA (Gabon) Heavy bronze bracelet with three deep grooves Collection E and G Betra Width : 13 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 48

FANF (Gabon) Elegant patinated...

FANF (Gabon) Elegant patinated bronze torque with central throat Collection E and G Betra Width : 17 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Lot n° 49

DAN / GIO (Ivory Coast, Liberia) Important...

DAN / GIO (Ivory Coast, Liberia) Important anklet made of five rows of bells linked together, bronze with a patina of use. Collection E and G Betra Height : 11 cm

Subscribe to find out the result / Estimate : Subscribers only

Auction 19 December 2021 PRIMITIVE ARTS - EXPERT : ALAIN DUFOUR - La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire

PRIMITIVE ARTS - EXPERT : ALAIN DUFOUR

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Rider with...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Rider with arched body, abstract face, horse with arched legs, sculpture of a beautiful balance covered with a brown patina. Former collection Alain Provot Height : 27 cm

DOGON (Mali) Wooden statue with...

DOGON (Mali) Wooden statue with a light patina of the bomboutoro type, the face of great sobriety is only underlined by the nose and the circular beard. Former Alain Provot collection Height : 44 cm

DOGON (Mali) Bomboutoro type statue...

DOGON (Mali) Bomboutoro type statue in eroded wood with a great sobriety of execution and a beautiful balance of balance of volumes, red ochre laterite patina (visible wear and tear) Former collection Alain Provot Height : 27 cm

DOGON (Mali) Sun" pendant in lost...

DOGON (Mali) Sun" pendant in lost wax bronze, excavation patina Former Alain Provot collection Diameter : 8 cm

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) The stirrup...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) The stirrup supporting the pulley represents the hornbill bird (probable restoration on the tip of the beak) Former collection Alain Provot Height : 13 cm

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Stirrup...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) Stirrup for a loom pulley decorated with a bird's head with a notched crest Former collection Alain Provot Height : 15 cm

BOBO (Burkina Faso) Rare pulley...

BOBO (Burkina Faso) Rare pulley support bracket decorated with a janiform human head wearing a crested headdress the pulley is a porcelain of electrical insulation Former collection Alain Provot Height : 15 cm

LOBI (Burkina Faso) Stone spear...

LOBI (Burkina Faso) Stone spear representing a female character with a face on her belly, old earthy patina Former Alain Provot collection Height : 22 cm

BAMBARA (Mali) This atypical tyiwara...

BAMBARA (Mali) This atypical tyiwara dance crest is sculpted in two parts joined by a wrought iron post. wrought iron, the eyes and the decoration are made of upholstery nails Former collection Alain Provot Height : 49 cm

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) Bloblobian"...

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) Bloblobian" female statue wearing a diadem hairstyle, possibly of Agni influence Slightly reddish sede patina Former Alain Provot collection Height : 35 cm

DOGON (Mali) Nape of the neck...

DOGON (Mali) Nape of the neck support with a crusty patina supported by a base with two columns. Former collection Alain Provot Length : 18 cm Height : 12 cm

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Two riders...

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Two riders on a harnessed horse, the bust of the first one is missing, lost wax bronze with patina of use Former Alain Provot collection Length : 5,5 cm

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Set of twelve...

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Set of twelve gold weights and two complete measures Former Alain Provot collection

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Six lost wax...

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Six lost wax bronzes including three pendants and a hairpin in Mossi copper Former Alain Provot collection

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Set of seven...

AKAN (Ivory Coast) Set of seven proverbial weights in the shape of a knot Former Alain Provot collection Length : 3 to 5 cm

DAN (Ivory Coast) Ceremonial rice...

DAN (Ivory Coast) Ceremonial rice shovel decorated with a beautiful female head wearing a three-shell headdress Former collection Alain Provot Height : 57 cm

DAN / GIO / KROU (Ivory Coast) Ceremonial...

DAN / GIO / KROU (Ivory Coast) Ceremonial spoon in heavy wood with a very old crusty patina, the back of the handle is decorated with a face (Old indigenous restoration in rattan on the spoon) Former collection Alain Provot Height : 42 cm

CHAMBA (Nigeria) Male statue with...

CHAMBA (Nigeria) Male statue with legs, arms glued along the body forming a rhombus, patina of use (Broken right foot) Former collection Alain Provot Height : 41 cm

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) Beautiful...

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) Beautiful necklace made of old round and rectangle beads in lost wax bronze Former collection Alain Provot Length : 58 cm

BAMBARA (Mali) Female statue in...

BAMBARA (Mali) Female statue in medium-heavy wood with numerous scarifications engraved on the body, brown patina of use (Left foot lost) Former Alain Provot collection Height : 36 cm

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) female statue...

BAOULE (Ivory Coast) female statue sitting on the traditional seat with handle, the very finely chiseled hairstyle ends with a plant fiber ends with a braid of vegetable fiber Former Alain Provot collection Height : 39 cm

MOSSI (Burkina Faso) Important...

MOSSI (Burkina Faso) Important female statue in heavy wood with a strong patina, the face is streaked with parallel lines, the circular eyes are engraved Former Alain Provot collection Height : 51 cm

YORUBA (Nigeria) Pair of Ibedji...

YORUBA (Nigeria) Pair of Ibedji twins wearing a triangular pectoral, deep lacquered patina and traces of red ochre camwood Former Alain Provot collection Height : 30 and 31 cm

SONGYE (Congo DRC) Miniature kifwebe...

SONGYE (Congo DRC) Miniature kifwebe mask with scarified face, beard made of vegetable fibers, a cowrie shell sewn on the chin chin, old brown patina Former collection Alain Provot Height : 18,5 cm

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) This feminine...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast) This feminine representation was fixed on the resonance box of a kora, deep patina and wear on the back of the headdress Former collection Alain Provot Height : 22,5 cm

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast, Mali) Elegant...

SENOUFO (Ivory Coast, Mali) Elegant female statue with a thin, concave face, used under the name of "déblé" for the initiation rites of the poro. The slightly bent arms join the hips, ancient traces of red and white traces of red and white pigment...

KUMU (Congo DRC) Oval facial mask...

KUMU (Congo DRC) Oval facial mask with brown patina, the rectangular mouth opens onto pointed teeth teeth coated with Kaolin Height : 28 cm

PENDE (Congo DRC) Mask with nervous...

PENDE (Congo DRC) Mask with nervous features reinforced by black and white polychromy, the raffia headdress the headdress made of raffia, patina of use Height : 29 cm

ZIGOUA (Tanzania) Pair of wooden...

ZIGOUA (Tanzania) Pair of wooden dolls whose bodies are covered with cloth. Under the base a reliquary hole contains a magical charge Height: 15 and 14 cm

KWERE and LUGURU (Tanzania) Three...

KWERE and LUGURU (Tanzania) Three medicine cups, two of which have a human head as a stopper, deep patina Height : 22 cm

TURKANA (Kenya) Doll with brown...

TURKANA (Kenya) Doll with brown patina whose waist is girded with a loincloth in animal skin Height : 31 cm

TABWA (Congo DRC) Wooden doll...

TABWA (Congo DRC) Wooden doll with a light patina whose head is soberly decorated with engraved lines joining at the top of the skull Height : 10 cm

ASHANTI (Ghana) Classical seat...

ASHANTI (Ghana) Classical seat supported by four legs with notched decoration and a core receptacle, openwork in the central part in the central part, beautiful honey-coloured patina Width : 48 cm Height : 32 cm

KWERE (Tanzania) Statue in a sitting...

KWERE (Tanzania) Statue in a sitting position on a traditional seat, hands resting on the knees. The eyes are made of glass beads, beautiful patina of use Height : 20 cm

SONGYE (Congo DRC) Statuette of...

SONGYE (Congo DRC) Statuette of very nervous style carrying a magic charge on the belly (Broken feet at the base and nibbling of a mouse at the back) Height : 18,5 cm

LEGA (Congo DRC) Light wooden...

LEGA (Congo DRC) Light wooden statue with a crusty patina of the "kakulu ka Mpito" type, the heart-shaped face has traces of kaolin. A rough outline of the hands without visible arms is oriented towards the chin. The legs are bent and keep traces of...

DAN (Ivory Coast) Dance recade...

DAN (Ivory Coast) Dance recade whose upper part represents a fishing bird head and the lower part an anthropomorphic mask of the passport type Height : 52 cm

LOBI (Burkina Faso) Couple of...

LOBI (Burkina Faso) Couple of altar statuettes of diviner with sacrificial patina Height : 14,5 cm

ZANDE (Congo DRC) Female statue...

ZANDE (Congo DRC) Female statue with a protruding cylindrical navel. The large face is animated by the gaze of two glass bead eyes. Medium-heavy wood with grey patina Height : 27 cm