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Auction 08 January 2022 20th century African art - Antibes

Bid on the lot list Carvajal : 08 January 2022 - Art d’Afrique du XXème siècle Exposition : Vendredi 7 Janvier de 10h à 12h30 et de 14h30 à 18h Samedi 8 de 10h à 11h Consultante :Aurore Krier-Mariani 06 17 18 11 39 Mise à prix 10% en dessous de l’estimation basse Antibes - Antibes

20th century African art

Saturday 08 January 2022 - 14:00 (CET) - Live

33, boulevard Maréchal-Foch - 06600 Antibes

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Lot n° 1

Crest made of wood, pigments and...

Crest made of wood, pigments and raffia with expressionist features whose face is carried by a long ringed neck. Under the visored forehead, the large hollowed out eye sockets dominate a large frieze of teeth stretching across the lower part of the face....

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Lot n° 2

Anthropozoomorphic mask "ogbodo...

Anthropozoomorphic mask "ogbodo enyi" made of wood and pigments, combining human features with the attributes of an elephant. The appendage projected in front of the nose represents the trunk, while the two lateral appendages represent tusks. At the back...

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Lot n° 3

Crest made of wood and pigment...

Crest made of wood and pigment with a naturalist face showing a whitened face with emaciated features. Under the bulging forehead, the pupils are set in deep sockets. The wide, prognathic mouth reveals rows of filed teeth. The face is framed by two twisted...

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Lot n° 4

Wooden crest with a naturalistic...

Wooden crest with a naturalistic face with strongly emaciated features. Under the bulging forehead, the almond-shaped eyes, projected in high relief, are set in deep sockets. The wide, prognathic mouth reveals rows of filed teeth. The face is topped with...

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Lot n° 5

Anthropozoomorphic mask "ogbodo...

Anthropozoomorphic mask "ogbodo enyi" made of wood and pigments combining human features with elephant attributes. The appendage projected in front of the nose represents the trunk, while the two lateral appendages represent tusks. At the back are three...

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Lot n° 6

Agbogho mmwo mask-healm made of...

Agbogho mmwo mask-healm made of wood and pigment "spirit of the young girl" presenting an emaciated and whitened face, punctuated with black flat areas in the form of commas. The forehead decorated with a median rib and a cross-shaped motif, the eyes...

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Lot n° 7

Circular wooden kola nut box with...

Circular wooden kola nut box with a lid carved with two anthropomorphic heads in high relief. These boxes were used during hospitality rites. Igbo style - Nigeria d : 31 cm H: 16 cm Bibliography : COLE M. Herbert, Visions of Igbo Africa, Editions...

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Lot n° 8

Male edjo re akare statue in wood...

Male edjo re akare statue in wood and pigments presenting a seated figure in a hieratic posture. The right bust is decorated with motifs. Leaf-shaped scarifications mark the broad forehead, which dominates the stretched face extended by a prognathic mouth...

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Lot n° 9

Unhampered female statue made of...

Unhampered female statue made of wood and fabric, presenting a woman with a long body whose leg ends merge into a cylindrical base eroded by desiccation. The dynamism of the arms stuck along the abdomen is rendered by the movement of the elbows brought...

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Lot n° 10

Weaving loom pulley with dark patina....

Weaving loom pulley with dark patina. Curved forehead, the two top horns meet to form a closed arc of a circle. Flattened nose, asymmetrical treatment of the eyes, one circular, the other rectangular Baule style - Ivory Coast H: 20 cm (crack on the...

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Lot n° 11

This spectacular crest, made of...

This spectacular crest, made of wood, skin, pigments and basketry, is supported by a basketry base in order to be placed on the dancer's head, and is surmounted by four large braids rolled up on themselves. The idealized beauty is reflected in the fineness...

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Lot n° 12

Crest in wood and pigments with...

Crest in wood and pigments with naturalistic features, showing a bulging forehead crossed by a median rib, meeting in the center of the thick arch of the eyebrows, up to the bridge of the nose. The almond-shaped eyes are set in deep orbital cavities....

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Lot n° 13

Crest made of wood and pigments...

Crest made of wood and pigments with naturalistic features and a whitened face. Under the rounded forehead, crossed by a median rib, the almond-shaped eyes with pierced pupils are inscribed in deep orbital cavities. The mouth, with its prominent lips,...

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Lot n° 14

Pair of male and female alusi tattoos...

Pair of male and female alusi tattoos in wood, pigments and raffia. The narrow faces have tight features: stretched eyes, busted nose, wide half-open mouth. The treatment of the open palms turned upwards is characteristic. Black scarification marks cover...

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Lot n° 15

Crest in wood and polychrome pigments...

Crest in wood and polychrome pigments consisting of a vertical board with openwork concentric patterns and tubular projections, surmounted by two male figures wearing bracelets and anklets. The stretched and whitened faces are prolonged by a high conical...

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Lot n° 16

Weaving loom pulley with honey...

Weaving loom pulley with honey patina, brown contrasts. Purification and stylization of the features, representation of the hornbill, primordial bird of the Senufo. Vertical plunging beak Senufo style H : 17,5 cm

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Lot n° 17

Ogbodo enyi anthropozoomorphic...

Ogbodo enyi anthropozoomorphic elephant mask made of wood and pigments combining human features with elephant attributes. The appendage projected in front of the nose represents the trunk, while the two lateral appendages represent tusks. At the back...

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Lot n° 18

Wooden crest mask and basketry...

Wooden crest mask and basketry with naturalistic features, presenting a narrow face under a visored forehead. Almond-shaped eyes, a blunt nose and a mouth with thick lips. Hairstyle with multiple shells. The head rests on a wickerwork base. Idoma style...

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Lot n° 19

A mma ji mask made of wood and...

A mma ji mask made of wood and polychrome pigments with geometric shapes representing a stylized face. The balance of the composition is rendered by the triple conical projections protruding from the face, itself surmounted by a flat, curved blade carved...

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Lot n° 20

Idiok mask made of wood and pigments,...

Idiok mask made of wood and pigments, with a white face enhanced by solid black colors. Under the broad, rounded forehead, the almond-shaped eyes are pierced, the nose is wide, and the prognathic mouth, with its articulated jaw, stretches across the entire...

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Lot n° 21

Anthropomorphic mask made of wood...

Anthropomorphic mask made of wood and bleached pigments, whose broad forehead overhangs eyes pierced in a half-moon shape with drooping eyelids. The half-open mouth is an extension of the chin. A ruff adorns the lower part of the face. A high headdress...

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Lot n° 22

Circular wooden mask with stylized...

Circular wooden mask with stylized forms presents a face carved in high relief, framed by a circular plane. Under the visored forehead, half-moon shaped eyes are pierced. The small, prognathic mouth is an extension of the chin. In Ekpo society, this type...

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Lot n° 23

Elu mask made of wood has an articulated...

Elu mask made of wood has an articulated lower jaw with thick lips, characteristic of Ogoni productions. This system allows the dancer to make the mask "speak". The eyes are pierced, the nose is wide and short. The hairstyle is made up of a thick twisted...

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Lot n° 24

Agbogho mmwo "spirit of the girl"...

Agbogho mmwo "spirit of the girl" mask made of wood, pigments and plant fibers, showing an emaciated and whitened face. The stretched and slit eyes, the busted nose, the wide mouth half-opened on filed teeth, and the high complex headdress are characteristic...

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Lot n° 25

Ekwotame statue in wood and pigments...

Ekwotame statue in wood and pigments presenting a female figure seated on a stool. The upright posture of the figure is rendered by the balance of the long arms with hands resting on the knees, framing the bulbous umbilical area. The whitened face, contrasting...

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Lot n° 26

Wooden statue with pigments depicting...

Wooden statue with pigments depicting a figure sitting on a stool in an upright posture. A long ringed neck supports the head, whose visored forehead overhangs two circular eyes with marked pupils. The mouth, carried forward, is half-open on filed teeth....

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Lot n° 27

Long male statue in wood covered...

Long male statue in wood covered with a black patina. The narrow, bulging abdomen is covered vertically with a sawtooth pattern in relief. The drooping shoulders are extended by arms that are free of the body, whose hands are brought to the level of the...

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Lot n° 28

Pair of female statues in wood...

Pair of female statues in wood and pigments, each one smoking a long pipe. The faces have swollen almond-shaped eyes, thick-lipped mouths and scarred foreheads. The feet in the shape of a racket are placed on a curved base. Idoma / Igbo style - Nigeria H...

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Lot n° 29

Wooden statue presenting a female...

Wooden statue presenting a female figure seated on a circular stool. The ovoid face has features in high relief: almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, mouth with pursed lips. The conical breasts and arms are free of the body. The crested hairstyle over the...

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Lot n° 30

Female statue in the Abiriba style,...

Female statue in the Abiriba style, made of wood and pigments, representing a female figure of noble status, standing on semi-flexed legs, wearing a necklace evoking leopard claws, and multiple bracelets on the wrists and ankles. A vertical band runs...

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Lot n° 31

Ogbom dance crest surmounted by...

Ogbom dance crest surmounted by a female statue sitting on a stool. Under the visored forehead marked with keloids in relief, the shield-shaped face has almond-shaped eyes stretched out and a small mouth carried forward, inscribed in the extension of...

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Lot n° 32

Hermaphroditic puppet with bent...

Hermaphroditic puppet with bent legs, made of wood and pigments, standing on a circular base. Under the overhanging forehead is a heart-shaped face set on a ringed neck, with large almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth carried forward, inscribed in the...

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Lot n° 33

Anthropozoomorphic terracotta jar,...

Anthropozoomorphic terracotta jar, whose body is decorated with engravings and bas-reliefs and is extended by a neck supporting a head with a long beak. The arms are semi-bent in a rounded shape and follow the shape of the body. Ochre patina. Ga'anda...

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Lot n° 34

Anthropomorphic terracotta jar...

Anthropomorphic terracotta jar with a body decorated with bas-reliefs and surmounted by two female figures. The heads, raised towards the sky, are supported by long necks covered with picot motifs. The faces are circular in shape, with bulging eyes, a...

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Lot n° 35

Pair of edjo re akare female-male...

Pair of edjo re akare female-male statues in wood and pigments, presenting characters seated in a hieratic posture. Under high headdresses, the foreheads are marked with black scarifications of foliated form. The stretched faces are prolonged by prognathic...

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Lot n° 36

Terracotta jar with a spherical...

Terracotta jar with a spherical body decorated with high-relief motifs, extended by a disproportionately long neck. The head is carried towards the sky. The expression is reinforced by the round exorbitant eyes separated by a jagged median rib. The pouring...

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Lot n° 37

Anthropozoomorphic terracotta jar...

Anthropozoomorphic terracotta jar with a spherical body decorated with high-relief motifs, topped by a disproportionately long neck covered with spikes. The head, extended by a large curved beak, has exorbitant eyes. The head is topped by a sagittal crest....

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Lot n° 38

Agbogho mmwo "spirit of the girl"...

Agbogho mmwo "spirit of the girl" mask made of wood and pigments, showing an emaciated and whitened face, punctuated with black scarifications in the form of commas. The stretched and slit eyes, the busted nose, the wide mouth half-opened on filed teeth,...

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Lot n° 39

Pendant of beautiful volume with...

Pendant of beautiful volume with shades of honey patina. The upper part is pierced with two holes for hanging, the middle rib in medium the middle rib in medium relief extending delicately on the triangular baluster foot. According to Bognolo, this ornament...

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Lot n° 40

Anthropozoomorphic statue made...

Anthropozoomorphic statue made of wood and plant fibers, presenting a figure with a broad torso, whose folded arms frame the right abdomen with a bulbous navel. A tunic of plant fibres hides the lower part of the body. The head, with circular hollowed...

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Lot n° 41

Wooden statue of a male tadep or...

Wooden statue of a male tadep or tatep standing on semi-bent legs. The end of the left arm is tucked under the chin. The curved abdomen has a hole in the center to hold a load. The small tubular eyes are set in deep sockets, the wide mouth is half-open....

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Lot n° 42

Wooden statue with black patina....

Wooden statue with black patina. The ovoid and convex face of this male figure, facing the sky, has circular eyes, a flat nose with dilated nostrils, and a wide half-open mouth above a goatee. The arms, with shoulders drawn forward, frame the cylindrical...

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Lot n° 43

Wooden statue of a female figure...

Wooden statue of a female figure whose head is raised to the sky. The eyes are swollen, the nose has prominent nostrils, while the mouth with thick lips is half-open. The face is framed by imposing ears with a half-moon-shaped pavilion. The arms, bent...

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Lot n° 44

Wooden statue depicting a figure...

Wooden statue depicting a figure with cubist volumes, resting on semi-folded flared legs. The arms, glued to the abdomen, are bent at right angles, the hands brought back around the bulbous ambilical area. The head, with emaciated features, is imposing....

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Lot n° 45

Iagalganga wooden statuette. This...

Iagalganga wooden statuette. This elongated statuette with stylized volumes is small in the Mumuye statuary corpus. The long arms wrap around the slender, cylindrical bust, while the flared legs, built around a succession of notches, are short. The face,...

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Lot n° 46

Pestle or stick ? in wood and feathers....

Pestle or stick ? in wood and feathers. The small convex ovoid head has circular eyes sculpted on each side of the face. The wide open mouth is framed by scarification marks at the corners of the mouth. The dynamism of the long arms is rendered by the...

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Lot n° 47

Wooden statue of a man standing...

Wooden statue of a man standing firmly on small legs that are spread and bent. The shoulders and torso are broad, the arms with palms turned forward are free of the body and frame the narrow abdomen whose sides are marked with fine notches. The face,...

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Lot n° 48

Iagalganga statue in wood. This...

Iagalganga statue in wood. This long statue with stylized volumes presents long arms enveloping the slim and cylindrical bust, while the flared legs, built around a succession of notches, are short. The face, with its tight features, is framed by two...

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Lot n° 49

Male wooden statue whose dynamic...

Male wooden statue whose dynamic body is rendered by the ovoid head carried forward, the bulbous abdomen on which the hands are brought back, and the movement of the bent legs. The face, treated on a convex plane, is finished with a twisted goatee, and...

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Lot n° 50

Male statue in wood with stylized...

Male statue in wood with stylized volumes. The face with its tapered chin has tubular eyes and a half-open prognathic mouth. The short arms freed from the body encircle the pointed abdomen. Mumuye style - Nigeria Height: 50 cm

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