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Auction 04 December 2022 ARTS PREMIERS - ART TRIBAL - Expert : M. Alain DUFOUR - VENTE EN SALLE & EN LIGNE DROUOT LIVE - La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire

Bid on the lot list Varenne Enchères : 04 December 2022 - VENTE D'ARTS PREMIERS  Dimanche 4 décembre 202214h15Hôtel des Ventes de La Varenne Saint Hilaire : 21 avenue de Balzac 94210 Saint Maur des Fossés Expert S.F.E.PAlain Dufour : 01 43 97 29 49 Expositions publique : Vendredi 2 décembre de 11h à 12h et de 14h à 18hsamedi 3 décembre de 11h à 12h et de 14h à 18h  Dimanche 4 décembre de 10h à 12h La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire - La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire

ARTS PREMIERS - ART TRIBAL - Expert : M. Alain DUFOUR - VENTE EN SALLE & EN LIGNE DROUOT LIVE

Sunday 04 December 2022 - 14:15 (CET) - Live

21, avenue de Balzac - 94210 La Varenne-Saint-Hilaire

Varenne Enchères

ARTS PREMIERS - ART TRIBAL - Expert : M. Alain DUFOUR - VENTE EN SALLE & EN LIGNE DROUOT LIVE

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Lot n° 1

Oromo - Silte (Ethiopia) Elegant...

Oromo - Silte (Ethiopia) Elegant headrest with deep brown patina whose profile evokes a stylized face. See Neck rests from the Horn of Africa Odilon Audouin Ed. Toguna 2016, Collection Pierre Graindorge-Baron H: 18 cm

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Lot n° 2

Kuba ( Congo RDC ) Very old seat...

Kuba ( Congo RDC ) Very old seat of notable in wood with deep patina. The openwork shaft represents four slender columns supporting the upper tray (wear and small missing) Former collection Gabillet, Collection Pierre Graindorge Baron) H: 48 cm

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Lot n° 3

Ogoni / Ibibio (Nigeria) Mask...

Ogoni / Ibibio (Nigeria) Mask with a pure face bearing three quadrangular scarifications on the temples and forehead. Deep dark patina. Former Konietzko collection, P. Graindorge - Baron collection. H: 20 cm

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Lot n° 4

Pendé (Congo DRC) Female mask...

Pendé (Congo DRC) Female mask "Buya" representing the young unmarried woman The face is polychrome red and white. An abundant hairstyle in vegetable fiber covers the skull. Beautiful patina of use. (Cf. Sousberghe : l'Art Pendé Bruxelles 1959) Acquired...

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Lot n° 5

Ogoni (Nigeria) Mask with a light...

Ogoni (Nigeria) Mask with a light face and a dark hairstyle topped with a crest. The eyes and the mouth are carefully drawn. Beautiful patina of use. (Cf. Exhibition catalog Three Rivers of Nigeria, High Museum of Art) Former W. Arnett collection Gallery...

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Lot n° 6

Lega (Congo DRC) Wooden mask...

Lega (Congo DRC) Wooden mask with natural patina and traces of kaolin. The reverse side has a handle. Old patina of use. Provenance: Galerie Sigui Angers Collection P. Graindorge-Baron H: 16 cm

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Lot n° 7

Songé (Congo DRC) This important...

Songé (Congo DRC) This important statue with a nervous style is to be compared with the one in the Antwerp museum from the Lubefu-Lomani region. The eyes are marked by embedded cowrie shells, the half-open mouth reveals the teeth, the shaved head at...

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Lot n° 8

Igala (Nigeria) Mirror surmounted...

Igala (Nigeria) Mirror surmounted by a head with a long neck. The flattened face is extended by a large sagittal crest. The style is characteristic of the sculptures attributed to the Umale artist from Iyale in the Dekina region. Provenance : David...

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Lot n° 9

Idoma (Nigeria) This ancient mask...

Idoma (Nigeria) This ancient mask could come from the north of the Cross River. The protruding forehead in the shape of a bird's beak is unusual. The half-open mouth reveals a double row of metal teeth. Provenance: Lucien Van de Velde, Galerie...

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Lot n° 10

Yoruba (Nigeria) Pair of male...

Yoruba (Nigeria) Pair of male and female twins probably Egba from Abeokuta. Deep patina of use. Former Gabillet collection (Tours) Collection P. Graindorge-baron H :25 cm

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Lot n° 11

Kongo/ Vili (DRC) Mask with a...

Kongo/ Vili (DRC) Mask with a realistic style and a beautiful brown-ochre red patina. Classic scarification marks in the form of parallel incised lines mark the cheeks, forehead and chin. Graindorge-Baron Collection 24 cm

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Lot n° 12

Dan (Ivory Coast) Very old racing...

Dan (Ivory Coast) Very old racing mask with round eyes marked by a tubular relief. Projecting forehead and cheekbones slightly pointed. Provenance : Sale Blanchet 30/01/2004 Collection P. Graindorge-Baron. H: 24 cm

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Lot n° 13

Bambara Malinke (Mali) Very old...

Bambara Malinke (Mali) Very old anthropo-zoomorphic mask made of heavy wood with a black lacquered patina, probably belonging to the cult of Koré. A goatee with two points answers the two horns of the antelope. Provenance: Visser Gallery. Collection...

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Lot n° 14

Idoma Igala (Nigeria) Very old...

Idoma Igala (Nigeria) Very old mask with a bulging forehead of the "Ichahoho" type. An oblique scarification marks the cheeks. Deep brown patina. Collection P. Graindorge-Baron H :26 cm

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Lot n° 15

Yombé (DRC) Ancient mask of the...

Yombé (DRC) Ancient mask of the Ndunga society with a very expressive realistic face. The mouth, half-open on pointed teeth, is finely drawn. The eyes are highlighted with white kaolin. A frontal protrusion evokes a traditional hairstyle. Cf. Lehuard...

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Lot n° 16

Bwaka (DRC) Very old concave face...

Bwaka (DRC) Very old concave face mask coated with red ochre ngula and highlighted by two engraved lines evoking tribal scarifications. The nose is also marked by the incisions characteristic of this region. Reference Yale 0051464 Provenance : Lucien...

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Lot n° 17

Fang/ Booloo Gabon/ Cameroon...

Fang/ Booloo Gabon/ Cameroon Beautiful crossbow in heavy wood with brown patina. The body is engraved with geometrical patterns and decorated with upholstery nails in the center. (Wall base in patinated bronze) Collection Philippe Morin-Néron H...

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Lot n° 18

Yombé/ Vili (DRC) This very finely...

Yombé/ Vili (DRC) This very finely executed basketry box contains a cradle initially intended to receive a statuette (lost) representing the newborn child in order to protect it. Receptacle in Tchissouiti Provenance: Gilbert Courtois Collection:...

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Lot n° 19

Oromo (Ethiopia) Beautiful headrest...

Oromo (Ethiopia) Beautiful headrest with engraved decoration and deep brown patina. A row of old beads in multicolored glass paste surrounds the base. Collection P. Morin-Néron. H :16 cm

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Lot n° 20

Teke (DRC) Statuette with a scarified...

Teke (DRC) Statuette with a scarified face. It has kept its magical charge around the body. A red ochre patina covers the whole sculpture. Morin-Néron Collection H :15 cm

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Lot n° 21

Sao (Chad) Human figure in bronze...

Sao (Chad) Human figure in bronze with oxidized and earthy patina. This culture established in Kanem lasted from the 8th to the 15th century. Collection Ph. Morin-Néron H :4 cm

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Lot n° 22

Sao (Chad) Human representation...

Sao (Chad) Human representation with animal head leaving a harness in cross on the chest and the back. Copper alloy with excavation patina. Collection Ph. Morin-Néron H :7,8 cm

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Lot n° 23

Tuareg (Niger) A wrought iron...

Tuareg (Niger) A wrought iron spear inlaid with brass and engraved with geometric motifs. Collection Ph. Morin-Néron H :208 cm

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Lot n° 24

Tuareg (Niger) A wrought iron...

Tuareg (Niger) A wrought iron spear inlaid with brass and engraved with geometric motifs. Collection Ph. Morin-Néron H :203 cm

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Lot n° 25

Dogon (Mali) Large pecking mask...

Dogon (Mali) Large pecking mask with beak "dyodyomin". Monoxyle in natural wood with black geometric designs. The statuette standing on the skull is covered with a black crusty patina. This sculpture was exhibited in Nantes "Africa and nature over...

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Lot n° 26

Moba (Toga) Long statue in faded...

Moba (Toga) Long statue in faded wood with traces of libations Collection Ginioux Paris (Small lack in the back at the top of the back) H :82 cm

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Lot n° 27

Agni ( Ivory Coast ) Very old...

Agni ( Ivory Coast ) Very old female statuette with black lacquer patina used in the EAST of Ivory Coast and in Ghana. Necklaces and belt of fine glass paste beads. Coll Ginioux Paris H :34 cm

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Lot n° 28

Ijo (Nigeria) Elegant dance crest...

Ijo (Nigeria) Elegant dance crest surmounted by two long-beaked fishing birds evoking the river spirits. Dark patina of use and trace of white clay. Coll Ginioux Paris. H :21 cm

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Lot n° 29

Luba (DRC) Harmonious sculpture...

Luba (DRC) Harmonious sculpture representing two male and female figures back to back, their arms resting on their hips. A magic charge is probably placed at the top of the skull, held in place by upholstery nails. Very deep lacquered patina. Former...

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Lot n° 30

Ibo ( Nigeria ) Family altar statue...

Ibo ( Nigeria ) Family altar statue in terracotta representing a woman in a sitting position with her hands crossed and her arms resting on her knees. Old ochre patina. H :28 cm

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Lot n° 31

Ibo ( Nigeria ) Altar statue,...

Ibo ( Nigeria ) Altar statue, terracotta representing a woman in a sitting position, hands on her knees. Note the very good state of conservation of this sculpture. H :25,5 cm

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Lot n° 32

Bamoun Cameroon region of Founban ...

Bamoun Cameroon region of Founban Frontal element of a costume of the Mbansie secret society made of natural vegetable fibers. Divided into four squares, it contains embroidered representations of totemic animals. It is very similar to the dance...

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Lot n° 33

South South Africa Flexible belt...

South South Africa Flexible belt with a very tight weave of vegetable fibers ending on one side with what could be hippodrague hair sewn on the end. Coll Cardon Paris L : 185 cm

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Lot n° 34

Nkaku (DRC) Two large, tightly...

Nkaku (DRC) Two large, tightly woven bags made of vegetable fibers, highly patinated by long use. They could be used as shoulder bags to carry food or a baby. See Costumes and textiles of Africa, Ed 5 Continents. Coll Cardon Paris 53 / 63 cm

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Lot n° 35

Gouro Ivory Coast "gu" mask in...

Gouro Ivory Coast "gu" mask in heavy wood with a refined face. The headdress rises to a point above a quadrangular pattern painted with import colors. H :37,5 cm

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Lot n° 36

Grebo Ivory Coast Anthropo-zoomorphic...

Grebo Ivory Coast Anthropo-zoomorphic mask half-man half-ape. Ruminant teeth are planted in the upper jaw. Under the chin, nails were holding an animal skin that has disappeared. Heavy wood with a patina of use. H :27,5 cm

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Lot n° 37

Nago ( Benin ) Statuette in standing...

Nago ( Benin ) Statuette in standing position with arms folded over the torso. The middle of the body is surrounded by a crown of magical charges held together by tied cloth. Old sacrificial patina. H :17 cm

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Lot n° 38

Bamiléké Region of Bamenda Cameroon...

Bamiléké Region of Bamenda Cameroon Three net bags with tight meshes made of vegetable fibers with a patina from long use. Coll Cardon Paris H :50 cm H :45 cm H :42 cm

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Lot n° 39

Kuba ( DRC ) Two carpets in beaten...

Kuba ( DRC ) Two carpets in beaten bark bordered with raffia weaving, with red and black applied geometric decoration. Coll Cardon Paris. 118x37 cm 120x38 cm

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Lot n° 40

Konkomba ( Togo / Ghana ) Male...

Konkomba ( Togo / Ghana ) Male statue wearing an animal skull in reliquary on the belly. A harness and cowrie shell necklace dress the torso with some fragments of ancient cloth. Old sacrificial patina. H :37 cm

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Lot n° 41

Bambara ( Mali ) Powerful representation...

Bambara ( Mali ) Powerful representation of a buffalo covered with organic sacrificial material linked to the cult of the Boli of the Kono society, probably from the Segou region. See Boli Johann Lévy, Jean Paul Colleyn, Paris 2009. 46x64 cm

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Lot n° 42

Mambila Cameroon Polychrome zoomorphic...

Mambila Cameroon Polychrome zoomorphic mask. Semi-heavy wood with a patina of use. L : 47 cm

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Lot n° 43

Kirdi ( North Cameroon ) Ritual...

Kirdi ( North Cameroon ) Ritual bell made of lost wax bronze richly decorated with motifs in concentric half circles. Wrought iron clapper and suspension ring H: 15 cm

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Lot n° 44

Yaka (DRC) Fetish statuette having...

Yaka (DRC) Fetish statuette having kept its magical charge surrounded by fabric and carrying two amulets loaded with various substances. Collection Norbert Boutet. H: 24,5

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Lot n° 45

Sub Saharan Africa Very old strip...

Sub Saharan Africa Very old strip of beaded weaving with geometric patterns. Collected by Frobenius at the beginning of the last century. (Weaving weakened and missing). Label of origin not given. Coll Norbet Boutet L: 66 cm

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Lot n° 46

Bambara / Malinké (Mali) Moving...

Bambara / Malinké (Mali) Moving testimony of a collection of a leather amulet sheath in Sikasso by Frobénius in 1901. Original handwritten label. Collection Norbert Boutet H: 11,5 cm

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Lot n° 47

Lobi (Burkina Faso) Tripod seat...

Lobi (Burkina Faso) Tripod seat in wrought iron representing a bird. The plate is engraved with diamond-shaped motifs. The feet and the neck are riveted on the plate. Old patina of use. 42x20 cm

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Lot n° 48

Kingdom of Benin ( Nigeria )...

Kingdom of Benin ( Nigeria ) Large ceremonial knife in iron with openwork motifs. Cf. Von Lushan : Die Altertümer von Benin, page 73, Abb 132 and page 527 plate E H: 104 cm

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Lot n° 49

Ngula (DRC) Mask with tukula-coated...

Ngula (DRC) Mask with tukula-coated face. The scarifications drawn by a kaolin border are in relief and underlined by peg lines on the forehead, nose and cheeks. See M.L Felix, 100 peoples of Zaire page 120, 121. H :25 cm

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Lot n° 50

Karamojong (Uganda) Heavy wood...

Karamojong (Uganda) Heavy wood neck rest, deep patina of use. A twist of wire joins the two feet at mid-height. Deep patina of use. H: 18 cm

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