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Auction 25 November 2023 Arts of Africa: Collection of Docteur Michel Gaud - Monte-Carlo

Bid on the lot list Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo : 25 November 2023 - Arts d'Afrique : Collection du Docteur Michel Gaud Samedi 25 Novembre à 14h30. Exposition publique : Du mardi 21 au vendredi 24 de 9h à 13h et de 14h à 18h et le matin de la vente. Exposition sur rendez-vous à partir du lundi 6 novembre. Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo - Monte-Carlo

Arts of Africa: Collection of Docteur Michel Gaud

Saturday 25 November 2023 - 14:30 (CET) - Live

10/12, quai Antoine 1er - 98000 Monte-Carlo, Monaco

Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo

Arts of Africa: Collection of Docteur Michel Gaud

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Lot n° 1

LUBA R. D. CONGO Bikango" ceremonial...

LUBA R. D. CONGO Bikango" ceremonial cane for dignitaries in wood with a beautiful brown patina. Decorated with geometric signs and female figures. Height : 147 cm

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Lot n° 2

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Male community...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Male community statue in wood with brown patina in the KALEBWE YA NTAMBWE style. Eyes embellished with cowries, top of forehead adorned metal plates (prestige and dowry coins). and dowry coins). Horns planted on the skull, necklaces of...

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Lot n° 3

DOGON MALI Classic statue from...

DOGON MALI Classic statue from the workshop of the master of OGOL, BOMBOU TORO style, AROU region. Statue in standing position, arms folded over the belly, called a terrace statue because it is displayed on the terrace of the deceased. Height: 53.5 cm Reference...

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Lot n° 4

SONGYE R.D.CONGO Beautiful male...

SONGYE R.D.CONGO Beautiful male statue,legless,on cylindrical base (KALEBWE style?).wood with very beautiful red-brown patina.cap-shaped headdress,planted with antelope horn,almond-shaped eyes.pearl necklace. Height: 51 cm Biblio: F.NEYT,Songye*

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Lot n° 5

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Very old sanctuary...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Very old sanctuary statue from the EKI and KALEBWE region, with wide-open mouth showing teeth. Eyebrow arch with nails, almond-shaped eyes. Horn, ritual agglomerate. Large feet with sculpted toes on a round base. Neck slightly broken....

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Lot n° 6

TSHOKWE ANGOLA Female "Mwana Pwo"...

TSHOKWE ANGOLA Female "Mwana Pwo" mask with arcuate scarified face, reddish-brown in color, eyes enhanced with kaolin. Decorated with coins. Elaborate headdress made of rope, buttons and terracotta. Height: 22.5 cm

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Lot n° 7

TSHOKWE/LWENA ANGOLA Female wooden...

TSHOKWE/LWENA ANGOLA Female wooden statue with brown patina. Hairstyle with scarification marks. Heart-shaped face, scarred cheeks. Bronze necklace and earrings. Height : 40 cm Provenance: Former -Former Jean CAMBIER Collection, Brussels. -Former B.de...

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Lot n° 8

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Shrine statue...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Shrine statue without legs, on a drumstick base. Almond-shaped eyes, rectangular mouth, large upholsterer's nails around the eyes, crest of nose, cheeks, forehead and chin; beaded necklaces, animal fur, horn. Erosions on left arm. Height:...

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Lot n° 9

GOURO R. COTE D'IVOIRE Wooden box,...

GOURO R. COTE D'IVOIRE Wooden box, the lid decorated with a female head with large bun and ponytail. Brown patina. Height : 32, 5 cm Provenance: Former collection, Alfons Bermel, Obsersteinbach.

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Lot n° 10

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Beautiful female...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Beautiful female statuette in wood with very old brown patina. Round eyes, oval mouth. Cap with horn. No feet, faceted base. Very nice concave back with sculpted shoulder blades. Height: 38.5 cm Provenance: Former Jan LUNDBERG collection,...

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Lot n° 11

BAOULE R. IVORY COAST Beautiful...

BAOULE R. IVORY COAST Beautiful male statue in wood with thick patina. Multiple beards indicate a man commanding respect. Beautiful ritual scarification. Height : 49 cm Bibliography: S. VOGEL, l'art baoulé, du visible et de l'invisible. 1998. Provenance:...

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Lot n° 12

BENA LULUA R. D. CONGO Superb cane...

BENA LULUA R. D. CONGO Superb cane top carved with a maternity. Thick dark brown patina. Height: 53.5cm Provenance: Former collection of Dr. Hess, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Lot n° 13

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Wooden statuette...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Wooden statuette for personal or family protection, with beautiful old thick dark brown and red-brown patina. Nails on the forehead, also present in the mouth. Hands sculpted on the navel with two nails. EKI style, SANGA and KALEBWE...

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Lot n° 14

HEADELA D. R. CONGO Superb old...

HEADELA D. R. CONGO Superb old wooden mask with finely scarified face and kaolin highlights. The top of the mask has three holes for horn-shaped protuberances. H 33 cm Bibliography: African masks from the Barbier Mueller collection, Paris, 1997, n°1026,...

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Lot n° 15

BAOULE R. IVORY COAST Beautiful...

BAOULE R. IVORY COAST Beautiful LO mask in wood with a brown patina of great graphic purity, influenced by neighboring Yaouré sculptors. Two non-symmetrical scarifications give it a supernatural style. Zoomorphic somital decoration (pangolin?). Height:...

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Lot n° 16

KONGO R. D. CONGO Female fetish...

KONGO R. D. CONGO Female fetish statue shown standing, right hand holding right breast. Ritual ventral charge open in a spiral. Mouth open on two teeth. Glass eyes. A snake on each shoulder. Headdress decorated with circular figures and Ngola hat (worn...

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Lot n° 17

LEGA R. D. CONGO Small NKUMBA fetish...

LEGA R. D. CONGO Small NKUMBA fetish for divination, in highly abstract form with bird's head and zigzag body. On the head of the high female ranks of the BWAMI. Height: 17.5 cm Bibliography: col. Pierre Dartevelle, Biebuyck, 1973, pl. 72. David Deroche,...

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Lot n° 18

TABWA R. D. CONGO Bust of a MIPASI...

TABWA R. D. CONGO Bust of a MIPASI (MIKISI MIHASI) ancestor in wood with a beautiful shiny patina of great use. Finely scarified tubular body without arms. Height: 27 cm Provenance: Galerie Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc.

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Lot n° 19

LIGBI DJIMINI R. COTE D'IVOIRE Beautiful...

LIGBI DJIMINI R. COTE D'IVOIRE Beautiful feminine mask for the DO cult. Full of interiority and gentleness, it has a beautiful old blond patina. blond patina. Projecting nose and mouth, sophisticated mitred chignon hairstyle. Height: 30 cm.

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Lot n° 20

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Divination horn....

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Divination horn. Goat horn filled with magical substances, plugged with a Kifwebe-type head, eyes enhanced with cowrie shells. Height: 52 cm

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Lot n° 21

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Personal or...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Personal or family protection statue in the central KALEBWE style. Wood with beautiful old brown patina. Face enhanced with copper plates. Ventral magic charge blocked by nails and a copper plate. Reptile skins. Height : 20 cm Bibliography:...

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Lot n° 22

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Family protection...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Family protection statuette in the style of the KALEBWE, TSHOFA region, in wood with a beautiful old red-brown patina. brown patina. Head covered with large copper nails. Almond-shaped eyes with large orbital nails. Magical belly charge...

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Lot n° 23

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Small male statuette...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Small male statuette for personal protection, with ringed neck, which can be traced to the KALEBWE YA NGONGO style or to the LUBEFU region. Wood with a shiny reddish-brown patina. Necklace of white pearls, umbilicus having lost its...

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Lot n° 24

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Male statuette...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Male statuette for personal protection in the style of LUBEFU and LOMAMI. Diamond-shaped face with large chin and copper nails. Ringed neck, forward leaning bust, umbilical charge with large nail. Height : 35 cm Bibliography: F. NEYT,...

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Lot n° 25

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Light brown...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Light brown wooden statuette in the style of the central and southern KALEBWE. Cap-shaped headdress with horn. Legless, on a faceted pilon base. Copper eyes. Umbilical nail. Height : 35 cm

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Lot n° 26

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Personal protection...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Personal protection statue with large occipital ritual charge and charged horn. Two temporal nails, one chin nail. No leg but large round base. Leather and fiber belt. Pearl necklaces. Height: 23 cm

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Lot n° 27

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Original armless...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Original armless male statuette, having been desacralized with loss of umbilical charge. Ringed neck, round base horn has lost its ritual content. Height: 27 cm

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Lot n° 28

SONGYE D.R.CONGO Male statuette...

SONGYE D.R.CONGO Male statuette of personal protection with cap-shaped headdress with cranial antelope horn.large necklace of blue beads.bent legs with sculpted feet on round base. Height: 22.5 cm

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Lot n° 29

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Female protector...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Female protector statue in wood with shiny brown patina in the EKI style. Small chin, large oval mouth showing teeth. Skull cap with a horn filled with ritual agglomerate. Umbilical charge, round base. Height : 32 cm Bibliography:...

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Lot n° 30

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Beautiful Janus...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Beautiful Janus statuette covered with feline skin. A large antelope horn and a bone are planted on the top of the skull. No leg, post base. Beautiful reddish-brown patina. Height : 28,5 cm Bibliography: F. NEYT, Songye*, n°64.

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Lot n° 31

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Protective statue...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Protective statue in the LUBEFU and SANKURU style with multi-lobed shell headdress planted with a horn with ritual agglomerate. The bottom of the statue is covered with a feline skin. Unloaded belly in front. Beautiful dark red-brown...

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Lot n° 33

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Beautiful personal...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Beautiful personal protection statue in the SANKURU and LUBEFU style. Eyes enhanced with cowries, quarter-moon mouth, cap planted with a horn and a piece of ivory. Umbilical charge with ropes, hollowed rachis, glass bead necklace, fiber...

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Lot n° 34

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Male personal...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Male personal protection statue from the northern MILEMBWE region. Beautiful headdress with a large antelope horn. Reptile skin collar and two iron collars. The ventral charge has disappeared. Both legs and feet carved. Very fine old...

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Lot n° 35

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Personal protection...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Personal protection statue in the KALEBWE central YA NGONGO style. Large almond-shaped eyes, large chin, skullcap with loaded horn. Front copper nails, pearl necklace, belly charge with ropes and large bronze blades. Pyramidal base....

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Lot n° 36

NGUNI (?) ZAMBIA Pair of wooden...

NGUNI (?) ZAMBIA Pair of wooden statuettes with blond patina, arms glued to a finely scarified body. Round heads with beaded eyes. Red pearl necklace for the woman, aluminum necklace for the man. Large chased white metal plate on the man's belly. Pearl...

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Lot n° 37

PARE TANZANIA Pair of wooden statuettes...

PARE TANZANIA Pair of wooden statuettes with brown patina, covered in fabric and leather, heads with beaded eyes, large necklaces of glass microbeads. Height: 60 and 61 cm

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Lot n° 38

DOGON MALI Superb old wooden rider...

DOGON MALI Superb old wooden rider sculpture with dark reddish-brown crusty patina. Bombou Toro style from the center of the southern cliffs. Representing a high-ranking figure, horses being the prerogative of the Hogon. Height: 20.5 cm Length: 12.5 cm...

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Lot n° 39

BENA LULUWA R. D. CONGO Superb...

BENA LULUWA R. D. CONGO Superb tobacco mortar in wood with a reddish-brown patina. Carved with a standing figure, hands folded over his lower abdomen. Height: 18.5 cm Bibliography: for similar objects cf :Christies, Paris, 10 XII 2013, col. P. LOEBARTH....

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Lot n° 40

YAKA R. D. CONGO Powerful divination...

YAKA R. D. CONGO Powerful divination object named Mbunduka or Khosi. Leather bag base filled with divinatory material. Round head with bulging eyes. Very old red patinabrun. Height: 39 cm Bibliography :VERSWIJVER, DE PALMENAER, BAEKE, Musée de Tervuren,...

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Lot n° 41

PRE BEMBE BASIKASINGO R. D. CONGO Considered...

PRE BEMBE BASIKASINGO R. D. CONGO Considered of BOYO (de KUN) or pre BEMBE (BIEBUYCK) lineage, this beautiful wooden initiation mask has a beautiful old two-tone crusty patina. Cutaway chin decorated with seven circles. Height: 26.5 cm Bibliography:...

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Lot n° 42

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Beautiful legless...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Beautiful legless statue of protection and divination on a round base surrounded by leather and ritual objects. Cap-shaped headdress planted with a large horn and cowries. Large orbits, almond-shaped eyes, copper orbital nail. Mouth...

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Lot n° 43

MBAKA R. D. CONGO Antique two-tone...

MBAKA R. D. CONGO Antique two-tone black and white mask. The heart-shaped face is crossed by a long crenellated nose. Height: 33.5 cm Bibliography: For a mask from the same workshop, see: galerie M. C. DAFFOS et J. L. ESTOURNEL, Paris, AAN n°58 summer...

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Lot n° 44

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Janiform statuette,...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Janiform statuette, the top of the skull showing two large horns. One of the two faces is scarified, with copper nails and an eight-shaped mouth. The other side has no scarification and a square mouth. Beautiful red-brown patina. The...

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Lot n° 45

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Male community...

SONGYE R. D. CONGO Male community protector statue in the SANKURU and LUBEFU style. Eyes enhanced with cowries, inverted pyriform head, prognathic chin, very wavy hairstyle with embossed motifs. Small neck decorated with blue and white pearl necklaces. Height:...

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Lot n° 46

DOGON MALI Large TOMO KA statue...

DOGON MALI Large TOMO KA statue from the Seno plain, with a shiny black patina that makes it look like Bamana statues from the Segou empire. Square shoulders, arrogant shell-shaped breasts. Height: 82cm Bibliography: Helene LELOUP, Dogon statuary, Amez,...

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Lot n° 47

BAMANA MALI N'TOMO mask with seven...

BAMANA MALI N'TOMO mask with seven teeth, surmounted by a female figure. Segou region style. Decorated with multiple cowries. Dark brown patina. (Erosions). Height : 66 cm

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Lot n° 48

MBUNDA ZAMBIA/ANGOLA Spectacular...

MBUNDA ZAMBIA/ANGOLA Spectacular "Sachihongo" mask in wood with red patina. Triple-scarred eyebrow arches. Used for the rites of passage of young men, it shows an expression of ferocity. Height: 55cm Width: 54cm Bibliography: see mask from the Rudolf...

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Lot n° 49

BAMILEKE CAMEROON Monumental statue...

BAMILEKE CAMEROON Monumental statue of a cup-bearer seated on a panther-shaped stool. Headdress in the form of a bonnet. Style of the Babanki chiefdom. Brown patina, erosions. Height: 74 cm Width: 47 cm Bibliography: L. PERROIS, J. P. NOTUE, "rois et...

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Lot n° 50

YAKA R. D. CONGO Large wooden Janus...

YAKA R. D. CONGO Large wooden Janus statue with beautiful old brown patina, crusty in places. Covered with important ritual material on the heads and torsos. Height: 126 cm Bibliography: A. P. Bourgeois, "Yaka, Suku", Chaffin, 1984.

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Lot n° 51

WURKUN BIKWIN NIGERIA Superb and...

WURKUN BIKWIN NIGERIA Superb and very old Kundul-type shoulder mask (late 19th/early 20th century). Long neck surmounted by round head with cuboid face and voluminous crest. Very old erosions. Height : 95 cm Bibliography: For similar masks see: Leuzinger...

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