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AF R ICA
LOBI SCULPTURE
01 Sculpture “Bateba” Lobi Burina Faso Wood Height: 38 cm Price: 1.500 euros
Object presented by: David Serra T.: +34 (0) 667525597 E.: galeria@davidserra.es
BETE MASK
02 Mask Bete Ivory Coast Wood Height: 24 cm Provenance: Old French collection, collected in the Guiberoua region, betweenDaloa and Gagnoa Price: 7.000 euros
Object presented by: Olivier Castellano T.: +33 (0) 6 1121 2522 E.: info@oliviercastellano.com
BAULE FIGURE
03 Figure Baule Ivory Coast Early 20th Century Height: 37,5 cm Provenance: Old French collection Price on request
Object presented by: Lucas Ratton M.: +33 (0) 6 16 80 13 11 E.: primitivart@gmail.com
SOKOTO RITUAL HEAD
04 Ritual head Sokoto Nigeria T.L.: 2400 years (+- 180 years) Height: 27 cm Provenance: Old French collection Price: 8.000 euros
Object presented by: Olivier Castellano T.: +33 (0) 6 1121 2522 E.: info@oliviercastellano.com
YORUBA IBEJI
05 “Ibeji” Yoruba Nigeria Circa 20th Century Heigth: 23 cm Provenance: Ex Private Coll., USA Price : 1.500 euros
Object presented by: Marc Assayag M.: +1 (0) 514 795 6595 E.: marc@marcassayag.com
BAMUM MASK
06 Mask Bamum Cameroon Wood Provenance: Carlo Monzino collection, Italy Price: 1.800 euros
Object presented by: Tao Kerefoff M.: + 33 (0) 6 606 404 05 E.: tao.kerefoff@gmail.com
MITSOGHO GONG
07 Gong “mokenge� Mitsogho Nguni river area, Gabon Wood and metal Height: 42 cm Provenance: Private French collection Price: 1.500 euros
Object presented by: David Serra T.: +34 (0) 667525597 E.: galeria@davidserra.es
VILI SPOON
08 Spoon Vili ? D.R. of Congo Wood Heigth: 18 cm Collected before 1920 SOLD
Object presented by: Renaud Vanuxem M.: +33 (0) 6 07 11 50 60 E.: rvanuxem@yahoo.fr
KUSU FETISH
09 Fetish Kusu D.R. of Congo Wood Height: 15 cm Price: 4.000 euros
Object presented by: Olivier Castellano T.: +33 (0) 6 1121 2522 E.: info@oliviercastellano.com
TSHOKWE COMB
10 Comb Tshokwe Angola Wood Height: 14,5 cm Provenance: Antรณnio Metello collection, Portugal (1920-1930). Price: 1.000 euros
Object presented by: David Serra T.: +34 (0) 667525597 E.: galeria@davidserra.es
O C E A N IA
KORWAR FIGURE
11 A double figure Korwar. The main figure representing a seated human ancestor is of classical format with upcurved hands and feet and wears a conical cap. The small secondary figure is standing in a splayed eagle position in front of the larger one and between two ornamented uprights that support the larger figures chin. Korwar Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawashi), Indonesian New Guinea, Melanesia. Wood with a dark patina, the eyes of the small figure are inlayed with white glass trade beads 19th/20th Century Length : 22,5 cm Provenance: Acquired from Michel Thieme, Amsterdam Price on Request
Object presented by: Anthony Meyer M.: +33 (0) 6 80 10 80 E.: ajpmeyer@gmail.com
DAYAK FRONT PLATE
12 Front plate Iban Dayak Borneo, Indonesia Height: 16 cm Price: 1.500 euros
Object presented by: Olivier Castellano T.: +33 (0) 6 1121 2522 E.: info@oliviercastellano.com
DAYAK MORTAR
13 Mortar Dayak, Borneo, Indonesia 19th Century Heigth: 32 cm Provenance: JJ Porchez, Paris P. Konzett, Austria Price on request
Object presented by: Bruce Frank M.: +1 (0) 917 733 9589 E.: bfrank212@aol.com
With its expressive face and wild positioning of the arms this zoomorphic mortar is a dynamic work of art. The clawed hands are finely carved and the ‘bowl’ of the mortar is deep showing excellent signs of use. The patina overall is brilliant from decades of storage and use. In excellent condition.
DAYAK TUN TUN
14 “Tun Tun “ Dayak Borneo, Indonesia Circa 20th Century Heigth: 50 cm Price : 1.500 euros
Object presented by: Marc Assayag M.: +1 (0) 514 795 6595 E.: marc@marcassayag.com
MASSIM FIGURE
15 Figure Massim Papua New Guinea Circa 20th Century Heigth: 17 cm Provenance: Collected in 1949 by Reverend John A. Garder for the Methodist Museum (written on the base) Price: 1.800 euros
Object presented by: Marc Assayag M.: +1 (0) 514 795 6595 E.: marc@marcassayag.com
SEPIK DRUM FINIAL
16 Drum finial Garamut Lower Sepik Papua New Guinea Woog Length: 38 cm Price : 1.800 euros
Object presented by: Renaud Vanuxem M.: +33 (0) 6 07 11 50 60 E.: rvanuxem@yahoo.fr
RAMU AMULET
17 Magic Amulet Ramu Papua New Guinea 19th Century Heigth: 17 cm Provenance: Ernst Heinrich, dealer in Stuttgart, Germany. Active before WWII. Price on request
Object presented by: Bruce Frank M.: +1 (0) 917 733 9589 E.: bfrank212@aol.com
This Magic Amulet from Ramu River region in Papua New Guinea is extremely old. The surface is well worn and patinated. Stone carved, these small wooded amulets all bear different characteristics. The figure, naturalistically carved, has an inviting and expressive face. The large head in proportion to the body is a common Ramu trait, while the ovalness of the head provides a stark contrast to the squareness of the body, emphasized by the free form carved stature of the arms and legs. There is an old native repair to the left arm, which was cracked. The original piece has been attached with native natural plant glues. A hook is visible on the back of the amulets head, where string would have been threaded to attach the amulet to a body or bag.
ABELAM RITUAL HEAD
18 Ritual head Abelam area Papua New Guinea Balso wood, pigments Height: 24 cm Price: 1.300 euros
Object presented by: Renaud Vanuxem M.: +33 (0) 6 07 11 50 60 E.: rvanuxem@yahoo.fr
BIOMA FIGURE
19 “Bioma” figure Papuan Gulf Circa 20th Century Heigth: 50 cm. Provenance: Ex M. Hamson, USA Price: 4.000 euros
Object presented by: Marc Assayag M.: +1 (0) 514 795 6595 E.: marc@marcassayag.com
ELEMA MARUPAI
20 Marupai Charm Elema Culture Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. 19th Century Heigth: 18 cm Provenance: Private Collection Price on request
Object presented by: Bruce Frank M.: +1 (0) 917 733 9589 E.: bfrank212@aol.com
Marupai Charms are ornaments for larger objects. Attached to figures or hooks, these charms were usually made out of coconut shells; however there are rare instances of those made out of wood; such as this example. Stone carved and made pre-contact, this is an early example, distinguished by the large proportion of the head to the rest of the body. The wear and patina is fascinating, as the features have been worn down, but still retain their distinctive features. The patina has also affected the natural color of the wood, giving it an expressive, two faced appearance.
ELEMA MASK
21 Rare Eharo mask in the form of a human face with a large coif. Elema People Papuan Gulf, PNG, Melanesia Wood, cane, tapa cloth and indigenousness pigments 19th/20th Century Height: 55 cm Provenance: Ex coll. Max und Berthe Kofler-Erni, Switzerland Price on Request
Object presented by: Anthony Meyer M.: +33 (0) 6 80 10 80 E.: ajpmeyer@gmail.com
BONE IMPLEMENTS
22 A collection of 9 bone implements : A) Sepik river bone jabbing dagger, 24,4 cm, 19th century. B) Abelam, cassowary femur bone scraper with human ancestor face and two cockatoo heads, 20 cm, 19th century. C) Abelam, cassowary femur bone scraper with two stylized knobs as heads, 17 cm, 19th century. D) Lower Sepik bone scraper with human ancestor face, 21 cm, 19th century. E) Adzera pig bone banana scraper, 14,4 cm, 19/20th century. F) Sepik, bone, short fighting dagger with an ancestor face surmounted by a snake, 16 cm, 19th century. G) Sepik bone scraper with a large stylized hornbill bird head and traces of pigment, 18 cm, 19th century. H) Sepik cassowary femur bone scraper with a stylized elongated head, 17,5 cm, 19/20th century. I) Abelam, cassowary femur bone scraper with two cockatoo heads and traces of pigment, 19 cm, 19/20th century.
Object presented by: Anthony Meyer M.: +33 (0) 6 80 10 80 E.: ajpmeyer@gmail.com
AME R ICAS
THULE FIGURE
23 A very fine Eskimo female figure. Thule culture Bering Strait, Alaska Mineralized walrus tusk 1000-1600 AD Heigth : 6,8 cm. Price on Request
Object presented by: Anthony Meyer M.: +33 (0) 6 80 10 80 E.: ajpmeyer@gmail.com
GUYANA CLUB
24 Ceremonial club Brazil/Guyana Wood, fiber, feathers Height: 53 cm Provenance: Old french collection Price: SOLD
Object presented by: Renaud Vanuxem M.: +33 (0) 6 07 11 50 60 E.: rvanuxem@yahoo.fr