Arts of Africa, America and Oceania

IVORY COAST Senoufo kpelie mask Kpelie mask with high arches marked by a double furrow, the convex forehead sculpted in the center with a bulb symbolizing the female sex. The mouth is prognathic, revealing the teeth. Scarification marks adorn the cheeks and forehead. On the edges of the mask, characteristic elements evoke the kapokie fruit, animal horns and legs. The forehead and cheeks are studded with tapestry nails. Wood with black patina, upholstery nails Probably 1950-60 H. 32 cm. Attached to base Expert : Emmanuelle MENUET It is used at events organized by the poro, a male initiation society, at funerals, but also at simple celebrations where women can see it without risk (In. Masques africains de la collection Barbier-Mueller - L'autre visage, Société Nouvelle Adam Biro, 1997, page 246).

COTE D'IVOIRE - Dan style mask. Wood. 20th century. Base. Total height: 30.5 cm. Restoration. Provenance : Galerie Alain Lecomte, Paris.

GABON, Fang. Mask of justice in carved wood and clay. Ngil Society. H. 51 cm. Black lacquered metal base.

IVORY COAST Baoule statue, Didiévi region Baoule female figure standing on a ringed circular base. The bent legs are curvaceous but not exaggerated, the digitate feet forming two slight reliefs. The long, stretched body is marked by pointed breasts, attached to short, right-angled shoulders. The flattened arms extend into particularly long hands, both framing and pointing to the umbilicus of the lineage, the bend of the elbow singularly high. The coffee-bean gaze seems half-closed, the wide nose above a small, thin, stretched mouth, drawing a pinched pout in profile. Belly, back and face are adorned with scarification marks of identical vocabulary. The hair, particularly meticulous, is treated in fine strands gathered into a shell above the forehead, then knotted into a heavy braid, this distribution repeated at the back of the head. Wood with oozing black patina, glass beads, cowries H. 45.5 cm. A Galerie Carrefour document dated March 21, 1966, is attached. A short beaded link, probably brought back. Oozing patina. Crack at base. Attached to base. Expert : Emmanuelle MENUET This work is to be compared with the productions of the workshops surrounding the Master of Essankro, a village in the Didiévi region. According to Susan Vogel, all the pieces in this corpus were produced by artists of the same generation who influenced each other, rather than by successive generations of masters and apprentices. (...) This unique style was that of a close circle of mutually influential artists active between around 1820 and 1900 (In. Les maîtres de la sculpture de Côte d'Ivoire, pages 88-91, Bernard de Grunne).

IVORY COAST Gouro pulley stirrup The wide-shouldered leg is decorated in medium relief on one side with a small running lizard. Inscribed on this fork is a large face, the forehead adorned with keloids, the root of the headdress shaved and in chevrons. Hanging hole in the neck. Beautiful old patina, marked by ancient use. Wood with black lacquered patina H. 13.5 cm. Accidents (notably at the root of the headdress and at the nose). Expert : Emmanuelle MENUET

République Démocratique du Congo - Yaka hand drum in monoxyle wood. The handle is carved with a beautifully styled anthropomorphic head. Beneath a high crested headdress, the facial features are fine. Patina attesting to prolonged use. Base. Total height: 46 cm. Wear and cracks. Provenance : Galerie Alain Lecomte, Paris.

IVORY COAST Senoufo pulley stirrup Pulley stirrup adorned with a buffalo head with horns forming a summit disk, the ears described on either side in two wings. Beautiful in old patina. Wood with dark brown-black patina, vegetable fibers H. 14 cm. Expert : Emmanuelle MENUET

CENTRAL AMERICA Set of two hard stone sculptures of figures. 7-22 cm

GABON Kota reliquary figure Wood, copper alloy H. 58 cm high Oxidation, rubbing to wood

MALI Bambara-type statue Female figure with powerful shoulders, schematic face and sugarloaf headdress. Small beaded ornaments on the neck and one ear. Medium-hard wood with red-tinged brown patina, pearls, cowries H. 53 cm. Wood rubs

IVORY COAST Baoule statue Long female sculpture, legs disjointed and flexed, bust stretched and decorated with neat scarification marks, long hands on either side of the umbilicus. The face, imbued with wisdom and gentleness, is adorned with an interiorized gaze, the sensual mouth described beneath a small nose. The hairstyle has been carefully crafted. Beautiful old patina. Wood with brown patina H. 44.5 cm. Cracks to back and head Expert : Emmanuelle MENUET

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, former Zaire. LEGA mask, IDIMU initiation for the Kindi ritual. Carved wood with red patina on black lacquered metal base. Circa 1970. Height 32 cm. A text explaining the ritual is included.

IVORY COAST Baoule statue Female statue standing on legs firmly planted in the ground, bust blunt in the umbilical region, breasts small. The soft face is detailed with a half-moon gaze under supple arches, the nose straight and small, the delicate mouth half-open and enhanced with white pigments. The particularly meticulous headdress is composed of intricate buns and braids. Scarification marks on the back and nape of the neck. A small cotton loincloth held in place by a beaded tie has survived. A fine example of this type Wood with brown patina, old black pigments, cotton, seed beads H. 43 cm. Accidents, major cracks (body, head and feet), missing patina, holes in loincloth. Expert : Emmanuelle MENUET

BENIN-DAHOMEY. Yoruba. Wooden fertility doll. Misses. Old labels on reverse. H. 18 cm.

MALI Tji wara Bambara crest Tji wara crest depicting a male antelope with leaping body, open mouth, eyes adorned with tapestry nails, ears with cinnabar cotton floats. Wood with brown patina, cotton threads, iron, upholstery nails Probably 1950s-1960s L.: 52 cm. Damage and missing parts, one horn broken and glued, missing patina. Expert : Emmanuelle MENUET

PAPOUASIE NOUVELLE-GUINEE - Bone dagger with pommel decorated with a human head. Molded in clay, it is adorned with hair, shells, fiber pendants and enhanced with polychrome. Base. H. 38 cm. Accents.

GABON, Fang. Byeri ancestor couple in carved wood, bone necklaces. H. 70 cm.

A pair of Native American mocassins of the Sioux A pair of suede moccasins, fully polychrome embroidered with glass beads in star-shaped patterns, mid-height, fold-over shafts. Attached an old collection label, inscribed by hand in ink "Mocasins Full Beaded Sioux Squaw No Dak" and "Taken off of Sioux Grls feet by E. Kather". Length 23 cm. Condition: II - III

A pair of Native American mocassins of the Sioux A pair of moccasins made of suede, fully embroidered with glass beads in geometric patterns in polychrome, the heels with fringed trimming, entrances with red textile piping. Attached an old collection label. Length 27 cm. Condition: II -

TOGO. EWE. Fertility doll. Waist bracelets. Early 20th century. Antique label on reverse. H.18 cm.

Metal and rope gourd. Height 17 cm (oxidation, bumps).

GHANA Ashanti-type funerary head Lunar face with details depicted in medium relief, inscribed on a ringed neck Black slip terracotta on a square base Late H. 25 cm. Broken and glued

MALI, Dogon. Carved wooden statuette of a mother. H. 38 cm. Cracks. Provenance: Pères Blancs exhibition, Clairvaux cellar, 2014.

AFRICA Lot comprising a coconut bowl and two wooden sculptures of women. 12-28 cm

GHANA Ashanti Akuaba doll Bleached eyes, sex noted Wood with black patina H. 28 cm. Head pierced with three holes, patina missing, attached to base.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Kuba Dengese statue Dengese maternity, adult with crossed ribboned legs, feet verticalized in a schematic style. The long bust is scattered with geometric scarifications all over its surface, the arms holding low the child's hemmed body. The introspective face is prolonged by a high sugarloaf headdress. Wood with black-brown patina, pigments H. 61 cm. Accents and missing patina. Cracks. Missing base. Expert : Emmanuelle MENUET