Mid 20th century. Wood, cm 47,0 high (18.50'' ). Grams 764,0 (20.94 oz.). Perfect conditions. The Baule are noted for their fine sculpture, particularly for their ritual statuettes representing ghosts or spirits; these, as well as carved ceremonial masks, were originally associated with the ancestor cult. Sold
Mid 20th century. Paint wood cm. 38,0 high x cm. 17,5 width (14.96″ x 6.88″). The paint is made with sap from a local tree. The Baule are noted for their fine wooden sculpture, particularly for their ritual statuettes representing ghosts or spirits; these, as well as carved ceremonial masks, were originally associated with the...
Four "Ehel" posts were placed in a tent to hold a long wall mat ("Eseber"), which was placed around the bed to define space and create privacy. Mid 20th century. Hardwood. Cm. 107,2 high x 14,7 width (42.20" x 5.78"). With the costum stand the piece is cm. 109,7 high (43.18"). The...
Mid 20th century. Wood. Female Figure: cm. 54,0 high; grams 1.650,0 Male Figure: cm. 51,5; grams 1.342,0 The Anyi people are a subgroup of the Akan, originally from Ghana, who fled from the Ashanti subgroup to their current location in present-day Ivory Coast between the 16th and 18th centuries. The Akan people generally...
Mid 20th century. Paint wood cm. 38,5 high x cm. 18,5 width (14.56" x 7.48"). The paint is made with sap from a local tree. The Baule are noted for their fine wooden sculpture, particularly for their ritual statuettes representing ghosts or spirits; these, as well as carved ceremonial masks, were originally associated with the...
1960'. Wood. Cm. 20,7 high (8.14"); grams 261,0 (9.20"). The Bakongo people (or Kongo people) have traditionally recognized their descent from their mother, and this lineage links them into kinship groups. Mother and child figures represents the female ancestor taking care of her descendants. This commemorative figure would have been used to...
Mid 20th century. Wood sheathed in brass, copper strips. Cm. 54,0 high (cm. 57,5 high on the wooden base); kg 1,7. The Mahongwe practice an ancestor cult that was at the center of a system of beliefs and rites and ancestor worship formed the core of the family group’s religious and...
Mid 20th century. Paint wood cm. 40,0 high x cm. 19,0 width (14.56" x 7.48"); gr. 1021,9 (26.16 oz.). The paint is made with sap from a local tree. This mask belonged to a French collector and was acquired in the fifties. The Baule are noted for their fine wooden sculpture, particularly for their ritual...
Mid 20th century. Polychrome wood cm. 26,0 high x cm. 17,0 width (10.23" x 6.69"). Kg 1,2 (42.32 oz.). This mask belonged to a French collector and was acquired in the forties. These masks serve a variety of functions ranging from ritual ceremonies, forms of entertainment, and focal points in moral stories to...
Late 19th - early 20th century. Ivory. Cm. 20,0; gr. 216,4. Moba Bawoong Tchitcheri figures, reduced to an elemental, symbolic form, are protective and promote health and prosperity. Representing no particular person or ancestor, they are an individual's direct link with God. Sold
