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Auction 18 June 2024 Art from Africa & Oceania - Paris

Bid on the lot list Coutau-Bégarie : 18 June 2024 - ART D’AFRIQUE & D’OCÉANIE Mardi 18 juin 2024 à 14hParis - Hôtel Drouot - Salle 79, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris Tél. de la salle : +33 (0)1 48 00 20 07 Expositions PubliquesSamedi 15 juin 2024 - de 11h00 à 18h00Lundi 17 juin 2024 - de 11h00 à 18h00Mardi 18 juin 2024 - de 11h00 à 12h00 Expert de la venteAurore Krier-Mariani || AKA ConsultingArt Dealer & Art Consultant<a href="mailto:aurorekrier@live.fr" rel="noopener noreferrer">aurorekrier@live.fr</a>+33 (0)6 17 18 11 36 Spécialiste juniorAnaelle Dechaud Ordres d’achat<a href="mailto:information@coutaubegarie.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">information@coutaubegarie.com</a>24h avant la vente Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

Art from Africa & Oceania

Tuesday 18 June 2024 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live

Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

Coutau-Bégarie

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Lot n° 1

Set of six gold weights, proverbs Akan,...

Set of six gold weights, proverbs Akan, Ghana Brass, metal The importance of the material, gold, is matched by the quality, meticulousness, delicacy and technical prowess of the figurines used to weigh it, considered to be its measuring tool. The subjects...

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Lot n° 2

Set of six Torowa, Ashanti, gold...

Set of six Torowa, Ashanti, gold powder boxes Brass Of different sizes, the cylindrical boxes with triangular lids feature a rich engraving of geometric motifs on their surfaces.

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Lot n° 3

Bracelet, Dan anklet, Ivory Coast Copper...

Bracelet, Dan anklet, Ivory Coast Copper alloy The number of bells, ranging from 3 to 14, defined the social status of the wearer. According to Hans Himmelheber, young girls aged 10 to 15 and single women wore 3 to 5 bells. The name given to the ring...

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Lot n° 4

Clapper, Aire Massim Papua New...

Clapper, Aire Massim Papua New Guinea Height: 18.5cm Provenance: Tood Barlin - Tood Barlin - The Jolika Collection of Marcia & John Friede Rare and only known clapper that is not associated with a lime spatula, having belonged to Tood Barlin until...

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Lot n° 5

Clapper spatula, Milne Bay Province Ebony...

Clapper spatula, Milne Bay Province Ebony wood Height: 400mm 20th century Provenance: Ex private collection: Ex private collection. England Used exclusively by chiefs, their insignia echoing their importance, "clappers" created a sound to let other...

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Lot n° 6

Solomon Islands comb 19th century. Wood Height:...

Solomon Islands comb 19th century. Wood Height: 25cm Provenance Jolika de Marcia & John Friede Collection A curious model with a zigzag handle topped by a stylized bird. The dynamics are reinforced by its alternately sharp and curved lines, and by...

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Lot n° 7

Spatula with handle decorated with...

Spatula with handle decorated with figures with their backs to each other, probably Gawa island. Trobriand Trobriand Missing. Ebony wood Height: 206 mm 19th century Provenance: Christenson Christenson Collection Australia. N°95267 Sotheby's Sydney 27/10/1996...

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Lot n° 8

Ceremonial food dish Aire Boiken...

Ceremonial food dish Aire Boiken - Mounts Prince Alexander - Papua New Guinea Early 19th century Size: diameter 35 cm Carved wood Provenance Didier Zanette private collection French private collection A beautiful circular dish featuring superb engraved...

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Lot n° 9

Ceremonial food dish Murik Lake...

Ceremonial food dish Murik Lake area - Sepik river estuary - Papua New Guinea New Guinea Late 19th - early 20th century Dimensions: 28 x 18 cm Carved wood Provenance Didier Zanette private collection French private collection Collected in the Lac Murik...

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Lot n° 10

Senoufo kpelie mask Ivory Coast Wood Provenance: John...

Senoufo kpelie mask Ivory Coast Wood Provenance: John J. Klejman Collection, New York Perls Galleries, New York (inv. n°10759) Private American collection In keeping with the classical style of the corpus, this Kpelie face mask stands out for the delicacy...

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Lot n° 11

Dan mask, Ivory Coast Wood, metal,...

Dan mask, Ivory Coast Wood, metal, red pigments, bone Dimensions: 22 x 12 x 7 cm Provenance: Spanish private collection Spanish private collection Classical Dan mask, whose modeling is enlivened by a subtle alternation of concave and convex forms, between...

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Lot n° 12

Seated female Bete figure, Ivory...

Seated female Bete figure, Ivory Coast 19th - early 20th century Wood, pigment - Missing arm - Restoration Height: 44 cm Provenance: Acquired from Yves Créhalet, Paris on February 7, 2011 Patrick Varnier, Paris, France In Bété country, standing statues...

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Lot n° 13

Hogon Dogon Mali bowl cover Dimensions:...

Hogon Dogon Mali bowl cover Dimensions: 54.5 x 23 x 25 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Private collection, France Christine Valluet Collection, France Galerie Schoffel de Fabry, France This ceremonial bowl lid from the northwestern northwest...

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Lot n° 14

Ancestor representation Iles de...

Ancestor representation Iles de l'Amirauté, Bismark Archipelago Carved wood Height: 21.5cm 20th century Provenance: - Irwin & Marcia Hersey Collection. New York - Sotheby's New York. May 8, 1989 Lot 109 - Private collection. Paris These small statuettes...

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Lot n° 15

Tapuvae stilt, Marquesas Islands,...

Tapuvae stilt, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia Dark and shiny patina. Height: 32 cm. Provenance: - Olivier Vanuxem Collection Used in the Marquesas Islands for ritual sports events or funeral ceremonies, stilts were fitted with a stirrup commonly...

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Lot n° 16

Spatula with handle depicting a...

Spatula with handle depicting a crouching human figure, seen in profile, Kitava Island. Trobriand Archipelago Ebony wood Height: 345mm 19th century Provenance Label from unknown collection M22 Collection John & Marcia Friede.Rye. New York USA Skillfully...

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Lot n° 17

Spatula, Kitava Island, Trobriand...

Spatula, Kitava Island, Trobriand Archipelago Papua New Guinea Ebony wood Height: 34.5 cm 19th century Provenance: Unknown collector's label 'M22'. Collection John & Marcia Friede, Rye, New York, USA Bibliography: Galerie Franck Marcelin, Lime spatulas...

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Lot n° 18

Spatula with handle Goodenough...

Spatula with handle Goodenough Island. Iles d'Entrecasteaux. Ebony wood Height: 343mm 19th century. Provenance: Label on the blade with inscription L (or O) WDT7 Kirby Kallas-Lewis Collection.Seattle.Washington (2001) Harry Beran Collection. London HB884 Collection...

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Lot n° 19

Abelam drum, Papua New Guinea Wood,...

Abelam drum, Papua New Guinea Wood, pigments. Dimensions: 81 x 24.6 cm Provenance: Michael Hamson Collection, Palo Verde (inv. n°dxx-108) Private American collection, acquired 2009 Hourglass-shaped drum, the central part carved with a lateral handle...

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Lot n° 20

Drum mallet, Woguma population,...

Drum mallet, Woguma population, Papua New Guinea Called mi ras or ga'hei Height: 49 cm Provenance: - Collected by Douglas Newton in 1967 in the village of Yambunumbu at the mouth of the April River. - The Jolika collection of John & Marcia Friede....

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Lot n° 21

Pilon, East Sepik Province Papua...

Pilon, East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea Wood with smoke patina Height: 44.5 cm Diameter: 4.2 cm Provenance: Jean-Paul Agogue Collection, Paris Jean-Paul Agogue Collection, Paris Private collection, Marseille This Sepik pestle features an intriguing...

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Lot n° 22

Mask, Sepik River region Papua...

Mask, Sepik River region Papua New Guinea Height: 12.5 cm Provenance: Richard Kelton Collection, USA Richard Kelton Collection, USA Richard Kelton (1929-2019), a passionate explorer, spent nearly fifty years sailing the Pacific Ocean from his California...

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Lot n° 23

Female figure Ramu River, Madang...

Female figure Ramu River, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea Carved wood, pigment Height: 42cm Late 19th or early 20th century Provenance: Todd Barlin, Paddington, Australia Marcia & John Friede JOLIKA Collection, Rye, New York Acquired from previous...

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Lot n° 24

Ngnuzunguzu pirogue bow ornament,...

Ngnuzunguzu pirogue bow ornament, New Georgia Island Solomon Islands Wood, parinarium nut resin, nautilus mother-of-pearl Height: 20 cm Provenance: Private collection - Private collection France Hanging from the bow of a pirogue during an expedition,...

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Lot n° 25

Cane North of the Massim region...

Cane North of the Massim region Papua New Guinea Ebony with glossy patina Height: 93.7cm 19th - 20th century Provenance: Robert Beckmann Collection, Nevada - Robert Beckmann Collection, Nevada - Jolika de Marcia & John Friede Collection - Harry Beran...

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Lot n° 26

Massim lime spatula Ebony wood Height:...

Massim lime spatula Ebony wood Height: 33cm Early 20th century Provenance: Maurice Joy Collection: Maurice Joy Collection. England 1984 Harry Beran Collection. England HB292 Collection John & Marcia Friede.Rye. New York USA Refinement, elegance and...

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Lot n° 27

Spatula, Aire Massim Papua New...

Spatula, Aire Massim Papua New Guinea Ebony wood Height: 35.5 cm 19th century Provenance: Maurice Joy Collection, London Maurice Joy Collection, London Michael Ball Collection Harry Beran Collection, London (HB 863) Collection Marcia & John Friede,...

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Lot n° 28

Warrumbi war shield, Mendi population,...

Warrumbi war shield, Mendi population, Nembi Valley, Southern Highlands. Wood, pigments, lime, fiber. Height: 1.21 m / Width: 0.48m Provenance: - Former Marie Josée Guigues Collection - Padovani Collection Unlike the majority of shields from Papua New...

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Lot n° 29

Timbu Wara emblem Wiru population,...

Timbu Wara emblem Wiru population, Pangia region. Southern Highlands Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea Plant fiber basketry, ochre clay pigment. Size: 102 x 63 cm Framed: 116 x 75cm Provenance: Daniel Vigne Collection, Uzès Daniel Vigne Collection,...

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Lot n° 30

Male figure, Sepik River Coast...

Male figure, Sepik River Coast Region, East Sepik Province Papua New Guinea Carved wood, ochre pigment. Height: 27 cm Early 20th century Provenance Kevin Conru Collection Characteristic of statuary from the coastal region of the Sepik River, notably...

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Lot n° 31

Dance paddle, Buka Island, Solomon...

Dance paddle, Buka Island, Solomon Islands Wood, pigments Height: 126 cm Provenance: Franck Bolger Collection (1832-1912), then by descent. French private collection The art of the northern Solomon Islands is marked by the mythical entity kokorra, a...

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Lot n° 32

Club Taiaha Maori Wood, pigments,...

Club Taiaha Maori Wood, pigments, feathers, plant fibers Height: 166 cm Provenance: Private collection, Vancouver Private collection, Vancouver French private collection Distinguished by its exceptionally well-preserved feather ornament, this two-handed...

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Lot n° 33

Vuvi mask, Gabon Wood, pigments,...

Vuvi mask, Gabon Wood, pigments, plant fibers Height: 24 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Private collection, France The Vuvi masks of the Bantu people, isolated in the mountainous Chaillu massif, have long remained mysterious and little-known....

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Lot n° 34

Gope votive board, Wowolo village....

Gope votive board, Wowolo village. Urama district, Gulf of Papua Papua New Guinea Carved wood. Ochre pigment, lime, traces of black pigment Inscription on back in graphite: 203 / 25.2.66 Dimensions: 144 x 29 cm Provenance: Thomas Schultze - Thomas Schultze...

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Lot n° 35

Punu mask, Gabon Wood Dimensions:...

Punu mask, Gabon Wood Dimensions: 30.5 x 15 x 16.5 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Private collection, France An essential emblem of African art since the late 19th century, the Punu mask corpus was one of the first to be celebrated by modernists...

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Lot n° 36

Tabuya pirogue wheel, Aire Massim,...

Tabuya pirogue wheel, Aire Massim, Papua New Guinea Carved and openworked wood, traces of paint. Height: 24cm, length: 55cm XX ° century Provenance:. Collected by Chris Boylan on the Sepik River. Publication: Art Massim, Franck Marcelin, September 2016,...

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Lot n° 37

Tibkusikus canoe wheel, Budibudi...

Tibkusikus canoe wheel, Budibudi Islands. Laughlan Islands group Carved and openworked wood Height: 32cm Length: 56cm 20th century Provenance: - Collected on the Budibudi Islands by Harry Beran in January 1983 - Harry Beran Collection (HB 251) - Marcia...

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Lot n° 38

Figure of a male Bioma ancestor...

Figure of a male Bioma ancestor -Urama language group, Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea Carved wood. Ochre pigments, traces of lime Restoration to right arm Height: 26 cm Provenance: - Collected by Thomas Schultze Westrum in the village of Kinomere, Urama...

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Lot n° 39

Maulavata, Solomon Islands 19th...

Maulavata, Solomon Islands 19th century Diameter 20 cm Thickness 8 cm Bamboo-sawn tridacna gigas fossil stoup Provenance Zanette private collection French private collection A pure, graphic abstraction, this Maulavata, sawn from fossilized bamboo, has...

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Lot n° 40

Mbakai, Solomon Islands, New Georgia 20th...

Mbakai, Solomon Islands, New Georgia 20th century Bamboo-sawn tridacna gigas fossil stoup Diameter: 10 cm Provenance Zanette private collection French private collection This type of coin was used in a limited geographical area, the stoup ring symbolically...

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Lot n° 41

Tapak sago tongs, Wosera population. Abelam,...

Tapak sago tongs, Wosera population. Abelam, Papua New Guinea Wood with pigment enhancement. Rattan, ochre and red pigments. Height: 49 & 50cm 20th century Provenance: Collected by Bruce Lawes (between 1947 and 1965) Mr. & Mrs W Nicholson Collection...

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Lot n° 42

Kina Highlands Papua New Guinea Height...

Kina Highlands Papua New Guinea Height 18cm Provenance: Former Norbert Letourneur collection Large pearl oyster mother-of-pearl in the shape of a crescent moon, its unbleached color, brilliance and reflections intensified by ochre pigments. The finely...

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Lot n° 43

Moka kina, Western Highlands Province,...

Moka kina, Western Highlands Province, Melpa population, Mount Hagen Papua New Guinea Large pearl oyster mother-of-pearl, pigment, red ochre orchid fiber, resin, bamboo. Height: 34.5cm The origin of the Moka Kina is thought to be associated with dances...

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Lot n° 44

Malagan ceremonial dance crest...

Malagan ceremonial dance crest mask, Tatanua, Tabar Island, New Ireland Wood, plant fibers, natural pigments Late 19th century Height: 33cm Provenance Dr. Jan Olof Ollers, Stockholm French private collection acquired at Sotheby's (Lot 26), New-York,...

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Lot n° 45

Churinga Aboriginal population Western...

Churinga Aboriginal population Western Australia Wood, pigment Presumed period: early 20th century Dimensions: Height 78cm plus width 12cm Provenance: Former collection of the Blacks Museum, Mt. Gambier, Australia Wayne Heathcote Collection, Great Britain Vigneron...

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Lot n° 46

Churinga or TJURUNGA, Kimberleys...

Churinga or TJURUNGA, Kimberleys region, North West Australia Wood, ochre pigment, lime Height: 34.5cm Distinguished from the classical corpus by its shape and decoration, this churinga is an elongated oval with angular ends. One side is engraved with...

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Lot n° 47

Kanak Puzzle New Caledonia Carved...

Kanak Puzzle New Caledonia Carved wood with dark patina 19th century Height: 82 cm. Length of beak: 34 cm. Provenance: Mackie Collection, Paris, Nouméa Mackie Collection, Paris, Nouméa The name generally used to designate these clubs, gö-poropwä-rä-märü...

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Lot n° 48

Gegep pig hook, Gawa Island. Islands Marshall...

Gegep pig hook, Gawa Island. Islands Marshall Bennett Carved wood 19th - 20th century Height: 27.5 cm Provenance:. Tod Barlin Collection. Chris Boylan Collection bibliography: - Marcelin, 2016. Art Massim, reproduced on page 224 Carved from a wood called...

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Lot n° 49

Dogon cane summit Mali Wood Height:...

Dogon cane summit Mali Wood Height: 24.1 cm Provenance: Sotheby's London Sotheby's London, July 8, 1969, lot 168 Christophe Tzara Collection, Paris Egon Guenther Collection, Johannesburg Sotheby's New-York, "African Art from the Egon Guenther Family...

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Lot n° 50

Nzambi sculpture, Holo Democratic...

Nzambi sculpture, Holo Democratic Republic of Congo / Northern Angola Wood. Dimensions: 29 x 19 x 3.8 cm Provenance: John J. Klejman Collection, New York John J. Klejman Collection, New York (inv. n°11343) Private American collection From the fifteenth...

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