Auction 25 May 2024 Sale of Arts Premiers - Lorient

Bid on the lot list Arvor Enchères : 25 May 2024 - Expert : M. Christian NJIENSI - Tel. 06 31 90 99 95Provenance pour certains lots : collection privée de l’ancienne galeriste parisienne FRANKA BERNDT.Expositions : vendredi 24 mai de 10 à 12h et de 14h à 17h, samedi 25 mai de 9h à 11h.Retrait des lots sur rendez-vous dans les 15 jours suivant la vente ou par le transporteur de votre choix. Lorient - Lorient

Sale of Arts Premiers

Saturday 25 May 2024 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live

25, rue Paul-Guieysse - 56100 Lorient

Arvor Enchères

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Lot n° 1

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Wood, light...

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Wood, light brown patina. Low chair with four turned legs and no armrests. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 54.5 cm. Width: 54 cm. Depth: 37 cm. Cracks and wear.

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Lot n° 2

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Wood, light...

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Wood, light brown patina. Wooden low chair with four turned legs, without armrests and showing a beautiful patina of use. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 60.5 cm. Width: 56 cm. Dep: 39.5 cm. Cracks and wear.

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Lot n° 3

Small traditional low chair, BAOULE,...

Small traditional low chair, BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Wood, light brown patina. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 38.5 cm. Width: 43 cm. Depth: 31.5 cm. Cracks and restorations.

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Lot n° 4

GOURO, Ivory Coast. Wood, light-brown...

GOURO, Ivory Coast. Wood, light-brown patina. Small traditional low chair with four legs, no armrests and curved back. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 38.5 cm. Width: 46 cm. Depth: 30 cm. Wear and tear.

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Lot n° 5

Traditional chair, GOURO, Ivory...

Traditional chair, GOURO, Ivory Coast. Wood, fine brown patina. 1st half 20th century. Height: 52 cm. Width: 53 m. Dep: 34.5 cm. Restorations and wear.

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Lot n° 6

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Wood, dark...

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Wood, dark brown patina. Low dignitary chair, without armrests, with curved back and ends carved in the shape of zoomorphic heads. This chair has a beautiful patina and is beautifully engraved with geometric motifs. 1st half of the...

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Lot n° 7

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Hardwood,...

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Hardwood, brown patina, red highlights. Large rectangular "Gbag" bed resting on four conical feet and featuring a raised headrest. Of particular importance for its ritual use by the Sénoufo, this bed has a beautiful patina and a...

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Lot n° 8

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Wood, light-brown...

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Wood, light-brown patina. Kolo" monoxyl stool resting on four conical legs. Kolo stools for domestic use are largely the property of women, not only for sitting on, but also for drying laundry when held upside down. 1st half of the...

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Lot n° 9

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Hardwood,...

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Hardwood, patina of use. Small monoxyl "Bia mele mele" stool commonly used by women. 1st half of the 20th century. Dim: 35,5x14x11, 5 cm. Cracks.

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Lot n° 10

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Wood, patina...

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Wood, patina of use. A tripod monoxyl chair with a highly curved back, it was a marker of social rank for the exclusive use of its owner, often a chief. The modernist design of this type of chaise longue has influenced modern and contemporary...

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Lot n° 11

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Wood, beautiful...

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Wood, beautiful patina. Superb tripod stool symbolizing a stylized wader quenching its thirst. During long journeys, it was carried on the shoulder and could be used as a headrest. 1st third of the 20th century. Length: 81 cm. Width:...

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Lot n° 12

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Wood, patina...

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Wood, patina of use. Tripod stool symbolizing a stylized wader quenching its thirst. During long journeys, it was carried on the shoulder and could be used as a headrest. 1st third of the 20th century. Length: 72 cm. Width: 13.5 cm....

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Lot n° 13

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Two three-legged...

LOBI, Burkina Faso. Two three-legged monoxyle stools in wood with wear patina. 1st half of the 20th century. Dim: 55x21.5 cm and 36x27.5 cm. Small accidents and missing parts.

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Lot n° 14

ASHANTI, Ghana. Wood, brown patina....

ASHANTI, Ghana. Wood, brown patina. Dignitary stool with slightly curved seat supported by a base with rounded and crenellated edges and a central rectangular openwork column. 1st half of the 20th century. Dim: 48x24.5x20 cm. Restorations and minor a...

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Lot n° 15

AGNI, Ivory Coast. Wood, reddish-brown...

AGNI, Ivory Coast. Wood, reddish-brown patina. Monoxyl stool typical of the Abengourou region. Rectangular stepped base, concave top supported by four pillars with crenellated edges engraved with geometric motifs. 1st half of the 20th century. Size: 38x25.5x20.5...

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Lot n° 16

AGNI, Ivory Coast. Wood, dark brown...

AGNI, Ivory Coast. Wood, dark brown patina. Monoxyl stool typical of the Abengourou region. Rectangular stepped base, concave top supported by four pillars with crenellated edges engraved with geometric motifs. Size: 39x24x18 cm. Slight restorations and...

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Lot n° 17

Monoxyl stool, ASHANTI, Ghana....

Monoxyl stool, ASHANTI, Ghana. Carved and patinated wood. Dim: 53.5x25.5x16 cm. Restorations, small accidents and missing parts.

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Lot n° 18

DJIMINI, Ivory Coast. Wood, dark...

DJIMINI, Ivory Coast. Wood, dark patina. Weaving loom pulley stirrup surmounted by a humanized buffalo head. The quality of the carving is noteworthy, and the spool shows a deep patina of use. 1st third of the 20th century. Height: 15 cm. One horn slightly...

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Lot n° 19

GOURO, Ivory Coast. Wood, shaded...

GOURO, Ivory Coast. Wood, shaded reddish-brown and dark brown patina. Weaving loom pulley stirrup surmounted by a female head with a heart-shaped, prognathic face, fine features and a forehead with keloids. 1st third of the 20th century. Height: 18.5...

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Lot n° 20

MOSSI, Burkina Faso. Wood, leather,...

MOSSI, Burkina Faso. Wood, leather, cowrie shells, brown patina. Biga'a" fertility doll representing a stylized female figure covered in leather, with only the head showing. Height: 34.5 cm.

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Lot n° 21

MOSSI, Burkina Faso. Wood, leather,...

MOSSI, Burkina Faso. Wood, leather, cowrie shells, dark brown patina. Very old leather-wrapped "Biga'a" fertility doll. Height: 24.5 cm. Cracks.

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Lot n° 22

SIKIRE KAMBIRE (1896-1963, Gaoua,...

SIKIRE KAMBIRE (1896-1963, Gaoua, Burkina Faso). Wooden mask-portrait carved in relief with a well-drawn human face and finely executed headdress. Height: 22.5 cm. Width: 13 cm. Note: The appearance of this type of mask dates back to Henri Labouret, who...

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Lot n° 23

SIKIRE KAMBIRE (1896-1963, Gaoua,...

SIKIRE KAMBIRE (1896-1963, Gaoua, Burkina Faso). Wooden mask-portrait carved with a beautiful human face. Height: 19.5 cm. Width: 10 cm. Note: The appearance of this type of mask dates back to Henri Labouret, who was French colonial administrator of the...

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Lot n° 24

BAMANA, Mali. Wooden frame, organic...

BAMANA, Mali. Wooden frame, organic materials, amalgams of sacrificial materials, traces of libations. Powerful "Boli" power object with stylized zoomorphic representation. This object was kept in a sanctuary of the "Kono" male initiation society. The...

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Lot n° 25

BAMANA, Mali. Wood, dark brown...

BAMANA, Mali. Wood, dark brown patina, white metal. Two antique "Ko" attic door locks. One has an evocation of an animal head on top of the box, the other a stylized anthropomorphic head. 1st half of the 20th century. Dim: 46x41,5 cm and 29x38,5 cm. Cracks...

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Lot n° 26

BAMANA, Mali. Wood, dark brown...

BAMANA, Mali. Wood, dark brown patina. Large "Ciwara" zoomorphic dance crest featuring a stylized female antelope with vertical horns and engraved geometric motifs. Circa 1950/60. Height: 90 cm. Slight erosions and restorations.

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Lot n° 27

BAMANA, Segou style, Mali. Wood,...

BAMANA, Segou style, Mali. Wood, metal, cotton, cowrie shells, beads, leather. Important representation of a zoomorphic "Ciwara" crest of the male type, the face covered with red cloth and chased brass leaves. Two long vertical horns adorned with striations...

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Lot n° 28

KURUMBA, Burkina Faso. Hardwood,...

KURUMBA, Burkina Faso. Hardwood, polychrome. Ancient "Adone" antelope crest from the Aribinda region, linked to agrarian fertility rites. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 111 cm. Restorations, small accidents and missing parts.

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Lot n° 29

SENOUFO, Tingréla region, Ivory...

SENOUFO, Tingréla region, Ivory Coast. Wood, old patina. Important "Pliéwo" monoxyle caryatid drum consisting of a resonance box sealed by a skin fixed and stretched by wooden pegs. This large drum, used in Poro initiation rituals, is supported by a female...

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Lot n° 30

SENOUFO or BAOULE, Ivory Coast....

SENOUFO or BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Hardwood, dark brown patina, skin. Monoxyl drum with upper membrane. The shaft engraved with geometric motifs enhanced with kaolin. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 58 cm. Minor accidents and local restoration.

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Lot n° 31

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Dense hardwood...

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Dense hardwood with brown patina. Cylindrical drum with upper membrane, the long shaft engraved with a crocodile and a hornbill. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 100 cm. Accidental damage and missing parts.

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Lot n° 32

Two "Tama" armpit drums, MALINKE,...

Two "Tama" armpit drums, MALINKE, Mali. Wood, goatskin, fiber. Height: 29 cm and 32 cm. Local restoration.

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Lot n° 33

BAMILEKE, probably Batcham, West...

BAMILEKE, probably Batcham, West Cameroon. Iron, wood, rattan. Kwifo" ritual double bell consisting of two wrought-iron bells joined by a handle in the form of a handle covered with rattan wickerwork. 1st half of the 20th century. Height: 39 cm.

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Lot n° 34

BAMILEKE, West Cameroon. Wood,...

BAMILEKE, West Cameroon. Wood, leather, calabash, old patina of use.Very old and rare two-string rudimentary lute, the resonance box in calabash covered with leather. The long stick handle is carved at one end with an ancestor's head. 1st third of the...

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Lot n° 35

FANG, Gabon. Wood, skin, patina,...

FANG, Gabon. Wood, skin, patina, metal. Rare and ancient "Ngombi" harp used in Byeri rituals. The resonance box is covered on the front and sides with skin stretched with leather ligatures. The box is surmounted by a long-necked human head, with the ten-peg...

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Lot n° 36

YANGERE, Oubangui region, Central...

YANGERE, Oubangui region, Central Africa/Congo. Hardwood, patina of use, traces of old polychromy. Monoxyle slotted drum in the shape of a stylized bovid with four small feet. The belly is the sound box and the two handles represent the head and tail....

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Lot n° 37

TEKE TSAAYI, Democratic Republic...

TEKE TSAAYI, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wood, pigments, raffia fibers. Discoidal "Kidumu" dance mask with cubist graphic design. The face is divided horizontally into two planes, the close-set eyes are represented by two small holes in an oval...

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Lot n° 38

NYATURU, Tanzania. Very old circular...

NYATURU, Tanzania. Very old circular buffalo skin warrior shield with central bulge and inner handle. Early 20th century. Diameter: 45.5 cm. Wear and tear.

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Lot n° 39

NYATURU, Tanzania. Very old circular...

NYATURU, Tanzania. Very old circular buffalo skin warrior shield with central bulge and inner handle. Early 20th century. Diameter: 49 cm. Restoration.

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Lot n° 40

AMHARA, Ethiopia. Leather shield...

AMHARA, Ethiopia. Leather shield with inner handle, very flared base, raised edges and small holes around the perimeter. The outer decoration is made of parallel circles. Late 19th-early 20th century. Size: 63.5x65 cm. Minor accidents and restoration...

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Lot n° 41

WANDALA, Mandara Mountains, North...

WANDALA, Mandara Mountains, North Cameroon. Buffalo hide, traces of pigment. Bell-shaped "Glawa" shield with central handle. Its outer face is decorated with lines and knobs, articulating around a central protuberance. Height: 69 cm. Width: 46.5 cm. Height:...

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Lot n° 42

Rare old leather shield with internal...

Rare old leather shield with internal handle, northern Cameroon/Chad border. Height: 53 cm. Width: 39.5 cm.

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Lot n° 43

MATAKAM, North Cameroon. Triangular...

MATAKAM, North Cameroon. Triangular female sex cover made of metal strips and fiber belt. Size: 33 cm.

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Lot n° 44

KENGA, Chad. Pair of bronze bicep...

KENGA, Chad. Pair of bronze bicep bracelets with antique patina. Size: 15.5x11 cm. Literary reference:A.van Cutsem "bracelets ethniques de la collection Ghysels", Skira, p.69.

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Lot n° 45

BOBO, Burkina Faso. Pair of bronze...

BOBO, Burkina Faso. Pair of bronze dance pegs with bells, each adorned with a stylized bird's head. Size: 16x10.5 cm.

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Lot n° 46

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Two large...

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Two large curved bronze anklets with spheres on the sides. 1st third of the 20th century. Dim: 17.5x12.5 m and 17.5x10.5 cm.

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Lot n° 47

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Hardwood,...

SENOUFO, Ivory Coast. Hardwood, traces of ancient pigments. Waniugo" zoomorphic helmet mask belonging to the "Waqbele" society attached to the Poro initiation brotherhood. 1st half of the 20th century. Length: 79 cm. Height: 39 cm. Old entes and rest...

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Lot n° 48

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Hardwood,...

BAOULE, Ivory Coast. Hardwood, polychrome pigments. Large "Kple Kple" mask from the Goli dance, featuring a circular face surmounted by two horns, eyes in relief and forehead sculpted with a scorpion. Height: 69 cm. Width: 61 cm.

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Lot n° 49

NAFANA, Ivory Coast. Wood, polychrome...

NAFANA, Ivory Coast. Wood, polychrome natural pigments. Important "Bedu" dance mask featuring a minimalist flat face decorated with a checkerboard pattern and pierced with three small holes (eyes and mouth). It is surmounted by a pair of horns forming...

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Lot n° 50

DOGON, Mali. Wood, pigments. Kanaga"...

DOGON, Mali. Wood, pigments. Kanaga" type dance mask featuring a schematically constructed human face surmounted by a double cross ending in an ancestral couple, the crosspieces extended by short planks facing heaven and earth. Height: 84.5 cm. Width:...

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