TRIBAL ADDICTION - WINTER 2023

Wed 22 Nov 202315H00

PARIS Salle VV

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Lot 1

Dance mask

showing the face of a man in the prime of life, the wrinkled forehead surmounted by a headband with tiered, pointed ornaments. Wood, old thick brown...

Lot 2

Ekpo dance mask

(variant of the Idiok type) showing a face with a wrinkled forehead, marked extremity, the edge of the lips eaten away by leprosy, revealing the teeth...

Lot 3

Dance mask

showing a face with a vigorous expression and half-closed eyes Wood with brown crusty patina, natural red and white ochre pigments, internal wear...

Lot 4

Dance mask

with vigorous expression, open mouth showing teeth Wood, goatskin, old brown patina and internal wear marks Ibibio, Nigeria 36 x 24 cm

Lot 5

Large Ekpo dance mask

(a variant of the Idiok type). It features a face with a prognathic mouth, swollen cheeks, raised eyes and a forehead adorned with ram's horns...

Lot 6

Dance mask

showing a youthful face Wood, old honey-brown patina, internal signs of use Ibibio, Nigeria 16 cm

Lot 7

Statue

with moving arms and concentrated face Wood with localized crusty patina Ibibio, Eket 38 cm

Lot 8

Female figure

with double belts and angry face Wood, old brown and honey patina Ibibio, Nigeria 43 cm

Lot 9

Interesting rhombus of the Ifa cult

probably intended to ward off evil spirits from the divination area. It features a stylized fish surmounted by a male figure with powerful hands and...

Lot 10

Dance mask

showing a youthful face with a concentrated, interiorized expression Wood, old brown and honey patina, minor localized weathering and internal wear...

Lot 11

Mask with simian features

the gaze emphasized by large circular cavities in relief Wood, old brown patina, traces of red ochre pigments, internal wear marks Ibibio, Nigeria 25...

Lot 12

Mask

with prominent cheekbones and large open mouth showing teeth, of primitive and savage workmanship Wood, old brown patina, internal signs of use Ibibio...

Lot 13

Mask

showing a face with a warlike expression Wood, old brown patina, internal carrying marks Ibibio, Nigeria 26 x 17.5 cm

Lot 14

Dance crest

showing a dog with an erect tail Wood, old russet and brown patina, remnants of natural pigments and internal carrying marks Ijo, Nigeria 70 x 44 cm

Lot 15

Dance mask

featuring a face with a lunar expression, mouth open to show teeth. Hardwood, old brown patina, traces of natural pigments and internal marks of use...

Lot 16

Dance mask

showing a face with a symbolically sewn mouth, the head surmounted by a tiered plateau skullcap Hardwood, old brown patina, remnants of white pigments...

Lot 17

Dance mask

showing a wrathful face with layered headdress Hardwood, old brown patina, internal wear marks Ibibio, Nigeria 31 x 25 cm

Lot 18

Ekpo "Mfon Idiok" dance mask

with unstructured, surreal face, rounded forehead and swollen cheeks. Wood, remnants of red chromium, old brown and honey patina, internal marks of...

Lot 19

Ekpo "Mfon Idiok" dance mask

featuring a face with pronounced superciliary arches, a prognathic mouth and two leaf motifs carved on the forehead. Wood with localized polychromy...

Lot 20

Spectacular Ekpo "Idiok Ekpo" mask

featuring two faces with unstructured features, joined together to form a single entity. This mask is distinguished by its powerful expressiveness...

Lot 21

Male figure

with moving arms, wearing large stepped anklets Wood, natural pigments, old brown patina, weathering Igbo, Nigeria 68 cm

Lot 22

Ancestor statue

shown standing, body of powerful proportion, upper face with linear and cruciform scarification marks on the belly. Hardwood, old brown patina Igbo...

Lot 23

Statuette

showing a young hunter seated with his pouch. Wood, traces of red ochre pigments, old crusty brown patina in places, glass inlay cut into the eyes...

Lot 24

Five colonial statues

showing a sailor, two men in frock coats and two nuns at prayer Wood with old traces of polychromy Nigeria 42 ; 40 ; 41 cm Exhibition: "Objets...

Lot 25

Pillar of worship

featuring an expressive head with cascading stepped cap. Wood, some weathering, old brown patina from use Tiv, Nigeria Height: 50 cm

Lot 26

Dance mask from the "Agbogho Mmwo" society of Mmwo spirits

showing a face with a marked, dynamic expression, topped with a three-lobed headdress and circular side ornaments. Wood, natural pigments, fabric, old...

Lot 27

Dance mask from the "Agbogho Mmwo" society of Mmwo spirits

It features a female face with a marked expression and a three-lobed headdress. White and black chromed wood, brown patina, old internal carrying...

Lot 28

Dance mask from the "Agbogho Mmwo" society of Mmwo spirits

It represents the face of a young woman with a gentle, joyful expression, her headdress adorned with two combs and a high sagittal crest. Wood, fabric...

Lot 29

Mask

featuring an expressive face with two incised lunar crescents and painted symbols. Wood, remains of natural pigments, old brown patina and internal...

Lot 30

Mmwo spirit society dance mask

variant, "Agbogho Mmwo". It features a face with an interiorized expression, open mouth, forehead and temples adorned with scarification marks in...

Lot 31

Mask

featuring a face embellished with scarification marks in relief, blade-shaped nose and open mouth showing teeth. Hardwood, old brown patina and...

Lot 32

Okua dance mask

worn for ceremonies to honor an important ancestor. It features the portrait of a young warrior with a determined expression, his temples adorned with...

Lot 33

Female figure

showing an important ancestor standing, with conical amulet carved in relief on the neck Hardwood with red and brown chromes, old patina and wear...

Lot 34

Cola tin

the lid decorated with a mask and the receptacle with two elongated legs Red patina wood, old wear marks, small chip on lip Igbo, Nigeria 19 x 33 cm

Lot 35

Three Ikenga Ntu Aga and Alusi elders.

Wood, old brown and crusty patina, wear marks. Igbo, Nigeria Between 29 and 33 cm

Lot 36

Ikenga Madu

shown seated, holding a trophy head in one hand and the hilt of a sword in the other Wood, old brown patina, localized erosion Igbo, Nigeria 41 cm...

Lot 37

Dance crest

showing an expressive face with scarified temples and cheeks Wood, white pigments and red ochre, old brown patina and internal wear marks, fabric...

Lot 38

Okoroshi Oma" dance mask

with expressive face and headdress inlaid with human hair Polychrome wood, human hair, internal wear marks. Igbo, Nigeria 20 x 28 cm Exhibition: Musée...

Lot 39

Mask

showing a colonialist with a dynamic, cruel face. The head is topped with a colonial hat. Wood with white and brown polychromy, old patina and...

Lot 40

Commemorative head

probably depicting a chief with a scarred face. Hardwood, old honey-brown patina Igbo, Nigeria 33 cm

Lot 41

Dance mask

showing a juvenile face with bird's beak lips. Wood with brown patina, old wear marks and internal erosion Eket, Nigeria 28 x 17.5 cm

Lot 42

Very old Oukot puppet

Hardwood, old brown patina, wrought iron Eket, Ikot region, Ekpené, southwestern Nigeria 28.5 cm

Lot 43

Janus Crest

showing a female figure with articulated arms holding a fan Wood with white chromy on the faces, old brown patina, thick in places Eket, Nigeria 53 cm

Lot 44

Dance crest

carved with a stylized buffalo, with extremely refined features. Hardwood, natural red ochre pigments, old wear marks Mama, Jos plateau, Nigeria 17 x...

Lot 45

Dance mask

showing a face of cubist and surrealist proportions with a sagittal crest in the shape of a bird's beak Hardwood, natural orange and ochre pigments...

Lot 46

Dance mask

showing a face with scarred cheeks Wood, old brown patina, internal signs of use Bini, Nigeria 30 x 17 cm

Lot 47

Mask

presenting a savannah spirit Wood, natural pigments, old brown patina and internal carrying marks Bini, Nigeria 33 x 17 cm

Lot 48

Interesting dance mask

showing the face of a dignitary with a beautiful hieratic expression Wood with remnants of white and indigo pigments, old russet and brown patina...

Lot 49

Figure

with curved arms and oversized hands Hardwood, old brown patina, wear marks Mambila, Nigeria Cameroon 23 cm

Lot 50

Dance crest

evoking the head of a chimpanzee with bulging eyes Wood, old brown patina Mambila, Nigeria Cameroon 28 cm Exhibition: Musée d'Epinal from 05/17/89 to...

Lot 51

Very old male statue

featuring a figure with saw-toothed legs, one of his hands symbolically resting on his chin. A Mumuyé influence is evident in the construction of the...

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