TRIBAL ADDICTION - WINTER 2023 - PRIMITIVE ARTS

Lot 52

Warrior dance crest

presenting two Janus heads with common headdress. Wood, old brown and russet patina, marks of use Idoma, Benue River region, Nigeria 41 x 21 cm

Lot 53

Warrior dance crest

featuring a Janus head with two red and white faces. They are topped by a common asymmetrical headdress sculpted with braided pigtails and small buns...

Lot 54

Janus dance crest

showing two faces with common headdress Wood, plant fiber, discrete traces of white pigments, old honey-brown patina, old wear marks Idoma, Benue...

Lot 55

Okua" dance mask

with three-lobed headdress and symbolically oversized nose Wood, natural white pigments, old brown patina and fine internal wear marks Idoma, Nigeria...

Lot 56

Mask

showing the face of a young dignitary with swollen cheeks and scarred temples Wood, old brown patina, remnants of natural white and indigo pigments...

Lot 57

Iagalagana" statue

carved of a standing figure with schematized, stylized features, arms detached from the body and a gentle, protective expression on the face. Wood...

Lot 58

Ifa cult divination tray

with engraved geometric decoration in relief around the rim, featuring a head with a gentle, interiorized expression. Wood, traces of indigo and white...

Lot 59

Ifa cult diviner's box

the top part in the form of a tray used for divination. It is adorned with a large frieze decorated with chains, snakes, spirals and divinities. Wood...

Lot 60

Opon Ifà" divination tray

rectangular, carved with four Orisha heads. Wood with reddish-brown patina, old wear marks Yoruba, Nigeria 43 x 27.3 cm

Lot 61

Ifa diviner box

carved with four messenger birds on the lid and a priestess with two crocodiles on the receptacle. Hardwood, old brown patina with traces of red and...

Lot 62

Égungun dance crest

depicting the face of a young notable, his eyes wide open, giving him a lively expressiveness, his headdress arranged with a large lateral braid. Wood...

Lot 63

Four male and female ibedjis

Wood, old brown, russet and honey patina; marks of use and time, trade beads Yoruba, Nigeria 26.5; 28; 25.5 and 26 cm

Lot 64

Ibedji hermaphrodite

with scarified face, amulet on torso Wood, old honey patina and traces of indigo on the back of the headdress Yoruba, Nigeria 23cm

Lot 65

Oshe Shango

showing a kneeling young woman with her hands on her breasts in a nurturing gesture Wood, natural pigments, old honey patina Yoruba, Nigeria 34 cm

Lot 66

Oshe Shango

depicting a seated woman holding her breasts in a nurturing gesture Wood with white chromium, old russet and honey patina Yoruba, Nigeria 30.5 cm

Lot 67

Oshe Shango

featuring a seated female figure, hands resting on her breasts in a nurturing gesture Wood, old honey patina, traces of natural pigments and small...

Lot 68

Dance crest

showing a youthful face with a gentle, concentrated expression Wood, old honey-brown patina, marks of use Yoruba, Nigeria 22.5 x 22 cm

Lot 69

Ceremonial dance outfit top ègun

carved with a Janus with radiating common headdress delimited by a sagittal crest with two lateral animal figures. Wood, old brown patina, wrought...

Lot 70

Rare female puppet

Wood, natural white pigments, a few small chips from the passage of time, old wear marks Yoruba, Nigeria 50 cm

Lot 71

Rare mask of fertility Gèlèdè

It features the head of a young woman with a gentle expression, surmounted by a seated notable with his hands resting on armrests. Her removable sex...

Lot 72