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Face Mask, Congo, Lwalwa Peoples Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Pre 1940 item# 264398 (stock# 1-0080)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 2000
Large mask with round coiffe, small ears, concave face with oval pierced through eyes, long triangular nose in relief, small cylindrical mouth also in relief, pointed chin. Wood, with dark-brown glossy patina and traces of white pigment in the recesses. Africa, D.R. Congo/Angola, Lulua Peoples, Lwalwa tribal sub-group. Height: 15 1/4" (39 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Obvious signs of wear and age, old local restoration at lower left side of chin, erosion in some ...click for details

Very Old Statue of a Harp Player, Mali, Dogon Peoples Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Pre 1940 item# 321139 (stock# 1-0189)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 500
Statue of a female harp player sitting on a stool. Wood, with partly encrusted brown patina. Africa, Mali, Dogon Peoples. Height: 18 3/4" (48 cm). Lower part of right braid missing, erosion due to age, otherwise very good condition. The statue is slightly bent on one side. A fine and old piece.

Shell Breastplate, Papua, early 20th C. Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Pre 1910 item# 399591 (stock# 1-0255)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 350
Breastplate made of a large central shell surrounded by smaller shells on either side, the whole group attached to a textile narrow belt to the back of which numerous pairs of cauries are also attached. Papua New Guinea, Southern Highlands, early 20th century, maybe earlier. Length (belt): around 37" (92,5 cm). A few side shells maybe missing, otherwise very good condition. Ex. old European collection.

Rare Wood Box, Mindanao Isl. Philippines Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Wood: Pre 1930 item# 453307 (stock# 1-0309)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 350
Drum-shaped box, with lid in the shape of stylized horns. Wood, with beautiful incised floral and geometric design. Dark-brown glossy patina. Philippines, Mindanao Island, early 20th century. Height: 10 1/4" (26 cm). A superb and quite rare piece in excellent condition despite its age, typical of the tribal art that region.

Rare Wood Box, Sumba Isl. Indonesia Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Wood: Pre 1960 item# 453309 (stock# 1-0310)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 300
Box in the shape of a large egg on an elevated base, with small lid. Wood, with geometric design around body and rooster carved in the round on top of lid. A cord links lid to body. Beautiful dark glossy patina. Indonesia, Sumba Island. Height: 9 1/2" (24 cm). Erosion all over, some small dents, old traces of infestation, otherwise very good condition. A superb, rare and rather unusual piece.

Loom Pulley, Golden Triangle Peoples Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Pre 1950 item# 464813 (stock# 1-0316)
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Loom pulley carved in the shape of a chimera surmounting a rectangular open base which originally contained the wheel of the pulley. Wood. South East Asia, Golden Triangle Region Peoples. Height: 10 1/4" (26 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom wood stand. Obvious signs of use and age, very good condition.

Mask of A Princess, Himalayas, Monpa Sherdukpen Peoples Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1910 item# 686616 (stock# 1-0474)
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Mask of a princess, wearing diadem, her smiling face with large open pierced through eyes, large beak-shaped nose, slightly open pierced through mouth. Wood, with remnants of several superimposed layers of polychrome pigments in some areas, dark patina overall. Himalayan Region, Monpa Sherdukpen Peoples, early 20th century, probably earlier. Height: 10 3/8" (26,5 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Small chip at the right ear, old accident at the back of the chin, other ...click for details

Important Female Figure, Yombe Peoples Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Pre 1930 item# 699620 (stock# 1-0485)
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Feminine figure standing on a square base, with a pointed coiffe, her large realistic head with wide eyes, small ears, fine nose, open mouth showing teeth, with large shoulders, pointed breasts, protruding abdomen, hands holding small cylinders, short legs resting on very large feet. Wood, with remnants of brown pigments. Brass nails on coiffe. Africa, D.R. Congo, Bakongo Peoples, Yombe sub-group. Height: 17" (42,5 cm). Age crack above left breast, small chip at right ear, erosion at base, ...click for details

Antique Small Shaman Phurpa 1, Himalayas, 19th C. Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Indian Subcontinent: Himalayas: Pre 1910 item# 705865 (stock# 1-0493)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 200
Small "phurpa" (ritual dagger), its triple pointed "blade" surmounted by three deity heads supporting a stylized feline on top. Wood, with fine dark brown patina. A old piece of fabric covers the central (handling) part, to protect the shaman's fingers from the strong power raised by the phurpa. Himalayan Region, early 20th century, probably earlier. Height: 6 1/8" (15,5 cm). The piece is nicely mounted on a custom wood stand. Very good condition.

Important Helmet Mask, Ekoi Peoples, early 20th C. Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Pre 1910 item# 710017 (stock# 1-0495)
click for details		AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques (0033) 6.70.73.32.84 Euros 2500
Cap mask or headdress carved from wood, covered with antelope skin and with a base of woven basketry for attachment to the head of the masquerade. Two antelope horns are affixed to the top of the mask. Remnants of human hair around the top of the piece. Several holes beneath the upper jaw suggest the former existence of wooden pegs to represent teeth. Africa, Nigeria, Ekoi/Ejagham Peoples, early 20th century, probably older. Height: not including the horns: 10 3/4'" (27 cm), altogether: ...click for details

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