This figure’s posture of up-stretched arms is a common Dogon motif that is often interpreted as a prayer for rain. Here it seems more likely to represent supplication to the ancestors.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 60 - H 12 and weight 2 kg.

This beautiful Dogon seated woman holding a child is hermaphrodite and originates from the Dogon. It has evokes stature, with its long neck and great dignity, hieratic. Very nice patina, old wood. The style is known as Bombou-Toro, which is characterized by slender proportions, with detailed and delicate features, and are believed to represent episodes from Dogon mythology.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 51 - H 17 and weight 4.8 kg.

The present figure, known as Janus Merekun, is a puppet masquerade drama of the Bamana people of Mali. The Sogo bò puppet theater is still widely used in the Bamana tribe and goes back to the old tradition of neighboring Bozo. This piece shows distinct stylistic traits of the Bozo and therefore can not be precisely delineated.

Made of 100% carved wood, metal.

Model is W 6 – H 79 and weight 1.3 kg.

This unique clay small sculptures of a couple was sculpted by creative and skillful artisan of the Djenne tribe in the West African Republic of Mali. The art of the inner delta of the Niger, the region formed by the triangle of the cities of Mopti, Ke Macina, and Djenne, bears witness to an astonishing richness of invention and a lively concern with detail.

Made of 100% Terracotta

Model is W 38 – H 7 and weight 0.8 kg.

This authentic, free-standing brass head cast in the lost wax technique of the Benin Kingdom, in what is now Nigeria, exhibits a virtuosity and sophistication of style that has astonished the Western world since they were visited in the 15th century. The face's shape and unique expression, a tranquil and dignified presence with the transcendent gaze clearly indicate qualities of genuine nobility: endurance, far-sightedness, determination, and wisdom.

Made of 100% Copper

Age late 14th-early 15th century

Model is W 40 – H 26 and weight 5 kg.

This superb statue called "guardian byer", with its voluminous head and stocky appearance, is characteristic of the Southern Fang style, in particular, the Meke-Betsi of the North and the North - West Gabon. The character, in a sitting position, Holds in his hands an offering.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 50 – H 20 and weight 2.4 kg.

This young Fang "Eyema Byeri" figure of a male ancestor is characteristic of the style of the Fang Ntumu subgroup of northern Gabon near the Cameroon border. The appearance of Fang reliquary figures varies greatly from region to region. The Fang characteristics are recognized by the accentuated muscular reliefs of the arms and calves, as well as the curved shoulders and thighs. A good illustration of the “classical” style of the Southern Fang with a concave-convex face.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 10 – H 43 and weight 1 kg.

This ceramic depiction of an ancestral elder was made by the Nok people of Nigeria, at the very start of the first millennium AD. This piece is a classic of the Nok culture. Little is known of the original function of the pieces, but theories include ancestor portrayal, grave markers, and charms to prevent crop failure, infertility, and illness. Also, based on the dome-shaped bases found on several figures, they could have been used as finials for the roofs of ancient structures.

Made of 100% terracotta.

Model is W 48 – H 15 and weight 1.2 kg.

This authentic, well preserved Bronze of the Benin Kingdom is usually seen as a court official whose job it was to herald the arrival of the Oba's royal entourage with the blow of his horn during public processions. The hornblower wears luxurious clothing and is therefore more likely dressed for a specific festival or celebration than for a war.

Made of 100% Bronze

Age Mid 15th Century

Model is W 60 – H 13 and weight 7.5 kg.

This Dogon statue of a woman standing carrying a child on her back and a calebasse is hermaphrodite and originates from the Dogon. The maternity figure represents one of the ‘mother’ or original founding primordial beings who gave the Dogon birth, also referred to as Nummo. The style is known as Bombou-Toro, which is characterized by slender proportions, with detailed and delicate features, and are believed to represent episodes from Dogon mythology.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 92 - H 20 and weight 6 kg.

This superb statue called "guardian byer", with its voluminous head and stocky appearance, is characteristic of the Southern Fang style, in particular, the Meke-Betsi of the North and the North - West Gabon. The character, in a sitting position, with its hand on hips.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 50 – H 11 and weight 2 kg.

This finely carved bronze figure represents a dwarf at the court of Benin. Wearing courtly dress in continuation of the traditional bronze art of Benin in form of a bearded person with o-shaped legs and neck adornment. In Edo culture dwarfs were known as the jugglers and acrobats in the Oba court.

Made of 100% Bronze

Model is W 46 – H 22 and weight 5 k

Hermaphrodite figure originating from the Dogon people of Mali. Often Dogon figures recreate the hermaphroditic mythology of their beliefs. The maternity figure represents one of the ‘mother’ or original founding primordial beings who gave the Dogon birth, also referred to as Nummo.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 16 – H 56 and weight 3.4 kg.

This  Ancestral Figure originates from Dogon. Carved for personal or family use, they commemorate the foundation of a community and are worshiped by the village. This type of art object with such a quality of achievement and a wood so old is rare. The figure is normally placed on an altar and most of which are dedicated to ancestors, either real or mythical. 

Made of 100% wood, Kaolin pigments.

Model is W 14 - H 26 and weight 2 kg.

This wooden reliquary figure from the Fang tribe are abstract anthropomorphic carvings. They were meant to protect. Symbolic representations of ancestors, these comparatively rare heads hold a special place in the corpus of Fang statuary.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 70 - H 21 and weight 3 kg.

This cast iron horseman/horse & rider is a statement of nobility and originates from the Dogon who live at the base of the Bandiagara escarpment near the Niger River in Mali. The nobility of the Malian aristocracy is portrayed in this light iron Dogon horse & rider which shows a fine patina. 

Made of 100% Brass, Iron Alloy

Model is W 25 – H 15 and weight 0.2 kg.

This Dogon carved wood sculpture is a hunter holding two wands. The sculpture reflects the artistry, power, and authority of the Dogon artistry. Wooden sculptures have a special meaning for the Dogon for they blend symbol and a powerful aesthetic in a very abstract image.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 23 – H 72 and weight 2 kg.

This authentic, well preserved Bronze of the Benin Kingdom in what is now Nigeria exhibits a virtuosity and sophistication of style that has astonished the Western world since they were visited in the 15th century. The figure and pose are classic from the high period of Benin art in the 15th century and honor the King or Oba.

Made of 100% Bronze

Age Mid 15th Century

Model is W 53 – H 15 and weight 5.3 kg.

This female figure holding a child is a Dogon hermaphrodite originating from the Dogon Tribe of Mali. With its long neck and great dignity, it evokes a hierarchical status. The style is known as Bombou-Toro. Maternity figures depict the ideals of beauty, fertility, commonly used as shrine figures. They were often objects of petitions or prayers for fertility and successful births.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 12 - H 80 and weight 4 kg.

This beautiful hand-carved figure originates from the Senufo people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso. The figure is called Senufo Rhythm Pounder.  It has preserved its authenticity, surface, and aged patina. The wood carving is exquisite and exaggerated features, have all of the hallmarks of the Senufo people.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 6 – H 68 and weight 1 kg.

This rare articulated Anthropomorphic Iginga doll made of wood originates from the Lega/Bwami peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Figures such as this were used as a didactic device during the ritual of the Bwami Society to educate young initiates. Their metaphoric form help instructors to pass the message as do the proverbs, legends, myths and slogans.

Made of 100% wood, vegetable fibers.

Model is W 60 - H 24 and weight 5.5 kg.

This Dogon statue is hermaphrodite and originates from the Dogon and is called ‘Nommo sculpture’. Carved from hardwood in the strict, clear, angular and angular abstracted ‘bombou-toro-style’ and originally probably black-brown. She is identified as being a "Jonyeleni", a member of the Jo society, a woman's and men's initiation society among the Bamana.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 45 - H 48 and weight 1 kg.

This beautiful standing sculpture of a woman holding a child and staff is hermaphrodite and originates from the Dogon. The maternity figure evokes stature, with its long neck, great dignity, hierarchy.  The style, known as Bombou-Toro is believed to represent the ideals of beauty, fertility, commonly used as shrine figures.  They were often objects of petitions or prayers for fertility and successful births. 

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 68 - H 16 and weight 3.2 kg.

This unique clay maternity figure was sculpted by the creative and skillful artisan of the Djenne tribe in the West African Republic of Mali. The art of the inner delta of the Niger, the region formed by the triangle of the cities of Mopti, Ke Macina, and Djenne, bears witness to an astonishing richness of invention and a lively concern with detail.

Made of 100% Terracotta

Model is W 38 – H 7 and weight 0.8 kg.

This superb statue called "guardian byer", with its voluminous head and stocky appearance, is characteristic of the Southern Fang style, in particular the Meke-Betsi of the North and the North - West Gabon. The character, in a sitting position, Holds in his hands an offering.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 62 – H 24 and weight 4 kg.