This iron fetish bird figure of early to mid 20th Century, is made by the Dogon tribe from Mali using the old lost-wax method and is in excellent condition. The fetish figure of a bird is believed to symbolize the 'hogon' or spiritual leader. 

Made of 100% Bronze

Model is W 45 – H 30 and weight 3.5 kg.

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 old-carved mask of light-coloured wood, originates from the Dogon people of Mali. Satimbe masks are surmounted by a female figure which represents the elder sister of the mask. It's a ceremony mask used during the annual harvest festival (called Bulu), celebrated in all the villages before the rainy season.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 28 – H 19 and weight 3 kg.

This authentic carved wood mask, depicting an abstracted animal originates from Mali. Dogon masks, such as this one called kanaga, are worn primarily at dama, a collective funerary rite for Dogon men. The ritual’s goal is to ensure the safe passage of the spirits of the deceased to the world of the ancestors.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 49 – H 28 and weight 1.5 kg.

This hand-cast crafted Djenne ring is made of bronze and dates as early as the 11th or 12th century. Dugged from the ground, it has retained its archeological patina. A superb heavy oxidized vert-de-gris patina of greens and browns as well as encrusted deposits cover this imposing ring.

Made of 100% Brass / Bronze

Model is W 5 – H 3 and weight 0.02 kg.

A unique hand-carved small stool originating from Mali, located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region. Carved from a single piece of wood, with smooth, old usage patina on the seat, otherwise a slightly encrusted patina with some smooth glossy areas to the typical Dogon sculptures. This is a great piece of Dogon art that would compliment any collection or home accent.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 10 – H 21 and weight 2.7 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 anthropomorphic Dogon figure originates from Mali. The wooden pillars carried symbolic representations that were references to Dogon mythology, especially ancestors.

Made of 100% Wood, mineral pigments

Model is W 14 - H 61 and weight 2.4 kg.

This Dogon fetish rooster is a handsome example of Dogon art; and as such, presents a style that greatly influenced the art of the West. It was used as an altar piece. In the Dogon religion, the rooster is an important symbol and associated with the Jackal and the failed experiment.

Made of 100% Lost wax casting.

Model is W 1 – H 14 and weight 0.2 kg.

This Dege ancestral male figure originates from the Dogon people of Mali. A man in a sitting position, with a very erect and dignified posture. He seems to a village leader. This type of art object with such a quality of achievement is rare, and perhaps the most interesting types of Dogon art, varied in form and rich imagery, they are also among the least well documented. 

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 12 H 55 and weight 2.1 kg.

This type of circular pendant representing a sun refers to an ancient and complex passage of the Dogon cosmogony, at a time when light was given to men through 10 suns. It is is relatively rare in western collections. The sun symbol identification that is sometimes made seems to be foreign rather than a Dogon interpretation. 

Made of 100% Brass / Bronze

Model is W 7 – H 2 and weight 0.12 kg.

Authentic 11th to 15th century Dongon Dege mask made of wood, with chestnut brown patina, simple but yet very harmonious, an exceptional piece for your collection. It originates from Mali, located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region.

Made of 100% wood, fiber Patin.

Model is W 34 - H 15 and weight 1.2 kg.

Beautiful, rare antique cast bronze sitting female figure, made by the Dogon, but possibly an even older Djenne piece from Mali. Sculpture has a wonderful, very old encrusted patina on it and date at least from the late 19th century but maybe before. 

Made of 100% Brass / Bronze

Model is W 17 – H 8 and weight 1.8 kg.

This African Door Storage measures 18 inches tall and is hand-carved of wood. It originates from the Dogon tribe of of Mali and Burkina Faso. These doors protected the window like opening into each family's grain storage building so a small amount of food could be taken out.This amazing door would be fabulous in your home.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 39 – H 30 and weight 1.5 kg.

This single male figure with raised arms originates from the Dogon tribe. This posture has usually been interpreted as a gesture of prayer—an effort to link earth and heavens and it has been suggested that it may represent an appeal for rain. This masterpiece of Dogon figurative art depicts a man with a well-modeled body in a naturalistic stance. The artist has carefully rendered the figure's musculature, anatomical detail, and body ornament. His stylized beard identifies him as an elder and an individual whose age and experience entitle him to participate in the most important religious, political, and social affairs of Dogon society.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 58 - H 11 and weight 1.2 kg.

This zoomorphic Dogon mask made of hardwood with a kaolin coating is an exceptional piece for your collection. It originates from Mali and was created to represent spirits of the wilderness. 

Made of 100% Wood, mineral pigments

Model is W 16 - H 26 and weight 3 kg.

This beautiful ‘Hare mask’ of the Dogon people of Eastern Mali, represents one of the approximately 80 mask types of the Dogon. The mask is white-primed and accentuated with white dots. They are worn in large numbers in funeral dances.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 21 – H 14 and weight 1.2 kg.

This beautiful piece is a granary door made by the Dogon people of Mali. It was designed to seal off a ceramic and stone granary, which contained agricultural produce which would have sustained a large social group between harvests. Granaries were therefore of primary importance to the Dogon, as the family would have starved if rats or other animals had been able to enter the granary. It displays well and is a striking and attractive piece of secular African design.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 60 – H 60 and weight 2 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.

The “guardian Byer”, 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 voluminous head and stocky appearance, holds in his hands the ceremonial flute So initiates, boys rite of passage among the Beti-Fang.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 14 – H 51 and weight 2.3 kg.

This impressive male fetish figure originates from the Songye, in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This particular piece features an horn one on top of the head, large open mouth with protruding tooth. On the back of the neck, there used to be a small compartment that was used to put to insert fetish material, called boanga. Typically the arms are along the body and hands are placed on each side of the abdomen. The fetish is firmly planted on his legs slightly bent forward and feet are carved on a thick cylindrical base that is eroded in some places. The patina is brown and light brown in places. Songye fetish figures vary in size from 4 to 60. The works of Songye craftsmen are often used within the secret societies during various ceremonies.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 16 – H 73 and weight 3.5 kg.

This horse headed hand-carved box comes with a carved two Nommo figures on the lid. The piece originates from Mali, located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region. This is a great display piece on a desk or dresser.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 14 – H 16 and weight 2.1 kg.

A small stool carved in the rawest form, with a smooth, old usage patina on the seat, otherwise a slightly encrusted patina with some smooth glossy areas typical to the Dogon. The piece originates from the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region, Dogon in Mali.  This is a great piece of Dogon art that would compliment any collection or home accent.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 19 - H 17 and weight 0.8 kg.

This  Ancestral Male Figure originates from the Dogon. A man sitting on a stool, with a very erect and dignified posture, holds in his hands some kind of tool. He wears a pectoral necklace. He seems to a village leader.

Made of 100% wood, pigments.

Model is W 73 - H 18 and weight 7.3 kg.

This is a very unique hand carved wood double door cabinet originates from the Dogon tribe. It Stands on Three legs with a Latch. It is a anthropomorphic with double headed figure and relief carved women on the door and a lizard on the back.

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 63 – H 15 and weight 2.5 kg.

This zoomorphic Dyodyomini Dogon mask made of Hardwood with a kaolin coating is an exceptional piece for your collection. It originates from Mali, located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region. The term Dyodyomini which designates this type of mask evokes a bird that pecks. It would be a Dobu, a sort of hornbill, white and brown, with a long curved beak. It was created on the occasion of a Dama (funeral ceremony, the feast of mourning).

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 48 - H 192 and weight 1 kg.