This figure represents a kneeling maternity figure holding a shaft, and with a baby on her back. Her facial features are very expressive and are carved with naturalistic detailing such as large scarification on cheeks and forehead. The finial hairstyle called known as irun agogo, adds to the figure's beauty. The patina is shiny and smooth. This figure, a recent bride or a priestess, depicts an homage to maternity or motherhood and was used as a shrine to deities Shango or Eshu in the Yoruba religion. The mother and child could have had a more public role appearing during festivals and religious ceremonies. The piece has a shine and rich patina.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 70 - H 27 and weight 6 kg.

This Dogon Nommo figure has been rendered in a simplified way, reducing it to its essential. It is elongated with emphasis on geometric forms. This is extremely versatile, although common stylistic characteristics – such as a tendency towards stylization – are apparent on the statues. The subjective impression is one of immobility with a mysterious sense of a solemn gravity and serene majesty, although conveying at the same time a latent movement. Their art deals with the myths whose complex ensemble regulates the life of the individual. The sculptures are preserved in innumerable sites of worship, personal or family altars, altars for rain, altars to protect hunters, in market. Thick patina made of blood and millet beer.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 37 - H 10 and weight 0.5 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.

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.

Beautifully carved antique pair of fertility figurines originating from the Luba tribe from D.R. Congo. Most Luba art relates to kings and important chiefs, who defined their power by the display of prestige objects during important ceremonies.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 30– H 12 and weight 3.6 kg.

This Bozo Fish puppet is used for performances in the region around the Bamana city of Segou or the Bozo area of Mopti, by Sogo ba masquerade. Dance troops of young men, members of local youth groups. The sing, dance, drum, manipulate puppets or dance masks in creating performances called Sogo Ba.

Made of 100% Wood, paint, nails, tape

Model is W 64 - H 25 and weight 4.2 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 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.

Carved Wood Figurative Latch Dogon box originating from Mali, located in the administrative districts of Bandiagara and Douentza, Mopti region. It Stands on Three legs with a Latch.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 63 – H 15 and weight 2.7 kg.

This fine Dogon tobacco pot or tabatière made of wood comes from the region of toro, at the extreme east of the Bandiagara cliff, near ireli. in Mali. The vessels were used in secondary burial rituals by the Dogon. Of great antiquity, this pot is particularly high and refined, the figures are there in the number of four, which is a sacred figure for the Dogons.

Made of 100% Wood

Model is W 11 – H 21 and weight 1.8 kg.

This rare small vessel with figural lids originate from Dogon, and dates . Atop the lid is two seated figures that represents an (idealistic) portrait of the deceased. The vessels were used in secondary burial rituals by the Dogon.

Made of 100% Brass / Bronze

Model is W 13 – H 8 and weight 0.14 kg.

This ancestral Mangbetu mother-child figure made of light wood, fiber Patin, is an exceptional piece for your collection. It originates from the Mangbetu also spelled Monbuttu, peoples of Central Africa living to the south of the Zande in northeastern Congo (Kinshasa). The Anthropomorphic figure dates from 1950 - 1960.

Made of 100% light wood, fiber Patin.

Model is W 76 - H 21 and weight 4.5 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 rare and beautiful 19th–early-20th century Yombe Phemba (Maternity) Figure, originates from the Kongo peoples, Yombe group - Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is called Nkisi (means holy). The figures were used to ward off danger to mothers during delivery and to protect the health of the child.

Made of 100% Wood, kaolin.

Model is W 16 - H 75 and weight 5.2 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 Antique Black and White Beaded with Cowrie Shell Fly Whisk or Swatter originates from the Dogon People of Mali. A Dogon Noble's fly whisk was considered a prestige object. The fly whisk is a particularly pervasive emblem of leadership in Africa.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 3 – H 38 and weight 0.3 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 hand-cast crafted Djenne bracelet is made of bronze and terracotta dates as early as the 11th or 12th century. This type of bracelets were highly prized in Western Africa from 1600-1900, and utilized not only as jewelry and Currency Trade Money, but also as portable wealth. 

Made of 100% Brass / Bronze

Model is W 11 – H 3 and weight 0.15 kg.

The present Fali doll in a typical, round rod shape displays a head, neck, and body richly decorated with geometric lines. The wooden doll is heavily embellished with many chains of red, yellow, white and blue glass pearls, as well as decorated with pierced cowrie shells on old leather bands. It originates from North Cameroon. In Cameroon, when a young Fali man becomes betrothed, he makes a doll(ham pilu) from wood and decorates it with hair, beads, and other small objects. He then gives it to his fiance, who wears it in a baby carrier on her back. The doll is a symbol of their marriage commitment and represents their future child. The man gives the doll the gender that he desires for his first-born. The young woman cares for the figure until the promised child is born; at this point, the couple carefully stores the doll away. It is a Fali custom that a young man should manufacture a doll for his beloved. The woman carries this doll like a baby on her back, thus symbolising her agreement to get married and her wish to have a child. All wood and leather parts of the doll display a good, old usage patina.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 37 - H 25 and weight 1.5 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 zoomorphic deer mask is called ‘Gomintogo’. It originates from the Dogon people of Eastern Mali, and represent one of the 80 masks types of the tribe. The first mask was said to be originally carved by a farmer who killed the deer because it had devastated his fields. The farmer built an altar to shelter the spirit of the deer and prevent it to wanders and take revenge on the living people.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 24 – H 15 and weight 2.1 kg

This kneeling maternity figure originates from the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria. This figure depict represents a queen mother as she would sit in state on formal occasions. The kneeling position is a gesture of respect, devotion, and submission. Thus the figure represented in the carving is probably a petitioner rather than a deity. The sculpture may have been a votive offering from a woman who had successfully petitioned for a child. Such royal maternity figures were kept with the venerated seats of ancestral chiefs in special rooms, or they were housed in the shrines of powerful deities that were particularly concerned with the well-being of a royal person, perhaps a queen mother.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 66 - H 14 and weight 3.8 kg.

This rare Wurkun (or Bikwin) small figure, in a post or staff-like form, is known as iagalagana and incarnates tutelary spirits. The stylized figure is stuck on iron rods, with a beautiful crusty red ocher patina. These statues were frequently washed with liquid clay, "fed" with millet beer offerings, rubbed with oil, explaining the thickness of the clay.

Made of 100% Iron, Paint.

Model is W 41 - H 14 and weight 3.5 kg.

This beautiful Punu mask from Gabon is called ‘Okuyi’ or ‘Mukudji. It was worn during acrobatic dances by men on stilts.

Made of 100% wood, kaolin, pigments.

Model is W 33 - H 25 and weight 1.6 kg.

This miniature Cast Handmade Dogon iron sculpture is a farmer or shepherd holding a wand. The sculpture reflects the artistry, power, and authority of the Dogon blacksmith. Iron sculpture has a special meaning for the Dogon for they blend symbol and a powerful aesthetic in a very abstract image.

Made of 100% Brass, Iron Alloy

Model is W 27 – H 8 and weight 0.07 kg.

This fantastic Chamba statue, is not very common and has an exceptional aesthetic presence and compelling abstract design. It was thought to have either a protective or healing function for the Wurkun or Bikwin peoples of the Benue River Valley.

Made of 100% carved wood and camwood powder.

Model is W 60 – H 14 and weight 3 kg.