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 Early-mid 20th century mother-and-child figures are placed in shrines and used by diviners in northeastern Igboland, Nigeria. The Igbo figures of mother and child are very rare.

Made of 100% wood, kaolin.

Model is W 55 - H 19 and weight 3.5 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 41 – H 25 and weight 5 kg.

This beautiful Bombou-Toro statue of a woman standing holding a child is hermaphrodite and originates from the Dogon tribe of Mali. It evokes stature and represents a maternity figure, ‘mother and child’ or original founding primordial beings who gave the Dogon birth, also referred to as Nummo. They were often objects of petitions or prayers for fertility and successful births.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 17 - H 71 and weight 4.1 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 old Dogon 'Nommo sculpture' is female. Carved from hardwood in the strict, clear, angular and angular abstracted 'bombou-toro-style' and originally probably black-brown.This kind of wooden statue was commonly used as shrine figures, in order to ensure births and prosperity to the village.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 37 - H 9 and weight 0.8 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.

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.

This old Dogon maternity figure is a fine work of art. It represents the mythical ancestor and symbolically the feminine ideals of beauty and fertility. This kind of Dogon statue was commonly used as shrine figures and kept on a Binu shrine in the village, in order to ensure successful births, fertility, and prosperity to the village.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 7 - H 46 and weight 1 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 mini figure is characteristic of the Southern Fang style, in particular, the Meke-Betsi of the North and the North - West Gabon. It is called "Eyema Byeri " or Guardian Byer". It has a voluminous head and a stocky appearance, in a sitting position, and holds with both hands the ceremonial flute So initiates, boys rite of passage among the Beti-Fang. These types of figures are recognized by the accentuated muscular reliefs of the arms and calves, as well as the rounded-shoulders and thighs (the fixation rostrum on the nsekh-byeri reliquary has disappeared).

Made of 100% wood

Model is W 20 – H 7 and weight 0.8 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.

The present Anthropomorphic figure, known as Bamana (Jonyeleni), female seated figure on a stylized stool, originates from the artistic tradition of the Bamana. A tradition rich, filled with pottery, sculptures, beautiful bokolanfini cloth, and wrought iron figures fashioned by blacksmiths.

Made of 100% wood, dark patina.

Model is W 69 - H 1 and weight 4.5 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 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 rare and beautiful mother-and-child figure is called Osé Shango, a maternity figure carved by the Yoruba tribe of the northeastern Igboland, Nigeria.

Made of 100% wood, glossy honey brown patina.

Model is W 50 - H 20 and weight 2.4 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 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.

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.

These two 'Nommo sculpture' are a lovely example of an old Dogon primordial couple which was found in a village in the Mopti region of Mali.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 41 - H 20 and weight 4.7 kg.

This Mid 20th century Chamba statue is not very common and their role is little known but it has been reported that  figures such as this are used in cult activity known as Jup that is in the main dominated by men or in the case of women, Jem.

Made of 100% carved wood and camwood powder.

Model is W 50 - H 167 and weight 4.7 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.

The present figure, known as Janus Merekun, is a puppet masquerade drama of the Bamana. 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% wood, dark patina.

Model is W 50 – H 11 and weight 1 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.

Made of 100% wood.

Model is W 45 - H 12 and weight 2 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.