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Value: €850 - €1,150

Democratic Republic of Congo Kongo fetish Wood, glass, fibre H.19 cm - W.14 cm (base) Provenance: Jean-Pierre Lamour, Paris, acquired in the 1980s from a Parisian gallery owner, passed on by descent

Value: €850 - €1,150

Democratic Republic of Congo Kongo fetish Wood, glass, fibre, metal H.20 cm - W.15 cm (mounted) Provenance: Jean-Pierre Lamour, Paris, acquired in the 1980s from a Parisian gallery owner, passed down through the generations.

Value: €500 - €800

Nigeria Yoruba offering cup Wood H.35 cm - L.23 cm Among the Yoruba, it seems that the cup is the receptacle for Kola nuts, which are presented as a gesture of peace and welcome, as well as for communication with invisible forces. The cup-bearer represents an intermediary, a medium for bringing otherworldly forces into our lives. Divination is performed by observing the contents of the cup, which has been shaken by the medium.

Value: €600 - €800

Nigeria Couple of Ibeji statue, Yoruba Wood, pearl, pigment H.23 cm - W.8 cm (plinth)

Value: €300 - €400

Democratic Republic of Congo Salampasu statuette Wood, organic material 20 cm high - 5.5 cm long (base)

Value: €300 - €400

Democratic Republic of Congo Seated figure of a protective ancestor, Teke Wood, button H.21 cm - W.7 cm (base) Provenance: Jean-Pierre Lamour, Paris, acquired in the 1980s from a Parisian gallery owner, passed on by descent.

Value: €150 - €200

Gabon Mitsogho reliquary head Wood H.28 cm - W.10 cm (plinth)

Value: €300 - €400

Gabon Lumbo reliquary head Wood H.31 cm - W.9 cm (plinth)

Value: €400 - €500

Democratic Republic of Congo Beautiful anthropomorphic powder flask topped with an animal, Yaka Wood, metal H.48 cm - L.10 cm Provenance: important former Liège collection, acquired from the Dratevelle gallery in the 1980s according to family tradition.

Value: €300 - €400

Democratic Republic of Congo Luba cup bearer Wood, patina of use 30 cm high - 17 cm long

Value: €400 - €500

Ivory Coast Dan stool carved with two Janus masks Wood H.30 cm - W.18 cm

Value: €200 - €300

Nigeria Lunar mask for agrarian rites and funeral ceremonies, Eket Wood H.17 cm - W.15 cm (base)

Value: €200 - €300

Democratic Republic of Congo Figure of a protective ancestor (Yansi Butti) whose ventral charge has been removed from its cavity. Beautiful ethnic scarification marks on the face. Teke Wood H.45 cm - W.8 cm (plinth)

Value: €200 - €300

Democratic Republic of Congo Yaka statue Wood Height 40 cm Width 9 cm

Value: €300 - €400

Ivory Coast Dan mask Wood H.24 cm - W.16 cm (Sold without the base)

Value: €300 - €400

Ivory Coast Dan stool Wood, indigenous distribution H.30 cm - L.14 cm

Value: €200 - €300

Democratic Republic of Congo Male ancestor figure, Hemba Wood H.40 cm L.11 cm Ancestor effigies are very common among the Hembas. They represent chiefs who have died and are venerated by the tribe, helping their successors to legitimise their political power.

Value: €200 - €300

Ivory Coast Dan spatula Wood H.44 cm - W.4.5 cm (plinth)

Value: €600 - €800

Gabon Fang reliquary head Wood, old erosion patina, pearl inlay H.27 cm - W.15 cm (plinth)

Value: €200 - €300

Mozambique Kneeling female statue, Makonde Wood H.30 cm - W.14 cm (plinth)

Value: €250 - €300

Democratic Republic of Congo Kuba Cup Wood H.24 cm - W.13 cm (plinth)

Value: €200 - €300

Ghana Fante doll Wood H.23 cm - W.11 cm (plinth)

Value: €200 - €300

Zande figure, old patina 32 cm high - 8 cm long

Value: €200 - €300

Democratic Republic of Congo Beautiful Ngbaka male ancestor figure Wood H.38 cm - L.10 cm

Value: €700 - €900

Gabon Kota Shamaye reliquary figure Wood, copper alloy H.42 cm - W.15 cm (plinth)

Value: €150 - €200

Nigeria Mumuyé ancestor statue Wood H.48 cm - L.11 cm

Value: €200 - €300

Democratic Republic of Congo Ngbaka female figure Wood, raffia 35 cm high, 11 cm long

Value: €400 - €500

Gabon Tsangui Punu mask Wood, pigment H.35 cm - W.18 cm (base)

Value: €150 - €200

Nigeria Janus Ekoi Crest Wood, basketry, leather, hair H.26 cm - L.13 cm

Value: €300 - €400

Nigeria Idoma head Wood H.36 cm L.18 cm (plinth)

Value: €100 - €200

Nigeria Yoruba box lid Wood H.37 cm - L.13 cm

Value: €200 - €300

Cameroon Mambila female statue Wood, pigments H.34 cm - L.10 cm

Value: €500 - €700

Gabon Mask used in Punu initiation or funeral ceremonies Wood, kaolin, pigment H.30 cm - W.19 cm (base)

Value: €200 - €300

Democratic Republic of Congo Kuba Cup Wood H.23 cm - W.12 cm

Value: €150 - €200

Democratic Republic of Congo Figure Zande Wood H.33 cm W.9 cm (plinth)

Value: €200 - €300

Cameroon Mambila statue Wood H.31 cm L.9 cm

Value: €200 - €300

Tanzania Tabwa/Sagara female statue Wood, fabric H.70 cm L.10 cm

Value: €100 - €200

Nigeria Mumuyé statue Wood H.37 cm L.11 cm

Value: €80 - €100

Mali Small Dogon altar Wood H.18 cm - W.3 cm (plinth)

Value: €400 - €500

Gabon Punu mask Wood, kaolin, pigment H.33 cm L.15 cm (Sold without base)

Value: €300 - €500

Gabon Kwele zoomorphic mask Wood, kaolin H.58 cm - W.16 cm (Sold without base) The subject of this mask, the antelope known as the duiker, occupies an important place in the beete of the Kwele community. Léon Siroto notes that many young men go out for a week - sometimes even a whole month - to hunt antelope with nets in the forest, creating a sense of belonging to a group that is obliged to stick together.

Value: €100 - €200

Nigeria Jukun ancestor figure Wood H.51 cm - L.15 cm

Value: €80 - €100

Ivory Coast Baule anthropomorphic loom pulley Wood H.18 cm - L.7cm

Value: €80 - €100

Ivory Coast Baoulé zoomorphic loom pulley Wood H.18 cm - L.7 cm

Value: €100 - €150

Nigeria Idoma crest, Wood, kaolin H.28 cm - L.12 cm

Value: €200 - €300

Gabon Punu Lumbo doll Wood, polychrome H.55 cm - L.14 cm

Value: €600 - €800

Equatorial Guinea Fang reliquary figure Wood H.49 cm - W.17 cm (plinth)

Value: €600 - €800

Gabon Fang reliquary figure Wood H.53 cm L.13 cm (plinth) According to Perrois, reliquaries, wooden effigies and personal relics were discreetly placed behind the bed of the head of the family. Important deceased members of the lineage could also be buried in the head of the family's own bedroom to protect their remains.