Sold2023Archaic Losso Couple Ex Scanzi CollectionA carved wooden set or couple with well handled and worn surface patina, eroded feet and a wonderful abstract and stylized form. The Losso people live in Ghana and claim to be descendants of the MossiSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Old Baule Couple Ex Scanzi CollectionA exceedingly beautiful carved wooden couple with a well handled surface suggesting many years of traditional field use. The sculptures Measure 22 inches tall on their bases. Baule peoples, Ivory CoasSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Baule Divination Couple Ex Scanzi CollectionA very finely carved male and female couple, likely used as a Diviners pair, vessels for the spirits during ritual and placed on a shrine to act as a medium to the spirit world. The pair are well carvSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Losso Couple Ex Banks CollectionA weathered old carved wooden set or couple with well handled and worn surface patina and a wonderful abstract and stylized form. The Losso people live in Ghana and claim to be descendants of the MossSee Sold Price
Sold2023Archaic Guere African mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA truly ancient carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features, inset metal tacks and undeniable weathered and ages surface, suggesting generations of field use, perhaps on perhaps was used onSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Senufo Deble Sculpture Ex Scanzi CollectionCarved from a heavy dense piece of wood with a well handled golden honey colored surface and somewhat stick patina suggesting field use over many years. This type of sculpture is associated with the PSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Bamana Chiwara Antelope Headdress Ex Scanzi CollectionAn elegant carved wooden zoomorphic effigy of a mystical antelope attached to a basketry headdress adorned with cowrie shells and textiles. Bamana peoples, mali, West Africa. The headdress measures 21See Sold Price
Sold2024A Bamana Chiwara Dance Crest Ex Scanzi CollectionA highly stylized carved wooden dance crest in the form of two antelopes, with wonderful openwork design and well handled surface. The Headdress measures 14.5 x 11 inches on a simple wooden base. BamaSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Old Senufo Female Deble Ex Scanzi CollectionA fine old carved wooden female effigy with a classic face and form, well weathered and worn, signs of handling and wear. The Idol measures 24 inches tall ( 26 inches on display stand) Senufo peoples,See Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Old Guro Zamble Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA fine old carved wooden mask in a zoomorphic form known as Zamble, a mythical male being whose form fuses antelope and leopard features. Such representations are owned by certain families that use thSee Sold Price
Sold2023Fine Baule Bo Nun Amuin Helmet Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA large carved wood and polychromed ceremonial helmet mask known locally as Bo nun amuin which literally translates as gods in the bush. Traditionally the Baule hold them in great reverence. They areSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Red Guere African Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA Carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features, painted designs with organic and modern paints, as well as attached textiles and regalia. Guere peoples, Ivory Coast / Liberia, West Africa. TSee Sold Price
Sold2023A We Guere African Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionAn aggressive and striking carved wooden ceremonial mask embellished with animal horns, woven hair and natural fibers. We or Guere peoples, Dan Complex of tribes, Liberia, West Africa. The mask measurSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Bamana Hyena Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA carved wooden Zoomorphic ceremonial mask in the form of a hyena, with stylized long dramatic face and very well handled and worn surface suggesting field use. Bamana peoples, Mali, West Africa. TheSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Old Ligbe African mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA carved wooden dance mask with a kind of plank or ritual tray with 4 egg like forms, also embellished with serpent images. Such a mask would have been used by the Do association of the West African LSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Lobi Shrine Head Ex Scanzi CollectionA Carved wooden shrine head effigy in classic form with well handled surface patina, and a wonderful tilted back form as the spirit idol looks to the heavens. Bateba Thil sculptures such as this repreSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Bamana Bushcow Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA carved wooden Zoomorphic ceremonial mask in the form of a Bushcow, with stylized horns, long dramatic face and very well handled and worn surface suggesting field use. Bamana peoples, Mali, West AfrSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Lobi Shrine Head Ex Scanzi CollectionA Carved wooden shrine head effigy in classic form with well handled surface patina. Bateba Thil sculptures such as this represent forest spirits and are kept on personal and village shrines to act asSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Old Dan Kagle Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA Dramatic carved wooden mask accented with blue and white kaolin clay pigments, with an encrusted surface. Kagle masks are "troublemakers", meant to disturb village festivities with their erratic movSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Red Dan African Mask Ex Scanzi Collection.A carved wooden dance mask with open work eyes for the dancer as well as a well handled and worn surface suggesting field use as a ceremonial mask. The mask measures 9.5 x 5.75 inches. Dan peoples, IvSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Dramatic Guere Dance Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA Carved wooden dance mask with stylized facial features, encrusted and painted surface, animal hide and metal tacks as well as attached textiles and regalia. Guere peoples, Ivory Coast / Liberia, WesSee Sold Price
Sold2024A Guere Illness Mask African Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA striking carved wooden ceremonial mask with some facial deformities, perhaps it could be considered an illness mask. The mask has attached textile bondles of magic ingredients, woven hair, beads andSee Sold Price
Sold2023Dramatic We Guere Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionAn aggressive and striking carved wooden ceremonial mask embellished with shells, animal horns, animal hide, textiles and natural fibers. We or Guere peoples, Dan Complex of tribes, Liberia, West AfriSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Baule Goli Glin Mask Ex Scanzi CollectionA large carved wood and painted helmet mask with wonderfully abstract facial features and classic form. Traditionally such masks are danced in a series of four masks which is still performed as entertSee Sold Price
3 hrs LeftPiasaDogon statue Mali Wood XIXth century or earlier Provenance : Ex collection Philippe Guimiot ; ex€5,000
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6 days LeftCarlo Bonte Auctions'To give water to the thirsty', French School, 17thC, oil on oak 43 x 55 cm. (16.9 x 21.6 in.),€2,000
6 days LeftCarlo Bonte AuctionsAttrib. to Francesco Trevisani (1656-1746), the penitent Mary Magdalene, 18thC, oil on canvas 35 x€2,000