Further Explorations
West Africa , 20th century
Bronze ashtray with a motif of a mother carrying a child.
Width: 12 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Weight: 216 g
Gabon, 20th century
Wooden Tsogo mask used in Bwiti ceremonies. Covered with kaolin, with characteristic arched brows, narrow eyes, and triangular mouth.
Lenght: 48 cm
Width: 21 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Weight: 831 g
Burkina Faso / Côte d’Ivoire / Ghana region, 20th century
Standing female wooden figure associated with the Lobi people. Tall, elongated proportions with deep burgundy patina. Retained rope bindings.
Height: 56 cm
Width: 18 cm
Weight: 1121 g
France, 1960s
Deep ceramic plate by Jacques Pochain (1925-2015) from Atelier Dieulefit. A geometric bird engraved on a pale, softly mottled surface. Reflection of the experimental spirit of postwar French ceramics. Signed to the underside. Minor chip to the rim.
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
Weight: 356 g
Cameroun, 19th century
Wooden female figure associated with the Bamiléké people. Upright posture with a calm, grounded presence. Naturally aged surface patina.
Height: 49 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Weight: 1426 g