Collectit! by Spectandum

This old wood pestle of the Dogon people situated in Mali has acquired an exceptional patina from years of use.

On the occasion of funerals, masked dancers perform a pantomime that highlights their origins and traditions. They pay tribute to the creation of their kingdom. Although a man wears ...

Bamum Decorative Wooden Ancestor Figure embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People , Cameroon Private collection Brussels These commemorative statuettes ,representing...

Bamileke Decorative Wooden Flute or Whistle embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon. Private collection Br...

Wooden powder flask with bone inlay, the surface richly decorated with geometric and foliate motifs. The flat, tapering body is fitted with a narrow spout and iron mounts, likely int...

Fidji “mermaid” figure, early modern tradition Mixed media on wooden base This object is a fabricated curiosity combining a small mammalian torso with a fish tail, made to simulate ...

Wooden folk-art figure, 19th century. A stylized female soul in Purgatory, shown seated with folded hands and surrounded by carved flame motifs. Dark-patinated wood with simple, expr...

This unusual mask reproduces the feature of the sculpture of the north-eastern Hemba. The mask was collected at Karambare in the 1930s by Dr. R. Sulsenti, at the time practicing in t...

Carved Wooden Relief Depicting an Anthropomorphic Monkey, France A carved wooden relief depicting an anthropomorphic monkey shown frontally, seated in a hieratic posture. The smilin...

A cased taxidermy display of the Toad and Frog orchestra both playing stringed instruments, the Frog seated on a Terrapin turtle

Anatomical cut of a human skull composed in natural painted papier-maché, with numbered labels on the different elements

A taxidermy Golden-bellied Mangabey Monkey mounted on a wooden plinth with a broken down ice cream trike, mounted in the manner of Walter Potter.

The Mangbetu people once reigned over a flourishing kingdom in northeastern Congo. Hence their traditional art flourished around the court. Their very rare figural sculptures are rem...

Wooden sculpture of a Dancing Tengu, Late Edo–Meiji Period, Japan An animated and finely sculptured wooden figure of a Tengu, captured mid-step in a vigorous dance. The supernatural ...

Zacharie Noterman or Zacharie Notermann or Zacharias Noterman, Ghent 1820 and Paris 1890, is a Belgian painter and engraver, specializing in the painting of antics, scenes of monkeys...

Wooden Corpus Christi with honey-brown patina, Flanders, mid-18th C A finely carved wooden figure of Christ on the Cross, depicted with his head inclined gently to the right and eyes...

Terracotta animal head, probably Ghana.

Jukun Commemorative Royal Ancestor Figure, Jukun People, Northeastern Nigeria. Provenance Martial bronsin 2009 Native 2012 - Martin Lagrain AHDRC ao-0096159-001,002,003 The figure is depicted standing, bearded, with a tribal skull...

Ibo hardwood Ikenga Altar Statue documented Van Lier provenance,Ibo People, Nigeria. before 1959 Kunsthandel Van Lier (documented)-1959 Volkskundig museu...

Anang/Ibibio Ekpo cult Ancestor dance Mask , Anang/Ibibio People ,Nigeria Maud et René Garcia Paris-Harrie Heinemans Collection Museum Berg & Dal-1984 Martin Lagrain AHDRC ao-...

Akan Terracotta Commemorative head of an ancestor , Akan People, Ghana Willem Geyskens 1977 Terracotta with granular black engobe. Portrait of a woma...

Sculptured model of a smoked Papua Mummie, papier mâché, 20th C Burial practices vary in New Guinea, just as they do everywhere else in the world. Some cultures believe the soul is d...

Grassland 's Chief knive embroided with trade beads

This small decorated Whip is in excellent state for its age.The wooden base is decorated with metal and copper wiring and the end is made out of animal skin. The topwas probably des...

This type of shield was used to deflect the strike of sticks or whips in ritual staged fights.Beautifully made from hide and natural fibers with a textural and timeless modern form. ...

Wooden cane - handle is carved with the face of a bearded man

Gnarled wooden cane

The statue is standing on a rectangular base, the body covered with bundles of knotted cloth from feet to chin, the rounded, ovoid head with tight mouth baring teeth and a slender no...

Considered to be the originators of this accomplished leather-on-wood technique, which is also used by their neighbours Idoma, Boki, Igala and Bangwa, the Ejagham wanted to achieve a...

Lega people, DRC, two ceremonial bone hairpins from the Lega people in DRC.

The Japanese smoking pipe or Kiseru was used to smoke only a tiny pinch of kizami tobacco (about 25 mg). This particularly original and beautifully ex...

Old, White Porcelain Table Water Pipe with Blue-Glazed Decoration, that represents a Rider asking his Way. This 19th Century Object from Vietnam is provided with a Silver or Metal St...

Antique Hexagonal Chinese Opium Boxes in Cloisonné Enamal , decorated with a Dragon and a Phoenix. The Rectangular Box is decorated with Vases and Fl...

Antique Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Floral Motifs and Interior Scenes: item with fond in lapis lazuli French Private Colle...

A new material made from the elytra (shells) of insect jewels from Thailand - Sternoceras Aequisignata - The satin-finish brass stand brings out the incr...

A wonderful headrest from the Karamojong People of Uganda in eastern Africa. It is made out of one piece of wood with the legs having a nice bend shape, supporting on a circular bloc...

Lega People, DRC. Two ceremonial bone Hairpins from the Lega people in DRC.

Beautifully hand-crafted leather whip with turned handle.

In Dan society, sculptures of women are prestigious objects that reflect positively both on their owners' and their subjects' reputations. Among the most costly of Dan expressive for...

Beaded elephant mask, Grassland people, Cameroon.

The double-headed snake is the symbol of the Bamum Kingdom. Initially, the King was the only person to wear the belt made of a raffia woven strip covered with cloth and beads. After ...

Horned Gyè mask, Yauré People,Ivory Coast.

Indonesian Wood and Bone Kris Dagger, Indonesia

Pair of Victorian Mahogany-Brass Telescopes, 1st half 20th C.

Don Quichotte and Pancho, Oil on canvas, 20th C, Signed Pauli

The Beachcomber, Oil on canvas, 20th C, Signed Pauli.

Solid forged Bamileke short sword with a finely carved face on the top of the handle. Patina of use

Beautiful leather shoe from Eastern Europe tracing back to the 19th century. This vintage item features delicate and detailed patterns. A beautiful item steeped in history that will ...

Belgian artist Pierre Alechinsky was born in Brussels in 1927, and is known for his involvement in the avant-garde CoBrA group. Melding medieval illustrations, folk art, and comic-bo...

Marguerite Acarin (30 March 1904, in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – 24 June 1999, in Ixelles) was a Belgian dancer, choreographer, and artist. This is a self-portrait of her made with paper...

This rare, almost circular-shaped masks, belongs to the Ekanga secret society and would have been kept in baskets at the heart of their sanctuaries. The minimalist style and the whit...

Made of earthenware, this set of tiles (5) depicts a beautiful but mysterious winged creature. Chimera, like and placed on a pedestal, this creature sh...

Painter and aquatint etcher. Also known as L. Davril. Started painting during WW1 copying the works and drawings of WW1 and later Congo-Africa painter Fernand Allard L’Olivier (Doorn...

Lucien Desmaré was a Belgian painter born in 1905 and who died in 1961. He was a painter, etcher, illustrator and decorator. He has followed training at the Academies in Anderlecht, Schaerbeek, Liège and Amsterdam. He preferred landscapes, figures, compositions, cityscapes and still life’s, among other things. He also found inspiration in seascapes (Zeebrugge) and fishermen's scenes. Slightly synthesized design, warm color palette. (PIRON). Black and white sketch...

Lucien Desmaré was a Belgian painter born in 1905 and who died in 1961. He was a painter, etcher, illustrator and decorator. He has followed training at the Academies in Anderlecht, ...

Lucien Desmaré was a Belgian painter born in 1905 and who died in 1961. He was a painter, etcher, illustrator and decorator. He has followed training at the Academies in Anderlecht, Schaerbeek, Liège and Amsterdam. He preferred landscapes, figures, compositions, cityscapes and still lifes, among other things. He also found inspiration in seascapes (Zeebrugge) and fishermen's scenes. Slightly synthesized design, warm color palette. (PIRON). Square drawing of a young blond boy...

These three shoes were used by a shoemaker as basic show models from which customers could choose. He would then manufacture a customized pair. The three model show age and use relat...

Bamileke beaded Collar or Torque partially decorated with cauris Private collection Brussels

Bamileke Decorative Dance Crest, embroidered with European Glass Beads, Grasslands People, Cameroon. Private collection Brussels The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colou...

The 19th century was a very popular time to smoke tobacco with a pipe. This is a set of six copper pipe holders in various sizes and shapes from this time period. It made it easier a...