FR EN
1 / 13
an old book sitting on top of a wooden table next to a cup of coffeean old black and white photo of two women standing in front of a hutan old black and white photo of three men standing next to each othertwo old black and white photographs of a woman and a childan old black and white photo of a woman combing another woman ' s haira black and white photo of a group of men and a dogtwo old black and white photos of a man with no shirt ontwo women standing next to each other in front of a huta group of people standing in front of a huttwo men that are sitting on a bench with a cheetahthree black and white photograph of three women standing next to each otheran old black and white photo of a man with a big smile on his facea black and white photo of a group of men standing around a well
Maison R&C

133 - J.G. THIEVIN. DAHOMEY
See original version (French)

Estimate €1,200 - €1,500
Sale commission
Description
J.G. THIEVIN. DAHOMEY Album titled ‘Vues d’Afrique’ on the front cover, c.1930. Oblong folio (25.5 x 35.5 cm) bearing a studio stamp on the upper endpaper and an ink inscription. A rare copy signed ‘produced by J.G. Thiévin’ 96 silver gelatin prints mounted on album pages, with captions and numbering printed on some of the mounts. Dimensions of the prints: 8.5 x 12 cm to 18 x 23.5 cm. Views of: Cotonou, Segboroué, Ouidah, Niaouli, Abomey, Nattingou, Tangueta, Savé… Subjects: female fetishists, Temple of the Fetish Snake, male snake fetishists, obscene fetish, Prince Haovo, Tomb of King Glé Glé, Béhanzin’s last Amazons, Sombas at celebration, panther captured with an arrow by the Sombas, Sombas in traditional dress, Dahomey woman carrying a statuette in memory of her two deceased twin children, Fon men, a group of female fetishists, an elegantly tattooed woman, a chief fetishist wearing achinas, Koutitos – ghostly revenants...
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale The Paul BENARROCHE Collection and others | Old and modern photographs | Part I
Auction location
Auction time 10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like