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Two gold-pendants from the Baule people from Côte d'Ivoire and the Akan-Ashanti people in Ghana

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December 16, 2025

Gold pendant and golden rings from the Akan people of Ghana, lying on a slate slab

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Portrait of Three Malagan Figures from Papua New Guinea, New Ireland

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Zemanek-Münster is your auction house for non-European art, based in Wurzburg. Led by the internationally recognized ethnologist and tribal art expert Dr. David Zemanek, we combine knowledge with experience and passion. Our focus is on fine old African Art, Australian Art, Oceania Art, Asian Art and Precolumbian Art. Be inspired by our past auctions and stay well-informed about upcoming events through our newsletter.

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Highlights from past auctions

Over the years, we have had the privilege of handling many outstanding works of art and attending exciting bidding contests. Here is a small selection of our personal highlights from recent years.

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Ritual vessel "situla", Bronze Age, 5th - 1st century BC
Sold EUR 80,000
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Baga snake "bansonyi" or "a-Mantsho-na-Tshol"
Sold EUR 24,000
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Rare dance shield
Sold EUR 22,000
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Sarcophagus mask of a youth, ca. 2nd century AD
Sold EUR 22,000
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Club "macana"
Sold EUR 18,000
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Club "u'u"
Sold EUR 100,000
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Magnificent "malagan" figure
Sold EUR 170,000
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Kneeling female figure "malagan"
Sold EUR 80,000
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Female figure "malagan"
Sold EUR 70,000
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Female maskette "kifwebe" (pl. "bifwebe)
Sold EUR 22,000
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Maternité "phemba" ("pfemba")
Sold EUR 40,000
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Reliquary figure "mbulu-ngulu" ("spirit of a deceased")
Sold EUR 30,000
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Enthroned male figure from the "Treasure of the Saléfoué", before 1910
Sold EUR 38,000
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Standing male figure "moai tangata"
Sold EUR 58,000
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Rare shield, before 1900
Sold EUR 42,000
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War charm, around 1880
Sold EUR 36,000
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Rare, old Commemorative Figure of a King "fon", late 19th century
Sold EUR 60,000
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Mask "gu"
Sold EUR 32,000
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Sitting female figure "jo nyeleni"
Sold EUR 52,000
Memorial figure "bitumba"
Sold EUR 26,000
Malagan mask "tatanua"
Sold EUR 36,000
Face mask "okuyi"
Sold EUR 30,000

All highlights

Open sale

Are you interested in antique art from Africa, Australia, Asia, Oceania and The Americas? In our depot you can find tribal art objects which you can directly purchase at the minimum price.

There is always something to discover!

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Large Ceremonial Halberd "candrasa", late 1st millennium BC to early 1st millennium AD
EUR 15,000
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Ritual ladle with buffalo head, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD
EUR 4,000
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A superb pair of “Buffalo Bells", Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD
EUR 6,000
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Double-pointed Axe with animal heads, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 200 AD
EUR 2,500
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Mammal-shaped handle, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 200 AD
EUR 2,500
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Warrior figure with sword, Bronzeage, ca. 300 BC - 200 AD
EUR 6,000
1/5
Ancient Syrian Bronze Idol, ca. early 2nd millennium BC
EUR 800
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Hittite Nail Idol, ca. mid-2nd millennium BC
EUR 800
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Old Syrian Eye (Goggle) Idol, ca. 3500 – 3100 BC
EUR 600
1/5
Zoomorphic mask
EUR 2,500
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Standing female figure
EUR 800
1/5
Standing female figure
EUR 1,500

All objects in open sale

Tribal Art

World-class art outside of the great centres of art

»Wurzburg - the tranquil underdog« was the title in a large German business magazine, that gave top ranking to the metropolis on the River Main in southern Germany in the fields of culture, science and business.
For experts of the tribal art market, Wurzburg is no longer an insider tip.
Wherever in the world non-European art plays a role, the name Zemanek-Münster in Wurzburg is on peoples lips.
The specialists have long been an international hub for the tribal art market, a hub though that proudly stands outside of the major art centres…