November 11, 2023

101st Auction

Art from Africa and Oceania
Historical Pacific art from german private collections: Malagan figures from the estate of Alexander Kubetz. South Sea clubs from Fiji and Samoa. Paddles from the Austral Islands belonging to a 19th century collection. Fine Maori art.
African art works from the Bernhard Jäger collection. North-African jewelry from the estate of Dietrich von Reininghaus.

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Highlights

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Lot 1
Alabaster head of a youth, c. 1st century B.C. - 1st century AD
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Lot 4
"Hampatong" in the form of a feline
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Lot 10
Spirit board "gope"
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Lot 15
Old hook figure
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Lot 19
Overmodeled ancestor skull
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Lot 28
Paddle "hoe"
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Lot 29
Paddle "hoe"
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Lot 30
Paddle "hoe"
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Lot 32
Paddle "hoe"
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Lot 43
Treasure box "waka huia"
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Lot 56
Ancestor skull "ndambirkus"
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Lot 57
Rare male ancestor figure
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Lot 58
"Malagan" figure
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Lot 59
"Malagan" figure
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Lot 60
"Malagan" figure
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Lot 92
Rare large battle shield
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Lot 98
A pair of protective figures and a reindeer sculpture
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Lot 99
Silver maskette, 10th -11th century AD
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Lot 100
Fragment of harpoon socket-piece, c. 4th century AD
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Lot 101
Wound plug with incised decoration
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Lot 102
Winged object, c. 8th century AD
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Lot 195
Altar figure "iran otiba(n)go" ("tamed spirit")
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Lot 215
Seated male figure "asie usu"
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Lot 230
Pair of figures "pombibele" of the "poro" society
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Lot 231
Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "dehe gla"
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Lot 277
Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
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Lot 287
Memorial figure of a royal titled wife with child ("maternité")
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Lot 295
Rare bust-shaped half figure
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Lot 299
Power figure "nkisi"
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Lot 304
Large anthropomorphic mask
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Lot 309
Anthropomorphic figure "iginga", before 1937
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Lot 327
Rare female (plank-) figure

101st Auction

Lot 56
Ancestor skull "ndambirkus"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 8,500
Lot 57
Rare male ancestor figure
Papua New Guinea - Humboldt Bay
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 58
"Malagan" figure
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 11,500
Lot 59
"Malagan" figure
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland
Deutsches Kolonialmuseum, Berlin, Germany (pre 1915) Lindenmuseum, Stuttgart, Germany (Inventory no. 103067, acquisition date 28.03.1917) Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 24,000
Lot 60
"Malagan" figure
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 6,000
Lot 61
Lime container with spatula
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 62
Shell apron
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 650
Lot 63
Ceremonial whale tooth "tabua"
Fidji Islands
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 64
Headrest "kali kafe / ni bitu"
Fidji Islands
Christie's London, 15 March 1978, Lot 110 Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 900
Lot 65
Long club "tewhatewha"
New Zealand, Maori
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,900
Lot 66
Parrying club "roromaraugi"
Solomon Islands, San Cristobal
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,700
Lot 67
Male figure "moai tangata"
Easter Islands, Rapanui
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 9,000
Lot 68
Ceremonial axe
Sudan, North Sudan, Mahdist
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 69
Cartridge belt
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 70
Mask with tube eyes and tusks
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè - Guéré (Ngere)
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 71
Sword "afena" in leather sheath
Ghana, Ashanti
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 72
Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "ogun" cult
Nigeria, Ekiti, East Yoruba Territory, Kwara State
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 73
Ceremonial axe / dance wand for the "eshu" cult
Nigeria, south-eastern Yoruba region, Kwara State
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 74
Shield
Nigeria / Cameroon, Keaka
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 75
Pipe bowl in the shape of an elephant head
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 76
Sword
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 77
Rare wickerwork shield
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 78
Axe "eduga" or "ovunebokui"
Cameroon / Gabon, Southern Fang
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 79
Sword knife with scabbard
D. R. Congo
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 80
Decorative axe "tsimbuya"
D. R. Congo / Angola, Chokwe / Lunda
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 81
Anthropomorphic ceremonial axe
D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 900
Lot 82
Prestige axe
D. R. Congo, Kanyok
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 83
Ritual adze and prestige object
D. R. Congo, Songye
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 2,300
Lot 84
Ritual adze and prestige object "nseso"
D. R. Congo, Songye, Nsapo
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 85
Anthropomorphic axe
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 86
Prestige axe
D. R. Congo, Yakoma
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 950
Lot 87
Round shield "tafa gašša"
Ethiopia, Amhara
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 88
Round shield "tafa gašša"
Ethiopia, Amhara
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 900
Lot 89
Battle shield
Ethiopia, Southwestern Region, Amarro, Ometo, Arussi
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 90
Round shield "gondale"
Ethiopia, Sidamo, Dorze
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 300
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 91
Basketry-covered wooden shield with four "umbo"
Uganda, Ganda, Soga
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 650
Lot 92
Rare large battle shield
Kenya / Tanzania, Luo (Kavirondo)
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 93
Shield
Kenya / Tanzania, region between Lake Victoria and Mount Kilimanjaro
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 94
Early figurally carved cult axe
Malawi / Tanzania / Mozambique, Yao
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 95
Round shield "ampinga"
Madagascar, Betsimisaraka / Tanala (Atanala)
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 96
Round shield "ampinga"
Madagascar, Betsimisaraka / Tanala
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 97
Shield "ishilunga"
South Africa, Zulu
Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 98
A pair of protective figures and a reindeer sculpture
Russia, Siberia, Agan River Khanty
North Europe Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 99
Silver maskette, 10th -11th century AD
Perm Cis-Ural, Russian Federation, Magyar
Dutch Private Collection Belgian Private Collection
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 100
Fragment of harpoon socket-piece, c. 4th century AD
Alaska, Point Hope, Ipiutak
John Giltsoff, Girona, Spain
not available anymore
Lot 101
Wound plug with incised decoration
Alaska, Punuk
Joe Loux, San Francisco, USA
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 102
Winged object, c. 8th century AD
Alaska, Punuk
collected in the 1960s in Alaska James Economos (1938-2019), Santa Fé, USA
not available anymore
Lot 103
Feast spoon with totemic carved handle
Canada, Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida / Tlingit
acquired in the 1950s in the Washington D.C. area by a German diplomat
sold EUR 400
Lot 104
Drawing "Buffalo"
North America, Hopi
Mark A. Blackburn, Hawaii, USA
not available anymore
Lot 105
"Show off I", 1986
Ghana, Accra, Ablade Glover (*1934)
German Private Collection (purchased from Ablade Glover in Kumasi in 1986)
sold EUR 2,100