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.
Highlights
Lot 10: Spirit board "gope"
Lot 15: Old hook figure
Lot 19: Overmodeled ancestor skull
Lot 28: Paddle "hoe"
Lot 29: Paddle "hoe"
Lot 30: Paddle "hoe"
Lot 32: Paddle "hoe"
Lot 43: Treasure box "waka huia"
Lot 56: Ancestor skull "ndambirkus"
Lot 57: Rare male ancestor figure
Lot 58: "Malagan" figure
Lot 59: "Malagan" figure
Lot 60: "Malagan" figure
Lot 92: Rare large battle shield
Lot 102: Winged object, c. 8th century AD
Lot 215: Seated male figure "asie usu"
Lot 277: Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Lot 295: Rare bust-shaped half figure
Lot 299: Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 304: Large anthropomorphic mask
Lot 327: Rare female (plank-) figure
Lot 106 : Skull mask "citipati" for the "cham" dance
Tibet or NepalBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 550
Lot 107 : Monkey sculpture
Indonesia - SumbaGerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (1999) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 400
Lot 108 : Ceremonial paddle
Papua New Guinea, Sundown Province (former West-Sepik), Arop, MalolUlrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanyPriceEUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 109 : Figural suspension hook
Papua New Guinea - SepikPaul Kummert (1913-1994), Frankfurt, Germany · Galerie von Miller, Frankfurt, Germany (1992) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 1,100
Lot 110 : Spirit board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - GulfLudwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany · Nagel, Stuttgart, 11 May 1999, Lot 581 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 1,100
Lot 111 : Bullroarer
AustraliaBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanyPriceEUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 112 : Bullroarer
AustraliaBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 250
Lot 113 : Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "nyomou kpman hinè"
Guinea, Kono / Côte d'Ivoire, DanWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany (1992) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 500
Lot 114 : Monkey mask "ngon" or "sulaw"
Mali, BamanaWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 December 1991, Lot 31 · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 183. Auktion, Vol. I, 17 April 1993, Lot 25 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 1,100
Lot 116 : Horse head sculpture
Mali, Inland Niger Delta, DjenneBernd Schlimper, Düsseldorf, Germany · Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (2006) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 1,550
Lot 117 : Two abstract figural sculptures
Mali, Inland Niger Delta, DjenneEmmanuel Ameloot, Ghent, Belgium · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19. Juni 2010, Lot 188 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 1,100
Lot 118 : Three magical miniature figures
Mali, Dogona) Gerhard Geschwill, Bad Herrenalb, Germany (1989) · b) Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (2002) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 480
Lot 119 : Miniature figure
Mali, DogonDemba Fofana, Bamako, Mali (1979) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanyPriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 120 : Figural sculpture
Mali, DogonLudwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany · Nagel, Stuttgart, 11 May 1999, Lot 435 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 1,650
Lot 121 : Hermaphrodite protective figure "bateba" with "phisa" hairstyle
Burkina Faso, LobiKlaus Böttger, Wiesbaden, Germany (1997) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 800
Lot 122 : Three miniature figures "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, LobiBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 350
Lot 123 : Three miniature figures "bateba"
Burkina Faso, LobiBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 450
Lot 124 : Pair of love nails "sécanjuin-né"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoArtur Elmer, Aalen, Germany (1997) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 600
Lot 125 : Three pendants
Burkina Faso, Tusian, (Tusyan / Toussian) & Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 600
Lot 126 : Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "kagle" (chimpanzee)
Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia, Dan / KranLaurence R. Goldman Collection, Queensland, Australia · Christie’s, London, 22 June 1993, Lot 122 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 1,200
Lot 127 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoHarrie Heinemans (1921-1995), Eindhoven, The Netherlands · Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (1998) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanyPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 128 : Standing female bowl bearer
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoAlfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany (1994) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanyPriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 129 : Standing anthropomorphic figure
Togo, Tchamba / KotokoliAlessandro Passaré (1927-2006), Milan, Italy · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 15 November 2008, Lot 259 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 450
Lot 130 : Power figure "bochio"
Benin, FonBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 200
Lot 131 : Standing male figure "bochio"
Republic of Benin (ex Dahomey), Fon / Nigeria, Yoruba, AnagoHelmut Gernsheim, Castagnola, Switzerland · Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany (2001) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 400
Lot 132 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Igbo / IzziZemanek-Münster, “86th Tribal Art Auction, Vol. II”, Würzburg, 27 May 2017, Lot 135 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanyPriceEUR 300plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 133 : Monkey mask
Nigeria, IbibioGerhard Geschwill, Ettlingen, Germany · Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (1993) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 650
Lot 134 : Anthropomorphic face mask "acali"
Nigeria, Igbo-AfikpoBernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany · Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany (1992) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 350
Lot 135 : Face mask with articulated lower jaw "elu" ("spirit")
Nigeria, OgoniBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 450
Lot 136 : Face mask "elu" ("spirit")
Nigeria, OgoniBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanyPriceEUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 137 : Seated female shrine figure
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, AjasseIngo Evers, Bonn, Germany · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanyPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 138 : Two "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult
Nigeria, YorubaBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 350
Lot 139 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba, AbeokutaGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany · Hermann zur Strassen (2008) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 500
Lot 140 : Twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba, AbeokutaBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 450
Lot 141 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, OffaErnst-Olof Siré, Forchheim, Germany (1995) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 550
Lot 142 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State / Egbe (Ilorin) areaPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 1,000
Lot 143 : Bone doll
Cameroon, Fali / KirdiZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 8. July 2000, Lot 458 (figure on the right) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 250
Lot 144 : Head sculpture on long neck
D. R. Congo, Bembe / BwendeOld Colonial Collection (1900-1920), East Berlin, Germany · Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany (1993) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 750
Lot 145 : Anthropomorphic cup
D. R. Congo, Western Kasai, Kuba Kingdom, KubaAndré Vanhecke, Brussels, Belgium · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 November 2009, Lot 502 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 2,400
Lot 146 : Head sculpture of the "dyo" - snake cult
D. R. Congo, KuyuGerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (1998) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 400
Lot 147 : Small anthropomorphic head
D. R. Congo, LubaBernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 300
Lot 148 : Mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, LegaPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (2001) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 1,000
Lot 149 : Mask "lukwakongo" with beard
D. R. Congo, LegaPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (2000) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 500
Lot 150 : Bone mask of the "bwami"- society
D. R. Congo, LegaPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1998) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 800
Lot 151 : Anthropomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, LegaMissionssammlung Aachen (collected around 1900) · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 23 February 2002, Lot 569 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 800
Lot 152 : Three miniature figures "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, LubaPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (a&b) · Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany (c) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanyPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 153 : Figure in wooden frame with Christian cross
D. R. Congo / Angola, HoloVim Spruit, The Netherlands · Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (2013) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 400
Lot 154 : Two ritual figures
D. R. Congo, Teke & Yaka / Sukua) Heubel, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1994) · b) Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1998) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 400
Lot 155 : Janus-half-figure in basket
D. R. Congo, Luba-ZelaVim Spruit, The Netherlands · Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (2009) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 550
Lot 156 : Male-female Janus figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., GermanySold EUR 1,200