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 106 : Skull mask "citipati" for the "cham" dance
Tibet or Nepal
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 107 : Monkey sculpture
Indonesia - Sumba
Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (1999) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 108 : Ceremonial paddle
Papua New Guinea, Sundown Province (former West-Sepik), Arop, Malol
Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price EUR 450
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 109 : Figural suspension hook
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Paul Kummert (1913-1994), Frankfurt, Germany Galerie von Miller, Frankfurt, Germany (1992) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 110 : Spirit board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf
Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany Nagel, Stuttgart, 11 May 1999, Lot 581 Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 111 : Bullroarer
Australia
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price EUR 600
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 112 : Bullroarer
Australia
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 113 : Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "nyomou kpman hinè"
Guinea, Kono / Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany (1992) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 114 : Monkey mask "ngon" or "sulaw"
Mali, Bamana
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 14 December 1991, Lot 31 Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 183. Auktion, Vol. I, 17 April 1993, Lot 25 Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 116 : Horse head sculpture
Mali, Inland Niger Delta, Djenne
Bernd Schlimper, Düsseldorf, Germany Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (2006) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 1,550
Lot 117 : Two abstract figural sculptures
Mali, Inland Niger Delta, Djenne
Emmanuel Ameloot, Ghent, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19. Juni 2010, Lot 188 Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 118 : Three magical miniature figures
Mali, Dogon
a) Gerhard Geschwill, Bad Herrenalb, Germany (1989) b) Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (2002) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 480
Lot 119 : Miniature figure
Mali, Dogon
Demba Fofana, Bamako, Mali (1979) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price EUR 400
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 120 : Figural sculpture
Mali, Dogon
Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany Nagel, Stuttgart, 11 May 1999, Lot 435 Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 1,650
Lot 121 : Hermaphrodite protective figure "bateba" with "phisa" hairstyle
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Klaus Böttger, Wiesbaden, Germany (1997) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 122 : Three miniature figures "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 123 : Three miniature figures "bateba"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 124 : Pair of love nails "sécanjuin-né"
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Artur Elmer, Aalen, Germany (1997) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 125 : Three pendants
Burkina Faso, Tusian, (Tusyan / Toussian) & Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 126 : Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "kagle" (chimpanzee)
Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia, Dan / Kran
Laurence R. Goldman Collection, Queensland, Australia Christie's, London, 22 June 1993, Lot 122 Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 127 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Harrie Heinemans (1921-1995), Eindhoven, The Netherlands Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (1998) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 128 : Standing female bowl bearer
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany (1994) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 129 : Standing anthropomorphic figure
Togo, Tchamba / Kotokoli
Alessandro Passaré (1927-2006), Milan, Italy Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 15 November 2008, Lot 259 Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 130 : Power figure "bochio"
Benin, Fon
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 131 : Standing male figure "bochio"
Republic of Benin (ex Dahomey), Fon / Nigeria, Yoruba, Anago
Helmut Gernsheim, Castagnola, Switzerland Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany (2001) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 132 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Igbo / Izzi
Zemanek-Münster, "86th Tribal Art Auction, Vol. II", Würzburg, 27 May 2017, Lot 135 Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price EUR 300
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 133 : Monkey mask
Nigeria, Ibibio
Gerhard Geschwill, Ettlingen, Germany Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (1993) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 650
Lot 134 : Anthropomorphic face mask "acali"
Nigeria, Igbo-Afikpo
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany (1992) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 135 : Face mask with articulated lower jaw "elu" ("spirit")
Nigeria, Ogoni
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 136 : Face mask "elu" ("spirit")
Nigeria, Ogoni
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price EUR 450
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 137 : Seated female shrine figure
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ajasse
Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 138 : Two "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult
Nigeria, Yoruba
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 139 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba, Abeokuta
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Hermann zur Strassen (2008) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 140 : Twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba, Abeokuta
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 141 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Offa
Ernst-Olof Siré, Forchheim, Germany (1995) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 142 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State / Egbe (Ilorin) area
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 143 : Bone doll
Cameroon, Fali / Kirdi
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 8. July 2000, Lot 458 (figure on the right) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 144 : Head sculpture on long neck
D. R. Congo, Bembe / Bwende
Old Colonial Collection (1900-1920), East Berlin, Germany Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany (1993) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 145 : Anthropomorphic cup
D. R. Congo, Western Kasai, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba
André Vanhecke, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 November 2009, Lot 502 Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 2,400
Lot 146 : Head sculpture of the "dyo" - snake cult
D. R. Congo, Kuyu
Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (1998) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 147 : Small anthropomorphic head
D. R. Congo, Luba
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 148 : Mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (2001) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 149 : Mask "lukwakongo" with beard
D. R. Congo, Lega
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (2000) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 150 : Bone mask of the "bwami"- society
D. R. Congo, Lega
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1998) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 151 : Anthropomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, Lega
Missionssammlung Aachen (collected around 1900) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 23 February 2002, Lot 569 Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 152 : Three miniature figures "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (a&b) Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany (c) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price EUR 500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 153 : Figure in wooden frame with Christian cross
D. R. Congo / Angola, Holo
Vim Spruit, The Netherlands Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (2013) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 154 : Two ritual figures
D. R. Congo, Teke & Yaka / Suku
a) Heubel, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1994) b) Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1998) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 155 : Janus-half-figure in basket
D. R. Congo, Luba-Zela
Vim Spruit, The Netherlands Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (2009) Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 156 : Male-female Janus figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 1,200