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 157 : Pair of figures
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 400
Lot 158 : Female miniature figure "mbulenga"
D. R. Congo, Bena Lulua (Luluwa)
Klaus Böttger, Wiesbaden, Germany (1996) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 500
Lot 159 : Female miniature figure "mbulenga"
D. R. Congo, Bena Lulua (Luluwa)
Lore Kegel (1901-1980), Hamburg, Germany (acquired in situ 1953) · Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1995) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 1,400
Lot 160 : Small face mask
D. R. Congo, Goma
Galerie Einbaum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (1982) · Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany (2012) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 600
Lot 161 : Shield-shaped panel "kalengula" with "kifwebe" mask
D. R. Congo, Songye
Neumeister, Munich, 11. November 2010, Lot 234 · Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany · Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31. January 2015, Lot 222 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 450
Lot 162 : "Kifwebe" mask "kikashi" (female type)
D. R. Congo, Songye / Luba
Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 2,200
Lot 163 : Janus-shaped mortar / cup
D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kasai, Pende
Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany · Nagel, Stuttgart, 11 May 1999, Lot 525 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 300
Lot 164 : Power half figure "nkisi / nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
H.K. Galerie, St. Gallen, Switzerland (Helene Knill and Hans Koller) · Walter Glaser, Basel, Switzerland · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26. February 2005, Lot 395 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price
EUR 500

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 165 : Male power figure "buti"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany (2010) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 400
Lot 166 : Male power figure "buti"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Paul Kummert, Frankfurt, Germany (1994) · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 86th Tribal Art Auction, Vol. II, 27 May 2017, Lot 149 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 600
Lot 167 : Power figure "nkisi nkondi"
D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili
Old Belgian Collection · Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 February 2016, Lot 452 · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 2,200
Lot 168 : Dignitary staff with equestrian figure in colon style
Angola, Luena / Chokwe
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 300
Lot 169 : Female ancestor spirit mask "mwana pwo"
Angola, Chokwe
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1993) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Price
EUR 800

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 170 : Female ancestor spirit mask "mwana pwo"
Angola, Chokwe
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1998) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 800
Lot 171 : Standing anthropomorphic figure
Angola, Chokwe
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1998) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 250
Lot 172 : Fertility doll "mwana hiti"
Tanzania, Luguru / Zaramo / Doe
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 1,100
Lot 173 : Female ancestor spirit mask "pwevo"
Zambia, Luvale (Lovale) / Luchazi
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1993) · Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Sold EUR 500
Lot 174 : Fine old "hangamor" cult mask
Papua New Guinea, Abelam, Maprik Region
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 300
Lot 175 : Standing figure
Mali, Dogon, Seno plain
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 500
Lot 176 : Anthropomorphic mask / headdress
Côte d'Ivoire / Mali, border region, Senufo
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 800
Lot 177 : Hyena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, Bamana
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 600
Lot 178 : Hunter mask "dana-na"
Mali, Dogon
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Price
EUR 600

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 179 : Standing female figure
Mali, Dogon
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 250
Lot 180 : Anthropomorphic mask "geh-naw"
Liberia, Bassa
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 750
Lot 181 : Zoomorphic face mask "ge gon" ("gägon")
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 450
Lot 182 : Face mask "okoroshi"
Nigeria, Igbo
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 450
Lot 183 : Face mask "elu" ("spirit")
Nigeria, Ogoni
American Private Collection · Frank Bell, Cologne, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 12 May 2007, Lot 280 · Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Price
EUR 350

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 184 : Columnar statue "kundul"
Nigeria, Wurkun
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 400
Lot 185 : Female helmet mask "ngoin"
Cameroon Grassfields, Kom (Bekom)
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Price
EUR 700

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 186 : Large female half figure
D. R. Congo, Luba
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Price
EUR 1,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 187 : Anthropomorphic mask with nose plug
D. R. Congo, Ubangi, northwestern Congo, Ngbaka (Mbaka) or neighbouring groups
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Price
EUR 800

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 188 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Sankuru and Maniema Region, Sungu / Tetela
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 600
Lot 189 : Prestige knife
D. R. Congo, Yakoma / Sango / Ngbandi
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 500
Lot 191 : Zoomorphic mask "ni bli bu-ge" ("baby eater")
Liberia, Dan-Gio or Kran
Dutch Collection, Amsterdam · Hans Marcus (1912-1992), Düsseldorf, Germany
Sold EUR 2,600
Lot 192 : "Bugle" mask
Liberia / Côte d'Ivoire, Dan or Kran
Stéphane Mangin, Galerie Kanaga, Paris · Marambat de Malafosse, Toulouse, “Arts Premiers”, 21 June 2021, Lot 120
Not available anymore
Lot 193 : Shrine figure "a-Tshol", "ma-Tshol" or "elëk"
Guinea, Baga or Nalu
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (1958) · Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany · German Private Collection (since 1989)
Not available anymore
Lot 194 : Anthropo-zoomorphic headdress "banda" or "kumbaruba"
Guinea, Nalu / Baga
Private Collection, Oslo, Norway
Price
EUR 2,500

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 195 : Altar figure "iran otiba(n)go" ("tamed spirit")
Guinea-Bissau, Bissagos Islands, Bidjogo
René and Maud Garcia, Paris, France
Sold EUR 3,500
Lot 196 : Anthropomorphic half figure
Guinea-Bissau, Bidjogo
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria
Price
EUR 1,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 197 : Antelope dance crest "chiwara" / "tjiwara" / "ci-wara"
Mali, Bamana
French Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 198 : Antelope dance crest "chiwara" / "tjiwara" / "ci-wara"
Mali, Bamana
Ron Mansveld, Maassluis, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 1,800
Lot 199 : Antelope dance crest "chiwara" / "tjiwara" / "ci-wara"
Mali, Bamana
Philippe Laeremans, Brussels, Belgium · Alexandre Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Sold EUR 1,300
Lot 200 : Janus-faced puppet "merekun
Mali, Bamana / Marka / Bozo
Nahum Tschacbasov, New York, USA (1973) · Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 18 April 1973, Lot 189
Sold EUR 2,800
Lot 201 : Female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
Ernst & Inge Fischer, Krefeld, Germany (since the 1970s)
Sold EUR 900
Lot 202 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
Celeste (1913-2013) & Armand (1910-2005) Bartos, New York City, USA · Christie’s, Paris, 19 June 2013, Lot 52
Not available anymore
Lot 203 : Female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
German Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 204 : Figural door lock "konbalabala" or "konbarabara"
Mali, Bamana
Hans Petereit, Cologne, Germany
Sold EUR 1,400
Lot 205 : Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "ci-wara-ni kun"
Mali, Bozo / Mande, Kita Region
Private Miami Collection, USA
Price
EUR 4,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 206 : Mythical bird-human hybrid creature
Burkina Faso, Lobi / Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
German Collection
Sold EUR 1,400
Lot 207 : Mask "wan-zega" ("red mask")
Burkina Faso, Region Boulsa, eastern Mossi
Hans Petereit, Cologne, Germany
Sold EUR 1,500