69th tribal art auction
African, oceanic and pre-Columbian tribal art from european private collections
Highlights
Lot 16: Club head and bird sculpture
Lot 21: Ancestor board "gope"
Lot 23: Hook "garra"
Lot 30: Big slit drum
Lot 35: Hea sculpture "yena"
Lot 37: War shield
Lot 44: Miniature half figure and charm
Lot 47: Seated hunchback
Lot 48: Dog effigy
Lot 85: Small standing ancestor figure
Lot 102: Female mask with lip plug "ndiumu"
Lot 110: Neckrest
Lot 125: Antelope dance crest "sogi ni kun"
Lot 133: Small amulet figure
Lot 141: Small female figure "tugubele"
Lot 150: Mask "mbuya"
Lot 157: Malagan mask "tatanua"
Lot 160: Female bowl bearer
Lot 198: Reliquary figure "mbulu" or "mwete"
Lot 199: Caryatid stool
Lot 210: Horned helmet mask
Lot 252: Female tomb figure "moira goh-gjih"
Lot 260: Standing female figure "minsereh"
Lot 265: Zoomorphic mask "kono"
Lot 266: Mask "ntomo"
Lot 298: Mask with narrow eyes and wig
Lot 302: Standing female figure "lü ma"
Lot 303: Sppon
Lot 304: Heddle pulley with bird head
Lot 320: Standing pair of figures
Lot 357: Pair of shrine figures
Lot 367: Animal (Dog)
Lot 375: Standing female figure
Lot 376: Face mask
Lot 383: Face mask "eluba" or "emangungu"
Lot 405: Mask "mfondo"
Lot 409: Caryatid stool
Lot 410: Caryatid stool
Lot 414: Standing male figure
Lot 422: Mask with three faces
Lot 423: Mask "phumbu"
Lot 432: Mask "kifwebe"
Lot 440: Power half figure "nkisi"
Lot 443: Maternité "phemba"
Lot 453: Post-shaped memorial sculpture
Lot 456: Shield
Lot 464: Face mask
Lot 1 : Spoon
Philippines - IfugaoCalifornian Collection, USASold EUR 700
Lot 2 : Dance shield
Philippines - Eastern Mindanao, BagoboJames Barzyk, Naperville, USANot available anymore
Lot 3 : "Keris" hilt
IndonesiaNot available anymore
Lot 4 : Receptacle with lid
Indonesia - NiasNot available anymore
Lot 5 : Anthropomorphic half figure "pagar"
Indonesia - Sumatra, BatakJames Willis, San Francisco, USANot available anymore
Lot 6 : Four "keris" hilts
Indonesia - JavaNot available anymore
Lot 7 : Theater mask
Indonesia - JavaSold EUR 350
Lot 8 : Mask
Indonesia - Java, Black Dieng Plateau, Central JavaPietro Notarianni, Milan, Italy · Marc Franklin, Portland, USA · Joshua Dimondstein, Brussels, BelgiumNot available anymore
Lot 9 : Standing shrine figure
West NepalNot available anymore
Lot 10 : Magical staff of a shaman
Nepal - West, RauteRenaud Vanuxem, Paris, FranceSold EUR 1,300
Lot 11 : Mask
Nepal, Magar, Middle HillsNot available anymore
Lot 12 : Big amulet box
India, Tamil NaduNot available anymore
Lot 13 : Four-armed deity
IndiaAdalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, GermanyNot available anymore
Lot 14 : Male figure
India, NagaSold EUR 1,300
Lot 15 : Tobacco pipe
India, NagaSold EUR 150Lot 16 : Club head and bird sculpture
Papua New GuineaNot available anymore
Lot 17 : Head ornament
Papua New Guinea, AbelamNot available anymore
Lot 18 : Bride-price "talipun"
Papua New Guinea - BoikenUlrich Kortmann, Dortmund, GermanyNot available anymore
Lot 19 : Axe blade "je"
Papua New Guinea, DaniNot available anymore
Lot 20 : Axe
Papua New Guinea, DaniSteffmann, Günne, GermanyNot available anymoreLot 21 : Ancestor board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - Golf, KerewaLeo & Lillian Fortess, Hawaii, USA · Eric Fortess, Hawaii, USANot available anymore
Lot 22 : War shield
Papua New Guinea - Highlands, MendiAnthony J.P. Meyer, Paris, FranceSold EUR 6,500Lot 23 : Hook "garra"
Papua New Guinea - Hunstein MountainsCornelis Pieter Meulendijk, Rotterdam, The Netherlands · Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Jan Lundberg, Malmö, SwedenSold EUR 20,000
Lot 24 : Head ornament "ambusap"
Papua New Guinea, IatmulNot available anymore
Lot 25 : Head sculpture "aripa"
Papua New Guinea - Korewori, Inyai-EwaRudi Caesar, Chicago, USA · Maureen Zarember, New York City, USA (early 70’ies)Not available anymore
Lot 26 : Wickerwork mask
Papua New Guinea - MaprikNot available anymore
Lot 27 : Big drum "kundu"
Papua New Guinea - MaprikSteffmann, Günne, GermanyNot available anymore
Lot 28 : Prow of a ritual canoe with ornament "munkuris" or "maan"
Papua-Neuguinea - Massim-GebietSold EUR 4,000
Lot 29 : Splashboard "lagim"
Papua-Neuguinea - Massim-GebietSteffmann, Günne, GermanySold EUR 1,600Lot 30 : Big slit drum
Papua New Guinea - Lower Ramu Rivercollected in situ on Kadovar Island by Peter Hallinan in 1959 (P750) · Anthony J.P. Meyer, Paris, France · Lempertz Brussels, 11th June 2011, lot 5Sold EUR 10,000
Lot 31 : Standing female figure
Papua New Guinea - SepikSold EUR 300
Lot 32 : Mask of a mythical spirit "tangbwal"
Papua New Guinea - SepikPrivate Collection, Paris, France · James Barzyk, Naperville, USANot available anymore
Lot 33 : Ancestor spirit mask
Papua New Guinea - SepikNot available anymore
Lot 34 : House mask
Papua New Guinea - Middle SepikNot available anymoreLot 35 : Hea sculpture "yena"
Papua New Guinea - WashkukOld Private Collection, South GermanyNot available anymore
Lot 36 : Two bracelets and a small bag
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsAdalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, GermanySold EUR 120Lot 37 : War shield
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain, Vitu IslandsDave de Roche, Piedmont, USANot available anymore
Lot 38 : Ceremonial staff "temes nevinbür"
VanuatuSteffmann, Günne, GermanySold EUR 1,000
Lot 39 : Club
VanuatuAdalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, GermanySold EUR 650
Lot 40 : Currency ring
Vanuatu, Erromango IslandAnthony J.P, Meyer, Paris, FranceSold EUR 2,500
Lot 41 : Bull roarer
AustraliaAmerican Collection, CaliforniaSold EUR 2,000
Lot 42 : Charm
North America, Pueblo IndiansNot available anymore
Lot 43 : Mask
AlaskaWill Collier, California, USASold EUR 850Lot 44 : Miniature half figure and charm
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, InuitJeffrey Myers, New York, USASold EUR 1,600
Lot 45 : Figural vessel
Mexico, Colimacollected by Hugo von Hertzberger in the early 1920sSold EUR 450
Lot 46 : Ancestor figure
Mexico, ColimaSold EUR 350Lot 47 : Seated hunchback
Mexico, ColimaLucia Meza Ley, California, USA (before 1960)Not available anymoreLot 48 : Dog effigy
West-Mexico, ColimaAmerican Private Collection, New Jersey (~1960’s)Sold EUR 2,200
Lot 49 : Drummer
Mexico, ColimaHurling Collection, Texas, USANot available anymore
Lot 50 : Standing female figure
West-Mexico, Jalisco, El Arenal TypeLucia Meza Ley, California, USA (before 1960)Not available anymore