70th tribal art auction
African and oceanic tribal art from european private collections
Highlights
Nigeria, YorubaHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1982)sold EUR 850
Lot 152Mask "epa"
Nigeria, YorubaGalerie Künzi, Oensingen, Switzerland Arnold Bamert, Solothurn, Switzerland Sotheby's London, 29 June 1987, lot 169 Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germanysold EUR 2,800
Nigeria, YorubaRené David, Zurich, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1986)sold EUR 6,500
Nigeria, Yoruba, AbeoukutaGerman Private Collection, Hamburg Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germanysold EUR 450
Lot 155Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaRené David, Zurich, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1983)sold EUR 560
Lot 156Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, OyoAmerican Private Collection, New York Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1980)sold EUR 450
Nigeria, Yoruba, EkitiChristie's New York, 11 May 1983, lot 255 Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germanysold EUR 2,400
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Omu AranRené David, Zurich, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1983)sold EUR 2,600
Lot 159Caryatid stool
Nigeria, YorubaBernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1983)sold EUR 500
Lot 160Fertility doll
Cameroon, NamchiHarald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1985)sold EUR 150
Lot 161Fertility doll
Cameroon, NamchiHarald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1985)sold EUR 280
Gabon, FangAndré Citroën, Paris, France (according to René David) René David, Zurich, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1982)sold EUR 3,600
Lot 163Helmet mask "kalunga"
D. R. Congo, BembeUdo Horstmann, Zug, Switzerland Harald und Ursula Suhr, Victoria, Britisch Columbia, Canada / Germany (1985)sold EUR 2,500
Lot 164Box with lid
D. R. Congo, KubaHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1984)sold EUR 95
Lot 165Small standing figure
D. R. Congo, LegaChristie's London, 28 November 1983, lot 477 Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germanysold EUR 3,200
Lot 166Miniature mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, LegaSotheby' s New York, 20 January 1982, lot 310 Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germanysold EUR 1,500
Lot 167Mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, LegaJean-Pierre Lepage, Brussels, Belgium Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1982)sold EUR 840
Lot 168Mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, LegaJean-Pierre Lepage, Brussels, Belgium Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1982)sold EUR 800
D. R. Congo, LubaPaul Timmermans, Diepenbeek, Belgium René David, Zurich, Switzerland (1965) Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1979)sold EUR 3,600
Lot 170Caryatid stool
D. R. Congo, LubaHarald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germanysold EUR 2,800
Lot 171Small figure "mbulenga"
D. R. Congo, LuluaUlrich von Schroeder, Zurich, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1983)sold EUR 3,000
Lot 172Figural mortar
D. R. Congo, MbalaRené David, Zurich, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1980)sold EUR 600
D. R. Congo, PendeLawson Mooney, Mautauban, France René David, Zurich, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1983)sold EUR 600
Lot 174Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeGalerie 96, Stuttgart, Gemany Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1978)not available anymore
Lot 175Power half figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeBurkard Gottschalk, Meerbusch, Germany Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1986)sold EUR 360
Lot 176Female power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeGeorges Vidal, Cannes/Paris, France René David, Zürich, Schweiz Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1982)sold EUR 3,800
Lot 177Mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, SongyePaul Timmermans, Diepenbeek, Belgium Hans Hess, Basel, Switzerland René David, Zurich, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1979)sold EUR 7,500
Lot 178Mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, SongyeLeopold Häfliger, Lucerne, Switzerland René David, Zurich, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1982)sold EUR 2,500
Lot 179Small power figure "biteki"
D. R. Congo, TekeLadislas Segy, New York, USA Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1980)sold EUR 160
Lot 180Slit drum "nkokongombo"
D. R. Congo, Yaka, area of KasaiOld Belgian Collection, bought before WW I Paolo Morigi, Magliaso, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1984 )sold EUR 600
Lot 181Top of a dignitary staff
Tanzania, KwereHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1982)sold EUR 300
Lot 182Club "knobkerrie"
South Africa, ZuluPeter Miller, Cape Town, South Africa Udo Horstmann, Zug, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (ca. 1980)sold EUR 300
Lot 183Fertility doll "gimwane"
South Africa, SothoUdo Horstmann, Zug, Switzerland Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (ca. 1980)sold EUR 1,800
Lot 184Sword
North Africa, TuaregProperty of an English Gentlemansold EUR 120
Lot 185Bracelet
SudanMaurice Ratton, Paris, France Gallery Jean-Jacques Dutko, Paris, Francesold EUR 450
Lot 186Bracelet
Sudan, Dinkanot available anymore
Lot 187Bracelet
Sudan, Dinkasold EUR 700
Lot 188Three bracelets
West Africasold EUR 400
Lot 189Mask "geh naw"
Liberia, BassaAmerican Private Collection, California Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USAnot available anymore
Lot 190Janusfaced mask fetish
Guinea, TomaRené David, Zurich, Switzerlandsold EUR 1,000
Lot 191Stone figure "pomdo"
Sierra Leone, KissiGalerie Künzi, Oensingen, Switzerland Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 700
Sierra Leone, Mendesold EUR 1,300
Lot 193Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, TemneRené Rasmussen, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Lot 194Mask
Mali, BamanaLouis & Geneviève Rodis, Lyon, France Loudmer, Paris, "Collection Louis et Geneviève Rodis", 6 December 1994, lot 225sold EUR 1,800
Lot 195Hyaena mask "suruku"
Mali, Bamananot available anymore
Mali, Bamananot available anymore
Mali, Bamananot available anymore
Lot 198Zoomorphic mask (antelope)
Mali, BamanaMireille Alardnot available anymore
Lot 199Ritual object "boli"
Mali, Bamanasold EUR 400
Lot 200Ritual object "furaden" (?)
Mali, Bamanasold EUR 300