72nd tribal art auction
African, oceanic and native american tribal art from european private collections. Rare pieces from the colonial collection Artur Roesler (Clausthal-Zellerfeld). Objects from the Udo Petry Collection (Hohnhorst).
Highlights
Lot 1Rice deity "bulul"
Philippines - IfugaoRudolf Kratochwill, Graz, Austrianot available anymore
Lot 2Sword "mandau"
Indonesia - Borneo, DayakWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germanysold EUR 450
Indonesia - Lesser Sundas, West Sumba, Kodi DistrictReinhold Mittersakschmöller, Vienna, Austrianot available anymore
Lot 4Head sculpture
Gabon, Fang / TshogoLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Nepalsold EUR 1,500
Lot 6Shrine figure
Nepalnot available anymore
Lot 7Mask
Nepal, RaiPaul Rutten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germanysold EUR 120
Lot 8Tiger mask
Nepal, Tharunot available anymore
Lot 9Small head
India, NagaHeide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austrianot available anymore
India, Nagasold EUR 450
Lot 11Two textiles
India, Naga, Angaminot available anymore
Lot 12Two bead necklaces
India, Naga, Sangtamnot available anymore
Lot 13Tool
BhutanIrwin Hersey, New York, USAsold EUR 800
Lot 14Ritual dagger "phur-bu"
TibetVera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germanysold EUR 250
Lot 15Bowl
OceaniaRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 16Axe "utam"
Papua New GuineaArtur Rösler, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germanynot available anymore
Papua New GuineaArtur Rösler, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 18Horizontal ornament
Papua New Guinea, AbelamHelen S. Slosberg Collection, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham/Boston, USA Mark A. Blackburn, Hawaii, USAnot available anymore
Papua New Guinea, Abelamnot available anymore
Lot 20Ancestor board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - GulfLeo and Lilian Fortess Collection, Hawaii, USAnot available anymore
Papua New Guinea - Golf, Village Gigori, Wapo Rivercollected in situ by George Craig (around 1950)not available anymore
Lot 22Corselet "cuirass"
Papua New Guinea - Sepik, Upper - Highlands/Star Mountains, Telefomim DistrictUlrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germanynot available anymore
Papua New Guinea - Highlands - MendiLeo Fleischmann, Sydney, Australiasold EUR 1,200
Lot 24Suspension hook
Papua New Guinea, IatmulStan Moriarty Collection, Sydney, Australia (ca. 1950) Leonard Warnock Collection, Sydney, Australia (ca. 1960)sold EUR 4,000
Lot 25Headcrest "baba"
Papua New Guinea - Mapriknot available anymore
Papua New Guinea - MassimIan Davidson, Melbourne, Australianot available anymore
Lot 27Standing female figure
Papua New Guinea - SepikOld British Collectionsold EUR 1,200
Lot 28Neckrest
Papua New Guinea - Sepiknot available anymore
Lot 29Spear thrower
Papua New Guinea - SepikPeter Kohler, Ascona, Switzerland Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymore
Lot 30Ancestor spirit mask
Papua New Guinea - SepikOld German Collection, Berlin (before 1943)sold EUR 650
Papua New Guinea - SepikAugustin Krämer, Stuttgart, Germany Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlandsnot available anymore
Lot 32Suspension hook
Papua New Guinea - SepikAlain Bovis, Paris, France Jean-Paul Agogué, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf - Tami IslandsGuy Mille, Neuilly Plaisance, Francenot available anymore
Lot 34Ceremonial spear
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago, St Matthias IslandsFrank Reiter, Berlin, Germany (1980)sold EUR 450
Lot 35Ornamental comb
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsAmerican Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 36Spear with obsidian tip
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsOld German Colonial Collectionsold EUR 800
Lot 37Spear with bipartite tip
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsPaul Merz (German Government Secretary on Jaluit, Marshall Islands, 1910 -1914); Confirmation of his granddaughter Dottore Karin Campana-Bloch, Lomagna, Italy availablesold EUR 3,000
Lot 38Malaganmask "tatanua"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandMissionary Hafner, Neuendettelsau, Germany Alexander Freiherr von Eyb, Neuendettelsau, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 40Ceremonial shield
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain - Kilenge, Ongola VillageMüller Collection, Austria (acquired from a local village elder in Ongola, New Britain in the early 1950's) Dione van Hal, Amsterdam, The Netherlandssold EUR 1,000
Lot 41Spear
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain - NakanaiErnst Heinrich, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 42Death mask "kaka-paraga"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago, West New Britain - Witu IslandsVictor (Mordechai) Goldschmidt, Heidelberg, Germany Artur Rösler, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germanysold EUR 8,500
Lot 43Bowl "apie nie"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago, Wuvulu, Manus ProvinceMark A. Blackburn, Hawaii, USA Nicolas le Golvan, Francenot available anymore
New Caledonia, KanakHaig's of Rochester, Fine Jewelry and Asian Antiques, Michigan, USAsold EUR 650
Lot 45Bird bowl
Solomon Islands, Santa Ana IslandAmu Reiter, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 500
Lot 46Club "alafolo"
Solomon Islands - MalaitaAmerican Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 47Club
Solomon Islands - Rennel IslandFrench Private Collection, Parissold EUR 1,000
Lot 48Dance wand "napa"
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz IslandsAdam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britainnot available anymore
Lot 49Headband
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz IslandsAmu Reiter, Berlin, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 50Paddle "foe"
Santa Cruz Islands, Western Reef Islands, Pileni or NifiloliBonhams London, 20 September 2006, lot 195not available anymore
Lot 51War club
New Hebrides, Vanuatu, EfateHolger Schmidtgen, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymore