November 30, 2013

75th tribal art auction

Fine old art from Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania and America. The Private Collections Eduard Hess (Oberwil near Basel, Switzerland), Antonio Fiacco (Zurich, Switzerland) as well as Heinz Kolerski (Fellbach, Germany).

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Highlights

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Lot 4: Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Lot 32: Hook mask "garra"
Lot 76: Portrait mask of a notable "mblo"
Lot 83: Mask "kpelie"
Lot 88: Mask
Lot 100: Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Lot 106: Mask of a dignitary
Lot 113: Fragment of a half figure "iran otibago"
Lot 114: Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
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Lot 115: Standing figure with headdress "dege"
Lot 131: Mask "nsembu"
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Lot 133: Kneeling bowl bearer "mboko"
Lot 137: Mask "phumbu"
Lot 150: Antelope mask "ntomo"
Lot 152: Altar with four figures
Lot 154: Mask "waka kakada"
Lot 166: Mask "bagle"
Lot 173: Mask
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Lot 176: Figure of a mother and child
Lot 184: Mask "gelede"
Lot 187: Standing female figure
Lot 188: Small head
Lot 193: Female mask "La belle Madeleine"
Lot 199: Frog "kitende"
Lot 212: Standing female figure
Lot 223: Dance headdress "zigiren wonde"
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Lot 233: Sitting female figure "jo nyeleni"
Lot 240: Horizontal helmet mask "warakun" oder "kòmòkun"
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Lot 246: Female figure
Lot 247: Standing figure of a hermaphrodite
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Lot 264: Standing female figure "blolo bla"
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Lot 265: Standing male ancestor figure "blolo bian"
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Lot 273: Mask with horns "kpan pre"
Lot 292: Standing female figure
Lot 337: Standing male figure
Lot 340: Statue for male aggression "iphri"
Lot 376: Standing male figure
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Lot 380: Helmet mask with four faces "ngontang"
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Lot 383: Gong "mokenge"
Lot 392: Fragment of an ancestor figure
Lot 399: Male ancestor figure "singiti"
Lot 406: Pestle
Lot 407: Power half figure "kakudij"
Lot 417: Standing figure
Lot 418: Big round mask "kifwebe"
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Lot 426: Janushead crest
Lot 441: Small power figure "nkisi"
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Lot 442: Standing male power figure "nkisi"
Lot 449: Standing female figure
Lot 459: Standing female figure with mourning gesture

75th tribal art auction

Lot 1 : Long pole weapon "naginata"
Japan
German Colonial Collection (before 1914)
sold EUR 420
Lot 2 : Standing figure
Philippines - Ifugao
sold EUR 400
Lot 3 : standing figure "hampatong"
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 6,000
Lot 4 : Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Arts & Antiques Group, Amsterdam, 18 June 2012, lot 200 Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 5 : Three spoons
Indonesia - Sulawesi, Toraja
not available anymore
Lot 6 : Two puppet heads
Myanmar
sold EUR 150
Lot 7 : Shaman's mask
Nepal, Middle Hills area
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 8 : Shaman's mask
Nepal, Middle Hills Area
not available anymore
Lot 10 : Standing shrine figure
West Nepal
sold EUR 360
Lot 11 : Group of shrine figures
West Nepal
sold EUR 2,800
Lot 12 : Three niche figures
Nepal
sold EUR 100
Lot 13 : Shaman belt
West Nepal, Magar
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 14 : Cuirass of the goddess "Sarala Jumadi"
India, Karnataka, Tulu
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 15 : Mask of "Hanuman" ("King of the apes")
India - Himachal Pradesh
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 16 : Mask "joker"
Indien - Arunachal Pradesh, Monpa
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 500
Lot 17 : Mask "fagli"
India, Himachal Pradesh
not available anymore
Lot 18 : Mask "fagli"
India - Himachal Pradesh, Kullu Valley
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 19 : Group of figures
India, Naga, Konyak
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 20 : Warrior's ceremonial headdress
India, Naga
sold EUR 600
Lot 21 : Warrior's ceremonial headdress
India, Naga
not available anymore
Lot 22 : Men's necklace with giant Turbinella Pyrum shell
India, Naga, Angami
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 450
Lot 23 : Shawl
India, Naga
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 450
Lot 24 : Shawl of a warrior
India, Naga, Chang
Heide and Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 25 : Squatting male ritual figure
Papua New Guinea, Abelam
Pauline Missionary Association Pacific Art Gallery, Melbourne, Australia (1985)
Price EUR 1,200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 26 : Bowl "jifoi"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
collected in situ, Asmat (before 1970) Cenderawashi Museum Jayapura, West Papua (1985)
Price EUR 2,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 27 : Horn "fi"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
Philipp Konzett, Graz, Austria (1998)
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 28 : Small spirit board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf
collected in situ, Gigore, Papuan Gulf (1978)
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 29 : Spirit board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf
collected in situ, Era River, Papuan Gulf (1978)
Price EUR 2,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 30 : Ancestor figure
Papua New Guinea - Gulf
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 31 : Shoulder shield "wörrumbi"
Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Mendi
acquired in Port Moresby (1982)
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 32 : Hook mask "garra"
Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik, Hunstein Mountains, Bahinemo
collected in 1971 Maureen Zarember, New York City, USA John Giltsoff, Girona, Spain Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 33 : Portrait of a spirits head
Papua New Guinea - Maprik
Michael Auliso, San Francisco, USA
not available anymore
Lot 34 : Small figure
Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim
Michael Auliso, San Francisco, USA
not available anymore
Lot 35 : War club
Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden
not available anymore
Lot 37 : Suspension hook
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 38 : Suspension hook
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 3,800
Lot 39 : Figural suspension hook
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Crispin Howarth, Melbourne, Australia
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 40 : Male figure of an ancestor spirit "blaal"
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Serge Trully, Cannes, France
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 41 : Figurally carved betel nut mortar
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 42 : Head sculpture
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, Jatmul
not available anymore
Lot 43 : Spear
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelaga, St Matthias Islands
German Private Collection, Stuttgart
sold EUR 400
Lot 44 : Spear with bipartite tip
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
German Colonial Collection (before 1914)
sold EUR 450
Lot 45 : Spear with long wooden tip
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
German Colonial Collection (before 1914)
sold EUR 450
Lot 46 : Spear
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
German Colonial Collection (before 1914)
sold EUR 800
Lot 47 : Spear
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
German Colonial Collection (before 1914)
sold EUR 950
Lot 50 : Two spears
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland
German Colonial Collection (before 1914)
sold EUR 300
Lot 51 : Fighting shield
West Australia
collected in situ by a minor working at Wingalena in 1970, south of Warburton, West Australia
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 52 : Bark painting
Australia
Price EUR 1,600
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 53 : Bark painting "mimis" (ancestor spirits)
Australia - Arnhem Land
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 54 : Sculpture of a polar bear
Alaska, Thule, Cape Wales
Christie's, Paris, 10 juin 2008, lot 194
sold EUR 1,600