March 22, 2014

76th tribal art auction

Insights in the diversity and quality of fine old art from Africa, Pre-Columbian Art from the Cologne Collection Oberle. Selected pieces from the South Seas.

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Highlights

Lot 3
Seated figure "hampatong"
Lot 16
Ritual decorated front panel
Lot 45
Ancestor skull "ndambirkus"
Lot 53
Figural suspension hook
Lot 63
Fish casket "airi"
Lot 68
Seat of a chief "no oanga"
Lot 79
Standing female figure with snake belt
Lot 80
Dog effigy
Lot 81
Seated hunchback
Lot 84
Kneeling female figure with bowl and rattle
Lot 111
Painted male shirt
Lot 134
Hyaena mask "suruku"
Lot 149
Standing female figure
Lot 161
Standing male figure
1/2
Lot 176
Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Lot 177
Standing male ape figure "gbekre"
Lot 184
Face mask of the "mblo"-group
Lot 199
Mask
1/2
Lot 200
Mask "gu"
Lot 211
Mask "kpelié"
Lot 212
Standing female figure
Lot 233
Geometrical goldweight
Lot 234
Geometrical goldweight
Lot 235
Geometrical goldweight
Lot 338
Figural group
Lot 339
Goldweight: seated figure
Lot 340
Figural goldweight
Lot 342
Goldweight : hunter
Lot 382
Goldweight: ornamental fish
1/2
Lot 479
Big female bowl bearer "arugba shango"
Lot 524
Palace door frame
Lot 540
Power figure "nkisi"
1/2
Lot 541
Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 561
Standing male ancestor figure
Lot 564
Standing male figure
1/2
Lot 565
Mask "lukwakongo"
1/2
Lot 578
Anthropomorphic bark container "bukuru iga he"
1/2
Lot 579
Big drum
Lot 596
Standing male ancestor figure "nkisi"
Lot 606
Ceremonial adze "khaandu"

76th tribal art auction

Lot 1
Group: Two backpacks, two receptacles and a "kris"
Philippines
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 2
Two standing rice deities "bulul"
Philippines - Ifugao
collected in situ (Kiangan 1973)
sold EUR 900
Lot 3
Seated figure "hampatong"
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
August Flick, Cologne, Germany
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 4
Shaman mask
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
Marc Lissauer, Australia Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 3,200
Lot 5
Trophy skull
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
P. Serre, Marseille/Tours/Paris, France Collection Depuis (1969) Ani de Gaston Defrerre, Marseille, France
not available anymore
Lot 6
Shield
Indonesia - Moluccas
not available anymore
Lot 7
Shield
Indonesia - Moluccas
not available anymore
Lot 8
Seated ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Bodes en Bode, Den Haag, The Netherlands Michel Thieme, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Hans van Houwelingen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 9
Equestrian figure
Indonesia - Sulawesi
German Private Collection
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 10
Figurally carved stopper
Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak
sold EUR 500
Lot 11
Standing shrine figure
Nepal
sold EUR 600
Lot 12
Mask
Nepal
Alain Bovis, Paris, France
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 13
Theatre mask
Nepal
Belgian Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 14
Sculpture of "Yashoda" and "Krishna"
India, Gujarat, Patan district
Fred ten Houten, Groningen, The Netherlands Marcel Nies, Antwerp, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 15
Shield
India, Naga, Konyak
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 16
Ritual decorated front panel
India, Naga, Tangkhul
not available anymore
Lot 17
Bracelet of a warrior
India, Naga
collected in situ (1970's)
sold EUR 420
Lot 18
Shawl of a warrior
India, Naga
sold EUR 600
Lot 19
Warrior hairpin
India, Naga, Konyak
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
sold EUR 620
Lot 20
Warrior's ceremonial headdress
India, Naga
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
not available anymore
Lot 21
Men's necklace with giant Turbinella Pyrum shell
India, Naga
René David, Zurich, Switzerland Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
not available anymore
Lot 22
Necklace
India, Naga
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
sold EUR 300
Lot 23
Necklace
India, Naga
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
not available anymore
Lot 24
Necklace
India, Naga
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
not available anymore
Lot 25
Necklace
India, Naga, Konyak
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
not available anymore
Lot 26
Necklace
India, Naga
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
sold EUR 250
Lot 27
Necklace
India, Naga
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
sold EUR 300
Lot 28
Neck adornment
India, Naga
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
not available anymore
Lot 29
Girl's headband
India, Naga, Sumi
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
sold EUR 150
Lot 30
Trophy ornament
India, Naga, Konyak
collected in situ (1970's)
not available anymore
Lot 31
Trophy ornament
India, Naga, Konyak
collected in situ (1970's)
not available anymore
Lot 32
Trophy ornament
India, Naga
collected in situ (1970-1983)
sold EUR 600
Lot 33
Trophy ornament
India, Naga
collected in situ (1970-1983)
not available anymore
Lot 34
Squatting figure
India, Naga
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
sold EUR 350
Lot 35
Receptacle
India, Naga
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
not available anymore
Lot 36
Betel vessel
India, Naga
Christina Fessler, Zurich, Switzerland, collected in situ, (Kohima, Nagaland)
not available anymore
Lot 37
Two ornamental combs
China, Yao, Province Guizhou
not available anymore
Lot 38
Wedding-headdress
China, Yao, Province of Guizhou
not available anymore
Lot 39
Two pictorials "zanpar"
Tibet
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 40
Group of ornament
Papua New Guinea
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 41
Group of two lime spatulas, small bag and a fan
Papua New Guinea
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 42
Group: handdrum and two arrows
Papua New Guinea
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 150
Lot 43
Fish hook
Papua New Guinea
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 180
Lot 44
Portrait of a spirits head
Papua New Guinea, Abelam
Marc Lissauer, Australia Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland (1970's)
not available anymore
Lot 45
Ancestor skull "ndambirkus"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
P. Serre, Marseille/Tours/Paris, France Collection Depuis (1969) Ani de Gaston Defrerre, Marseille, France
not available anymore
Lot 46
Ancestor figure "kawe"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
Ilse Ehlers, Wuppertal, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 47
Dish "gope"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 48
Ancestor board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf
Marc Lissauer, Australia Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 4,400
Lot 49
Houseboard
Papua New Guinea - Hunstein Mountains, April River
Dutch Private Collection (collected in situ in the 1950's)
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 50
Beater
Papua New Guinea, Iatmul
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
not available anymore