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.
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 80: Dog effigy
Lot 81: Seated hunchback
Lot 111: Painted male shirt
Lot 134: Hyaena mask "suruku"
Lot 149: Standing female figure
Lot 161: Standing male figure
Lot 177: Standing male ape figure "gbekre"
Lot 184: Face mask of the "mblo"-group
Lot 199: Mask
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
Lot 524: Palace door frame
Lot 540: Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 541: Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 561: Standing male ancestor figure
Lot 564: Standing male figure
Lot 565: Mask "lukwakongo"
Lot 606: Ceremonial adze "khaandu"
Lot 502 : Dance crest "egungun"
Nigeria, YorubaEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland (1970s)not available anymoreLot 503 : Helmet mask "gelede"
Nigeria, Yoruba, OtaEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland (1970s)not available anymoreLot 504 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 505 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germanynot available anymoreLot 506 : Round divination tray "opon ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germanynot available anymoreLot 507 : Sceptre "ipawo ase"
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymoreLot 508 : Title staff "iwana ogun"
Nigeria, YorubaJochen Winkler, Konstanz, Germany Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium Lempertz, Brussels, 25. April 2009, lot 68not available anymoreLot 509 : Bracelet of "ogboni" society
Nigeria, YorubaGert Stoll, Munich, Germanynot available anymoreLot 510 : Pair of ritual staffs "eluku-oro" or "ikuku-oro"
Nigeria, YorubaGert Stoll, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,100Lot 511 : Kneeling figure "onile"
Nigeria, YorubaGert Stoll, Munich, Germanynot available anymoreLot 512 : Male leader mask "nkam"
Cameroon GrassfieldsOld German Colonial Collectionnot available anymoreLot 513 : Standing male figure
Cameroon Grassfields, BabeteKarl Tietje, Verden, Germany, working for John Holt & Co. in Kamerun and Southwest Africa (before 1920) Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2003, lot 106sold EUR 500Lot 514 : Decorative ornament
Cameroon GrassfieldsKarl Tietje, Verden, Germany, working for John Holt & Co. in Kamerun and Southwest Africa (before 1920)sold EUR 200Lot 515 : Architectural element
Cameroon GrassfieldsKarl Tietje, Verden, Germany, working for John Holt & Co. in Kamerun and Southwest Africa (before 1920) Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2003, lot 111not available anymoreLot 516 : Two fly whisks
Cameroon GrassfieldsRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 180Lot 517 : Konvolut: Four objects
Cameroon GrassfieldsRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 160Lot 518 : Stool
Cameroon Grassfields, BabankiHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Rudolf Sühnel, Heidelberg, Germanynot available anymoreLot 519 : Small standing figure
Cameroon Grassfields, BafoKarl Tietje, Verden, Germany, working for John Holt & Co. in Kamerun and Southwest Africa (before 1920) Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2003, lot 107sold EUR 3,200Lot 520 : Bowl
Cameroon Grassfields, Bafumsold EUR 250Lot 521 : Stool
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeRolf & Christina Miehler, Munich, Germany Bradley Tribal Arts, New York Christie's, Paris, 16 Juin 2009, lot 87sold EUR 5,000Lot 522 : Stool
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Rudolf Sühnel, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 523 : Stool
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Rudolf Sühnel, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 524 : Palace door frame
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeKarl Tietje, Verden, Germany, working for John Holt & Co. in Kamerun and Southwest Africa (before 1920) Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2003, lot 49sold EUR 1,200Lot 525 : Dance crest in shape of a bird
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeKetterer, Munich, 7. Dezember 1984, lot 221 Rolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,600Lot 526 : Standing male figure
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 527 : Gong
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 160Lot 528 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Cameroon Grassfields, Widekumsold EUR 600Lot 529 : Five receptacles
CameroonInge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 530 : Memorial figure: mother and child
Cameroon, BangwaDutch Private Collectionsold EUR 4,500Lot 531 : Zoomorphic mask "suaga"
Cameroon, MambilaRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,000Lot 532 : Helmet mask with four faces "ngontang"
Gabon, FangJean-Louis Grimaud, Mulhouse, Francesold EUR 4,000Lot 533 : Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu" or "mwete"
Gabon, KotaCharles Ratton, Paris, France Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerlandsold EUR 2,200Lot 534 : Small mask "mukudji" oder "okuyi"
Gabon, PunuKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Rudolf Sühnel, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 950Lot 535 : Standing figure
Gabon, PunuFrench Colonial Collectionnot available anymoreLot 536 : Standing female figure
Gabon, TsoghoHarry Franklin, Los Angeles, USA Sotheby's, New York, "The Harry Franklin Collection of African Art, 21 April 1990, lot 380sold EUR 2,500Lot 537 : Horn
D. R. CongoDietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 538 : Mask
D. R. Congo, Azandesold EUR 500Lot 539 : Two dignitary staffs
D. R. Congo, BakongoAlex Arthur, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 540 : Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, BakongoBelgian Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 541 : Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, BakongoYann Ferrandin, Paris, Francenot available anymoreLot 542 : Figurally carved tusk
D. R. Congo, Bakongo/Loango Coastnot available anymoreLot 543 : Mask
D. R. Congo, BwakaGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 1,500Lot 544 : Male mask "cihongo"
D. R. Congo, ChokweHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germanynot available anymoreLot 545 : Male mask "cihongo"
D. R. Congo, ChokweRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany Galerie Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany Galerie Henseler, Munich, Germany Giggelberger-Brill, Munich, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 546 : Equestrian
D. R. Congo, Chokwenot available anymoreLot 547 : Small kneeling figure
D. R. Congo, Chokwe/Lundasold EUR 600Lot 549 : Figural stool
D. R. Congo, ChokweAlex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium Bonhams New York, November 9, 2011, Lot 353 Mark Eglinton, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 550 : Ceremonial chiefs stool
D. R. Congo, Chokwe/LwenaGerman Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 551 : Half figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, Hemba/KusuBelgian Colonial Collectionnot available anymoreLot 552 : Janiform magical figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, HembaTao Kerefoff, Paris, Francenot available anymore