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 603 : Small power figure
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Lot 604 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Pater Josef Malfliet, Schifferstadt, Germany
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 605 : Standing power figure "phuungu"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany Belgian Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 606 : Ceremonial adze "khaandu"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Pater Josef Malfliet, Schifferstadt, Germany
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 607 : Short sword
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Pater Josef Malfliet, Schifferstadt, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 608 : Quadruped
D. R. Congo, Yaka/Suku/Lele
Pater Josef Malfliet, Schifferstadt, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 609 : Memorial figure of a female dignitary "ngudi"
D. R. Congo, Yombe
Galerie d'Eendt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Elisabeth Verhey, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 610 : Dignitary staff
Angola
Merton Simpson, New York, USA Eduardo Uhart, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 611 : Dignitary staff with anthropomorphic head
Angola, Ovimbundu
not available anymore
Lot 612 : Dignitary staff
Angola, Ovimbundu
German Private Collection, coll. in situ 1924/1925
not available anymore
Lot 613 : Dignitary staff
Angola, Ovimbundu
Fernando Moncada, Lisbon, Portugal
sold EUR 500
Lot 614 : Shield
Ethiopia, Amarro
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 615 : Post-shaped memorial sculpture
Ethiopia, Konso
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland (1970s)
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 616 : Standing female figure
Kenya, Kamba
Demba Sow, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
not available anymore
Lot 617 : Spherical lip plug
Kenya, Turkana
not available anymore
Lot 618 : Two baskets with lids "agaseki"
Rwanda, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 619 : Two baskets with lids "agaseki"
Rwanda, Tutsi
sold EUR 800
Lot 620 : Two baskets with lids "agaseki"
Rwanda, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 621 : Two baskets with lids "agaseki"
Rwanda, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 622 : Two wickerwork receptacles with lid "agaseki"
Rwanda, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 623 : Nine basket trays
Rwanda, Tutsi
sold EUR 450
Lot 624 : Figurally carved staff
Tanzania
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 625 : Standing female figure
Tanzania, Kerewe
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
not available anymore
Lot 626 : Trough zither
Tanzania, Kwere
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden
not available anymore
Lot 627 : Medicine horn
Tanzania, Zigua
German Private Collection
sold EUR 600
Lot 628 : Mask "sachihongo"
Zambia, Mbunda
Jean-Louis Grimaud, Mulhouse, France
not available anymore
Lot 629 : Oval bowl with lid
Zambia, Rotse
Austrian Private Collection
sold EUR 900
Lot 630 : Oval bowl with lid
Zambia, Rotse
Ketterer, Munich
not available anymore
Lot 631 : Oval bowl with lid
Zambia, Rotse
Ketterer, Munich
not available anymore
Lot 632 : Round bowl with lid
Zambia, Rotse
Ketterer, Munich
not available anymore
Lot 633 : Presentation object
Zambia, Rotse
sold EUR 800
Lot 634 : Helmet mask "lipiko"
Mozambique, Makonde
Dutch Private Collection
sold EUR 2,800
Lot 635 : Bridal badges "omakipa"
Namibia
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 636 : Bridal badge "omakipa"
Namibia
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 637 : Bridal badge "omakipa"
Namibia
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 638 : Bridal badge "omakipa"
Namibia
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 639 : Bridal badge "omakipa"
Namibia
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany
sold EUR 330
Lot 640 : Bridal badges "omakipa"
Namibia
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 641 : Bridal badges "omakipa"
Namibia
Jürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 642 : Articles of daily use and weapons
South Africa
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 643 : Receptacle
South Africa
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 644 : Neckrest
South Africa, Zulu
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 645 : Club "knobkerrie"
South Africa, Zulu
Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore