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 402 : Receptacle with lid "kuduo"
Ghana, AkanJürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germanysold EUR 400
Lot 403 : Knife and ornamental comb
Ghana, AkanDietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 200
Lot 404 : Comb
Ghana, AkanRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 350
Lot 405 : Five combs
Ghana, AshantiJürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germanysold EUR 450
Lot 406 : Four combs
Ghana, AshantiJürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germanysold EUR 130
Lot 407 : Fertility doll
Ghana, AshantiJürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germanysold EUR 250
Lot 408 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiInge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,600
Lot 409 : Drum
Ghana, Ashantinot available anymore
Lot 410 : Colonfigure: officer with miliary salutation
Ghana, Ashantisold EUR 500
Lot 411 : Standing female figure
Ghana, Ashantisold EUR 1,200
Lot 412 : Pair of twin figures "venavi"
Ghana, Ewesold EUR 820
Lot 413 : Standing female figure
Ghana, FanteHarrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlandssold EUR 450
Lot 414 : Large fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, FanteRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 3,300
Lot 415 : Fertility doll
Ghana, FanteHarrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlandssold EUR 400
Lot 416 : Fertility doll
Ghana, FanteJürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germanysold EUR 300
Lot 417 : Pair of figures
Togo, AdaMichel Gosse, Caen/Paris, Francenot available anymore
Lot 418 : Figure in colon style
Togo, Ewesold EUR 250
Lot 419 : Two female dolls
Togo, Ewenot available anymore
Lot 420 : Female bowl bearer
Togo, EweEmil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany Christie's, Paris, 1 Décembre 2010, lot 76sold EUR 3,800
Lot 421 : Shield
Togo, TambermaDietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 422 : Doll
Benin, Fonnot available anymore
Lot 423 : Big magical figure "bochio"
Benin, FonGerman Private Collection, North Rhine-Westphaliasold EUR 1,400
Lot 424 : House altar "gou"
Benin, FonChristian Franke, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 3,300
Lot 425 : Two erotic groups of figures
Benin, FonHarrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlandssold EUR 200
Lot 426 : Buffalo mask "nam gbalang"
Nigeria, Chambasold EUR 1,400
Lot 427 : Standing pair of figures
Nigeria, Chambanot available anymore
Lot 428 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, DjompreRobert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The Netherlandsnot available anymore
Lot 429 : Janusfaced helmet mask
Nigeria, Ejagham/Akparabongsold EUR 700
Lot 430 : Marionette
Nigeria, Eket/IbibioMarcel Nies, Antwerp, Belgium (1991) Gerard Verdijk (1934-2005) and Josephine Sloet, The Netherlandssold EUR 2,000
Lot 431 : Mask
Nigeria, EketRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 450
Lot 432 : Hunter's decoy headdress "burtu"
Nigeria, Hausasold EUR 500
Lot 433 : Koran in leather case
Nigeria, HausaRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 80
Lot 434 : Mask "mfon ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioNiamé Keita, Bamako, Mali (1972)not available anymore
Lot 435 : Mask "mfon ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 400
Lot 436 : Mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 750
Lot 437 : Face mask "okua"
Nigeria, IdomaIlse Ehlers, Wuppertal, Germanysold EUR 1,200
Lot 438 : Anthropomorphic dance crest of the "ogrinye" society
Nigeria, Idomanot available anymore
Lot 439 : Helmet mask
Nigeria, Idomasold EUR 1,200
Lot 440 : Big anthropomorphic mask
Nigeria, Idoma/IgalaManfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 441 : Mask
Nigeria, Ebirasold EUR 1,500
Lot 442 : Mask "okoroshi"
Nigeria, IgboJan Lundberg, Malmö, Swedennot available anymore
Lot 443 : Helmet mask
Nigeria, Igbo/IdomaJean-Paul Agogué, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Lot 444 : Anthropomorphic mask
Nigeria, IgboDutch Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 445 : Anthropomorphic mask
Nigeria, IgboLore Kegel and Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany collected in situ (1958, in the vicinity of the town Ikot-Ekpene, Niger Delta, Akwa Ibom)not available anymore
Lot 446 : Small mask
Nigeria, IgboRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 150
Lot 447 : Doll
Nigeria, Igbonot available anymore
Lot 448 : Doll in shape of a female figure
Nigeria, Igbosold EUR 450
Lot 449 : Female doll
Nigeria, Igbonot available anymore
Lot 450 : Maternité
Nigeria, Igbo/IzziMichel Gosse, Caen/Paris, Francenot available anymore
Lot 451 : Seated figure "ikenga"
Nigeria, IgboFrench Private Collectionnot available anymore