June 28, 2014

77th tribal art auction

Fine old tribal art from Africa, Oceania, Asia, and America as well as Classical Antiquities. Carvings from the collections of renowned collectors and respected experts. Benin – A Kingdoms Masterpieces.

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Highlights

Lot 3: Rice god "bulul"
Lot 41: Shield
Lot 100: Poncho
Lot 101: Shoulder cloth
Lot 104: Female head sculpture
Lot 105: Male head sculpture
Lot 132: Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Lot 133: Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Lot 140: Standing couple
Lot 142: Caryatid stool
Lot 145: Equestrian figure
Lot 146: Ceremonial container
Lot 152: Anthropomorphic mask
Lot 167: Zoomorphic mask "kobiay"
Lot 177: Couple
1/2
Lot 186: Standing female figure "blolo bla"
1/2
Lot 189: Face mask of the "mblo" group
1/2
Lot 193: Standing male ape figure "gbekre"
Lot 203: Mask "deangle"
1/2
Lot 224: Female figure "deble"
Lot 226: Face mask with bells
Lot 227: Horned mask of the "je" group
Lot 261: Fragment of a pectoral
Lot 262: Fragment of a pectoral
Lot 263: Figural group
Lot 264: Man with ceremonial sword
1/2
Lot 266: Female attendant of the Queen mother "Iyoba"
Lot 287: Large sitting female figure
1/2
Lot 309: Janiform bush spirit shrine figure
Lot 313: Zoomorphic mask "mangam"
1/5
Lot 330: Figure "iphri"
Lot 376: Caryatid vessel "arugba shango"
1/2
Lot 377: Maternity
1/2
Lot 409: Figural fragment of a throne
Lot 419: Standing male figure with drinking horn
1/2
Lot 422: Male guardian figure "eyema byeri"
Lot 437: Spirit protector figure "yanda"
1/2
Lot 447: Head sculpture
1/2
Lot 458: Crouching figure "mvunzi"
Lot 462: Helmet mask "kabongo"
1/2
Lot 464: Kneeling bowl bearer
Lot 467: Standing figure
Lot 478: Headrest
Lot 509: Standing female power figure "nkisi"
Lot 533: Standing male figure
Lot 561: Anthropomorphic face mask

77th tribal art auction

Lot 1 : Two figures and opium weight
Asia
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 2 : Spoon
Philippines - Ifugao
Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
sold EUR 150
Lot 3 : Rice god "bulul"
Philippines - Ifugao
William Beyer (collected 1978)
not available anymore
Lot 4 : Vessel of betel set "djupu"
Indonesia - Northern Borneo, West Coast of Sabah
August Flick, Cologne, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 5 : Standing female figure "hampatong"
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
Hans Petereit, Cologne, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 6 : Zoomorphic figure
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USA
sold EUR 200
Lot 7 : Sword "mandau"
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
Dutch Private Collection Hans Uwe Kiel, Eschweiler
not available anymore
Lot 8 : Sword "mandau"
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
not available anymore
Lot 9 : Neck ornament of the headhunters "kalabubu"
Indonesia - Nias
sold EUR 280
Lot 10 : Dancing sash "simata godang"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak
August Flick, Cologne, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 11 : Bullet retainer "baba ni onggang"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak
not available anymore
Lot 12 : Hilt of a "keris"
Indonesia - Java
Jürgen Funke, Amstetten, Austria
Price EUR 2,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 13 : Mask "klana bapang"
Indonesia - Java
not available anymore
Lot 14 : Jacket
South-East-Asia, Akha/Miao
not available anymore
Lot 15 : Head sculpture of Buddha
Indonesia, Java
Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
sold EUR 330
Lot 16 : Two head sculptures
Southeast Asia
Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 17 : Head sculpture of a young man with moustache
India
Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 18 : Head sculpture of Buddha
Thailand
Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
sold EUR 120
Lot 19 : Seated figure
Nepal
Louis Nierijnck, Maastricht, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 20 : Mask
Nepal
French Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 21 : Demon mask "lakhe"
Nepal
Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 22 : Skull "kapala"
Nepal
sold EUR 7,000
Lot 24 : Female face mask
India, Arunachal Pradesh, Monpa
Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 25 : Stela
North India
Georg Hartl, Deggendorf, Germany (1961) Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 26 : Small seated figure
India, Naga
collected in situ (1970's)
not available anymore
Lot 27 : Standing male figure
India, Naga
collected in situ (1970's)
not available anymore
Lot 28 : Standing figure
India, Naga
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 29 : Standing warriors effigy
India, Naga
Canadian Private Collection
Price EUR 1,200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 30 : Warrior's ceremonial headdress
India, Naga
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 31 : Belt with wooden sheath and "dao" knife
India, Naga
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 32 : Shield
India, Naga
not available anymore
Lot 33 : Shield
China
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 34 : Working knife "sisavavuavua tjakit" in wooden sheath
Taiwan, Paiwan
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 35 : Demon mask "ryu oni" with horns
Japan
Werner Krauß, Vienna, Austria Zemanek-Münster, 3. März 2012, lot 136 Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 36 : Mask of the "no" theatre
Japan
not available anymore
Lot 37 : Amulet
Tibet
not available anymore
Lot 38 : Drum "em"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
Henk van Halm, The Netherlands Michel Thieme, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 39 : War shield
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
Thomas Schulze, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 2,600
Lot 40 : Bride-price "talipun"
Papua New Guinea - Boiken area, Yangoru
not available anymore
Lot 41 : Shield
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya) - Cenderawasih-Bay
Dutch Private Collection (collected before the 1940's)
sold EUR 4,200
Lot 42 : Ceremonial spear thrower "mino"
Papua New Guinea, Iatmul
Old Missionary Collection Holy Heart, Antwerp, Belgium
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 43 : Ceremonial ladle
Papua New Guinea, Iatmul
Old Missionary Collection Holy Heart, Antwerp, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 44 : Spear-club
Papua New Guinea - Massim
Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 45 : War club
Papua New Guinea - Massim
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 46 : Loincloth
Papua New Guinea - Lake Sentani
Old Missionary Collection Holy Heart, Antwerp, Belgium
sold EUR 800
Lot 47 : Spear thrower "wawi a kaino"
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Old German Colonial Collection Paul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 48 : Spear thrower
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
not available anymore
Lot 49 : Ancestor spirit mask
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
sold EUR 300
Lot 50 : Ritual object
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Peter Kohler, Ascona, Switzerland Paul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 51 : Suspension hook
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Paul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
sold EUR 450