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 518 : Zoomorphic mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Aaron, Weis, Lausanne, France
not available anymore
Lot 519 : Axe
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 522 : Mask
D. R. Congo, Suku
Paul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 523 : Helmet mask "hemba"
D. R. Congo, Suku
Paul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 524 : Small female figure
D. R. Congo, Tabwa
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 525 : Standing power figure "biteki"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Bruno Claessens, Antwerp, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 526 : Head fragment
D. R. Congo, Teke
Patrick Peire, Bruges, Belgium
sold EUR 300
Lot 527 : Power half figure
D. R. Congo, Tetela
German Private Collection
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 528 : Magical object
D. R. Congo, Vili
collected in situ (1960)
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 529 : Initiation mask "ndeemba"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Old Belgian Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 530 : Small power figure
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Frans Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 531 : Standing power figure "phuungu"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Arnold Bamert, Solothurn, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 532 : Standing female power figure "phuungu"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Alexandre Claes, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 533 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Yakoma
Johann Levy, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 534 : Staff
Angola, Chokwe
German Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 535 : Two clubs
Angola, Ovimbundu
not available anymore
Lot 536 : Group of ethnographica
East Africa
Dietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 537 : Mortar
Ethiopia
Henricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 538 : Processional cross
Ethiopia
August Flick, Cologne, Germany Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 539 : Christian painting
Ethiopia
not available anymore
Lot 540 : Shield
Ethiopia, Amarro
not available anymore
Lot 541 : Shield
Ethiopia, Amhara
Paul Heinz Oidtmann, Dortmund, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 542 : Bracelet
Ethiopia, Arussi
sold EUR 450
Lot 543 : Shield
Ethiopia, Gurage
not available anymore
Lot 544 : Miniature shield
Ethiopia, Oromo
Old German Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 546 : Small shield
Somalia, Somal
Old German Colonial Collection
sold EUR 300
Lot 547 : Shield
Somalia, Somal
not available anymore
Lot 548 : Shield
Uganda, Ganda
Kutzian, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 549 : Doll "ngide"
Kenya, Turkana
not available anymore
Lot 550 : Staff
Tanzania, Kami
Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 551 : Shield
Tanzania, Kerewe
Belgian Private Collection
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 552 : Female figure "mwana hiti"
Tanzania, Kwere
German Collection
not available anymore
Lot 553 : Body mask of a pregnant woman "ndimu"
Tanzania, Makonde
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
not available anymore
Lot 557 : Standing figure
Tanzania, Pare
not available anymore
Lot 558 : Anthrophomorphic mask
Tanzania, Sukuma
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 559 : Standing figure
Tanzania, Zigua
sold EUR 800
Lot 560 : Mask "midimu"
Mozambique, Makonde
French Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 561 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Mozambique, Makua
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 562 : Three knives
South Africa
sold EUR 400
Lot 563 : Staff with equestrian figure
South Africa, Tswana
Swiss Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 564 : Club "knobkerrie"
South Africa, Zulu
Old British Collection
sold EUR 200
Lot 565 : Hatchet
South Africa, Zulu
Old Colonial Collection
sold EUR 200
Lot 567 : Bead adornments
South Africa, Zulu
not available anymore