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.
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
Lot 189: Face mask of the "mblo" group
Lot 193: Standing male ape figure "gbekre"
Lot 203: Mask "deangle"
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
Lot 287: Large sitting female figure
Lot 313: Zoomorphic mask "mangam"
Lot 330: Figure "iphri"
Lot 376: Caryatid vessel "arugba shango"
Lot 409: Figural fragment of a throne
Lot 437: Spirit protector figure "yanda"
Lot 447: Head sculpture
Lot 458: Crouching figure "mvunzi"
Lot 462: Helmet mask "kabongo"
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
Lot 206 : Beak mask "gägon"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dancollected in situ (1974)Not available anymore
Lot 207 : Beak mask "gägon"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanNot available anymore
Lot 208 : Raffia skirt
Côte d'Ivoire, DidaNot available anymore
Lot 209 : Mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, DiomandeNot available anymore
Lot 210 : Mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, DiomandeNot available anymore
Lot 211 : Spoon
Côte d'Ivoire, GreboGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, GermanySold EUR 220
Lot 212 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroNot available anymore
Lot 213 : Mask "zuhu"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroOld English CollectionSold EUR 1,200
Lot 214 : Zoomorphic mask "bolu"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroAlfons Keller, St. Gallen, Switzerland · Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, SwitzerlandNot available anymore
Lot 215 : Mask "kagle"
Côte d'Ivoire, KranBerndt Helleberg, Stockholm, SwedenNot available anymore
Lot 216 : Figural amulet
Côte d'Ivoire, KulangoSold EUR 900
Lot 217 : Horse rider
Côte d'Ivoire, KulangoSold EUR 550
Lot 218 : Ceremonial axe
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany · Michel Gosse, Caen/Paris, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 219 : Door lock
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoKarl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany · Till Storz, Cologne, Germany · Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, GermanyNot available anymore
Lot 220 : Heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoSold EUR 200
Lot 221 : Container
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoPierre Langlois, Paris, FranceSold EUR 1,400
Lot 222 : Figural carved staff "tefalapica"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, GermanyNot available anymore
Lot 223 : Standing male figure "deble"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoSammlung Ahrens, Bonn, Germany · Adrian Schlag, Brussels, BelgiumSold EUR 3,800
Lot 224 : Female figure "deble"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoJohann Levy, Paris, France · Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, FranceNot available anymoreLot 226 : Face mask with bells
Côte d'Ivoire, WéJo de Buck, Brussels, BelgiumNot available anymoreLot 227 : Horned mask of the "je" group
Côte d'Ivoire, YaureBertil Berg, Gothenburg, SwedenNot available anymore
Lot 228 : Ornamental comb "duafe"
Ghana, AkanSold EUR 500
Lot 229 : Ornamental comb "duafe"
Ghana, AkanNot available anymore
Lot 230 : Six combs
Ghana, AkanNot available anymore
Lot 231 : Four ornamental combs
Ghana, AkanSold EUR 350
Lot 232 : Three combs in stylized anthropomorphic shape
Ghana, AkanNot available anymore
Lot 233 : Six goldweights
Ghana, AkanRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany · Inge Arendts, Munich, GermanySold EUR 180
Lot 234 : Eight goldweights
Ghana, AkanIngrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, GermanySold EUR 300
Lot 235 : Group of four containers "forowa"
Ghana, AkanNot available anymore
Lot 236 : Group of three containers "forowa"
Ghana, AkanNot available anymore
Lot 237 : Container "forowa"
Ghana, AshantiNot available anymore
Lot 238 : Receptacle with lid "kuduo"
Ghana, AshantiNot available anymore
Lot 239 : Receptacle with lid "kuduo"
Ghana, AshantiNot available anymore
Lot 240 : Comb
Ghana, AshantiNot available anymore
Lot 241 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiEduard Tschopp, Mutenz, SwitzerlandNot available anymore
Lot 242 : Three fertility dolls
Ghana, AshantiSold EUR 330
Lot 243 : Standing female figure
Ghana, AshantiFrench Private CollectionNot available anymore
Lot 244 : Standing couple
Ghana, AshantiAmerican Private CollectionSold EUR 500
Lot 245 : Stool
Ghana, AshantiChristie’s Amsterdam, 27.05.1987, lot 607 · Hans-Wilhelm Wittmeier, Wassenaar, The NetherlandsSold EUR 150
Lot 246 : Stool
Ghana, AshantiSold EUR 600
Lot 247 : Ritual stool
Ghana, AshantiSold EUR 1,800
Lot 248 : Female shrine figure
Ghana, FanteKarl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany, collected in situ (1960’s) · Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany · Dutch Private CollectionSold EUR 750
Lot 249 : Standing female figure
Ghana, FanteGerd Rosen, Berlin, GermanySold EUR 300
Lot 250 : Fertility doll
Ghana, FanteSold EUR 350
Lot 251 : Fertility doll
Ghana, FanteJürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, GermanySold EUR 250
Lot 252 : Comb
Ghana, FanteNot available anymore
Lot 253 : Three combs in stylized anthropomorphic shape
Ghana, FanteSold EUR 300
Lot 254 : Standing figure
Togo, LossoSold EUR 300
Lot 255 : Standing couple
Togo, LossoKarl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany · German Private CollectionNot available anymore
Lot 256 : Standing ancestor figure "bavong tchitchiri"
Togo, MobaNot available anymore