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 308
Water spirit mask
Nigeria, Ijaw
not available anymore
Lot 309
Janiform bush spirit shrine figure
Nigeria, Ijaw
Old British Private Collection
sold EUR 4,700
Lot 310
Elephant spirit mask "ogbodo enyi"
Nigeria, Ibo-Izzi (Abakaliki-Ibo)
not available anymore
Lot 311
Male dance crest "aku onu"
Nigeria, Jukun
collected in situ (1950's) Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, Sweden
not available anymore
Lot 312
Mask
Nigeria, Koro
collected in situ (early 1950's)
sold EUR 650
Lot 313
Zoomorphic mask "mangam"
Nigeria, Mama
Ulrich von Schroeder, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 314
Standing female figure
Nigeria, Mama
Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 315
Standing female figure
Nigeria, Montol
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 316
Standing figure
Nigeria, Mumuye
French Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 317
Figurally carved staff
Nigeria, Mumuye
sold EUR 800
Lot 318
Standing female ancestor figure
Nigeria, Mumuye
sold EUR 800
Lot 319
Standing ancestor figure
Nigeria, Mumuye
collected in situ (early 1970's)
not available anymore
Lot 320
Standing female figure
Nigeria, Mumuye
Old French Collection
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 321
Standing figure
Nigeria, Mumuye
French Collection
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 322
Helmet mask
Nigeria, Mumuye
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 323
Mask "elu"
Nigeria, Ogoni
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 324
Mask with hinged jaw "elu"
Nigeria, Ogoni
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 325
Two helmet masks
Nigeria, Tiv
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 326
Standing female figure
Nigeria, Tiv
not available anymore
Lot 327
Small female figure
Nigeria, Tiv
sold EUR 400
Lot 328
Axe
Nigeria, Tiv
Gallery L'Accrosonge, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 329
Standing female figure
Nigeria, Tiv
not available anymore
Lot 330
Figure "iphri"
Nigeria, Urhobo
Helen Kuhn, Los Angeles, USA Dave de Roche, San Francisco, USA Scott Rodolitz, New York, USA
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 331
Female figure "edjo re akare"
Nigeria, Urhobo
collected in situ (early 1970's)
sold EUR 5,500
Lot 332
Standing figure
Nigeria, Urhobo
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 333
Vessel with lid
Nigeria, Yoruba
Ilka Oberhofer, Passau, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 334
Standing female figure with bowl
Nigeria, Yoruba
Gerd Rosen, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 335
Mask "gelede"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Josef Kierspel, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 336
Mask "gelede"
Nigeria, Yoruba
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 337
Zoomorphic mask "gelede"
Nigeria, Yoruba-Anago
not available anymore
Lot 338
Helmet mask "epa"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Pace Primitive, New York, USA American Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 339
Helmet mask " oloko"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 340
Dance crest "egungun"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Mareidi Stoll, Munich, Germany Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 341
Dance crest "egungun"
Nigeria, Yoruba
not available anymore
Lot 342
Dance crest "egungun"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 343
Dance crest "egungun"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain
not available anymore
Lot 344
Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo (presumably from Ilobu)
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 345
Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila area, Igbomina tribe
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 346
Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 347
Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Offa, Igbomina
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 348
Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 349
Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oke Iho, Oyo
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 380
Lot 350
Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila Orangun, Igbomina
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 351
Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 330
Lot 352
Twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 140
Lot 353
Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 354
Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila-Orangun, Igbomina tribe
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 355
Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 356
Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 357
Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in beaded coat
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibadan
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 650