78th tribal art auction
Fine old tribal art from Africa, Oceania, Asia, and America as well as objects from the pre-Columbian period. Ivory insignia of the ‚bwami‘ society. African dolls from the Bofinger Collection, Stuttgart (Germany).
Highlights
Lot 3: Shield "kliau"
Lot 34: Spirit board "malu"
Lot 45: Overmodeled ancestor skull
Lot 47: Skull hut "kosa"
Lot 54: Figure of a goddess
Lot 63: Anthropomorphic torso
Lot 107: Fertility doll
Lot 114: Doll
Lot 147: Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Lot 198: Maternité
Lot 220: Mask "zakpai"
Lot 229: Heddle pulley "kono"
Lot 245: Anthropomorphic figure "kafigelejo"
Lot 248: Standing female figure
Lot 276: Lid of a box
Lot 282: Standing female figure
Lot 283: Standing female figure
Lot 307: Figural carved headdress
Lot 379: Bell "omo" of the "ogboni" society
Lot 393: Post
Lot 415: Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 421: Mask
Lot 422: Maiden spirit mask "mwana pwo"
Lot 423: Mask "mwana pwo"
Lot 439: Hat "sawamazembe"
Lot 440: Small standing figure
Lot 459: Anthropomorphic headrest "musamo"
Lot 475: Figure "okifa"
Lot 490: Mask "kifwebe"
Lot 505: Power figure
Lot 508: Figural object
Lot 516: Large mask
Lot 539: Face mask
Lot 503 : Standing male power figure "biteki"
D. R. Congo, TekeEduard Tschopp, Mutenz, Switzerlandnot available anymoreLot 504 : Standing power figure "biteki"
D. R. Congo, TekePaul Kummert, Frankfurt, Germanynot available anymoreLot 505 : Power figure
D. R. Congo, TekeJan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden Eric Grate, Stockholm, Sweden Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 5,500Lot 506 : Standing male power figure
D. R. Congo, Tetela/SongeAmerican Private Collection, Queens, New Yorknot available anymoreLot 507 : Sitting female figure
D. R. Congo, Vilinot available anymoreLot 508 : Figural object
D. R. Congo, ViliMichael Graham-Stewart, London/Auckland, Great Britain/New Zealandsold EUR 3,000Lot 509 : Power figure "khosi" with janus head
D. R. Congo, Yakanot available anymoreLot 510 : Female power figure
D. R. Congo, YakaJohn Tenney, s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 511 : Small standing janiform figure
D. R. Congo, Yakanot available anymoreLot 512 : Charm "baana maphasa"
D. R. Congo, YakaWilliam Brill, New York, USAsold EUR 1,000Lot 513 : Mask "kholuka"
D. R. Congo, Yakasold EUR 1,000Lot 514 : Small standing female figure
D. R. Congo, YombeFrench Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 515 : Mask
D. R. Congo, Yombenot available anymoreLot 516 : Large mask
D. R. Congo, ZimbaArmand Arman, Paris/New York John Giltsoff, Girona, Spainsold EUR 7,000Lot 517 : Mask
D. R. Congo, Zombo/YakaPortuguese Colonial Collection (1930) Fernando Moncada, Lisbon, Portugal Michel van den Dries, Gavere, Belgiumsold EUR 3,500Lot 518 : Kneeling female figure
D. R. Congo, ZomboLucas Ratton, Paris, Francenot available anymoreLot 519 : Mask "mwana pwo"
Angola, ChokweMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium (1982) Leon Wallace, Los Angeles, USAsold EUR 1,585Lot 520 : Monkey figure
Angola, ChokweAmerican Private Collection, California Taylor Dale, Santa Fé, New Mexico, USAsold EUR 1,600Lot 521 : Prayer board
Chadcollected in situ (1960's)sold EUR 300Lot 522 : Shield
Ethiopia, Amarrosold EUR 450Lot 523 : Couple of figures on a plank
South Africa, ZuluChristie's Paris, 20 Juin 2006, lot 234not available anymoreLot 524 : Standing male figure
Madagascar, SakalavaNew Zealand Private Collectionsold EUR 850Lot 525 : Shield
Somalia, Somalnot available anymoreLot 526 : Seated female figure with pounder
Kenya, KambaPoorter, South Francesold EUR 2,500Lot 527 : Seated female figure
Kenya, KambaPoorter, South Francenot available anymoreLot 528 : Seated female figure
Kenya, KambaJosef Herman, Suffolk, Great Britainsold EUR 1,000Lot 529 : Male figure
Kenya, KambaPoorter, South Francenot available anymoreLot 530 : Shield
Kenya, Masaicollected in the 1970's Heinz Albert Karl Felix (1921-2008)sold EUR 220Lot 531 : Two female dolls
Kenya, Turkanasold EUR 150Lot 533 : Face mask
Tanzania, Lake Victoria (former Lake Ukerewe)Belgian Collectionnot available anymoreLot 534 : Figure of an Askari
Tanzania, KwerePhillips Auctions, Great Britain, Sale No. 196, lot 487 Hans-Wilhelm Wittmeier, Rösrath, Germanysold EUR 240Lot 535 : Sitting anthropo-zoomorphic figure
Tanzania, LuguruPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germanynot available anymoreLot 536 : Fly whisk
Tanzania, ZaramoJan Lundberg, Malmö, Swedennot available anymoreLot 537 : Fertility doll "mwana hiti"
Tanzania, ZaramoIngo Evers, Bonn, Germanynot available anymoreLot 538 : Four hairpins
Tanzania, Zaramosold EUR 450Lot 539 : Face mask
Sambia, Chokwe, Lwena (Lovale)Monica Wengraf, London, Great Britainnot available anymoreLot 540 : Sowrd knife
Zimbabwe, ShonaPierre Loos, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 2,200Lot 541 : Helmet mask "lipiko"
Mozambique, MakondeMissionary Museum, Münsterschwarzachnot available anymoreLot 542 : Helmet mask "lipiko"
Mozambique, MakondeMissionary Museum, Münsterschwarzachnot available anymoreLot 544 : Four bridal badges "omakipa"
Namibiasold EUR 200Lot 545 : Dignitary staff
South Africa, NguniGerman Collectionnot available anymore