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 51 : War club "dromudromu"
Fidji IslandsOld British Collectionsold EUR 1,000Lot 53 : Male figure "moai kavakava"
Easter IslandsHans Himmelheber, Heidelberg, Germany Georg Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (since the early 1950s)sold EUR 22,000Lot 54 : Figure of a goddess
TongaMrs. Comotto, Italian missionary Margherita Mona Comotto-Staley, Portsmouth, Great Britain Andrew Staley, Nottingham, Great Britainnot available anymoreLot 55 : Tjuringa
AustraliaLemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlandssold EUR 600Lot 56 : Carrying dish "coolamon"
Australia, Centralsold EUR 300Lot 57 : Human skull
Europe, alpineAustrian Collection, Kufsteinsold EUR 1,000Lot 58 : Fragment of a zoomorphic sculpture
Alaska, Bering seasold EUR 1,000Lot 59 : Miniature sculpture of a polar bear
Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Punuk Culturesold EUR 750Lot 60 : Fish lure
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, Inuitsold EUR 500Lot 61 : "Ulu" knife
Alaska, Punuk Culturesold EUR 1,000Lot 62 : Human head
Canada/Alaska, Thule or Punuksold EUR 450Lot 63 : Anthropomorphic torso
Canada/Alaska, Thule or PunukMark Eglinton, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 64 : Fish hook
Canada, Inuit, Thule culturesold EUR 300Lot 65 : Fetish in zoomorphic form
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, Inuitsold EUR 400Lot 66 : Birdhead sculpture
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, InuitPeter Webbs, London, Great Britainsold EUR 650Lot 67 : Hunting fetish: walrus
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, Inuitsold EUR 400Lot 68 : Two animal sculpture in minature form
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, Inuitsold EUR 300Lot 69 : Mask face
Mexicosold EUR 650Lot 70 : Idol
Mexico, Guerreronot available anymoreLot 71 : Idol
Mexico, Guerrerosold EUR 750Lot 72 : Idol
Mexico, GuerreroDick Meijer, Amsterdam, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 73 : Standing female figure
West Mexico, Jalisco, San JuanitoAmerican Collection, Californiasold EUR 800Lot 74 : Four fragments of fabric
South America, pre-columbianRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerlandsold EUR 400Lot 75 : Standing female figure
South America, IncaUlrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 76 : Standing female figure
South America, IncaUlrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 77 : Weaving utensil
Peru, Chimu - Lambayequesold EUR 800Lot 78 : Stirrup-spout vessel
Peru, Chimusold EUR 400Lot 79 : Vessel in shape of a fish
Peru, Chimusold EUR 400Lot 80 : Stirrup-spout vessel
Peru, Mochesold EUR 800Lot 81 : Stirrup-spout vessel
Peru, Mochesold EUR 750Lot 82 : Figural stirrup vessel
Peru, Mochesold EUR 600Lot 83 : Stirrup-spout vessel
Peru, Mochesold EUR 650Lot 84 : Standing figure
Peru, Moche, Phase IUlrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 85 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, FanteBrigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 86 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, FanteRené David, Zurich, Switzerland Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymoreLot 87 : Fertility doll "akua ba^"
Ghana, FanteManfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymoreLot 88 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AbronBrigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 89 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiRené David, Zurich, Switzerland Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 1,600Lot 90 : Doll
Guinea-Bissau, BalanteGerman Private Collection, Stuttgart Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 200Lot 91 : Fertility doll
Burkina Faso, MossiGalerie Lefevre, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 92 : Five fertility dolls
Burkina Faso, MossiBrigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymoreLot 93 : Fertility doll "biiga
Burkina Faso, MossiMareidi Singer, Munich, Germany Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 330Lot 94 : Fertility doll "biiga"
Burkina Faso, MossiOld German Private Collection Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 150Lot 95 : Female pair of twin figures "venavi"
Togo, EweGert Chesi, Schwaz, Austria Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 96 : Female figure "venavi"
Togo, EweRené David, Zurich, Switzerland Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 250Lot 97 : Female doll "venavi"
Togo, EweBrigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 200Lot 98 : Three dolls "venavi"
Togo, Eweb) Gert Chesi, Schwaz, Austria Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymoreLot 99 : Two female dolls
Benin, FonBrigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 200Lot 100 : Slat doll "omolangidi"
Nigeria, YorubaBrigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 350Lot 101 : Two slat dolls "omolangidi"
Nigeria, Yorubaa) Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany b) Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymore