October 18, 2014

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).

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Highlights

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Lot 3: Shield "kliau"
Lot 34: Spirit board "malu"
Lot 45: Overmodeled ancestor skull
Lot 47: Skull hut "kosa"
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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
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Lot 203: Standing male ancestor figure "blolo bian"
Lot 220: Mask "zakpai"
Lot 229: Heddle pulley "kono"
Lot 245: Anthropomorphic figure "kafigelejo"
Lot 248: Standing female figure
Lot 273: Waist pendant or hip ornament: human face
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
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Lot 387: Figure of mother and child "lefem"
Lot 393: Post
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Lot 415: Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 421: Mask
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Lot 422: Maiden spirit mask "mwana pwo"
Lot 423: Mask "mwana pwo"
Lot 439: Hat "sawamazembe"
Lot 440: Small standing figure
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Lot 459: Anthropomorphic headrest "musamo"
Lot 475: Figure "okifa"
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Lot 490: Mask "kifwebe"
Lot 496: Power figure "nkisi" with turned head
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Lot 497: Standing male power figure "nkisi"
Lot 505: Power figure
Lot 508: Figural object
Lot 516: Large mask
Lot 539: Face mask

78th tribal art auction

Lot 102 : Slat doll "omolangidi"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Galerie Lefevre, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 220
Lot 103 : Doll
Cameroon, Fali
Christoph Krüger, Vienna, Austria Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 180
Lot 104 : Fertilty doll
Cameroon, Fali
Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 900
Lot 105 : Fertility doll
Cameroon, Namchi
Martial Bronsin, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 106 : Fertility doll
Cameroon, Namchi
Martial Bronsin, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 107 : Fertility doll
Cameroon, Namchi
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 108 : Doll
D. R. Congo, Luba
René David, Zurich, Switzerland Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 109 : Doll
D. R. Congo, Luba
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 110 : Doll
Chad, Maba
Marceau Rivière, Paris, France Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 111 : Doll
Chad, Bagirmi
Marceau Rivière, Paris, France Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 112 : Doll
Angola, Mwila
Robert Vogel, Cape Town, South Africa Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 113 : Doll
Angola, Mwila
Robert Vogel, Cape Town, South Africa Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 114 : Doll
Angola, Ovambo
Julius Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 115 : Female fertility doll "ikoku"
Kenya, Turkana
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 116 : Fertility doll "mwana hiti"
Tanzania, Doe
Lavuun Quackelbeen, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 117 : Fertility doll "mwana hiti"
Tanzania, Doe
Lavuun Quackelbeen, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 118 : Fertility doll "mwana hiti"
Tanzania, Kwere
René David, Zurich, Switzerland Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 119 : Fertility doll "mwana hiti"
Tanzania, Luguru
Lavuun Quackelbeen, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 120 : Fertility doll "mwana hiti"
Tanzania, Zaramo
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany Christian Franke, Stuttgart, Germany Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 121 : Doll
Tanzania, Ha
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 122 : Doll
Tanzania, Nyamwesi
Lavuun Quackelbeen, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 123 : Doll
Tanzania, Nyaturu
Lavuun Quackelbeen, Brussels, Belgium Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 124 : Doll
Namibia, Himba
Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 125 : Three dolls
Namibia, Ovambo
Peter Haller, Swakopmund, Namibia Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 380
Lot 126 : Doll
Namibia, Ovambo
Peter Haller, Swakopmund, Namibia Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 280
Lot 127 : Fertility doll "gimwane"
South Africa, Ntwane
Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 128 : Fertilty doll "gimwane"
South Africa, Sotho
Günther Morgenstern, South Africa Brigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 129 : Dagger "koummya"
Morocco
sold EUR 200
Lot 130 : Three daggers
Morocco
sold EUR 50
Lot 131 : Neckrest
Sudan, Dinka
Private Collection
sold EUR 900
Lot 132 : Five necklaces
West Africa
Ilka Oberhofer, Passau, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 133 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Liberia, Bassa
collected in situ in Monrovia, Liberia (1973) Stacy Collection, Washington D.C., USA
sold EUR 700
Lot 134 : Ceremonial spoon "wakemia"
Liberia, Dan
collected in situ in Monrovia, Liberia (1973) Stacy Collection, Washington D.C., USA
sold EUR 1,950
Lot 135 : Standing female figure "kambei"
Sierra Leone, Mende
not available anymore
Lot 136 : Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, Mende
Stacy Collection, Washington D.C., USA (1970)
not available anymore
Lot 137 : Helmet mask
Sierra Leone, Mende
Wolfgang Peschke, Hachenburg, Germany
sold EUR 3,400
Lot 138 : Helmet mask "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, Mende
American Private Collection, Philadelphia, USA
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 139 : Trumpet
Sierra Leone, Mende
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 140 : Ritual object "anok"
Guinea, Baga
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 141 : Garment of a fetischeur
Mali
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 143 : Door lock
Mali, Bamana
Anita Schröder, Munich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 144 : Small female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
not available anymore
Lot 145 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
not available anymore
Lot 146 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
Josef Herman, Suffolk, Great Britain
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 147 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
Christie's Paris, 20 Juin 2006, lot 65 Monica Wengraf, London, Great Britain
not available anymore
Lot 148 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni" with headdress
Mali, Bamana
Leslie Sacks, Los Angeles, USA Sebastian Fernandez, New York, USA
sold EUR 4,500
Lot 149 : Big standing male figure
Mali, Bamana
Weintraub Gallery, New York, USA Michael Rhodes, New York, USA
not available anymore
Lot 150 : Hyaena mask "suruku"
Mali, Bamana
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 151 : Zoomorphic mask
Mali, Bamana
not available anymore
Lot 152 : Hyaena mask "suruku"
Mali, Bamana
not available anymore