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 153 : Zoomorphic mask "kono"
Mali, Bamana
Harrie Nieuwland, The Hague, The Netherlands
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 154 : Zoomorphic mask "sukun"
Mali, Bamana
Priate Collection Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 155 : Ape mask "ngon"
Mali, Bamana
not available anymore
Lot 156 : Monkey mask "ngon"
Mali, Bamana
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Lore Kegel & Georg Kegel, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 157 : Zoomorphic mask of the "korè society"
Mali, Bamana
Swiss Private Collection, Lausanne
not available anymore
Lot 158 : Mask
Mali, Bamana
Carla Ziegler, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 200
Lot 159 : Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
Helmut von Hacht, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 2,600
Lot 160 : Head of a hobby horse "koredugaso"
Mali, Bamana
Walter Grieder, Basel, Switzerland
sold EUR 850
Lot 161 : Marionette
Mali, Bamana
sold EUR 800
Lot 162 : Staff
Mali, Bamana
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 163 : Figural handle
Mali, Bamana
Josef Mueller, Solothurn, Switzerland Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland
sold EUR 16,000
Lot 164 : Heddle pulley
Mali, Bamana
not available anymore
Lot 165 : Quadruped
Mali, Dogon
Guggenbühl, Basel, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 166 : Standing female figure
Mali, Dogon, Seno Plain
Old British Collection
sold EUR 150
Lot 167 : Seated figure
Mali, Dogon
Fred ten Houten, Groningen, The Netherlands
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 168 : Maternitè
Mali, Dogon
Dandrieu-Giovagnoni, Rome, Italy
sold EUR 4,550
Lot 169 : Figural fragment
Mali, Dogon
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 170 : Standing miniature figure
Mali, Dogon
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 171 : Small standing male figure
Mali, Dogon
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 172 : Female altar figure
Mali, Dogon, Seno plain
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 173 : Sitting female figure with headdress
Mali, Dogon
Robert Jacobsen, Copenhagen, Denmark Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 174 : Antelope mask "walu"
Mali, Dogon
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 175 : Mask "kanaga"
Mali, Dogon
Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 176 : Mask
Mali, Dogon
Franz Fürutter, Trieste, Italy
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 177 : Dance crest
Mali, Malinke
not available anymore
Lot 178 : Standing female figure
Mali, Malinke
Jean-Paul Agogué, Paris, France Philippe Ratton, Paris, France
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 179 : Mask "kore"
Mali, Marka
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 180 : Mask "nwenka"
Burkina Faso, Bobo
Dieter Röttger, Sylt, Germany Galerie Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany
sold EUR 3,300
Lot 181 : Zoomorphic mask
Burkina Faso, Bwa
American Private Collection
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 182 : Buffalo mask
Burkina Faso, Bwa
Ketterer Munich, 6. Mai 1978, lot 49
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 183 : Male figure "bangala"
Burkina Faso, Dagari
John Giltsoff, Girona, Spain
not available anymore
Lot 184 : Figural fragment
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi
sold EUR 400
Lot 185 : Bracelet
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 186 : Bed
Burkina Faso, Lobi
sold EUR 200
Lot 187 : Two stools
Burkina Faso, Lobi
sold EUR 350
Lot 188 : Small head
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Jean-Michel Huguenin, Paris, France
sold EUR 200
Lot 189 : Male figure "bateba ti puo"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
collected in situ (1976) Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 190 : Male figure "bateba yadawora"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Peter Ackermann, Hamburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 191 : Standing figure "bateba ti puo"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
sold EUR 4,500
Lot 192 : Head stake "baathil"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France Marc Franklin, Portland, USA
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 193 : Mask "karanga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
American Private Collection, Florida
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 194 : Mask "karanga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
Helmut Gernsheim, Castagnola, Switzerland Arendt Oetker, Berlin, Germany Paolo Morigi, Magliaso, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 195 : Standing female figure
Burkina Faso, Mossi
sold EUR 800
Lot 196 : Two heddle pullies
Côte d'Ivoire
Hans-Wilhelm Wittmeier, Rösrath, Germany
sold EUR 150
Lot 197 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Abron
American Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 198 : Maternité
Côte d'Ivoire, Atié
David Blackhurst, Bakersfield, USA
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 199 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Atié
collected in situ (1960) Renaud & Olivier Vanuxem, Paris, France
sold EUR 950
Lot 200 : Standing ape figure "gbekre"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Franco Monti, Milan, Italy Carlo Grossetti, Milan, Italy Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 201 : Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
not available anymore
Lot 202 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
not available anymore