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 203 : Standing male ancestor figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleCharles Ratton, Paris, Francesold EUR 3,500Lot 204 : Standing male figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleGuy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 205 : Standing male ancestor figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleHeinz Reschke, Frankfurt, Germany (collected in situ in the 1930's) from 1934-38 H. Reschke was scholar and assistant of Leo Frobenius. Later he worked as curator at the Museum für Völkerkunde, Frankfurt.sold EUR 1,600Lot 206 : Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulesold EUR 600Lot 207 : Standing male figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulesold EUR 800Lot 208 : Miniature figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulesold EUR 150Lot 209 : Male face mask of the "goli" group "kplekple yaswa"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleLucas Ratton, Paris, Francesold EUR 2,000Lot 210 : Male face mask of the "goli" group "kplekple yaswa"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulenot available anymoreLot 211 : Helmet mask "bonu amwin"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulenot available anymoreLot 212 : Portrait mask
Côte d'Ivoire, BaulePatrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerlandsold EUR 2,600Lot 213 : Mask "kpan"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleJosef Herman, Suffolk, Great Britainnot available anymoreLot 214 : Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleStacy Collection, Washington D.C., USA, purchased in Abidjian, Ivory Coast in 1974 from a former American Peace Corps Volunteer who had been given it by villagers in the Baule region of the country where he worked as a teacher.sold EUR 3,300Lot 215 : Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleCarla Ziegler, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 450Lot 216 : Dignitary staff
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleJohn & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 217 : Zoomorphic mask
Côte d'Ivoire, BétéJan Visser, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 218 : Mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dansold EUR 2,200Lot 219 : Mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanHans Himmelheber, Heidelberg, Germany (1960's) Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germanysold EUR 1,600Lot 220 : Mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan - DiomandéCharles Maier, Los Angeles, USAsold EUR 7,000Lot 221 : Mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanSwiss Collection, Lausannesold EUR 1,600Lot 222 : Mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanFrench Collectionsold EUR 1,000Lot 223 : Mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanPierre Guerre, Marseille, France Loudmer, Paris, 20 juin 1996, Lot 42 Christie's Amsterdam, 11 december 2001, lot 2533not available anymoreLot 224 : Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, DanPierre Guerre, Marseille, France Loudmer, Paris, 20 juin 1996, lot 43 Christie's Amsterdam, 11 december 2001, lot 2533not available anymoreLot 225 : Beak mask "gägon"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan - DiomandéLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,400Lot 226 : Small head sculpture
Côte d'Ivoire, DanMinderman, The Hague, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 227 : Spoon
Côte d'Ivoire, DanRené David, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymoreLot 228 : Horned mask
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroAriane Deluz-Chiva, Lausanne, Francesold EUR 1,400Lot 229 : Heddle pulley "kono"
Côte d'Ivoire, Gurocollected in situ in Bamako, Mali (1976) Stacy Collection, Washington D.C., USAsold EUR 2,700Lot 230 : Heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, JiminiEnglish Private Collectionsold EUR 750Lot 231 : Top of a speakers staff
Côte d'Ivoire, KulangoPierre Loos, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 3,000Lot 232 : Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, NgereSean Rice, Great Britainsold EUR 280Lot 233 : Two masks
Côte d'Ivoire, NgereHans-Wilhelm Wittmeier, Rösrath, Germanysold EUR 200Lot 234 : Heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoMax Itzikovitz, Paris, Francesold EUR 1,350Lot 235 : Heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufonot available anymoreLot 236 : Heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoAmerican Collection, New Yorknot available anymoreLot 237 : Small female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufosold EUR 150Lot 238 : Seated female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufosold EUR 1,000Lot 239 : Figural carved staff "tefalapica"
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufosold EUR 4,000Lot 240 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoEduard Tschopp, Mutenz, Switzerlandsold EUR 1,000Lot 241 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoMichel Gaud, Saint Tropez, Francenot available anymoreLot 242 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufosold EUR 3,500Lot 243 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufosold EUR 2,000Lot 244 : Standing male figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufonot available anymoreLot 245 : Anthropomorphic figure "kafigelejo"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoMaureen Zarember, New York City, USAnot available anymoreLot 246 : Small bird "sejen"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoKim & Daniela Redlich, Düsseldorf, Germanysold EUR 1,700Lot 247 : Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, WobéHans Hess, Basel, Switzerlandnot available anymoreLot 248 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Wécollected by a French colonial administratorsold EUR 8,000Lot 249 : Standing female figure
Ghana, Abronsold EUR 250Lot 250 : Standing female figure
Ghana, AkanJohn & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 251 : Goldweight: Leopard with prey (antelope)
Ghana, AkanMaurice Bonnefoy, Paris, Francesold EUR 1,000Lot 252 : Goldweight: Leopard with prey (antelope)
Ghana, AkanMaurice Bonnefoy, Paris, Francesold EUR 650