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 253 : Goldweight: Leopard with prey (bird)
Ghana, AkanMaurice Bonnefoy, Paris, Francesold EUR 400
Lot 254 : Goldweight: Bird trap (?)
Ghana, AkanMaurice Bonnefoy, Paris, Francesold EUR 200
Lot 255 : Goldweight: Stool
Ghana, AshantiMaurice Bonnefoy, Paris, Francesold EUR 250
Lot 256 : Bracelet and replica of a rifle in miniature form
Ghana, AshantiAbidjan Private Collection, Ivory Coast, Africasold EUR 500
Lot 257 : Necklace
Ghana, AshantiIlka Oberhofer, Passau, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 258 : Receptacle with lid "kuduo"
Ghana, Ashanticollected in situ (1975 - 1982) Brigitte Zehrer, Würzburg, Germanysold EUR 170
Lot 259 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiUrsula Didoni, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 2,000
Lot 260 : Standing female figure
Ghana, AshantiMichael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University Atlanta, Georgia, USAsold EUR 600
Lot 261 : Standing female figure
Ghana, Ashantinot available anymore
Lot 262 : Shrine figure
Ghana, AshantiAlain Lecomte, Paris, Francesold EUR 1,200
Lot 263 : Standing male figure "obrafo"
Ghana, AshantiMourtala Diop, Dakar, Senegal/New York,USAnot available anymore
Lot 264 : Stool
Ghana, Ashantisold EUR 100
Lot 265 : Fetish object: "Chair of the ancestors"
Ghana, EweBritish Collectionsold EUR 1,000
Lot 266 : Seated colon figure
Ghana, Fantecollected in situ (1979)sold EUR 500
Lot 267 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, Ashantisold EUR 200
Lot 268 : Comb
Ghana, FanteUrsula Didoni, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 170
Lot 269 : Three standing figures
Togo, Adanot available anymore
Lot 270 : Four small figures
Togo, Adanot available anymore
Lot 271 : Seated female figure "mami wata"
Togo, EweGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 500
Lot 272 : Voodoo cult object
Togo, Ewesold EUR 450
Lot 273 : Waist pendant or hip ornament: human face
Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, EdoFranz Fürutter, Trieste, Italysold EUR 3,200
Lot 274 : Memorial head of an "oba"
Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, EdoOld British Collectionsold EUR 1,200
Lot 275 : Memorial head of an "oba"
Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, EdoOld British Collectionsold EUR 2,800Lot 276 : Lid of a box
Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, EdoHans Meyer, Leipzig, Germany Hans Himmelheber, Heidelberg, Germany (1934) Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germanysold EUR 3,300
Lot 277 : Ceremonial staff "rekade"
Benin, Foncollected in Abomey (1983) German Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 278 : Fetish object
Benin, Fonsold EUR 700
Lot 279 : Fetish object
Benin, Fonsold EUR 600
Lot 280 : Skull fetish "glo"
Benin, Fonsold EUR 1,500
Lot 281 : Standing female figure
Northern Nigeriasold EUR 2,000Lot 282 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Afosold EUR 4,000Lot 283 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, EggonJohn Giltsoff, Girona, Spainsold EUR 7,500
Lot 284 : Janiform dance crest
Nigeria, EjaghamLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,600
Lot 285 : Mask
Nigeria, EketRené David, Zurich, Switzerland Antonio Fiacco, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymore
Lot 286 : Mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germanysold EUR 600
Lot 287 : Mask "mfon ekpo"
Nigeria, Ibibiosold EUR 600
Lot 288 : Mask "mfon ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioFranz Fürutter, Trieste, Italynot available anymore
Lot 289 : Two masks
Nigeria, IbibioSean Rice, Great Britainnot available anymore
Lot 290 : Deformation mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioLeendert van Lier, Blaricum, The Netherlands Vossenaar, Theodor, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Lambert Tegenbosch, Heusden, Eindhoven, The Netherlandssold EUR 1,200
Lot 291 : Puppet in Colon style
Nigeria, Ibibiocollected in situ (1920s) Peter Sloane, London, Englandsold EUR 2,000
Lot 292 : Mask "mba"
Nigeria, Igbo-Afikponot available anymore
Lot 293 : Face mask with human figure on top
Nigeria, Igbo-AfikpoAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France Josef Schmitt & Heidi Sulzberger-Schmitt, Steinheim / Murr, Germanysold EUR 3,000
Lot 294 : Mask
Nigeria, Igala, Dekina District/Kwara StateLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Hauswedell Hamburg, 30 October 1974, lot 739sold EUR 800
Lot 295 : Mask
Nigeria, Igbirra/ IgboAntonio Fiacco, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymore
Lot 296 : Janusheaded dance crest
Nigeria, Igbosold EUR 250
Lot 297 : Dance crest "okoromkpu"
Nigeria, IgboMuseum Berg en Dal, The Netherlandssold EUR 2,500
Lot 298 : Small mask
Nigeria, Igbo-UkwuLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,200
Lot 299 : Mask
Nigeria, Igbo-AdaHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 300 : Mask "agbogho mmwo" ("maiden spirit")
Nigeria, Igbonot available anymore
Lot 301 : Mask
Nigeria, Igbonot available anymore
Lot 302 : Doll in shape of a female figure
Nigeria, IgboOld British Collectionnot available anymore