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 353 : Crown "ade Banyani"
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 800Lot 354 : Mortar "odu"
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 550Lot 355 : Mortar "odu"
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 400Lot 356 : Dance vestment
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymoreLot 357 : Round bowl
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 200Lot 358 : House of the head "ile ori"
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 600Lot 359 : Horn
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymoreLot 360 : Container with lid
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 650Lot 361 : Divination container "opon igede ifa"
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 1,500Lot 362 : Divination container "opon igede ifa"
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymoreLot 363 : Oracle tapper "iroke ifa"
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymoreLot 364 : Oracle tapper "iroke ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaPierre Loos, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 3,000Lot 365 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaFranz Fürutter, Trieste, Italynot available anymoreLot 366 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymoreLot 367 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymoreLot 368 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba, OyoSoffer Collection, USAsold EUR 1,400Lot 369 : Five "ifa" oracle head
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymoreLot 370 : Dance wand "eshu"
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 1,000Lot 371 : Dance staff "oshe shango"
Nigeria, YorubaSotheby's London, 29th June 1987, lot 185sold EUR 1,500Lot 372 : Dance staff "oshe shango"
Nigeria, Yoruba, AbeokutaKhepri van Rijn, Amsterdam, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 373 : Dance staff "oshe shango"
Nigeria, YorubaSoffer Collection, USAnot available anymoreLot 374 : Ritual object for the "eshu" cult
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 300Lot 375 : Two beaded staffs "oshe shango"
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 350Lot 376 : Staff of "orisa oko" in beaded sheath "ewu ileke"
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 900Lot 377 : Staff of "orisa oko" in beaded sheath "ewu ileke"
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 500Lot 378 : Bell "omo" of the "ogboni" society
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 1,000Lot 379 : Bell "omo" of the "ogboni" society
Nigeria, YorubaGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germanynot available anymoreLot 380 : Equestrian in Colon style
Cameroon GrassfieldsSam Albert, Taunton, Somerset, Great BritainPrice EUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 381 : Five pipe heads
Cameroon Grassfieldssold EUR 150Lot 382 : Stool
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamilekesold EUR 300Lot 383 : Mask
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamilekenot available anymoreLot 384 : Mask "nkoh" of the "kungan" society
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeAntonio Fiacco, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymoreLot 385 : Face mask of the "kungan" - society
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeJean-Paul Agogué, Paris, Francenot available anymoreLot 386 : Female power figure "mu po"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekePeter Boyd, Seattle, USAnot available anymoreLot 387 : Figure of mother and child "lefem"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeLeendert van Lier, Blaricum, The Netherlands Christie's Amsterdam, Van Lier Collection, 15 April 1997, lot 63not available anymoreLot 388 : Big trumpet
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeCarla Ziegler, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 1,000Lot 389 : Trumpet
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,600Lot 390 : Helmet mask, female type "ngoin"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germanynot available anymoreLot 391 : Spear
Cameroon, BaliMarcus Allwood, London, Great Britainsold EUR 500Lot 392 : Standing female figure
Cameroon, BangwaBritish Collectionsold EUR 100Lot 393 : Post
Cameroon, BangwaPhilippe Ratton, Paris, Francenot available anymoreLot 394 : Trumpet "tawong"
Cameroon, Mambilanot available anymoreLot 395 : Standing figure "tadep"
Cameroon, MambilaOld Belgian Collectionsold EUR 2,800Lot 396 : Standing male figure "tadep"
Cameroon, MambilaWilliam Brill, New York, USA John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 397 : Standing male figure "tadep"
Cameroon, MambilaIrwin Hersey, New York, USAsold EUR 1,200Lot 398 : Helmet mask
Cameroon, Tikarnot available anymoreLot 399 : Drum "mbè"
Gabon, Fangsold EUR 1,600Lot 400 : Bird's head knife "musede"
Gabon, KotaToni Dähler, Basel, Switzerlandsold EUR 700Lot 401 : Standing female figure "nkhosi"
Gabon, LumboJohn & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 402 : Mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Punucollected in situ (1957) Lore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germanynot available anymore