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 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 404 : Mask "okuyi"
Gabon, PunuSold EUR 2,200
Lot 405 : Small male figure
Gabon, TsoghoJosef Herman, Suffolk, Great Britain · Christie’s Paris, 20 Juin 2006, lot 178Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 406 : Stool
D. R. CongoNot available anymore
Lot 407 : Three blades
D. R. CongoSold EUR 150
Lot 408 : Two necklaces
D. R. Congo, BakongoNot available anymore
Lot 409 : Bracelet
D. R. Congo, BakongoDutch Colonial CollectionSold EUR 450
Lot 410 : Ritual object
D. R. Congo, BakongoNot available anymore
Lot 411 : Ritual basket
D. R. Congo, BakongoNot available anymore
Lot 412 : Seated figure
D. R. Congo, BakongoNot available anymore
Lot 413 : Seated figure
D. R. Congo, BakongoTaylor Dale, Santa Fé, New MexicoSold EUR 2,800
Lot 414 : Crucifix
D. R. Congo, BakongoDutch CollectionSold EUR 1,500
Lot 415 : Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, BakongoIrwin Hersey, New York, USA · Cecilia and Irwin Smiley, New York, USA · Sotheby’s, New York, May 17, 2002, lot 129 · Gérard Wahl-Boyer, Paris, France · Yann Ferrandin, Paris, FranceSold EUR 17,500
Lot 416 : Figural group in colon style
D. R. Congo, BembePierre Valmont, Nimes, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 417 : Small standing male figure "mukuya"
D. R. Congo, BembeLemaire, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSold EUR 3,400
Lot 418 : Spoon
D. R. Congo, Boa/BangoNot available anymore
Lot 419 : Mask "moshambwooy"
D. R. Congo, BushoongCarlo von Castelberg, Zurich, SwitzerlandSold EUR 300
Lot 420 : Mask
D. R. Congo, BwakaBelgian Private CollectionSold EUR 1,400Lot 421 : Mask
D. R. Congo, BwakaMichel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France · Yann Ferrandin, Paris, FranceSold EUR 10,000
Lot 422 : Maiden spirit mask "mwana pwo"
D. R. Congo, Chokwecollected in situ by a Belgian priest in the 1950’s (he received the mask by appreciative villagers for his assistance in building a health clinic in their village) · Ken Adleman Collection, USA (1975) · Stacy Collection, Washington D.C., USASold EUR 6,500Lot 423 : Mask "mwana pwo"
D. R. Congo, ChokweBelgium Private CollectionNot available anymore
Lot 424 : Male mask "cihongo"
D. R. Congo, ChokweJosef Herman, Suffolk, Great BritainSold EUR 650
Lot 425 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, ChokweFranz Fürutter, Trieste, ItalySold EUR 360
Lot 426 : Mat
D. R. Congo, ChokweSold EUR 600
Lot 427 : Bellow
D. R. Congo, HembaJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumNot available anymore
Lot 428 : Standing female ancestor figure "singiti"
D. R. Congo, HembaSold EUR 2,500
Lot 429 : Janiform magical figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, HembaSwiss Private CollectionNot available anymore
Lot 430 : Ape mask "soko mutu"
D. R. Congo, HembaNot available anymore
Lot 431 : Mask
D. R. Congo, IturiFrench CollectionNot available anymore
Lot 432 : Mask
D. R. Congo, IturiSold EUR 450
Lot 433 : Mask "pwoom itok"
D. R. Congo, KubaFrench CollectionNot available anymore
Lot 434 : Helmet mask "bwoom"
D. R. Congo, Kubacollected in the 1950sSold EUR 1,900
Lot 435 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, KubaDutch Private Collection · Mon Steyaert, Brussels, Belgium · Jo de Buck, Brussels, BelgiumSold EUR 1,500
Lot 436 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Kuba, Bembe, Kuyu-Goma (Havu?)Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland · Walter Schweizer, Kastanienbaum, SwitzerlandNot available anymore
Lot 437 : Mug with handle for palm wine
D. R. Congo, KubaEduard Tschopp, Mutenz, SwitzerlandSold EUR 540
Lot 438 : Dance club "ebongo"
D. R. Congo, KuyuLoudmer, Paris, 6. December 1986, Lot 252 · Reginald Groux, Paris, France · Leonardo Vigorelli, Bergamo, Italy · Randy Kahn, Tarzana, USASold EUR 4,500Lot 439 : Hat "sawamazembe"
D. R. Congo, LegaMark Eglinton, New York, USASold EUR 10,000Lot 440 : Small standing figure
D. R. Congo, LegaHenri Kamer, Cannes/Paris, France · Lempertz Brussels, 25. April 2009, lot 116Not available anymore
Lot 441 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, LegaJay T. Last, Los Angeles, USA · John A. Buxton, Dallas, USANot available anymore
Lot 442 : Small standing figure
D. R. Congo, LegaNot available anymore
Lot 443 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, LegaM. Vladimir Sisman, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 444 : Small female figure
D. R. Congo, LegaGerman Private Collection, MunichSold EUR 4,000
Lot 445 : Fragment of a male figur of the "bwami" association
D. R. Congo, LegaTaylor Dale, Santa Fé, New MexicoSold EUR 1,400
Lot 446 : Standing hunchback figure
D. R. Congo, LegaRené Withofs, Brussels, BelgiumSold EUR 1,500
Lot 447 : Head sculpture
D. R. Congo, LegaNot available anymore
Lot 448 : Janiform figure
D. R. Congo, LegaSold EUR 2,200
Lot 449 : Spoon
D. R. Congo, LegaNot available anymore
Lot 450 : Spoon
D. R. Congo, LegaPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumSold EUR 1,800
Lot 451 : Small whistle
D. R. Congo, LegaNot available anymore
Lot 452 : Small head sculpture
D. R. Congo, LubaSold EUR 1,000
Lot 453 : Amulet "mikisi mihasi"
D. R. Congo, LubaSold EUR 250