March 21, 2015

79th Tribal Art Auction

Impacts for the creations of Classical Modernism: Masterful carvings from West and Central Africa. Fine old tribal art from Africa, Oceania, Asia, and America. Objects of the pre-Columbian age.

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Highlights

Lot 39: Hook mask "garra"
Lot 42: Board "malu"
Lot 98: Mask "gunye gä"
Lot 111: Sawfish mask
Lot 118: Antelope dance crest "tijwara"
Lot 119: Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Lot 120: Monkey mask "ngon"
Lot 121: Hyaena mask "suruku"
Lot 133: Anthropomorphic mask
Lot 134: Figure of a hermaphrodite
Lot 144: Ceremonial container
Lot 166: Standing female figure "blolo bla"
1/3
Lot 167: Standing female figure "blolo bla"
1/2
Lot 168: Maternité
Lot 169: Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo"- group
1/4
Lot 170: Excellent portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
Lot 171: Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
Lot 172: Anthropomorphic mask of the "mblo" group
1/2
Lot 192: Zoomorphic mask "zamble"
1/3
Lot 193: Superb mask "djela"
Lot 194: Mask with side lobe
1/3
Lot 209: Mask "kpelié"
Lot 271: Two female shrine figures "alusi"
Lot 294: Dance staff "oshe shango"
1/2
Lot 356: Reliquary guardian figure "eyema bieri"
1/2
Lot 357: Rare old dance mask "asu nkukh"
Lot 361: Reliquary figure "mbulu-ngulu" ("spirit of a deceased")
Lot 364: Mask "okuyi"
Lot 368: Trumpet
Lot 398: Dignitary staff
Lot 399: Standing female figure
Lot 407: Standing male ancestor figure "singiti"
Lot 419: Anthropomorphic cup "mbwoong ntey"
1/2
Lot 431: Small standing figure
1/3
Lot 460: Standing female ancestor figure "beli"
Lot 489: Caryatid stool

79th Tribal Art Auction

Lot 51 : Sago peg or clamp "tapak"
Papua New Guinea - Wosera
Missionsmuseum St. Augustin, Bonn, Germany, Inventory Nr.: 71.1.196 · Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 240
Lot 52 : Ceremonial bowl "kwam"
Papua New Guinea - Wosera
Missionsmuseum St. Augustin, Bonn, Germany, Inventory Nr.: 78.11.58 · Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 200
Lot 53 : Leg of a bed "patapat"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
Not available anymore
Lot 54 : "Tapa" painting
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain, Island of Arawe
B. Posthuma, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 800
Lot 55 : Birdhead club "go porowa ra maru"
New Caledonia, Kanak
French Private Collection, Paris
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 56 : Club
New Caledonia, Kanak
French Private Collection, Paris
Not available anymore
Lot 57 : Breast ornament "kapkap"
Solomon Islands
German Private Collection (acquired in 1957)
Sold EUR 1,700
Lot 58 : Four barbed spears
Solomon Islands - Bougainville Island
Dietmar Scheidt, Berlin, Germany
Sold EUR 1,400
Lot 59 : Throwing club "i ula drisia"
Fidji Islands
Wim Bauman, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 1,300
Lot 60 : Parrying shield
Australia
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Sold EUR 26,000
Lot 61 : Fighting shield
Australia
Sold EUR 650
Lot 62 : Boomerang
Australia
Ben Hunter, London, Great Britain
Not available anymore
Lot 63 : Bullroarer
Australia
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Sold EUR 700
Lot 64 : Tjuringa
Australia
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Sold EUR 1,500
Lot 65 : Tjuringa
Australia
Dutch Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 66 : Aboriginal bark painting
Australia - Arnhemland
Rona Family Collection, Princeton/New Jersey, USA
Sold EUR 700
Lot 67 : Stylized anthropomorphic stone figure
Mexico, Chontal
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 450
Lot 68 : "Pretty Lady"
Mexico, Chupicuaro culture
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 500
Lot 69 : Small shaman figure
Mexico, Guerrero, Xochipala Culture
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 1,600
Lot 70 : Three idols
Mexico, Guerrero
Sold EUR 1,400
Lot 71 : Miniature temple
Mexico, Guerrero
American Collection
Sold EUR 5,500
Lot 72 : Charm of a deity
Mexico/Guatemala, Maya
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 73 : Bowl
Mexico, Maya
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 800
Lot 74 : Anthropomorphic figurine
Mexico, Veracruz
Loudmer, Paris, 24 Octobre 1974, lot 132
Sold EUR 1,600
Lot 75 : Owl pectoral
Costa Rica, pre-columbian
Patti Cadby Birch, USA (acquired before 1993) · Howard Nowes, New York City, USA · Dutch Private Collection
Sold EUR 3,500
Lot 76 : Fertility idol
Venezuela, Timoto
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 77 : Stirrup spout vessel
South America, Inca
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 1,800
Lot 78 : Votive offering "tunjo"
Colombia, Muisca
Monique Uzielli, New York, USA (1965) · Christie’s, New York, 10 May 2012, lot 51 · Dutch Private Collection
Sold EUR 4,000
Lot 79 : Pectoral bird
Colombia, Sinú
American Private Collection, East Coast, 1960’s · Ken Klassen, Canada · Bonhams, New York, 12 May 2012, lot 11 · Dutch Private Collection
Sold EUR 6,000
Lot 80 : Pectoral bird
Colombia, Tairona
Patti Cadby Birch, USA (acquired before 1993) · Howard Nowes, New York City, USA · Dutch Private Collection
Sold EUR 4,000
Lot 81 : Venus from Valdivia
Ecuador, Valdivia
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 120
Lot 82 : Stylized stone figure
Ecuador, Valdivia
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 3,000
Lot 83 : Staff fragment with figural carved upper part
Peru, Chancay
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 84 : Anthropomorphic female figure
Peru, Chancay
Not available anymore
Lot 85 : Anthropomorphic figurine
Peru, Chancay
Not available anymore
Lot 86 : Small head sculpture
Peru, northern coast, Moche I
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 150
Lot 87 : Stirrup vessel
Peru, Moche
German Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 88 : Stirrup vessel
Peru, Nazca
American Collection, Orlando, Florida
Sold EUR 800
Lot 89 : Vessel
Peru, Nazca
Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 750
Lot 90 : Small vessel
Peru, Nazca
Bruno Voges, Pliezhausen, Germany
Sold EUR 500
Lot 91 : Pall
Peru, Nazca
Not available anymore
Lot 92 : Stirrup vessel
Peru, Vicus
N. Bunschoten, The Netherlands (1963) · Dutch Collection
Sold EUR 450
Lot 93 : Bracelet
Sudan
Sold EUR 500
Lot 94 : Neckrest
Sudan, Bari
Udo Horstmann, Zug, Switzerland · Jan Schneider, Schwindegg, Germany
Sold EUR 300
Lot 95 : Neckrest
Sudan, Dinka
Henricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany
Sold EUR 650
Lot 96 : Bracelet
West Africa
Sold EUR 150
Lot 97 : Miniature mask
Liberia, Bassa
Not available anymore
Lot 98 : Mask "gunye gä"
Liberia, Dan
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
Not available anymore
Lot 99 : Rare sickness mask
Liberia, Dan
Property deaccessioned from the Art Institute of Chicago, USA (Museum Accession Number “2007.573.9”)
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 100 : Standing female figure "za mä"
Liberia, Dan
Peter Pollack, New York and Florida, USA (since the 1960’s)
Sold EUR 1,400