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 305 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ijara
Francisco Diaz, Spain · David Serra, Barcelona, Spain
Not available anymore
Lot 306 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Sold EUR 400
Lot 307 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Illorin
Kathryn J. Rex, Venice, USA (collected in situ, in the 1960’s)
Sold EUR 650
Lot 308 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo
Kathryn J. Rex, Venice, USA (collected in situ, 1960’s)
Sold EUR 800
Lot 309 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon
Sold EUR 1,500
Lot 310 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti (Northern Ekiti)
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Sold EUR 450
Lot 311 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 312 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Sold EUR 120
Lot 313 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon
Hans-Wilhelm Wittmeier, Wassenaar, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 250
Lot 314 : Standing twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ede
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Sold EUR 250
Lot 315 : Standing male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbe - Yagba
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Sold EUR 260
Lot 316 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Sold EUR 450
Lot 317 : Three pairs of twin figures
Nigeria, Yoruba
Sold EUR 400
Lot 318 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Christa’s Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
Sold EUR 900
Lot 319 : Figural post
Nigeria, Yoruba
Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 15. Mai 1973, lot 357 · Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany
Sold EUR 1,500
Lot 320 : Figural post fragment
Nigeria, Yoruba/Anago
Sold EUR 450
Lot 321 : "Gelede" helmet mask "igi agasa"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Sold EUR 300
Lot 322 : Helmet mask "gelede"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Henri Guldemont, Chaudfontaine, Belgium
Not available anymore
Lot 323 : Mask "gelede"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Rolf & Christina Miehler, Munich, Germany (acquired in Foumban, Cameroon 1974)
Not available anymore
Lot 324 : Maternity
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti
Not available anymore
Lot 325 : Bell
Nigeria, Yoruba
Sold EUR 800
Lot 326 : Staff "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 280
Lot 327 : Ritual staff "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 328 : Sceptre "ipawo ase"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 1,150
Lot 329 : Two ritual staffs "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Not available anymore
Lot 330 : Ritual staffs "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Not available anymore
Lot 331 : Pair of ritual staffs "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Not available anymore
Lot 332 : Ceremonial sword
Nigeria, Yoruba
Frederick & Claire Mebel, New York City, USA
Not available anymore
Lot 333 : Bracelet of "ogboni" society
Nigeria, Yoruba
Sold EUR 450
Lot 334 : Fly whisk
Cameroon Grassfields
Rolf & Christina Miehler, Munich, Germany (acquired in Foumban, 1975)
Sold EUR 350
Lot 335 : Small standing figure
Cameroon Grassfields
Not available anymore
Lot 336 : Mask of "kungan" society
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
Antonio Fiacco, Zurich, Switzerland
Not available anymore
Lot 337 : Standing male figure
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany
Sold EUR 300
Lot 338 : Female ancestor figure with calabash
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany
Sold EUR 600
Lot 339 : Commemorative maternity figure
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
Not available anymore
Lot 340 : Bracelet
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
Sold EUR 300
Lot 341 : Helmet mask, female type, "ngoin"
Cameroon Grassfields, Kom
Not available anymore
Lot 345 : Two paddles
Cameroon, Duala
Sold EUR 200
Lot 346 : Zoomorphic mask "suaga"
Cameroon, Mambila
Michel Gosse, Paris, France
Not available anymore
Lot 347 : Half figure "tadep"
Cameroon, Mambila
Rees Diepen, Tilburg, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 3,000
Lot 348 : Divination bird image
Cameroon, Mambila
Emmanuel Ameloot, Brussels, Belgium
Sold EUR 520
Lot 349 : Fertility doll
Cameroon, Namchi
Austrian Private Collection, Vienna
Sold EUR 800
Lot 350 : Ceremonial sword
Cameroon, Tikar
Martial Bronsin, Brussels, Belgium
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 351 : Group of arrows
Central Africa
Augustin Krämer, Stuttgart, Germany · Anton Eckert, Munich, Germany
Sold EUR 370
Lot 352 : Stela
Gabon / Cameroon, Bane/Bulul
Ferdinand Junghänel (1879-1909), stationed in Ebolova from 1908 to 1909
Not available anymore
Lot 353 : Staff
Gabon / Cameroon, Bane/Bulul
Ferdinand Junghänel (1879-1909), stationed in Ebolova from 1908 to 1909
Not available anymore
Lot 354 : Lid of reliquary vessel
Gabon, Fang
French Collection
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 355 : Seated reliquary guardian figure "eyema byeri"
Gabon, Fang
Sold EUR 1,200
Lot 356 : Reliquary guardian figure "eyema bieri"
Gabon, Fang
Old American Private Collection · Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
Not available anymore
Lot 357 : Rare old dance mask "asu nkukh"
Gabon, Fang
Leo Frobenius, Berlin, Germany, collected in situ, 1912 · Galerie Gerd Rosen, Berlin, Germany · Gerd Rosen became the pioneer dealer in “Nachkriegsavantgarde” German artists, when he opened his gallery on August 9th in 1945. · Aside of Modern Art he delt with African Art and made expo with catalogue on African Art in 1947: “Negerplastik” (Gerdt Kutscher).
Sold EUR 9,000