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 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
Lot 358 : Trumpet
Gabon, Fang
Craig de Lora, New Jersey, USA
sold EUR 2,000