81st Tribal Art Auction
A rich and diverse selection: Important and powerful sculptures and masks from Africa, Australia, Asia and Oceania. Sensitive and delicate barkpaintings from the western Arnhemland. Samurai armaments from the Edo Period. A fine old Netsuke collection. Ceramics from the Nazca culture as well as works from the Inuit and First Nations.
Highlights
Lot 103Tapa mask "tadak"
Salomonen - Bougainville, Nissan IslandOld German Colonial Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 104Food bowl
Solomon Islands - TikopiaFrank Reiter, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 1,500
VanuatuJan Lundberg, Malmö, Swedensold EUR 5,500
Lot 106Barkcloth beater "ike"
Cook Islands, RarotongaEdward Blaine, High Comissioner of the Eastern Pacific Shipping around 1900not available anymore
Lot 107Battle hammer "totokia"
Fidji IslandsFélix Pelt, Amsterdam, The Netherlandsnot available anymore
Lot 108Club
Fidji IslandsGerman Private Collection, Berlinsold EUR 2,000
Lot 109Fishing lure "pa kahawai"
New Zealandprobably Capitain James Cook, collected on his third voyage to the South Seas, 1776-1779/80 Walter Stanley Schwab, Murten, Switzerland Bernd Schlimper, Düsseldorf, Germany Jean David, Zurich, Switzerland Swiss Private Collectionsold EUR 3,800
Lot 110Club
Niue Islandsold EUR 900
Lot 111Club
SamoaAmerican Collectionsold EUR 850
Lot 112Figure of a deity
TongaMargherita Mona Comotto-Staley, Portsmouth, Great Britain Andrew Staley, Nottingham, Great Britainsold EUR 7,000
Lot 113Fish hook, 19th century
Marshall Islandssold EUR 500
Lot 114Bowl
Papua-Neuguinea - Bismarck Archipel - Neu Britannien - Wuvulusold EUR 500
Lot 115Barkpainting: "Barramundi"
Australia - Arnhemlandacquired in Sydney, Australia (1961/62)sold EUR 600
Lot 117Barkpainting: Two fish
Australia - Arnhemlandacquired in Sydney, Australia (1961/62)sold EUR 250
Australia, CentralDieter Schnurr, Cologne, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 119Two ceremonial spears
Australia - Tiwi Islandssold EUR 350
Lot 120Spearthrower "woomera"
AustraliaTodd Barlin, Sydney, Australianot available anymore
Lot 121Spearthrower "woomera"
Australia, Eyre, Rainforest, Cape York Peninsulanot available anymore
Lot 122Parrying shield
AustraliaOld Belgian Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 123Parrying shield
Australia, SoutheastBritish Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 124Bullroarer
AustraliaOld British Collectionsold EUR 550
Lot 125Big sacred board "tjuringa"
Australiasold EUR 2,600
Lot 126Sacred board "tjuringa"
AustraliaAmerican Collectionsold EUR 2,800
Lot 127Sacred board "tjuringa"
AustraliaBritish Collectionsold EUR 2,800
Lot 128Sacred board "tjuringa"
AustraliaBritish Collectionsold EUR 1,500
Lot 129Sacred board "tjuringa"
AustraliaBritish Collectionsold EUR 1,500
Lot 130Sacred board "tjuringa"
AustraliaAmerican Collectionsold EUR 800
Lot 131Sacred board "tjuringa"
Australiasold EUR 1,000
Lot 132Boomerang
Australia, Desert, Westernnot available anymore
Lot 133Boomerang
AustraliaAnthony JP Meyer, Paris, Francesold EUR 550
Lot 134Boomerang
Australia, Desert, Centralsold EUR 390
Lot 135Boomerang
Australianot available anymore
AustraliaDieter Schnurr, Cologne, Germanysold EUR 1,200
Lot 137Fossilized miniature comb
Alaska, Inuit, late-Punuk period/Thulesold EUR 1,200
Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Okviksold EUR 1,800
Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Punuk Culturesold EUR 900
Alaska, InuitRob Vervoort, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 600
Alaska, InuitJoseph Gerena, New York, USAsold EUR 300
Lot 142Three small bird sculptures
Alaska, St. Lawrence Islandsold EUR 200
Lot 143Zoomorphic object
Alaska, InuitJoseph Gerena, New York, USAsold EUR 1,800
Alaska, InuitJoseph Gerena, New York, USAsold EUR 400
Alaska, Point Hope, Yupiksold EUR 400
Alaska, InuitJoseph Gerena, New York, USAnot available anymore
Lot 147Harpoon tip
Alaska, InuitJoseph Gerena, New York, USAnot available anymore
Kanada, Vancouver Island, KwakiutlTrader James B. Goetting, Beaverdell, British Columbia, Canada (1924) Georg Frigge, Hamburg Osdorf, Germany (acquired 1962)sold EUR 2,800
Canada, HaidaJoshua Dimondstein, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymore
Lot 151Idol, ca. 300 B.C.
Mexico, GuerreroAmerican Collection, Pennsylvaniasold EUR 350
Mexico, Toltecssold EUR 250
Lot 153Vessel, ca. 1200 - 1450 AD
South America, IncaGerman Private Collection, Berlin (1962)not available anymore
Colombia, Narinonot available anymore