February 27, 2016

82nd Tribal Art Auction

The private collection of Hans Rielau. Treasures from West Africa and Central Africa. Memorial heads from the Akan. Elegant Baule figures. New Ireland sculptures with historically important provenances. Finely worked combs and basket-works from the South Seas. Old war club from the Ojibwe people (18th century). Voodoo and headhunting objects.

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Highlights

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Lot 5: Female "bulul"
1/4
Lot 11: Shield "kliau"
1/2
Lot 18: Expressive mask with anthropomorphic features
1/2
Lot 26: Mask, 19th century
1/2
Lot 28: Mask "joker", 19th century
1/4
Lot 49: Male "mai" mask
1/4
Lot 64: Beautiful old ancestor spirit figure "blaal"
1/7
Lot 70: Fragment of a large "malagan" mask with figural crest
1/6
Lot 71: Standing male "malagan" figure
1/2
Lot 79: Rare feather currency roll "manahau" or "tevau"
Lot 97: Half of a container, 100 B.C.-200 AD, Old Bering Sea II period
1/3
Lot 106: Horn spoon, early 19th century
1/6
Lot 107: Ball-head war club, late 18th century
1/2
Lot 115: Small mask "ma go"
1/3
Lot 139: Mask
1/2
Lot 153: Female twin figure "ere ibeji", 19th century
1/4
Lot 156: Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji"
1/2
Lot 157: Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji
1/3
Lot 163: Elephant mask
1/2
Lot 181: Small mask "lukwakongo"
1/3
Lot 185: Small mask "lukwakongo"
1/2
Lot 216: Mask "mukinka"
1/5
Lot 304: Standing male figure "blolo bian"
1/6
Lot 309: Maternité
1/2
Lot 316: Maske
1/6
Lot 354: Janus helmet mask "wanyugo"
1/4
Lot 396: Standing male figure
1/4
Lot 402: Ancestor figure
1/6
Lot 435: Rare reliquary figure "éyéma-o-byéri"
1/4
Lot 471: Standing male ancestor figure "singiti"
1/3
Lot 526: Mask "mwana pwo"
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Lot 557: Beautiful spoon

82nd Tribal Art Auction

Lot 485 : Mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Alain Lecomte, Paris, France Yves Créhalet, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 486 : Mask
D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
Lot 487 : Spatula
D. R. Congo, Lega
Madame Merlo
not available anymore
Lot 488 : Mask "mfondo"
D. R. Congo, Lwalwa
French Private Collection Frank van Craen, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 489 : Hair pin
D. R. Congo, Luba
not available anymore
Lot 491 : Power half figure "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, Luba
not available anymore
Lot 492 : Two amulets "mikisi mihasi"
D. R. Congo, Luba
not available anymore
Lot 493 : Amulet "mikisi mihasi"
D. R. Congo, Luba
not available anymore
Lot 494 : Anthropomorphic figure
D. R. Congo, Luba
not available anymore
Lot 495 : Neckrest
D. R. Congo, Luba
Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 496 : Small protective figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua
Eckhard Bredel, Darmstadt, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 497 : Tapa beater
D. R. Congo, Mongo
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (M.S.C.), Bourges, France
sold EUR 250
Lot 498 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Ngbandi
Jan Doorey, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 499 : Rare caryatid stool
D. R. Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Batwa/Twa
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 500 : Anthropomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, Pende
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 501 : Mask
D. R. Congo, Pende
Wilfried Wellenstein, Luxembourg
sold EUR 700
Lot 502 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Pende
Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt a. M., Germany Paul Kummert, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 503 : Anthropomorphic amulet mask "ikoko"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Ladislas Segy, New York, USA German Private Collection, Berlin (1962)
sold EUR 150
Lot 504 : Horned mask "giphogo"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France
sold EUR 800
Lot 505 : Small cup
D. R. Congo, Pende
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 506 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
sold EUR 800
Lot 507 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
Paul Timmermans, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 508 : Small standing power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Yves Créhalet, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 509 : Bow
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 510 : Amulet horn
D. R. Congo, Songye
sold EUR 300
Lot 511 : Helmet mask "hemba"
D. R. Congo, Suku
sold EUR 3,800
Lot 513 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Suku
sold EUR 400
Lot 514 : Dignitary staff
D. R. Congo, Suku
not available anymore
Lot 515 : Fragment of a charm post
D. R. Congo, Suku/Yaka
not available anymore
Lot 516 : Mask
D. R. Congo, Sundi
Herbette, Doullens, 4 November 2010, lot 46 Yves Créhalet, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 517 : Pipe
D. R. Congo, Tabwa
German Private Collection, Berlin (1962)
sold EUR 250
Lot 518 : Female half figure
D. R. Congo, Tabwa/Rungu
not available anymore
Lot 519 : Miniature figure "biteki"
D. R. Congo, Teke
sold EUR 250
Lot 520 : Female power figure "biteki"
D. R. Congo, Teke
not available anymore
Lot 521 : Power and protective figure "yiteke"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Lot 522 : Small figure
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Lot 523 : Calabash
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Lot 524 : Mask "kholuka"
D. R. Congo, Yaka / Nkanu/ Zombo
sold EUR 450
Lot 525 : Dignitary staff
D. R. Congo, Yanzi
not available anymore
Lot 526 : Mask "mwana pwo"
Angola, Chokwe/Luena
Armand Arman, Paris/New York Eduardo Uhart, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 527 : Mask representing a foreigner "katoyo"
Angola, Chokwe
Private Collection, Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 528 : Pipe "mutopa"
Angola, Chokwe
Raoul Lehuard, Arnouville, France Marwan Hoss, Paris, France Binoche & Giquello, Paris, 2 March 2011, lot 35 Alain Lecomte, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 529 : Equestrian
Chad, Sao
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 530 : Mask
East Africa
sold EUR 200
Lot 531 : Shield
Ethiopia, Amarro
Jean-Pierre Laprugne, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 532 : Shield
Ethiopia, Gurage
not available anymore
Lot 533 : Two female charm figures
Madagascar
Noble and Jean Endicott, New York, USA (smaller figure) Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium Alain Bovis, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 534 : Standing grave post figure
Madagascar, Sakalava
Stephane Grusenmeyer, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 4,500
Lot 535 : Dignitary staff
Kenya, Luo
Lavuun Quackelbeen, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 536 : Stool
Kenya, Luo
Old Colonial Collection
sold EUR 250