
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.
Highlights
Lot 5: Female "bulul"
Lot 11: Shield "kliau"
Lot 26: Mask, 19th century
Lot 28: Mask "joker", 19th century
Lot 49: Male "mai" mask
Lot 106: Horn spoon, early 19th century
Lot 115: Small mask "ma go"
Lot 163: Elephant mask
Lot 181: Small mask "lukwakongo"
Lot 185: Small mask "lukwakongo"
Lot 216: Mask "mukinka"
Lot 304: Standing male figure "blolo bian"
Lot 354: Janus helmet mask "wanyugo"
Lot 396: Standing male figure
Lot 402: Ancestor figure
Lot 526: Mask "mwana pwo"
Lot 557: Beautiful spoon
Lot 53 : Suspension hook
Papua New Guinea - SepikMarc Lissauer, Australia Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandsold EUR 2,500Lot 54 : Ancestor spirit mask
Papua New Guinea - Sepiknot available anymoreLot 55 : Beautiful old mask
Papua New Guinea - SepikRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 2,000Lot 56 : Canoe prow in shape of a crocodile
Papua New Guinea - SepikUlrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 57 : Bone dagger
Papua New Guinea - SepikThorsten Grimme, Sydney, Australianot available anymoreLot 58 : Lime container and spatula
Papua New Guinea - SepikSouthern German Collectionsold EUR 150Lot 59 : Hand drum "kundu"
Papua New Guinea - Sepikacquired in Sydney, Australia (1961/62)sold EUR 300Lot 60 : Two pounder and drum stick
Papua New Guinea - SepikSouthern German Collectionsold EUR 700Lot 61 : Painting from a men's house
Papua New Guinea - Sepik, Kambotnot available anymoreLot 62 : Canoe prow
Papua New Guinea - Middle SepikEstate of Bella Linden (acquired in the 1960's)not available anymoreLot 63 : Mask of an ancestor spirit
Papua New Guinea - Middle SepikAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 3,500Lot 64 : Beautiful old ancestor spirit figure "blaal"
Papua New Guinea - Middle SepikIngeborg de Beausacq, collected in the field, before 1959 Ingeborg de Beausacq (1910-2003) was an American photographer and explorer of german origin. She led an adventurous life, lived in Paris, Brazil, New York, she visited Thailand, India, Pakistan, Lebanon, Greece and Nepal. She spent three years in Papua New Guinea (1957-59) where she lived with the natives, sharing their life, photographed their initiation rites, wrote their history and bought art objects.sold EUR 4,000Lot 65 : Food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Tami Islandssold EUR 450Lot 66 : Image of a spirit head
Papua New Guinea - WoseraThorsten Grimme, Sydney, Australianot available anymoreLot 67 : Bone dagger
Papua New Guinea - Woseracollected in situ (1980's)not available anymoreLot 68 : Shell currency ring "wamayuwa"
Papua New Guinea - YangoruGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 4,500Lot 69 : Bed leg in shape of a female half figure "patapat"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsFrench Collectionsold EUR 350Lot 70 : Fragment of a large "malagan" mask with figural crest
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandRichard Parkinson (1901) K. Brommer, Stuttgart, Germany Southern German Collectionsold EUR 22,000Lot 71 : Standing male "malagan" figure
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandEdgar Walden, Berlin, Germany, collected in situ, Deutsche Marine Expedition 1907-09 Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Ethnologisches Museum, Ident.Nr. VI 34436 (1910) Arthur Speyer II., Berlin, Germany (1939) Ernst Heinrich, Stuttgart, Germany Ralf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany Southern German Collectionsold EUR 20,000Lot 72 : Two spears
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain, St.not available anymoreLot 73 : Club
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain, SulkaOld French Collectionnot available anymoreLot 74 : Breadfruit cutter
Papua-Neuguinea - Bismarck Archipel - Neu Britannien - Wuvulu (Matty Island)Missionshaus Knechtsteden, Dormagen, Germanynot available anymoreLot 75 : Birdhead club "go porowa ra maru"
New Caledonia, KanakEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymoreLot 76 : Two ornamental combs
Solomon Islandsnot available anymoreLot 77 : Ornamental comb "faa"
Solomon Islands - MalaitaPatrick Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 500Lot 78 : Two arm cuffs
Solomon Islands - MalaitaGerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 79 : Rare feather currency roll "manahau" or "tevau"
Salomonen - Santa Cruz Inseln, NdendeThomas Lautz, Cologne, Germanysold EUR 3,000Lot 80 : Two pudding knives
Vanuatu - Banks Islandssold EUR 1,200Lot 81 : Pudding knife
Vanuatu - Banks IslandsEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandsold EUR 600Lot 82 : Shell trumpet
Polynesia - Wallis Islandscollected in situ (1980's)sold EUR 450Lot 83 : Two lances
Cook Islands, Rarotongasold EUR 3,300Lot 84 : Throwing club "ula tavatava"
Fidji IslandsGerman Private Collection, Berlin (1962)sold EUR 360Lot 85 : Barkcloth "masi bolabola"
Fidji Islandsnot available anymoreLot 86 : Prestige object "tabua"
Fidji IslandsThomas Lautz, Cologne, Germanysold EUR 1,000Lot 87 : Lure hook "matau"
New Zealand, Maorinot available anymoreLot 88 : Round bowl "umeke"
Hawaii islandsMark A. Blackburn, Hawaii, USAsold EUR 1,800Lot 89 : Bowl "tanoa 'ava", around 1900
SamoaOld British Collectionsold EUR 1,000Lot 90 : Pounder "po"
Caroline Islands - TrukHolger Schmidtgen, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 900Lot 91 : Waist garment for women
Marshall-Inseln - Ralik-RatakOld Colonial Collection Holger Schmidtgen, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymoreLot 92 : Bowl
Matty Islandnot available anymoreLot 93 : Spearthrower "woomera"
Australia, WestEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandsold EUR 2,500Lot 94 : Boomerang
Australia, Riverinenot available anymoreLot 95 : Boomerang
Australia, Southnot available anymoreLot 96 : Comb
Fennoscandia, Samisold EUR 600Lot 97 : Half of a container, 100 B.C.-200 AD, Old Bering Sea II period
Alaska - St. Lawrence Island, InuitAsher Eskenasy, Paris, France Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, Francesold EUR 1,000Lot 98 : Harpoon head, ca. 1400 to 1600 AD
Canada, Inuit, Thule (?)Joseph Gerena, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 99 : Fragment of a seal
Alaska - Grönland, Thulenot available anymoreLot 100 : Anthropomorphic needle case
Alaska - Grönland, Thulenot available anymoreLot 101 : Spear-thrower
Kanada - Alaska - GrönlandJoseph Gerena, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 102 : Charm
AlaskaPatrick Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 500