
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 103 : Miniature sculpture of a polar bear
Kanada - Grönland, Inuitsold EUR 600Lot 104 : Three gaming pieces in the shape of swimming birds
Kanada - Grönland, Inuitnot available anymoreLot 105 : Human figure
Alaska, Okvik culturenot available anymoreLot 106 : Horn spoon, early 19th century
Canada, Haidanot available anymoreLot 107 : Ball-head war club, late 18th century
North America, Woodlands, OjibwaBill Jamieson, Toronto, Ontario, Canadanot available anymoreLot 108 : Handle/tool
AmazoniaJohathan Lowen, London, Great Britainnot available anymoreLot 109 : Male figure "nomoli"
Sierra Leone, SherbroLempertz, Cologne, 1973 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 3,300Lot 110 : Small standing figure "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, LobiHarry Schwall, Karlsruhe, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 May 2013, lot 150 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, GermanyPrice EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 111 : Four miniature masks "geh naw"
Liberia, Bassaa) Ketterer, Munich, 6 May 1978, lot 17 b - d) Lempertz, Cologne, 9 April 2005, lot 199 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 1,000Lot 112 : Three miniature masks "geh naw"
Liberia, Bassaa) Lempertz, Cologne, 9 April 2005, lot 199 b) Galerie von Miller, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1991) c) René David, Zurich, Switzerland (1980) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 113 : Miniature mask "geh naw"
Liberia, BassaBoris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1980) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 220Lot 114 : Mask "geh-naw"
Liberia, BassaHenning Schmejkal, Holle, Germany (1978) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 115 : Small mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanKetterer, Munich, 18 November 1978, lot 58 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanynot available anymoreLot 116 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Liberia, ManoLempertz, Brussels, 9 April 2005, lot 199 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 117 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1994) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 500Lot 118 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanLempertz, Brussels, 9 April 2005, lot 199 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 280Lot 119 : Four miniature masks "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dana) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 13 March 2010, lot 113 b) Lempertz, Cologne, 9 April 2005, lot 199 c) Ketterer, Munich, 6 May 1978, lot 119 d) Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 1,400Lot 120 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanKetterer, Munich, 5 November 1977, lot 48 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 360Lot 121 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, ManoGalerie Kunsteck, Munich, Germany (1973) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 122 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanGalerie von Miller, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1991) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 240Lot 123 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanKetterer, Munich, 18 November 1978, lot 59 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 124 : Small mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanGalerie Exler, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1979) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 125 : Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Wé/WobeLempertz, Brussels, 25 March 1992, lot 44 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 950Lot 126 : Small mask "koma ba"
Côte d'Ivoire, MauHenning Schmejkal, Holle, Germany (1979) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 900Lot 127 : Small standing female figure "tugubele"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 22 September 2007, lot 140 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 128 : Miniature mask
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleLempertz, Cologne, 26 April 2003, lot 87 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 1,400Lot 129 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiJean-Michel Huguenin, Paris, France (1989) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 700Lot 130 : Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiKetterer, Munich, 20 April 1991, lot 180 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 500Lot 131 : Big fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiLempertz, Brussels, 3 April 1993, lot 53 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 1,700Lot 132 : Small female figure
Benin, FonZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 1 March 2008, lot 286 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 700Lot 134 : Deformation mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioAlfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 21. September 2003, lot 215 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, GermanyPrice EUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 135 : Mask with movable jaw "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15 November 2008, lot 85 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, GermanyPrice EUR 900plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 136 : Mask with hinged jaw "elu"
Nigeria, IbibioGalerie von Miller, Frankfurt a.M., Germany (1991) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, GermanyPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 137 : Mask with hinged jaw "elu"
Nigeria, OgoniKlaus Scholze, Kronberg, Germany (1983) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 1,500Lot 138 : Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask
Nigeria, IgboFriedrich Ruttmann, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1975) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, GermanyPrice EUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 139 : Mask
Nigeria, IgboKetterer, Munich, 6 May 1978, lot 288 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 2,800Lot 141 : Twin figure "hohovi"
Nigeria, BeninZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 November 2010, lot 450 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 500Lot 142 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IllorinPeters, Viernheim, Germany (1975) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 200Lot 145 : Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Illorin, ShakiGalerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany (1983) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 4,500Lot 146 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbado, IlogboKetterer, Munich, 14 December 1991, lot 404 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 1,400Lot 147 : Twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, EgbadoGalerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 23 September 2006, lot 248 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 1,000Lot 148 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with shorts
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibarapa, Igbo OraMareidi Singer, Munich, Germany (1991) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 500Lot 149 : Standing female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, KisiGalerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany (1976) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 660Lot 150 : Standing female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, AbeokutaGalerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany Alexander Pollmer, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 14 March 2009, lot 288 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 1,000Lot 151 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, OyoToder, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (1972) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 200Lot 153 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji", 19th century
Nigeria, Yoruba, AbeokutaAloys Faust, Cologne, Germany (1960) Ernst-Olof Siré, Forchheim, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 November 2009, lot 444 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 3,300Lot 154 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, OffaKetterer, Munich, 14 December, 1991, lot 397 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 2,400Lot 155 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell cape
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oke IhoJoachim Herrmann, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany (1988) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 1,800Lot 156 : Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, IpokiaJoachim Herrmann, Mörfelden-Walldorf, Germany (1999) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 1,600Lot 157 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbado, IlaroHenricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany (1985) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germanysold EUR 2,000