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"
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Lot 11: Shield "kliau"
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Lot 18: Expressive mask with anthropomorphic features
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Lot 26: Mask, 19th century
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Lot 28: Mask "joker", 19th century
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Lot 49: Male "mai" mask
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Lot 64: Beautiful old ancestor spirit figure "blaal"
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Lot 70: Fragment of a large "malagan" mask with figural crest
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Lot 71: Standing male "malagan" figure
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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
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Lot 106: Horn spoon, early 19th century
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Lot 107: Ball-head war club, late 18th century
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Lot 115: Small mask "ma go"
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Lot 139: Mask
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Lot 153: Female twin figure "ere ibeji", 19th century
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Lot 156: Pair of male twin figures "ere ibeji"
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Lot 157: Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji
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Lot 163: Elephant mask
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Lot 181: Small mask "lukwakongo"
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Lot 185: Small mask "lukwakongo"
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Lot 216: Mask "mukinka"
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Lot 304: Standing male figure "blolo bian"
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Lot 309: Maternité
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Lot 316: Maske
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Lot 354: Janus helmet mask "wanyugo"
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Lot 396: Standing male figure
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Lot 402: Ancestor figure
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Lot 435: Rare reliquary figure "éyéma-o-byéri"
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Lot 471: Standing male ancestor figure "singiti"
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Lot 526: Mask "mwana pwo"
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Lot 557: Beautiful spoon

82nd Tribal Art Auction

Lot 218 : Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 219 : Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi
D. R. Congo, Songye
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1997) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 220 : Miniature mask "kifwebe", necklace with amulet mask and small antelope mask
D. R. Congo, Songye
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1996/1997) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 221 : Four miniature masks "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1996-1998) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 222 : Miniature mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Lempertz, Brussels, 25 March 1992, lot 205 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 223 : Miniature mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1997) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 224 : Small mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 280
Lot 225 : Miniature mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1999) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 226 : Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 227 : Mask dancer
D. R. Congo, Songye
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1995) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 228 : Small bird head mask
D. R. Congo, Luba
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 229 : Power half figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1995) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 231 : Power half figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25. Februar 2006, lot 332 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 232 : Small standing figure
Chad, Sao
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 July 2008, lot 523 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 475
Lot 233 : Small doll
Tanzania, Nyamwesi
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 234 : Big doll
Tanzania, Nyamwezi
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 238 : Small standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Bemba
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 July 2009, lot 510 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 850
Lot 241 : Mask
Tanzania, Makonde, Village Mavia
Ketterer, Munich, 17 April 1994, lot 246 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Price EUR 600
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 244 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Mozambique, Makua
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (2003) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 245 : Bat mask
Mozambique, Makua
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany, 1995 (a) - 2006 (b) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Price EUR 600
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 246 : Mask
Mozambique, Makua
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (2004) Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 250 : Neckrest
Sudan, Dinka
Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 360
Lot 251 : Shield
Sudan, Fundj
sold EUR 500
Lot 252 : Shield
Sudan, Shilluk
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 253 : Shield
Sudan, Shilluk
Serge Schoffel, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 600
Lot 254 : Arm dagger
Sahara / Sahel, Tuareg
not available anymore
Lot 255 : Game board for the "mankala" or "serata" game
West Africa
sold EUR 180
Lot 256 : Bracelet
West Africa
Southern German Collection
sold EUR 300
Lot 257 : Sande society helmet mask "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, Mende
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 14 Februar 1998, lot 64 German Private Collection, Munich
sold EUR 600
Lot 258 : "Sande" society helmet mask "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, Mende
Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 2,600
Lot 259 : Standing female figure "kambei"
Sierra Leone, Mende
Swiss Private Collection
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 260 : Standing female figure "kambei"
Sierra Leone, Mende
sold EUR 600
Lot 261 : Dignitary staff
Mali, Bamana
Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 262 : Door lock
Mali, Bamana
German Private Collection, Stuttgart
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 263 : Door lock
Mali, Bamana
English Private Collection
sold EUR 550
Lot 264 : Antelope dance crest "sogi-ni-kun" or "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Swiss Private Collection
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 265 : Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, Bamana
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 266 : Large puppet head
Mali, Bamana
Michael Rhodes, New York, USA
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 267 : Head of a puppet
Mali, Bozo
Southern German Collection
not available anymore
Lot 268 : Fragment head
Mali, Dogon
Jean-Paul Agogué, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 269 : Torso of a female figure
Mali, Dogon, Nduleri
Marcel Florkin (1900-1979), Liège, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 270 : Fragmentary figure
Mali, Dogon
Lempertz, Brussels, 3 April 1993, lot 11
sold EUR 850
Lot 271 : Figural fragment
Mali, Dogon
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, USA (1970's)
sold EUR 1,150
Lot 272 : Bowl carrying figure
Mali, Dogon/Tellem
American Private Collection, West Coast
not available anymore
Lot 273 : Standing male ancestor figure
Mali, Dogon, Seno plain
not available anymore
Lot 274 : Figural fragment
Mali, Dogon
Ernst Ascher, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 275 : Kneeling figure
Mali, Dogon
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Eckhard Bredel, Darmstadt, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 276 : Mask "kanaga"
Mali, Dogon
Southern German Collection (collected in situ in the late 1960's)
sold EUR 450
Lot 277 : Amulet
Mali, Dogon
sold EUR 650
Lot 278 : Granary door
Mali, Dogon
sold EUR 800