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 279Mask
Mali, MalinkeMichel Vanderbroke, Geneva, Switzerland Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 280Zoomorphic helmet mask
Mali, Malinke/BamanaLadislas Segy, New York, USAnot available anymore
Lot 281Mask "kore"
Mali, MarkaBelgian Collectionsold EUR 1,600
Lot 282Mask " kore"
Mali, MarkaFrench Collectionsold EUR 1,500
Lot 283Flute
Burkina Faso, BwaEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandsold EUR 260
Lot 284Bracelet
Burkina Faso, Gurunsisold EUR 400
Lot 285Zoomorphic mask (hornbill)
Burkina Faso, GurunsiAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (2002)sold EUR 1,000
Burkina Faso, Lobinot available anymore
Burkina Faso, Lobinot available anymore
Lot 288Standing couple
Burkina Faso, LobiBelgian Private Collection Michel de Mol, Belgium (2008)sold EUR 1,200
Burkina Faso, LobiIlia Malichin, Baden-Baden, Germanysold EUR 1,050
Lot 290Mask "wan balinga"
Burkina Faso, MossiBelgian Private Collection, Brussels Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymore
Lot 291Zoomorphic mask
Burkina Faso, NunumaEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandsold EUR 780
Lot 292Horn
Côte d'IvoireManfred Zirngibl, Passau, Germany (1950's)not available anymore
Lot 293Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Agninot available anymore
Lot 294Part of a speakers staff
Côte d'Ivoire, AtiéGallery König, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 1,400
Lot 295Tapper "lowre"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulesold EUR 450
Lot 296Goldweight: Buffalo
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulesold EUR 300
Lot 297Heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, BaulePierre Vérité, Paris, Francesold EUR 1,200
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulenot available anymore
Lot 299Colon figure: policeman
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulesold EUR 500
Lot 300Pair of figures "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleLore & Georg Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (collected in situ 1958) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 July 2008, lot 274 Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgiumnot available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 800
Côte d'Ivoire, BaulePhilippe Ratton, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleDutch Private Collection, Amsterdamnot available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleDavid & Clifford Gelbard, New York, USA Bonhams, New York, The Gelbard Collection of African Art, 13 November 2007, lot 2527 Témoin, Geneva, Switzerlandnot available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleEckhard Bredel, Darmstadt, Germanysold EUR 2,500
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleBohumil Theophile Holas, Abidjan/Zurich, Nigeria/Switzerland Swiss Private Collectionsold EUR 1,500
Lot 307Seated female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleCarolyn & Walter Foxworth, Dallas, USAsold EUR 2,500
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulesold EUR 2,300
Lot 309Maternité
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulecollected before 1914 Bonnet-Martin-Roudillion, Hotel des ventes d'Angers, Art Nègre, 13 October 1965, lot 131 (erroneously 132 under photo) Stolper Galleries, Munich, Germany (1972) Eckhard Bredel, Darmstadt, Germanysold EUR 12,000
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleDavid Henninger, Haguenau, Francenot available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleFrench Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 312Mask "gu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleJean-Paul Agogué, Paris, Francesold EUR 3,000
Lot 313Mask with horns "kpan pre"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulenot available anymore
Lot 314Anthropomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulecollected in situ (1950-60) Swiss Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 315Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, BétéEngels (until 1954 Engels worked as a Medical Practitioner in Liberia, Ivory Coast, where he acquired the most pieces of his collection in situ. His son extended the collection until 1967, when finally in 1998 the whole collection was sold.)sold EUR 800
Lot 316Maske
Côte d'Ivoire, Bétécollected in Mali (1936)sold EUR 5,000
Lot 317Zoomorphic mask "kagle"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan/We/NgereBoris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 318Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dannot available anymore
Lot 319Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanGallery König, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 1,200
Lot 320Guardian head "kedie"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dannot available anymore
Lot 321Face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Dannot available anymore
Lot 322Anthropomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, DanAlain de Monbrison, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Lot 323Face mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dansold EUR 800
Lot 324Face mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanMaitre L'Oiseau, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Ratton-Hourdé, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Lot 325Mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanMark Eglinton, New York, USAnot available anymore
Lot 326Face mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanOld British Collectionsold EUR 1,550
Côte d'Ivoire, DanEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandsold EUR 1,500
Lot 328Beak mask "gägon"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dannot available anymore