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"
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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 434 : Small bird sculpture
Cameroon, Duala
sold EUR 330
Lot 435 : Rare reliquary figure "éyéma-o-byéri"
Cameroon, Fang (Bane)
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 14,000
Lot 436 : Zoomorphic mask "suaga"
Cameroon, Mambila
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 437 : Rare couple of terracotta ancestor figures
Cameroon, Mambila, Donga Valley
Hans Wolf, Zurich, Switzerland Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany Jakob Deller, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 438 : Standing couple
Cameroon, Mambila
Gallery Flak, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 439 : Standing male figure "tadep"
Cameroon, Mambila
Michael Sorafine, Los Angeles, USA Alain Naoum, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 5,500
Lot 440 : Fertility doll
Cameroon, Namchi
French Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 441 : Harp "ngombi"
Gabon. Tsogho (?)
not available anymore
Lot 442 : Two knives
Gabon, Fang
not available anymore
Lot 443 : Spoon
Gabon, Vuvi
Peter Biesmans, Bilzen, Belgium
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 444 : Trumpet "mpungi"
D. R. Congo
Manfred Zirngibl, Passau, Germany (1950's)
not available anymore
Lot 445 : Three trumpets "mpungi"
D. R. Congo, Azande
Manfred Zirngibl, Passau, Germany (1950's)
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 446 : Nine spears and lancets
D. R. Congo
sold EUR 500
Lot 447 : Two standing figure
D. R. Congo, Mbala - Suku/Holo
not available anymore
Lot 448 : Bow harp "kundi"
D. R. Congo, Azande
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 449 : Small trumpet
D. R. Congo, Azande
Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 650
Lot 450 : Standing colon figure
D. R. Congo, Bakongo
not available anymore
Lot 451 : Fragment of a ritual staff of the "khimba" initiation society
D. R. Congo, Bakongo
Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 452 : Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Bakongo
Old Belgian Collection
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 453 : Standing power figure "nkisi nduda"
D. R. Congo, Bakongo
Bernard Dulon, Paris, France Olivier Castellano, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 454 : Standing male figure "mukuya"
D. R. Congo, Bembe
Alain de Monbrison, Paris, France
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 455 : Standing female figure with tropical helmet
D. R. Congo, Bembe
Dutch Private Collection Frank van Craen, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 456 : Figure group
D. R. Congo, Bembe
not available anymore
Lot 457 : Round basket with lid
D. R. Congo, Bushoong/Ngongo
not available anymore
Lot 458 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Bwaka
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
not available anymore
Lot 459 : Pipe
D. R. Congo, Bwaka
not available anymore
Lot 460 : Throwing knife
D. R. Congo, Bwaka
sold EUR 450
Lot 461 : Mask dancer "cikunza"
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Belgian Private Collection
sold EUR 350
Lot 463 : Male mask "cihongo"
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 464 : Ceremonial chief stool
D. R. Congo, Chokwe/Luena
German Private Collection
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 465 : Comb
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Belgian Collection
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 466 : Comb
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Raimund Peskens, Antwerp, Belgium
sold EUR 900
Lot 467 : Comb
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Belgian Collection
sold EUR 500
Lot 468 : Flute
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Gallery König, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 469 : Half figure
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Robert le Juste
sold EUR 900
Lot 470 : Janiform magical figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, Hemba
Price EUR 2,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 471 : Standing male ancestor figure "singiti"
D. R. Congo, Hemba
Old Canadian Private Collection Michael Rhodes, New York, USA
sold EUR 3,200
Lot 472 : Mask "pwoom itok"
D. R. Congo, Kuba
German Private Collection
sold EUR 650
Lot 473 : Mask "mulwalwa"
D. R. Congo, Kuba/Kete
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg (1953) Southern German Collection
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 474 : Beautifully carved trinking cup
D. R. Congo, Kuba/Lele
Roger Bédiat, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
not available anymore
Lot 475 : Half figure
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Wulf Lohse, Hamburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 476 : Headrest
D. R. Congo, Kuba
not available anymore
Lot 477 : Box with lid
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Werner Fischer, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 478 : Box with lid
D. R. Congo, Kuba
not available anymore
Lot 479 : Two lidded basketry containers
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowa
not available anymore
Lot 480 : Power half-figure "kakudij"
D. R. Congo, Kusu
not available anymore
Lot 481 : Standing male ancestor figure
D. R. Congo, Kusu
American Private Collection
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 482 : Small female figure
D. R. Congo, Lega
Italian Private Collection Eduardo Uhart, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 483 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Lega
sold EUR 2,800
Lot 484 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Lega
sold EUR 1,200