May 28, 2016

83rd Tribal Art Auction

Fine old tribal art from Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceania and America. The Nias collection of Dr. Heinrich Sundermann (1849-1919). Anton Handl in Cameroon. Significant works of art from the Cameroon Grassfields.

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Highlights

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Lot 7: Male ancestor figure "siraha salawa", around 1900
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Lot 9: Female ancestor figure "adu zatua"
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Lot 38: Guardian statue "pagar"
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Lot 82: Figural suspension hook, before 1934
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Lot 99: Figure of a deity
1/5
Lot 131: Female figure
1/4
Lot 132: Standing female figure
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Lot 143: Zoomorphic helmet mask
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Lot 165: Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
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Lot 166: Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
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Lot 200: Standing male figure
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Lot 268: Maiden spirit face mask "agbogho mmwo"
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Lot 336: Beautiful old mask of leader "kam"
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Lot 344: Royal memorial figure "lefem"
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Lot 345: Royal memorial figure "lefem"
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Lot 348: Anthropomorphic face mask
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Lot 349: Rare figural object of highly abstract form
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Lot 354: Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu" ("spirit of a deceased")
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Lot 392: Standing male ancestor figure "singiti"
1/5
Lot 396: Small standing figure
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Lot 421: Large round mask "kifwebe"
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Lot 422: Anthropo/zoomorphic mask
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Lot 423: Caryatid stool "kihona"
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Lot 425: Neckrest "musamo"
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Lot 461: Power figure "nkisi" against small pox
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Lot 512: Pair of figures

83rd Tribal Art Auction

Lot 1 : Architectural fragment, 19th century
Indonesia - Bali
sold EUR 500
Lot 2 : Architectural fragment
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 3 : Quiver "tolor"
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 4 : Flat mask face
Indonesia - Flores
Willem Zwiep, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (collected in the 1970s) Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 5 : Shield
Indonesia - Moluccas
Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden
not available anymore
Lot 6 : Male ancestor figure "adu zatua", early 20th century
Indonesia - Nias
Old British Collection
not available anymore
Lot 7 : Male ancestor figure "siraha salawa", around 1900
Indonesia - North Nias
Heinrich Sundermann (1849-1919), Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany H. Sundermann was a Protestant missionary of the "Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft" on the Indonesian island of Nias for more than three decades, from 1875 to 1910. His lifework is inconceivable without his confrontation with life, religion and ancestor worship on Nias.
sold EUR 6,000
Lot 8 : Female ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 9 : Female ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 10 : Male ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 11 : Male ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann (1849-1919), Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany H. Sundermann was a Protestant missionary of the "Rheinische Missionsgesellschaft" on the Indonesian island of Nias for more than three decades, from 1875 to 1910. His lifework is inconceivable without his confrontation with life, religion and ancestor worship on Nias.
sold EUR 360
Lot 12 : Three ancestor figures "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 650
Lot 13 : Protective figure of an ancestor spirit "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 14 : Two ancestor figures "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 15 : Three protective figures "adu horo"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 16 : Two protective figures "adu horo"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 17 : Figural frieze "adu bihara"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 18 : Figural frieze "adu bihara"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 900
Lot 19 : Parts of protective image
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 330
Lot 20 : Three mythical birds
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 21 : Small bird sculpture
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 110
Lot 22 : Three magical animal sculptures
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 23 : Mythical bird
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 240
Lot 24 : Magical object "adu fombali"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 25 : Magical object "adu fombali"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 26 : Traditional shield "dange"
Indonesia - North Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 360
Lot 27 : Group of eight weapons
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 28 : Receptacle and drum
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 280
Lot 29 : Pendants from amulet necklaces
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 360
Lot 30 : Man's necklace "nifatali", bracelet and ring
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 180
Lot 31 : Group of jewellery
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 32 : Man's necklace "kalabubu"
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 100
Lot 33 : Ladle, large spoon and receptacle
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 34 : Group of five objects
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 35 : Group of seven objects
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 36 : Six pipes
Indonesia - Nias
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 37 : Guardian figure "pagar"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak
Heinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 38 : Guardian statue "pagar"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak
Van Oostrom, The Hague, The Netherlands Anuschka Menist, Brussels, Belgium Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 39 : Female half figure
Indonesia - Timor, Ataúro
not available anymore
Lot 40 : Theatre mask
Indonesia - Java
Ralf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 41 : Anthropo/zoomorphic mask
Nepal
Pace Gallery, New York, USA
not available anymore
Lot 42 : Mask
Nepal
Price EUR 300
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 43 : Anthropomorphic mask
Nepal
not available anymore
Lot 44 : Anthropomorphic mask
Nepal
Pace Gallery, New York, USA
sold EUR 2,400
Lot 45 : Anthropomorphic mask
Nepal
sold EUR 550
Lot 46 : Shaman drum
Nepal
German Private Collection
sold EUR 350
Lot 47 : Protective figure
Nepal, Bajura district
not available anymore
Lot 48 : Pair of votive figures
West Nepal, Rolpa district
not available anymore
Lot 49 : Old ancestor figure from a local shrine
West Nepal - Area of Humla
not available anymore
Lot 50 : Figural sculpture
West Nepal - Area of Humla
not available anymore