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

1/5
Lot 7
Male ancestor figure "siraha salawa", around 1900
1/4
Lot 9
Female ancestor figure "adu zatua"
1/4
Lot 38
Guardian statue "pagar"
1/3
Lot 82
Figural suspension hook, before 1934
1/3
Lot 99
Figure of a deity
1/5
Lot 131
Female figure
1/4
Lot 132
Standing female figure
1/4
Lot 143
Zoomorphic helmet mask
1/4
Lot 165
Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
1/5
Lot 166
Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
1/4
Lot 200
Standing male figure
1/7
Lot 268
Maiden spirit face mask "agbogho mmwo"
1/4
Lot 336
Beautiful old mask of leader "kam"
1/9
Lot 344
Royal memorial figure "lefem"
1/9
Lot 345
Royal memorial figure "lefem"
1/5
Lot 348
Anthropomorphic face mask
1/5
Lot 349
Rare figural object of highly abstract form
1/4
Lot 354
Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu" ("spirit of a deceased")
1/3
Lot 392
Standing male ancestor figure "singiti"
1/5
Lot 396
Small standing figure
1/6
Lot 421
Large round mask "kifwebe"
1/6
Lot 422
Anthropo/zoomorphic mask
1/7
Lot 423
Caryatid stool "kihona"
1/4
Lot 425
Neckrest "musamo"
1/6
Lot 461
Power figure "nkisi" against small pox
1/5
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