
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.
Highlights
- Lot 51
Anthropomorphic mask
West Nepal, MagarOld American Collectionnot available anymore - Lot 52
Mask
Nepal, MagarFrançois Pannier, Paris, France French Private Collectionnot available anymore - Lot 53
Anthropomorphic mask
West Nepal, Magarnot available anymore - Lot 54
Mask
Nepal, MagarFrançois Pannier, Paris, France French Private Collectionnot available anymore - Lot 55
Monkey mask
India - Himachal PradeshFrançois Pannier, Paris, France French Private Collectionnot available anymore - Lot 56
Squatting figure
India, Naganot available anymore - Lot 57
Ceremonial knife "dao"
India, Naganot available anymore - India, Nagasold EUR 200
- India, Nagasold EUR 600
- India, Naganot available anymore
- Lot 61
Woman's loin cloth
India, Nagasold EUR 300 - Lot 62
Torque of a warrior
India, Naganot available anymore - Lot 63
Lute "samisen"
JapanAnton Handl, Munich, Germanynot available anymore - Lot 64
Anthropomorphic mask
TibetRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymore - Lot 65
Drum
TibetRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 160 - Lot 66
Group of six weapons
Papua New GuineaSouthern German Collectionsold EUR 250 - Lot 67
Three clubs
Papua New Guineanot available anymore - Lot 68
Club
Papua New Guineanot available anymore - Lot 69
War shield
Papua New Guinea, Madang province, Wanuma areanot available anymore - Lot 70
Spirit board "gope"
Papua New Guinea, Uruma islandsold EUR 1,200 - Lot 71
Male ritual figure
Papua New Guinea, South Abelam / WoseraUlrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany German Private Collection, Hessenot available anymore - Lot 72
Yams head
Papua New Guinea, Abelam/WoseraGallery Flak, Paris, Francesold EUR 950 - Papua New Guinea, Abelamacquired in Sydney, Australia (1961/62)sold EUR 150
- Lot 74
Ancestor figure "kawe"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmatcollected in situ (1976)sold EUR 500 - Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), AsmatDutch Collection (1995)not available anymore
- Lot 76
Ceremonial shield
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), AsmatBarbara Schuster, Neuendettelsau, Germanysold EUR 500 - Lot 77
Round food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Boikensold EUR 400 - Lot 78
Oval food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Boikennot available anymore - Lot 79
Spirit board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - Golf, Purari DeltaStanley Gordon Moriarty (1906-1978), Australiasold EUR 2,400 - Lot 80
War shield
Papua New Guinea - eastern Highlandsnot available anymore - Lot 81
Betel nut mortar
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf, Tami IslandsOld German Colonial Collectionsold EUR 900 - Papua New Guinea, IatmulJohann Beck, Bremen, Germany (coll in situ between 1928 - 1934, when he worked as a captain for the shipping company Norddeutsche Lloyd Bremen) Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany Thomas Schulze, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 9,500
- Lot 83
Small sculpture "yipwon"
Papua New Guinea - Koreworisold EUR 800 - Lot 84
Small sculpture "korvar"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya)Dutch Collectionnot available anymore - Lot 85
Lime spatula
Papua New Guinea - MassimAmerican Collectionnot available anymore - Papua New Guinea - Massimpart of a collection of artifacts donated to Nevada City, California courthouse in the 1920's by a local family. In 1962 the local high school principal puchased the collection because of his ties to New Guinea, where he served in WW II as a fighter pilot. Michael Hamson, Palos Verdes, California, USA Yves Créhalet, Paris, France Rive Gauche, Paris, 18 November 2013, lot 30not available anymore
- Papua New Guinea - MurikAfrika-Museum Bergen-Sülze, Germanynot available anymore
- Lot 88
Standing female figure
Papua New Guinea - SepikKevin Conru, London, Great Britain ("acquired in a small auction in England, prior to which it had laid undisturbed in a trunk for over a hundred years")sold EUR 7,000 - Lot 89
Mask
Papua New Guinea - SepikFélix Pelt, Amsterdam, The Netherlandsnot available anymore - Lot 90
Betel nut mortar
Papua New Guinea - Sepiknot available anymore - Lot 91
Hook "garra"
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik - Hunstein Mountains, Bahinemosold EUR 750 - Lot 92
Large food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Tami Islandssold EUR 600 - Lot 93
Food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Tami Islandsnot available anymore - Lot 94
Ceremonial spear
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago, St Matthias islandsnot available anymore - Lot 95
Ceremonial spear
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago, St Matthias Islandsnot available anymore - Lot 96
Two clubs
Solomon Islandssold EUR 200 - Lot 97
Spear
Solomon Islands - Bougainville Islandnot available anymore - Lot 98
Bark cloth "tapa"
Samoa/Tonga/Fijisold EUR 300 - Lot 99
Figure of a deity
TongaMargherita Mona Comotto-Staley, Portsmouth, Great Britain Andrew Staley, Nottingham, Great Britainsold EUR 7,000 - Lot 100
Club
Australianot available anymore