
84th Tribal Art Auction
The private collections Poul Mørk (1938-2013) and Alex Wittendorf (1931-2013), both Copenhagen, Denmark. Tribal Art objects from the Art Collection Helga & Hans-Jürgen Müller, Stuttgart. The colonial Cameroon Collection from the painter Wolfgang Röhricht (1886-1953), Berlin. The collection from Rolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), medical missionary for the Basler Mission in Ghana. Important Ethnographics from the colonial collection Kloppe in German South-West Africa.
Highlights
Lot 26: Ornament for sacred flute
Lot 27: War shield
Lot 28: Suspension hook
Lot 79: Standing figure
Lot 92: Healer's society cap mask
Lot 94: Anthropomorphic figure
Lot 98: Standing male figure
Lot 179: Female figure
Lot 197: Standing male figure
Lot 205: Mask with tubular eyes
Lot 315: Male ancestor figure "ekpu"
Lot 316: Standing male figure "ihambe"
Lot 346: Standing figure "tadep"
Lot 369: Beautiful power figure "nkisi"
Lot 410: Dance club "ebongo"
Lot 426: Upper part of a dignitary staff
Lot 469: Power figur
Lot 488: Comb, 19th century
Lot 510: Dagger with sheath
Lot 103 : Mask
Gabon, VuviHelga & Hans-Jürgen Müller, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 6,000Lot 104 : Dance crest
Cameroon, TikarKetterer, Munich, 30 April 1988, lot 408 Helga & Hans-Jürgen Müller, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymoreLot 105 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, BwakaKetterer, Munich, 30 April 1988, lot 357 Helga & Hans-Jürgen Müller, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 700Lot 106 : Throwing knife
Sudancollected in situ (1st half of 20th century) Old Swedish Collection, Norrköpingsold EUR 3,000Lot 107 : Throwing knife
Sudan, Ingessanacollected in situ (1st half of 20th century) Old Swedish Collection, Norrköpingnot available anymoreLot 108 : Large ivory ring
West AfricaSwedish Private Collectionsold EUR 500Lot 109 : Bracelet
West AfricaGerman Private Collection, Munich Elfie Albert, Pyrbaum, Germany (~1970)sold EUR 250Lot 110 : Bracelet
West AfricaHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germanysold EUR 200Lot 111 : Old mask "geh-naw"
Liberia, BassaAmerican Private Collection, Florida (acquired while living in NYC, in the 1960s - 80s)sold EUR 3,000Lot 112 : Anthropomorphic mask
Liberia, BassaIrwin Hersey, New York, USA Cole Harrel, New York, USAsold EUR 2,500Lot 113 : Anthropomorphic mask "deangle"
Liberia, Dan or ManoSebastian Fernandez, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 114 : Mask "deangle" or "tankagle"
Liberia, DanCollection Mr. M., 1970 (no other provenance listed) Rheims-Laurin, Paris, 2 March 1970, cover, lot 39sold EUR 2,500Lot 115 : Large mask with movable jaw
Liberia, Grebo/KranSwedish Private Collection, Sundsvall (1960's) Swedish Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 116 : Magical head "ga sua"
Liberia, KranEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymoreLot 117 : Ring
Liberia, Krusold EUR 400Lot 118 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Liberia, ManoEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymoreLot 119 : Mask
Liberia, ManoHayden & Odette Walling, Warwick, USA, collected in Eastern Liberia (1952-54)sold EUR 1,100Lot 120 : Horned mask
Guinea, TomaHerman Binder, New York, USAsold EUR 2,600Lot 121 : Fragment of a female figure
Sierra Leone, LimbaEddy Prescott, USA Dave DeRoche, San Francisco, USAsold EUR 1,600Lot 122 : Helmet mask of "sande" society "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, MendeEric Grate, Stockholm, Swedennot available anymoreLot 123 : Helmet mask of "sande" society "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, MendePrivate Collectionsold EUR 2,500Lot 124 : Helmet mask of "sande" society "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, MendeAmerican Private Collection, Philadelphiasold EUR 1,200Lot 125 : Seated figure "nomoli"
Sierra Leone, SherbroAmerican Private Collection, Connecticut Pace Gallery, New York, USA (No. 53 1063)sold EUR 16,000Lot 126 : Helmet mask "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, VaiGerard Sand, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1993)sold EUR 400Lot 127 : Mask
Guinea, BagaJo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, Francenot available anymoreLot 128 : Mask
Guinea, BagaOlivier Klejman and Stella Loebarth, Paris, France (1997) Danish Private Collectionsold EUR 4,000Lot 129 : Bird headdress "a-bämp"
Guinea, BagaKarlsson & Wickman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden Swedish Private Collectionsold EUR 2,500Lot 130 : Standing female figure
Mali, Bamana / Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoAlex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germanysold EUR 700Lot 131 : Standing male figure
Mali, BamanaHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germanysold EUR 500Lot 132 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamanasold EUR 800Lot 133 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, BamanaKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (coll. 1958)not available anymoreLot 134 : Female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamananot available anymoreLot 135 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, BamanaMark Eglinton, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 136 : Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Mali, BamanaGalerie Pierre, Stockholm, Sweden Henning Throne-Holst, Norway (1895-1980)sold EUR 4,000Lot 137 : Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè society"
Mali, Bamanasold EUR 2,500Lot 138 : Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, BamanaCharles Ratton, Paris, Francenot available anymoreLot 139 : Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, BamanaNils von der Heyde, Hamburg, Germanynot available anymoreLot 140 : Monkey mask "n'gon"
Mali, BamanaMogens Balle (1921-1988), Asmindrup, Denmark (member of the Cobra group) Danish Private Collection (1993) Lempertz, Brussels, 27 January 2015, lot 186not available anymoreLot 141 : Monkey mask "n'gon"
Mali, BamanaWalter Kaiser, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymoreLot 142 : Puppet head
Mali, BamanaDirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)sold EUR 375Lot 143 : Seated figure
Mali, DogonMaine Durieu, Paris, Francesold EUR 300Lot 144 : Standing female figure
Mali, DogonPrice EUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 145 : Male figure "dege"
Mali, Dogon/TellemRobert Palmer, USA; collected the figure in situ (1966) in the Bandiagara region of Mali in the village where he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer Roy Stacy, Washington D.C., USA (1975)sold EUR 2,000Lot 146 : Figural fragment
Mali, DogonLadislas Segy, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 147 : Shrine figure
Mali, DogonRobert Jacobsen, Copenhagen, Denmark (1912-1993) Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen was a danish sculptor, painter and graphic designer. He was a representative of abstract art after World War II, specialized on concrete art.not available anymoreLot 148 : Standing figure
Mali, DogonSpitzmüller, Berlin, Germany Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1993) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, lot 27 German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,200Lot 150 : Staff "yo domolo"
Mali, DogonHarrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (pre 1986) Anonymous seller (2009) Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 151 : Granary door
Mali, DogonKirchhoff, Wiesbaden, Germanysold EUR 2,500Lot 152 : Doorwing
Mali, DogonJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (2000)sold EUR 800Lot 153 : Door lock
Mali, DogonKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1958)not available anymore