November 5, 2016

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.

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Highlights

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Lot 11: Male ancestor figure "adu zatua"
1/5
Lot 26: Ornament for sacred flute
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Lot 27: War shield
1/3
Lot 28: Suspension hook
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Lot 79: Standing figure
1/5
Lot 92: Healer's society cap mask
1/5
Lot 93: Anthropomorphic figure, late 19th/early 20th Century
1/4
Lot 94: Anthropomorphic figure
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Lot 98: Standing male figure
1/5
Lot 103: Mask
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Lot 135: Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
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Lot 138: Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
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Lot 179: Female figure
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Lot 197: Standing male figure
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Lot 204: Anthropomorphic face mask "tankagle"
1/5
Lot 205: Mask with tubular eyes
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Lot 223: Standing male figure "poro piibele" or "doogele"
1/5
Lot 224: Staff for a champion cultivator "tefalipica"
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Lot 231: Ffemale figure by Osei Bonsu (1900-1977)
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Lot 232: An important drum "ntan" by Osei Bonsu (1900-1977)
1/4
Lot 279: Waist pendant or hip ornament in shape of human face
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Lot 315: Male ancestor figure "ekpu"
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Lot 316: Standing male figure "ihambe"
1/4
Lot 340: Large head sculpture "tu ngünga", before 1922
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Lot 346: Standing figure "tadep"
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Lot 369: Beautiful power figure "nkisi"
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Lot 410: Dance club "ebongo"
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Lot 426: Upper part of a dignitary staff
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Lot 469: Power figur
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Lot 488: Comb, 19th century
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Lot 510: Dagger with sheath

84th Tribal Art Auction

Lot 154 : Standing male figure
Mali, Malinke
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 155 : Mask
Mali, Marka
Alain Bovis, Paris, France
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 156 : Mask "kore"
Mali, Marka
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 157 : Two neckrests
Mali, Tellem
a) Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany b) Monique Lancée, Maastricht, The Netherlands Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany
Price EUR 200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 158 : Sepulchral stele
Niger, Bura - Asinda - Sikka
Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium (1996) Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 159 : Dance staff
Burkina Faso, Bobo
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Krefeld, Germany (1995) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, lot 18 Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany
sold EUR 380
Lot 160 : Duck mask
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi
Thomas Waigel, Pfinztal, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 161 : Hornbill mask
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
sold EUR 2,800
Lot 162 : Seated miniature figure
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France
sold EUR 600
Lot 163 : Protective figure "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1992)
sold EUR 700
Lot 164 : Standing figure "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1990)
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 165 : Janiform protective figure "thil dokpa"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Ader-Picard-Tajan, Drouot-Montaigne, Paris, 27 February 1989, lot 26 Hans Schneckenburger, Munich, Germany Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1997)
sold EUR 2,400
Lot 166 : Small protective figure "bateba yadawora"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Galerie Noir d'Ivoire, Paris, France Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1997)
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 167 : Protective figure "bateba ti puo"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1991)
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 168 : Figural carved dance cane "bober", presumably Sikire Kambire
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Jean David, Zurich, Switzerland Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (2000) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, lot 37 German Private Collection
sold EUR 2,800
Lot 169 : Standing female figure "niande"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
Ben Turch Collection (1920's) Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium (1970) Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, lot 20 German Private Collection
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 170 : Antelope mask
Burkina Faso, Mossi
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
not available anymore
Lot 171 : Fertility doll "biiga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
Nusser, Munich, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1990)
sold EUR 250
Lot 173 : Standing female figure
Burkina Faso, Turka
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 174 : Hyena mask
Burkina Faso, Winiama
Thomas Waigel, Pfinztal, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 176 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Abron/Atié/Baule
Gapereaux, Toulouse, France
not available anymore
Lot 177 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Abron
American Museum (Inventory number "68-36-281" at the bottom)
Price EUR 2,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 178 : Equestrian figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Agni
not available anymore
Lot 179 : Female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Atié
René Gardi, Bern, Switzerland Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
sold EUR 8,500
Lot 180 : Standing male figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Robert Duperrier, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 181 : Standing male figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Lionel Levi, London, England (Co-founder of Portal Gallery London)
sold EUR 625
Lot 182 : Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Galerie Wiesnet, Munich, Germany Elfie Albert, Pyrbaum, Germany (~1970)
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 183 : Standing female figure "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 184 : Large male figure with fly whisk
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
American Private Collection, Boston
not available anymore
Lot 185 : Two anthropomorphic figures in shape of mask dancers
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Galerie Wiesnet, Munich, Germany Elfie Albert, Pyrbaum, Germany (~1970)
sold EUR 500
Lot 186 : Rare fertility doll
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Galerie Wiesnet, Munich, Germany Elfie Albert, Pyrbaum, Germany (~1970)
sold EUR 800
Lot 187 : Anthropomorphic mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
not available anymore
Lot 188 : Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Swedish Private Collection (1950's/1960's)
not available anymore
Lot 189 : Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Guy Montbarbon, Paris, France Gallery Flak, Paris, France Anita Schröder, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 190 : Dignitary staff, end of 19th century
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 191 : Large helmet mask "goli glen"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule/Wan
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 192 : Amulet
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 193 : Goldweight: man with gun
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Maine Durieu, Paris, France
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 195 : Container
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 196 : Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Bété
Southern California Estate, USA
not available anymore
Lot 197 : Standing male figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Bété
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 198 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan/Mano
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 199 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Franco Monti, Milan, Italy
sold EUR 500
Lot 200 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Hayden & Odette Walling, Warwick, USA, collected in Eastern Liberia (1952-54)
not available anymore
Lot 201 : Beak mask "gägon"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Will Barnet, New York, USA (1925-2012)
sold EUR 650
Lot 202 : Anthropomorphic mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 203 : Anthropomorphic mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Jean Roudillon, Paris, France (1958) Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 204 : Anthropomorphic face mask "tankagle"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Lode van Rijn, Galerie Khepri, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1970) Cees van Strien, Capelle a/d Ijssel, The Netherlands Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium (2004) Frank van Craen, Brussels, Belgium (2008) Victor van Craen, Antwerp, Belgium (2008)
sold EUR 9,000
Lot 205 : Mask with tubular eyes
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Jonathan Mankowitz, London, England (~ 1970's) English Private Collection, London
sold EUR 4,800
Lot 206 : Mask with tubular eyes
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan/Kran
sold EUR 600