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
1/3
Lot 27: War shield
1/3
Lot 28: Suspension hook
1/4
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
1/7
Lot 98: Standing male figure
1/5
Lot 103: Mask
1/8
Lot 135: Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
1/6
Lot 138: Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
1/6
Lot 179: Female figure
1/5
Lot 197: Standing male figure
1/7
Lot 204: Anthropomorphic face mask "tankagle"
1/5
Lot 205: Mask with tubular eyes
1/5
Lot 223: Standing male figure "poro piibele" or "doogele"
1/5
Lot 224: Staff for a champion cultivator "tefalipica"
1/4
Lot 231: Ffemale figure by Osei Bonsu (1900-1977)
1/6
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
1/7
Lot 315: Male ancestor figure "ekpu"
1/9
Lot 316: Standing male figure "ihambe"
1/4
Lot 340: Large head sculpture "tu ngünga", before 1922
1/7
Lot 346: Standing figure "tadep"
1/8
Lot 369: Beautiful power figure "nkisi"
1/4
Lot 410: Dance club "ebongo"
1/6
Lot 426: Upper part of a dignitary staff
1/5
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 153 : Door lock
Mali, Dogon
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1958)
Not available anymore
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