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 207Passport mask
Côte d'Ivoire, DanWilliam (Bill) Siegmann, New York, USAsold EUR 700
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroFrench Private Collectionsold EUR 4,500
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroRobert Duperrier, Paris, France (1984) Roy Stacy, Washington D.C., USAsold EUR 2,300
Lot 210Antelope mask "zuin"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroLore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (coll. 1958)sold EUR 800
Lot 211Seated figure
Côte d'Ivoire, KulangoMaine Durieu, Paris, Francesold EUR 1,500
Lot 212Seated figure
Côte d'Ivoire, KulangoMaine Durieu, Paris, Francesold EUR 1,600
Lot 213Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, NgereJon Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden (2001)not available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoPaul Kummert, Frankfurt a. M., Germany Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, lot 49 Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)sold EUR 750
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 500
Lot 216Fragmentary figure
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 300
Lot 217Small couple "tugubele"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoMark Eglinton, New York, USAsold EUR 1,200
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoEnglish Private Collectionsold EUR 1,400
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoPaul Descombes, Antwerp, Belgiumsold EUR 1,200
Lot 220Small male figure "tugubele"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoPeter Werner, Munich, Germany Elfie Albert, Pyrbaum, Germany (~1970)sold EUR 600
Lot 221Standing male figure
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoRené Rasmussen, Paris, France (1970's)not available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoOld English Collection (1960's) Swedish Private Collectionsold EUR 5,500
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoMorton Lipkin, Phoenix, Arizona, USA American Private Collection, New Jersey Bonhams, New York, 11 November 2010, lot 6266not available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufonot available anymore
Lot 225Mask "kpélié"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoMaria Wyss, Basel, Switzerlandnot available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoHarrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1992)sold EUR 3,000
Lot 227Zoomorphic mask "korobla"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1997)sold EUR 800
Lot 228Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Wé/WobeSwedish Collection (2005)not available anymore
Lot 229Face mask with bells
Côte d'Ivoire, Wé - NgereAmerican Collection, New Yorksold EUR 4,500
Côte d'Ivoire, Wé - NgerePierre Loeb, Paris, France Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, 3 December 1977, lot 13sold EUR 3,300
Ghana, AshantiRolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), Gernsbach, Germany Lutz worked as medical doctor for the Basler Mission in Bawku, Agogo and Bechem in Ghana from 1958 to 1967. Born in 1930 in Kaying, South China where his parents already worked for the Basel Mission, after his studies he knew that he would like to work as a missionary doctor as did his father. After graduation, he decided to choose Ghana. Beginning in 1958 he worked with his wife Eva-Maria, in a hospital in Bawku in the north of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso, as well as in Agogo and Bechem. In 1967, he returned with his family to Germany.sold EUR 2,000
Ghana, AshantiRolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), Gernsbach, Germany, collected in situ Lutz worked as medical doctor for the Basler Mission in Bawku, Agogo and Bechem in Ghana from 1958 to 1967. Born in 1930 in Kaying, South China where his parents already worked for the Basel Mission, after his studies he knew that he would like to work as a missionary doctor as did his father. After graduation, he decided to choose Ghana. Beginning in 1958 he worked with his wife Eva-Maria, in a hospital in Bawku in the north of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso, as well as in Agogo and Bechem. In 1967, he returned with his family to Germany.sold EUR 2,400
Lot 233Comb
Ghana, AshantiRolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), Gernsbach, Germany Lutz worked as medical doctor for the Basler Mission in Bawku, Agogo and Bechem in Ghana from 1958 to 1967. Born in 1930 in Kaying, South China where his parents already worked for the Basel Mission, after his studies he knew that he would like to work as a missionary doctor as did his father. After graduation, he decided to choose Ghana. Beginning in 1958 he worked with his wife Eva-Maria, in a hospital in Bawku in the north of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso, as well as in Agogo and Bechem. In 1967, he returned with his family to Germany.sold EUR 600
Lot 234Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiRolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), Gernsbach, Germany Lutz worked as medical doctor for the Basler Mission in Bawku, Agogo and Bechem in Ghana from 1958 to 1967. Born in 1930 in Kaying, South China where his parents already worked for the Basel Mission, after his studies he knew that he would like to work as a missionary doctor as did his father. After graduation, he decided to choose Ghana. Beginning in 1958 he worked with his wife Eva-Maria, in a hospital in Bawku in the north of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso, as well as in Agogo and Bechem. In 1967, he returned with his family to Germany.sold EUR 950
Lot 235Two head fragments
Ghana, AshantiRolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), Gernsbach, Germany Lutz worked as medical doctor for the Basler Mission in Bawku, Agogo and Bechem in Ghana from 1958 to 1967. Born in 1930 in Kaying, South China where his parents already worked for the Basel Mission, after his studies he knew that he would like to work as a missionary doctor as did his father. After graduation, he decided to choose Ghana. Beginning in 1958 he worked with his wife Eva-Maria, in a hospital in Bawku in the north of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso, as well as in Agogo and Bechem. In 1967, he returned with his family to Germany.sold EUR 450
Lot 236Vessel "abusua kuruwa"
Ghana, AshantiRolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), Gernsbach, Germany Lutz worked as medical doctor for the Basler Mission in Bawku, Agogo and Bechem in Ghana from 1958 to 1967. Born in 1930 in Kaying, South China where his parents already worked for the Basel Mission, after his studies he knew that he would like to work as a missionary doctor as did his father. After graduation, he decided to choose Ghana. Beginning in 1958 he worked with his wife Eva-Maria, in a hospital in Bawku in the north of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso, as well as in Agogo and Bechem. In 1967, he returned with his family to Germany.sold EUR 300
Lot 237Two terracotta objects
Nigeria, Qua-CalabarKarl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany Rolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), Gernsbach, Germany Lutz worked as medical doctor for the Basler Mission in Bawku, Agogo and Bechem in Ghana from 1958 to 1967. Born in 1930 in Kaying, South China where his parents already worked for the Basel Mission, after his studies he knew that he would like to work as a missionary doctor as did his father. After graduation, he decided to choose Ghana. Beginning in 1958 he worked with his wife Eva-Maria, in a hospital in Bawku in the north of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso, as well as in Agogo and Bechem. In 1967, he returned with his family to Germany. His friendship with Karl-Heinz Krieg, who worked in the hospital administration in Agogo from 1960, goes back to those shared years in Ghana.sold EUR 400
Lot 238Bracelet
West AfricaRolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), Gernsbach, Germany Lutz worked as medical doctor for the Basler Mission in Bawku, Agogo and Bechem in Ghana from 1958 to 1967. Born in 1930 in Kaying, South China where his parents already worked for the Basel Mission, after his studies he knew that he would like to work as a missionary doctor as did his father. After graduation, he decided to choose Ghana. Beginning in 1958 he worked with his wife Eva-Maria, in a hospital in Bawku in the north of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso, as well as in Agogo and Bechem. In 1967, he returned with his family to Germany.sold EUR 550
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoRolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), Gernsbach, Germany Lutz worked as medical doctor for the Basler Mission in Bawku, Agogo and Bechem in Ghana from 1958 to 1967. Born in 1930 in Kaying, South China where his parents already worked for the Basel Mission, after his studies he knew that he would like to work as a missionary doctor as did his father. After graduation, he decided to choose Ghana. Beginning in 1958 he worked with his wife Eva-Maria, in a hospital in Bawku in the north of the country, near the border with Burkina Faso, as well as in Agogo and Bechem. In 1967, he returned with his family to Germany.sold EUR 300
Lot 241Zoomorphic pendant
Ghana, AkanRobert Duperrier, Paris, France (1973) Jean-Pierre Laprugne, Paris, Francesold EUR 2,600
Lot 242Zoomorphic pendant
Ghana, AkanRobert Duperrier, Paris, France (1973) Jean-Pierre Laprugne, Paris, Francesold EUR 2,500
Lot 243Pendant in shape of a fish
Ghana, AkanRobert Duperrier, Paris, France (1973) Jean-Pierre Laprugne, Paris, Francesold EUR 2,800
Lot 244Miniature mask
Ghana, AkanEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandsold EUR 890
Lot 245Goldweight
Ghana, AkanArthur Speyer, Berlin, Germany Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 246Two goldweights
Ghana, AkanMaine Durieu, Paris, Francesold EUR 220
Lot 247Ring
Ghana, Ashantisold EUR 2,400
Ghana, AshantiAlex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germanysold EUR 1,000
Lot 249Big stool "asipim"
Ghana, AshantiDutch Collectionsold EUR 2,500
Lot 250Sitting female figure
Ghana, AshantiHenricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germanysold EUR 750
Lot 251Two combs
Ghana, Ashantia) Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium b) Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany a) and b) (1994)sold EUR 180
Lot 252Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiGalerie Wiesnet, Munich, Germany Elfie Albert, Pyrbaum, Germany (~1970)sold EUR 380
Lot 253Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, FanteAlex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 254Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, FanteGalerie Wiesnet, Munich, Germany Elfie Albert, Pyrbaum, Germany (~1970)sold EUR 800
Lot 255Standing female figure
Ghana, FanteFrench Collectionsold EUR 1,200
Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn areacollected in 1978 Austrian Private Collectionsold EUR 560
Ghana, Komaland, Sisili-Kulpawn areacollected in 1978 Austrian Private Collectionsold EUR 560