March 4, 2017

85th Tribal Art Auction

Classic, traditional and exceptional art works. Notable carving works, ex. collection Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerland. The Ethiopian Collection of Sachau-Zeies. The second part of the Rielau Collection. Masks and sculptures from the peoples of Gabon. An important gold jewellery collection from the Akan peoples. Small 'mu po' sculptures from Cameroon. Oceanic and South Pacific art.

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Highlights

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Lot 5: Squatting figure "bulul", before 1914
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Lot 32: Male ancestor figure "kandimboang", collected around 1890
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Lot 34: Large drum, around 1880
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Lot 44: War charm, around 1880
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Lot 58: Stilt step "tapuva'e"
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Lot 133: Figure of hermaphrodite
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Lot 134: Very old figure, 15 th - 17th century
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Lot 152: Zoomorphic mask "karan-wemba"
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Lot 169: Maternité of the Agba area workshop, around 1920
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Lot 170: Large bowl-bearing figure, around 1910
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Lot 174: Female mask "kpan", before 1920
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Lot 183: Big ceremonial spoon "wa ke mia"
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Lot 188: Rare female figure "tale ko"
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Lot 208: Maternité "katyeleo" ("mother of the village")
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Lot 270: Rare "obu" shrine figure
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Lot 281: Figure "iphri"
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Lot 329: Rare ancestor shrine
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Lot 330: Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu" ("spirit of a deceased")
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Lot 341: Head sculpture
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Lot 370: Figural pendant
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Lot 386: Mask "lukungu"
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Lot 470: Icon, Triptych, 17th century
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Lot 474: Phallic stone stela, 13th-17th century
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Lot 475: Anthropomorphic stone stela
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Lot 477: Ancestor post "waga" or "waka"

85th Tribal Art Auction

Lot 114 : Helmet mask "sowei"
Sierra Leone, Mende
Old English Collection
not available anymore
Lot 115 : "Sande" society helmet mask "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, Mende
Africa 5, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1996)
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 116 : Standing figure
Sierra Leone, Temne
collected in situ by US diplomat who had served in Sierra Leone in the late 1960's Roy Stacy, Washington D.C., USA (1973)
not available anymore
Lot 117 : Ritual object "anok"
Guinea, Baga
Ladislas Segy, New York, USA
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 118 : Maske
Guinea, Toma
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 119 : Half figure "iran otibago"
Guinea-Bissau, Bidjogo
Robert Duperrier, Paris, France (1976) South American Private Collection Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2011, lot 149 French Private Collection, Paris
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 120 : Standing figure
Mali, Bamana
Louis Pieter Cornelis van Rijn, Galerie Kephri, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1970) Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Ludwig Schmidt, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 121 : Puppet head
Mali, Bamana
Museum Nijmwegen, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 122 : Seated female janiform figure
Mali, Bamana
sold EUR 500
Lot 123 : Female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
sold EUR 800
Lot 124 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
Hans Heller, fought in WW I and was a hunting friend of Hemingway. He did many famous old films on hunting lions with Massai. Heller had business throughout Africa and had an important African Art collection. He bought his objects in the 1930's-40's. James Stephenson, New York, USA
sold EUR 4,500
Lot 125 : Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
Harrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlands Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1993)
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 126 : Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana, Sikasso region
Roy Stacy, Washington D.C., USA, collected in situ, Bamako (1996)
not available anymore
Lot 127 : Mask "ntomo"
Mali, Bamana
American Collection
sold EUR 600
Lot 128 : Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, Bamana
French Collection
sold EUR 900
Lot 131 : Standing figure
Mali, Dogon
sold EUR 800
Lot 132 : Standing figure
Mali, Dogon
Galerie Noir d'Ivoire, Paris, France Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1991)
sold EUR 600
Lot 133 : Figure of hermaphrodite
Mali, Dogon
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerland
sold EUR 8,000
Lot 134 : Very old figure, 15 th - 17th century
Mali, Dogon, Tintam style
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Galerie Walu, Zurich, Switzerland Estate Schweizer-Amsler, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 9,500
Lot 135 : Anthropomorphic mask
Mali, Malinke
Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France
not available anymore
Lot 136 : Standing female figure
Mali, Malinke
Ketterer, Munich, 28 April 1990, lot 39 Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 137 : Sitting female figure
Mali, Marka
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 138 : Mask "nwenka"
Burkina Faso, Bobo
American Private Collection
sold EUR 2,400
Lot 139 : Zoomorphic mask
Burkina Faso, Bwa
German Private Collection
sold EUR 3,300
Lot 140 : Pendant
Burkina Faso, Gan
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 650
Lot 141 : Pendant in form of a snake
Burkina Faso, Gan
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 500
Lot 142 : Amulet
Burkina Faso, Gan
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 500
Lot 143 : Bird sculpture "lumbr"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Gerard Sand, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1996)
sold EUR 200
Lot 144 : Mask
Burkina Faso, Lobi
not available anymore
Lot 145 : Two miniature figures "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Siegenthaler, Frankfurt a. M., Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (2003)
sold EUR 200
Lot 147 : Two figures "bateba ti puo"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Roger Lefèvre, Paris, France Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 148 : Head stake "baathil"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerland (1965) Christie's, Paris, 11 June 2012, lot 42
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 149 : Maternité
Burkina Faso, Mossi/Senufo border
Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France
not available anymore
Lot 150 : Standing female figure
Burkina Faso, Mossi
sold EUR 500
Lot 151 : Mask "wan zega"
Burkina Faso, Mossi-Boulsa
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
not available anymore
Lot 152 : Zoomorphic mask "karan-wemba"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
Bella Linden, New York, USA Michael Rhodes, New York, USA Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium Brian S. Leyden, New York, USA American Private Collection
sold EUR 8,500
Lot 153 : Buffalo mask
Burkina Faso, Nuna
Gerard Sand, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1990)
sold EUR 450
Lot 154 : Mask with figural superstructure
Burkina Faso, Winiama/Nunuma
Karl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany Ralf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 155 : Standing figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Abron
Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France
not available anymore
Lot 156 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Abron
Yves Créhalet, Paris, France
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 157 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Agni-Ndényé, Alangwa/Alangoa subgroup
Guy and Loes van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 158 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Abron / Bron (Bono)
American Collection
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 159 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Atié/Ebrié
not available anymore
Lot 160 : Female half figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Atié/Abron
French Private Collection (1960's - 2008) Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 161 : Standing female figure with ornamental comb
Côte d'Ivoire, Atié (Akye) or Baule
Antoine Ferrari de la Salle, Abidjan, Ivory Coast (1978) Roy Stacy, Washington D.C., USA
sold EUR 2,100
Lot 162 : Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Henk & Greet Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1960's)
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 163 : Standing male figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold EUR 2,300
Lot 164 : Small female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 165 : Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1990)
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 166 : Standing female ancestor figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Guy Loudmer, Paris, Drouot, 27 et 28 Juin 1991, lot 110 Jean-Paul Agogué, Champigny-sur-Marne, France
not available anymore