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 433 : Male power figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
Neumeister, Munich, 17 May 2014, lot 169
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 434 : Caryatid stool
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 435 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
Belgian Collection
sold EUR 300
Lot 436 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 437 : Mask "kifwebe", male type "kilume"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 438 : Mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Gerard Sand, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 439 : Mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
Price EUR 450
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 440 : Passport mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
sold EUR 300
Lot 441 : Rare oracle implement
D. R. Congo, Songye
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 442 : Knife
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 443 : Standing female figure "khosi"
D. R. Congo, Suku
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 444 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Suku
not available anymore
Lot 445 : Small power figure "phuungu"
D. R. Congo, Suku/Yaka/Pindi
not available anymore
Lot 446 : Small standing figure
D. R. Congo, Suku
sold EUR 400
Lot 447 : Standing power figure "phuungu"
D. R. Congo, Suku
Michel Koenig, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 600
Lot 448 : Seated figure of a dignitary
D. R. Congo, Sundi
Philippe & Lisa Laeremans, Liège, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 449 : Lamellophone "sanza"
D. R. Congo, Tabwa/Rungu
Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 450 : Standing male power figure "biteki"
D. R. Congo, Teke
André van Hecke, Varsenare, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 451 : Standing power figure "biteki"
D. R. Congo, Teke
not available anymore
Lot 452 : Collar "onlua"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 453 : Rare skull mask
D. R. Congo, Vili
Alexander Pollmer, Munich, Germany Thomas Schulze, Berlin, Germany Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 5,500
Lot 454 : Double bell
D. R. Congo, Woyo
not available anymore
Lot 455 : Neckrest "musaw"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Lot 456 : Two small charm figures
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Belgian Collection
not available anymore
Lot 457 : Double charm "baana maphasa"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 458 : Power figure "khosi"
D. R. Congo, Yaka/Suku
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 459 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Cardoso, Wijgmaal, Belgium (1923)
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 460 : Initiation mask "ndeemba" of the "nkhanda" society
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Merton Simpson, New York, USA Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
not available anymore
Lot 462 : Mask with costume
D. R. Congo, Yela
not available anymore
Lot 463 : Female caryatid stool "kihona"
D. R. Congo, Zela
French Private Collection, Paris
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 464 : Caryartid stool
D. R. Congo, Zela
Old Belgian Colonial Collection
sold EUR 900
Lot 465 : Spherical vessel
D. R. Congo, Zela/Luba
Old Belgian Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 466 : Mask of a foreigner "katoyo"
Angola, Chokwe
not available anymore
Lot 467 : Mask of a foreigner "katoyo"
Angola, Chokwe
not available anymore
Lot 469 : Upper part of a dignitary staff
Angola, Luena
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2005, lot 467 Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
sold EUR 400
Lot 470 : Icon, Triptych, 17th century
Ethiopia
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 471 : Great processional cross, 18th century
Ethiopia
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 472 : Procession cross, 18th century
Ethiopia
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 473 : Hand cross, 14th/15th century
Ethiopia
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 474 : Phallic stone stela, 13th-17th century
Ethiopia, Sidamo
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 475 : Anthropomorphic stone stela
Ethiopia, Arussi
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
sold EUR 5,500
Lot 476 : Anthropomorphic stone stela
Ethiopia, Arussi
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 477 : Ancestor post "waga" or "waka"
Ethiopia, Konso/Gato, Kusuma style
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 478 : Ancestor post "waga" or "waka"
Ethiopia, Konso/Gato
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 479 : Female ancestor post "waga" or "waka"
Ethiopia, Konso / Gato
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 480 : Stool
Ethiopia, Gurage
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 481 : Stool
Ethiopia, Gurage
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 482 : Basket with lid
Ethiopia, Harar
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 483 : Large bowl
Ethiopia, Harar
Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 484 : Dignitary staff
Tanzania, Kwere
G. Marealle (1982) Collection Sachau-Zeies, Wittlich, Germany
not available anymore