November 11, 2017

87th Tribal Art Auction

Non-European art from international private collections: Gabun masks and memorabilia from the Albert Schweitzer collection coming from the Emmy Martin estate. The second part of the Heinz Kolerski collection (1936-2012). Small figures and fetishes from the african collection of the german artist Günther Filla (1952-2015). Heddle pulleys coming from the collection Mona Etienne (ethnologist in the 1960s/70s). Fine old tribal art from Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America.

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Highlights

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Lot 7: Male ancestor figure "adu zatua", around 1900
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Lot 18: Shield
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Lot 25: Suspension hook
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Lot 40: Club "patu"
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Lot 46: Mask
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Lot 47: Small head sculpture, ~ 200 - 800 AD
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Lot 48: Winged object, ~ 200 - 500 AD
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Lot 50: Idol, 18th century or earlier
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Lot 52: Gut scraper, ~ 500 - 900 AD
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Lot 105: Standing figure "mvunzi"
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Lot 127: Plank mask "nwantantay"
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Lot 139: Beautiful figure "blolo bla"
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Lot 148: Figurally carved staff
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Lot 154: Speaker's staff "okyeame poma"
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Lot 205: Standing figure
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Lot 212: Mask "ntomo"
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Lot 220: Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head
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Lot 226: Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic buffalo head
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Lot 232: Rare elephant mask "sama", before 1914
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Lot 236: Female maks "kpan"
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Lot 239: Standing female figure "blolo bla"
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Lot 245: Maternité of the "Agba workshop", around 1920
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Lot 246: Anthropomorphic bowl-bearing monkey figure "amuin" or "amuin ba"
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Lot 253: Anthropomorphic face mask "tankagle"
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Lot 258: Beautiful female mask "gu", before 1910
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Lot 264: Fragment of a male figure
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Lot 285: Impressive "bochio kpodohonme"
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Lot 336: Rare form of a beaded dance crest
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Lot 342: Portrait bust of Albert Schweitzer, after 1951
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Lot 345: Female face mask "okuyi"
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Lot 346: Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi"
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Lot 349: Anthropomorphic face mask
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Lot 369: Power figure "nkisi"
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Lot 370: Power figure "nkisi nduda"
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Lot 383: Fly whisk handle ?
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Lot 400: Cup in shape of a standing male figure
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Lot 415: Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
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Lot 416: Janus figure "katanda"
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Lot 432: Staff of office "kibango"
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Lot 433: Mask
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Lot 460: Janus power figure "nkisi"
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Lot 461: Small power half figure "nkisi"
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Lot 476: Standing male power figure "biteki"
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Lot 485: Maternité "phemba"

87th Tribal Art Auction

Lot 311 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Tiv/Idoma
sold EUR 720
Lot 312 : Mask
Nigeria, Urhobo
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 313 : Standing male figure
Nigeria, Urhobo
sold EUR 800
Lot 314 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Urhobo
Old British Collection
not available anymore
Lot 316 : Bell "omo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
sold EUR 1,900
Lot 317 : Helmet mask "gelede"
Nigeria, Yoruba
collected in situ (1970s)
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 318 : Prestige stool
Nigeria, Yoruba
Stothert & Trice, London, Great Britain
sold EUR 2,400
Lot 319 : Small dance wand "eshu"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 320 : Amulet of the "eshu" cult
Nigeria, Yoruba
Galerie 69, Stuttgart, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 321 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Belgian Collection, Brusssels Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 November 2006, lot 173
sold EUR 700
Lot 322 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria, collected in situ (1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
sold EUR 410
Lot 323 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria, collected in situ (1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
sold EUR 450
Lot 324 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
Ursula Voorhuis, Sint Agathe, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 325 : Couple of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo/ Ilorin
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria, collected in situ (1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
sold EUR 730
Lot 326 : Couple of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin
Eli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria, collected in situ (1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)
sold EUR 700
Lot 327 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Yagba, Egbe
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 328 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ota, Awori
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 329 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, border area Igbomina/ Ilorin
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 330 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta
John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 331 : Pair of female twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo / Ilorin
Paul Descamps, Antwerp, Belgium
sold EUR 2,800
Lot 333 : Stool
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
not available anymore
Lot 334 : Standing figure "mu po"
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
Clement F. Egerton, England, collected in situ (1935) Christie's, London, 16 October 1979, lot 112 Christie's, London, 24 March 1988, lot 213 Bonhams, London, 21 August 2000, lot 94 Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 March 2011, lot 294
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 335 : Sitting figure
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke/Bangwa
Edward J. Klejman, Paris, France (1960s) French Collection
not available anymore
Lot 336 : Rare form of a beaded dance crest
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
May Weber Museum of Cultural Arts, Chicago, USA Arcade Gallery, London, Great Britain British Private Collection
sold EUR 4,200
Lot 337 : Buffalo mask
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
Heinz Geisler, Heidelberg, Germany
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 339 : Janiform helmet mask "agwe"
Cameroon Grassfields, Widekum
Tribal Arts Gallery II, New York, USA (1974) Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, USA (L80.62.118) Joshua Dimondstein, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 340 : Eight ethnographic objects
Cameroon, Bane/Fang/Bulu
Max Löhlein (1877-1921), Germany, collected in situ (1910/11)
Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 341 : Rare double figure
Cameroon, Bundum
Martial Bronsin, Brussels, Belgium (1993) Dutch Private Collection, Eindhoven
not available anymore
Lot 342 : Portrait bust of Albert Schweitzer, after 1951
Fritz Behn
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 343 : Hand pair of Albert Schweitzer
Louis Mayer, Carmel (USA)
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 344 : Hand pair of Albert Schweitzer
Dr. Fosser, Strasbourg
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 345 : Female face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Punu/Lumbo
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ (1913-1917) Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 14,000
Lot 346 : Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Punu/Tsanghi
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ (1925) Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 5,500
Lot 347 : Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Punu/Tsanghi
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ (1925) Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 348 : Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Tsogho
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ (1913-1917) Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 349 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Gabon, Vuvi
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ (1913-1917) Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 7,000
Lot 350 : Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Lumbo
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ (1925) Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 351 : Two anthropomorphic face masks "okuyi"
Gabon, Punu
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 352 : Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Lumbo
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 950
Lot 353 : Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Lumbo
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 354 : Oval board with handle
Gabon, Fang
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ Emmy Martin, Alsace (1925) Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 600
Lot 355 : Group of plant fibre weavings
Gabon
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ Emmy Martin, Alsace (1925) Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 400
Lot 356 : Wallet
Varia
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon Emmy Martin, Alsace Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
not available anymore
Lot 357 : Figurally carved tusk
Gabon
Albert Schweitzer, Lambaréné, Gabon, collected in situ Emmy Martin, Alsace (1925) Hans Martin (born 1910), son of Emmy Martin Suzanne Leiberich, née Martin, daughter of Hans Martin Family estate until today
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 359 : Three-faced mask "ngontang"
Gabon, Fang
Daniel Hourdé, Paris, France (1974) Pace Primitive, New York, USA (1987) Raphael Roux, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 360 : Two blades
Gabon, Fang
not available anymore
Lot 361 : Anthropomorphic face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Punu
Paul O'Connor, Denver, USA Denver Art Museum, USA (1952)
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 362 : Standing female figure
Gabon, Punu
Ader- Picard-Tajan, Drouot, Paris, 17 October 1983, lot 188 Vincent Wapler, Drouot, Paris, 29 April 1994, lot 45 Sotheby's, Paris, 15 June 2004, lot 161 Philipp Konzett, Graz, Austria Helmut Feier, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 2,800
Lot 363 : Mask
Gabon, Tsogho
not available anymore
Lot 364 : Antelope horn
D. R. Congo
not available anymore