July 7, 2018

89th Tribal Art Auction

The collection of the Wuppertal artist Gerd Hanebeck with objects from the Han Coray collection. African art works from European collections, including an important group of historical Mumuye figures and special works of art from Nigeria. Selected objects from Papua New Guinea.

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Highlights

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Lot 17: Rare pectoral ornament
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Lot 31: Headrest, 19th century
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Lot 36: Suspension hook with male figure
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Lot 37: Frieze mask
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Lot 137: Helmet mask "zo gbe"
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Lot 149: Figural group with sacrificial bowl, 19th/beginning of 20th century
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Lot 153: Antelope dance crest "tijwara"
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Lot 170: Large anthropomorphic mask
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Lot 180: Standing female figure
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Lot 199: Pair of figures "lü me"
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Lot 200: Anthropomorphic face mask "tankagle"
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Lot 210: Rare old "zauli" mask
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Lot 215: Equestrian figure
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Lot 217: Rare zoomorphic mask
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Lot 249: Headdress with figural superstructure
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Lot 258: Rare panel of the "ekpo" society
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Lot 259: Circular face mask for the "ekpo" society
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Lot 260: Circular face mask for the "ekpo" society
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Lot 268: Rare dance crest of fancy design
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Lot 277: Two rare masks "okpu isi amavulu"
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Lot 278: Janus-faced helmet mask
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Lot 289: Water spirit mask
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Lot 296: Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana", before 1969
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Lot 297: Standing ancestor figure "iagalagana", before 1969
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Lot 298: Female ancestor figure "iagalagana", before 1969
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Lot 299: Standing ancestor figure "iagalagana", before 1969
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Lot 300: Female ancestor figure "iagalagana", before 1969
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Lot 301: Female ancestor figure "iagalagana", before 1969
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Lot 312: Rare janus staff "edan oshugbo"
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Lot 326: Large prestige stool with leopard
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Lot 332: Exceptionally beautiful and rare female ancestor figure
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Lot 333: Reliquiary figure "mbulu-ngulu"
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Lot 334: Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu" ("spirit of a deceased")
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Lot 335: Mask-like head sculpture
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Lot 336: Helmet mask "emboli" or "mbuto"
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Lot 374: Male ancestor figure "singiti"
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Lot 394: Head scultpure
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Lot 402: Spoon
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Lot 410: Staff of office "kibango"
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Lot 419: Anthropomorphic male ancestor figure "beli"
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Lot 445: Rare board mask
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Lot 466: Standing male figure "tege"
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Lot 475: Mask "ndeemba"
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Lot 497: Rare figure

89th Tribal Art Auction

Lot 466 : Standing male figure "tege"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France Gallery Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 467 : Janus figure
D. R. Congo, Teke
Alfred L. Scheinberg, New York, USA Harry Franklin, Los Angeles, USA
not available anymore
Lot 468 : Standing power figure "biteki"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 469 : Three-faced pipe head
D. R. Congo, Teke
Swedish Missionary Collection Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, Sweden (1950-1980)
Price EUR 300
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 470 : Dagger with ivory handle
D. R. Congo, Topoke
sold EUR 650
Lot 471 : Janus figure
D. R. Congo, Ubangi
Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 472 : Anthropomorphic harp
D. R. Congo, Ubangi
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 650
Lot 473 : Male power figure "khosi"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Rut van Caelenbergh, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 474 : Healing figure "Sir Kabamba-Who-Has-One-Leg"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
sold EUR 780
Lot 475 : Mask "ndeemba"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Rob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgium Emmanuel Ameloot, Brussels, Belgium Belgian Private Collection, Brussels
not available anymore
Lot 476 : Zoomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Carlo Lamote (born 1928), Belgium (photographer)
not available anymore
Lot 478 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Zela
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 479 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Zombo/Yaka
Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France
not available anymore
Lot 480 : Chiefs stool "kiti ya sultani"
D. R. Congo, Maniema, Zula
Joris Visser, Brussels, Belgium Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 14 April 2007, lot 32 Damien Reeners, Brussels, Belgium Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 3,200
Lot 481 : Figural couple
Angola
Alex Jungmann, Nürnberg, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 482 : Seated figure
Angola, Chokwe
Loudmer-Poulin, Paris, 21/22 March 1980, lot 393 Christie's, London, 22 November 1988, lot 208 Aalderink/Bowman, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Bonhams, London, 3 October 1990, lot 257
not available anymore
Lot 484 : Doll
Angola, Mwila
collected in situ (1980s) Australian Collection
not available anymore
Lot 485 : Doll
Chad, Bagirmi
Merton Simpson, New York, USA
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 486 : Superb doll
Chad, Bagirmi
Alex Jungmann, Nürnberg, Germany
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 487 : Round shield "tafa"
Ethiopia, Amhara
not available anymore
Lot 489 : Shield
Kenya, Kipsigi
Wolf-Dieter Miersch, Langenhagen, Germany Erik Farrow, San Rafael, USA
not available anymore
Lot 490 : Standing figure
Kenya, Kamba
not available anymore
Lot 491 : Seated maternity
Kenya, Kamba
German Private Collection
sold EUR 450
Lot 492 : Standing female figure
Kenya, Turkana
Paul Kummert, Frankfurt, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 November 2009, lot 568
not available anymore
Lot 493 : Mat "inyeqamo"
Ruanda/Burundi, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 494 : Two exercise shields
Rwanda, Tutsi
sold EUR 300
Lot 495 : Four combs
Rwanda, Tutsi
sold EUR 200
Lot 496 : Small head sculpture
Tanzania, Zigua
Norwood Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 497 : Rare figure
Tanzania, Bena
Christie's Amsterdam, 12 September 2002, lot 364 Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 November 2004, lot 666
not available anymore
Lot 498 : Face mask
Tanzania, Kaguru
Serge Schoffel, Brussels, Belgium Christophe Evers, Brussels, Belgium (2007) Pierre Bergé, Brussels, 7 November 2008, lot 258
not available anymore
Lot 499 : Maternity
Tanzania, Kerewe
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 500 : Standing figure with long coat
Tanzania, Makonde
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 501 : Monkey mask "lipiko"
Tanzania, Makua
Morton Dimondstein, Los Angeles, USA Marc Assayag, Montreal, Canada
sold EUR 500
Lot 502 : Doll-like torso figure
Tanzania, Mambwe
Jean Willy Mestach, Brussels, Belgium Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 3,700
Lot 503 : Anthropomorphic figure
Tanzania, Nyamwesi
Lempertz, Brussels, 26 April 2008, lot 231 André Kirbach, Düsseldorf, Germany
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 504 : Staff with anthropomorphic head
Tanzania, Nyamwesi, Tabora Region
Lavuun Quackelbeen, Brussels, Belgium André Kirbach, Düssedorf, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 505 : Calabash with stool
Tanzania, Pare
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 506 : Maternity
Tanzania, Rungu
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France, collected in the 1970s
not available anymore
Lot 507 : Staff with anthropomorphic head
North Mozambique, Makonde
Rui Quintela, Lisbon, Portugal Lavuun Quackelbeen, Brussels, Belgium André Kirbach, Düssedorf, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 508 : Elaborate carved container
Madagascar
sold EUR 350
Lot 509 : Figur of a prisoner
Madagascar, Sakalava
not available anymore
Lot 510 : Standing male grave post figure
Madagascar, Sakalava
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 511 : Hat
Namibia
not available anymore
Lot 512 : Club/dance wand/staff
South Africa, Malawi/ Nguni
not available anymore
Lot 513 : Club/dance wand
South Africa, Malawi/ Nguni
not available anymore
Lot 514 : Female figure with skirt
South Africa, Nguni
Dutch doctor, working for MIMISSA, Dutch Aid Organisation Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1990s) Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
sold EUR 600
Lot 515 : Ostrich egg
South Africa, San
Colette Ghysels, Brussels, Belgium Christie's, Paris, 11 December 2007, lot 276
not available anymore
Lot 516 : Ostrich egg
South Africa, San
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 660
Lot 517 : Granary basket with lid "iqutho"
South Africa, Zulu/Lesotho
Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 518 : Neckrest
South Africa, Zulu
sold EUR 370