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.
Highlights
Lot 254Standing female figure
Nigeria, ChambaHigh Museum, Atlanta, USA (1971) American Private Collection, New Orleans (2015) John Falcon, New York, USAnot available anymore
Lot 257Bird mask
Nigeria, DjibeteCornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 21 March 2011, lot 80sold EUR 2,000
Nigeria, EketAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (1970s) Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium (2007) Christie's, Paris, 11 December 2014, lot 153 Belgian Private Collectionnot available anymore
Nigeria, EketPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymore
Nigeria, EketAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France, collected in the 1970s (Inv. No. 25614)not available anymore
Lot 261Anthropomorphic mask
Nigeria, EketAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium Baron Frederic Rolin, New York, USA (1982)sold EUR 2,000
Lot 262Standing female figure
Nigeria, EketRoger F. Azar, Paris, France Drouot, Paris, 19 April 2002, lot 151sold EUR 1,300
Lot 263Mask
Nigeria, Eket/Ibibionot available anymore
Lot 264Bell
Nigeria, Eket/IbibioAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, Francenot available anymore
Lot 265Two bells
Nigeria, EketAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France, collected in the 1970snot available anymore
Lot 266Hat
Nigeria, Hausasold EUR 350
Lot 267Kneeling figure
Nigeria, IbibioAloys Faust, Cologne, Germanynot available anymore
Nigeria, IbibioEric Robertson, New York, USAnot available anymore
Lot 269Mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, Anang IbibioMerton Simpson, New York, USA Mark Eglinton, New York, USAnot available anymore
Nigeria, IbibioMax Willborg, London, Great Britain / Stockholm, Sweden Christie's, London, 26 April 1977, lot 181 Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Swedennot available anymore
Nigeria, Ibibiosold EUR 850
Lot 272Janiform headdress
Nigeria, IbibioArendt Oetker, Berlin, Germany Helmut Gernsheim, Castagnola, Switzerland Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium (2005)not available anymore
Nigeria, Ibibionot available anymore
Lot 275Standing male figure
Nigeria, IgalaGuy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymore
Lot 276Expressive female figure
Nigeria, IgalaMartial Bronsin, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymore
South East Nigeria, Igala/IbajiAmerican Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 278Janus-faced helmet mask
Nigeria, IgboGallery Patrice Trigano, Paris, France Christie's, Paris, 8 December 2004, lot 171 Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 6,500
Lot 279Horned mask
Nigeria, IgboMichèle Yoyotte, Paris, France (1976) Etude J.J.Mathias-Baron Ribeyre - E.Farrando, Paris, 6 October 2016, lot 353not available anymore
Nigeria, IgboCarl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Swedensold EUR 2,200
Nigeria, Igbonot available anymore
Lot 282Standing female figure
Nigeria, IgboBruce Frank, New York, USAnot available anymore
Lot 283Figure "ikenga"
Nigeria, IgboAmerican Private Collectionsold EUR 650
Nigeria, IgboItaliaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlands M. Schüssler, Hamburg, Germany (acquired between 1980 and 1990)sold EUR 250
Lot 285Caryatid stool
Nigeria, Igbo/IdomaAlex Jungmann, Nürnberg, Germanysold EUR 400
Lot 286Anklet "ogba"
Nigeria, IgboBert Garrebeek, Beersel, Belgiumsold EUR 700
Lot 287Neckring/currency
Nigeria, IgboFred Jahn, Munich, Germanysold EUR 300
Lot 288Water spirit mask
Nigeria, IjawFrench Private Collectionsold EUR 1,000
Lot 289Water spirit mask
Nigeria, IjawGeorge Oltay, Johannesburg, South Africa Egon Günther, Johannesburg, South Africa Sotheby's, New York, 18 November 2000, lot 87 Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2011, lot 233not available anymore
Lot 291Dance crest
Nigeria - Niger Delta, Isoko/Kwale IgboManfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 Juni 2014, lot 163not available anymore
Lot 292Standing female figure
Nigeria, JukunEdward J. Klejman, Paris, France Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, 18 December 1990, lot 38 Luc Berthier, Paris, France (1990) Yves Créhalet, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Nigeria, JukunLucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgiumsold EUR 2,000
Nigeria, Kantana/MamaAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium (1970) Jean Willy Mestach, Brussels, Belgium (1971) Egon Guenther, Johannesburg, South Africa Sotheby's, New York, 18 November 2000, lot 88sold EUR 1,300
Lot 295Headdress "ngamdak"
Nigeria, Koro, Jos PlateauBaudouin de Grunne, Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium Wayne Heathcote, Australiasold EUR 1,900
Nigeria, MumuyeEl Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1969) German Private Collectionsold EUR 3,000
Nigeria, MumuyeEl Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1969) German Private Collectionsold EUR 2,800
Nigeria, MumuyeEl Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1969) German Private Collectionsold EUR 2,800
Nigeria, MumuyeEl Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1969) German Private Collectionsold EUR 3,700
Nigeria, MumuyeEl Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1969) German Private Collectionsold EUR 2,000
Nigeria, MumuyeEl Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1969) German Private Collectionsold EUR 3,400
Lot 302Small male figure
Nigeria, Mumuyenot available anymore
Lot 303Zoomorphic mask "karikpo"
Nigeria, Ogonisold EUR 400
Lot 304Mask with hinged jaw "elu"
Nigeria, OgoniManfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germanysold EUR 400
Nigeria, TivFrench Private Collectionnot available anymore
Nigeria, Urhobo or IsokoAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (collected in the 1970s)sold EUR 2,300
Nigeria, WurkunMark Eglinton, New York, USAPrice EUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance