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
1/6
Lot 137: Helmet mask "zo gbe"
1/6
Lot 149: Figural group with sacrificial bowl, 19th/beginning of 20th century
1/5
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 360 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Bwaka, Ubangi area
Belgian Collection
not available anymore
Lot 361 : Female mask "mwana pwo"
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 362 : Pair of masks
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
not available anymore
Lot 363 : Figural couple
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Alex Jungmann, Nürnberg, Germany
sold EUR 320
Lot 364 : Small kneeling figure
D. R. Congo, Chokwe/Lunda
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 22 March 2014, lot 547 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 365 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
F. Th. Loury Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 367 : Female figure with crossed arms
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Belgian Private Collection
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 368 : Tobacco mortar
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Belgian Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 369 : Anthropomorphic whistle
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
sold EUR 300
Lot 370 : Amulet
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Swiss Collection
not available anymore
Lot 371 : Club-like staff "mbweci"
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 373 : Janus figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, Hemba
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 374 : Male ancestor figure "singiti"
D. R. Congo, Hemba
Ton-Peter Widdershoven, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 375 : Wickerwork shield
D. R. Congo, Hunde
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (collected in the 1970s)
not available anymore
Lot 376 : Four pieces of painted bark cloth
D. R. Congo, Ituri Rainforest, Mbuti pygmy
Jean-Pierre Hallet (1927-2004), Malibu, USA (collected in the 1970s) Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 700
Lot 377 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Ituri, Bira/Lombi
Belgian Collection
not available anymore
Lot 378 : Whistle
D. R. Congo, Kasai/Pende
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Martial Bronsin, Brussels, Belgium Jean Willy Mestach, Brussels, Belgium Michel Koenig, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 379 : Mask of a nature spirit "mulwalwa"
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium Kevin Conru, London, Great Britain Jaap Bongers, San Jose, USA
not available anymore
Lot 380 : Axe handle
D. R. Congo, Kuba
German Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 381 : Woman's overskirt "ncaka kot"
D. R. Congo, Kuba
sold EUR 800
Lot 382 : Part of women skirt
D. R. Congo, Kuba
sold EUR 650
Lot 383 : Small head sculpture
D. R. Congo, Kuba
not available anymore
Lot 384 : Half figure
D. R. Congo, Kuba/Dengese
Alex van Opstal, Brussels, Belgium (before 1930) Belgian Private Collection Artcurial, Paris, 10 June 2008, lot 148
not available anymore
Lot 385 : Anthropomorphic cup "mbwoong ntey"
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Baumann, Bayreuth, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 386 : Anthropomorphic face mask "nsembu" or "ibole"
D. R. Congo, Kumu
not available anymore
Lot 387 : Anthropomorphic face mask "nsembu" or "ibole"
D. R. Congo, Kumu
not available anymore
Lot 388 : Anthropomorphic face mask "nsembu" oder "ibole"
D. R. Congo, Kumu
not available anymore
Lot 389 : Janiform magical figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, Kusu
not available anymore
Lot 390 : Fancy dance club of the "eouya" society
D. R. Congo, Kuyu
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 391 : Mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Charles de Meeus, Congo/Belgium (1961)
not available anymore
Lot 392 : Small mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Belgian Private Collection
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 394 : Head scultpure
D. R. Congo, Lega
Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, Sweden
not available anymore
Lot 395 : Sculpture with two heads ("sakimatwematwe" type)
D. R. Congo, Lega
Swiss Collection
not available anymore
Lot 396 : Standing male figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Rob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 397 : Small anthropomorphic figurine "kalimbangoma"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Swiss Collection
sold EUR 500
Lot 398 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
Lot 399 : Zoomorphic sculpture "mugugundu"
D. R. Congo, Lega
sold EUR 500
Lot 400 : Tool with traditional circle ornaments
D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
Lot 401 : Ritual object
D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
Lot 402 : Spoon
D. R. Congo, Lega
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 4,800
Lot 403 : Mask "mfondo"
D. R. Congo, Lwalwa
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 404 : Anthropomorphic mask "mfondo"
D. R. Congo, Lwalwa
Belgian Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 405 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Lwalwa
not available anymore
Lot 406 : Horned mask
D. R. Congo, Luba
not available anymore
Lot 407 : Round mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 408 : Panel mask "kalengula"
D. R. Congo, Luba/Songe
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 409 : Head, before 1920
D. R. Congo, Luba
sold EUR 7,500
Lot 410 : Staff of office "kibango"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 411 : Friction oracle "katadora"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 412 : Kneeling female bowl bearer "mboko"
D. R. Congo, Luba
not available anymore