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
1/9
Lot 31: Headrest, 19th century
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Lot 36: Suspension hook with male figure
1/6
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"
1/6
Lot 200: Anthropomorphic face mask "tankagle"
1/6
Lot 210: Rare old "zauli" mask
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Lot 215: Equestrian figure
1/5
Lot 217: Rare zoomorphic mask
1/8
Lot 249: Headdress with figural superstructure
1/9
Lot 258: Rare panel of the "ekpo" society
1/7
Lot 259: Circular face mask for the "ekpo" society
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Lot 260: Circular face mask for the "ekpo" society
1/6
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
1/9
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
1/6
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 413 : Caryatid stool "kihona"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Private French Collection
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 414 : Half figure
D. R. Congo, Luba
Belgian Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 415 : Power half figure
D. R. Congo, Luba/Kusu/Kasongo
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Paul Kummert, Frankfurt, Germany Galerie von Miller, Frankfurt, Germany M. Schüssler, Hamburg, Germany (acquired between 1980 and 1990)
not available anymore
Lot 416 : Power half figure
D. R. Congo, Luba
German Private Collection, collected in situ (1983-1985)
sold EUR 300
Lot 417 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France Old Belgian Collection
not available anymore
Lot 418 : Hunting charm
D. R. Congo, Lulua
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 419 : Anthropomorphic male ancestor figure "beli"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Belgian Colonial Collection (brought before 1940) Philippe Laeremans, Brussels, Belgium (2013) Belgian Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 420 : Anthropomorphic palmwine vessel
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 421 : Anthropomorphicl palmwine vessel
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 422 : Bottle-shaped vessel with lid
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
not available anymore
Lot 423 : Anthropomorphic head
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 424 : Sickle-knife "dupa", "emambele" or "trumbash"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Bert Garrebeek, Beersel, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 425 : Hat- or hair pin
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
not available anymore
Lot 426 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Mbala
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 427 : Figure with sun helmet
D. R. Congo, Mbala/Chokwe/Pende
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 428 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Mbala
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 429 : Tapa beater
D. R. Congo, Mongo
Christian Franke, Murrhardt, Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 430 : Shield "ngbenbe"
D. R. Congo, Ngbandi
sold EUR 700
Lot 431 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Ngbandi
Private French Collection
not available anymore
Lot 432 : Fertility figure
D. R. Congo, Ngbandi
Baudouin de Grunne, Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium Wayne Heathcote, Australia
not available anymore
Lot 433 : Large mask
D. R. Congo, Nyanga
Jakob Deller, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31 October 2015, lot 474
not available anymore
Lot 434 : Zoomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Pende
not available anymore
Lot 435 : Deformation mask "mbangu"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 436 : Anthropomorphic mask "muyombo", "giwoyo" or "kinjinga"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Heinz Mars, Würzburg, Germany (1980)
not available anymore
Lot 437 : Female mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Belgian Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 438 : Board mask
D. R. Congo, Pende
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 439 : Mask "minganji"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Joseph Franzen, Heerlen, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 440 : Male/female couple on quadruped
D. R. Congo, Pende
not available anymore
Lot 441 : Cap-shaped headdress
D. R. Congo, Pende/Mbala
Belgian Collection
sold EUR 1,250
Lot 442 : Anthropomorphic amulet mask "ikoko"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 443 : Anthropomorphic amulet mask "ikoko"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 444 : Miniature mask
D. R. Congo, Pende
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 445 : Rare board mask
D. R. Congo, Pende, East
not available anymore
Lot 446 : Mask "panya ngombe"
D. R. Congo, Pende, East
Jean-Paul Agogué, Champigny-sur-Marne, France
Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 447 : Three calabash stoppers in anthropomorphic shape
D. R. Congo, Pindi
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 448 : Basketry shield
D. R. Congo, Poto/Ngombe
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 449 : Mask "mukinka"
D. R. Congo, Salampasu
German Private Collection
sold EUR 400
Lot 450 : Anthropomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, Shi
not available anymore
Lot 452 : Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 453 : Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 454 : Mask "kifwebe", male type "kilume"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 455 : Mask board
D. R. Congo, Songye
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 456 : Female power figure "nkisi", around 1920
D. R. Congo, Songye
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 457 : Small power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Gerard Sand, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 458 : Small power half-figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Alex van Opstal, Brussels, Belgium (before 1930) Belgian Private Collection Artcurial, Paris, 10 June 2008, lot 148
sold EUR 480
Lot 460 : Maternity
D. R. Congo, Songye
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 461 : Small standing janus figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 462 : Figure rising from one leg
D. R. Congo, Suku
not available anymore
Lot 464 : Initiation rattle "ntafu mahangu"
D. R. Congo, Sundi
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 465 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Tabwa
not available anymore