November 17, 2018

90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

Session I: Tribal Art (Lots 1 - 341)
17 November 2018 – 2 pm
Tribal Art, Japan, Contemporary Art & Ceramics

Session II: Contemporary Native American Art (Lots 342 - 574)
20 November 2018 – 2 pm
The private collection of the Americanist, Prof. Gerhard and Dr. Gisela Hoffmann

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Highlights

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Lot 6: Male ancestor figure "yene"
1/6
Lot 9: Rare figural fragment of a "great man"
Lot 12: Shaman's mask with ear ornament
Lot 14: Part of a shaman's costume
1/2
Lot 45: Glass-mirror-deformation: "Konvex-Störung", 1979
Lot 51: Untitled (Zeichen), c. 1960
1/2
Lot 52: Untitled, 1964
1/2
Lot 53: Surface Series: From Currents 1970
1/2
Lot 55: Light structure, 1975
Lot 56: Artist-Textile, 1988
1/5
Lot 62: Spirit board "gope" or "hohao", 19th century
1/6
Lot 67: Large drum, around 1880
1/6
Lot 87: Figural post "ngya", 19th/ early 20th century
1/6
Lot 101: Headdress "tijwara", "n'gonzon koun"
1/7
Lot 115: Anthropomorphic helmet mask "bolo"
1/5
Lot 119: Female ancestor figure thilkotina", 19th century
1/7
Lot 127: Standing male figure "waka sona"
1/2
Lot 128: Large face mask "kple kple" of the "goli" group
1/13
Lot 149: Rare female figure "tale ko"
1/7
Lot 157: Rare helmet mask "degele"
1/7
Lot 158: Standing female figure
1/8
Lot 193: Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana"
1/6
Lot 227: Guardian figure of reliquary ensemble "byeri"
1/8
Lot 234: Reliquary figure "mbulu-ngulu" ("spirit of a deceased")
1/6
Lot 243: Rare ancestor figure "gheonga"
1/7
Lot 247: Power figure "nkisi"
1/6
Lot 266: Royal palm wine cup "mbwoong ntey"
1/6
Lot 269: Head "kebe kebe"
1/5
Lot 278: Anthropomorphic spoon "kalukili"
1/7
Lot 320: Standing male magical figure "nkisi"
1/6
Lot 326: High-quality staff "mvwala"
1/7
Lot 327: Chiefs stool "kiti ya sultani"
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Lot 341: Link chain, before 1920

90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art

Lot 56 : Artist-Textile, 1988
El Anatsui (*1944), Ghana/ Nigeria
Christoph Ludszuweit, Berlin, Germany Ludszuweit war von 1983 bis 1988 als Lektor für deutsche Sprache und Literatur an der University of Nigeria, Nsukku, Anambra State, Nigeria tätig. El Anatsui war zu dieser Zeit als "Senior Lecturer" sein Kollege.
sold EUR 6,000
Lot 57 : Panel depicting Jesus Christ, 1950/60er
Papua New Guinea - Highlands, S. Quakamo
Missionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 58 : Male ritual figure "wapinyan"
Papua New Guinea, Abelam
Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 59 : Male ritual figure "wapinyan"
Papua New Guinea, Abelam
Gerhard & Gisela Hoffmann, Würzburg, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 60 : Ancestor skull "ndambirkus"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
Menikheim, Stuttgart, Germany (coll. in situ, 1976)
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 61 : War shield "yamasj" with ancestor spirit head
Papua New Guinea, Central Asmat
Heinz Vogel, Frankfurt, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 62 : Spirit board "gope" or "hohao", 19th century
Papua New Guinea - Golf, Era River Area
Roger Budin, Geneva, Switzerland Jean-Louis Picard, Drouot-Montaigne, Paris, 8 October 1991, lot 68 Henricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany Serge Schoffel, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 64 : Mask "mwei"
Papua New Guinea, Iatmul
Wilhelm Fugmann, Neuendettelsau, Germany (collected in situ, 1960)
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 65 : Ritual figure with peaked cap
Papua New Guinea - Maprik/ Abelam
German Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 66 : Anthropomorphic mask
Papua New Guinea - Ramu River
Museum Collection, USA Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USA
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 67 : Large drum, around 1880
Papua New Guinea - Lake Sentani
Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerland
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 68 : Hand drum "kundu"
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Missionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 69 : Canoe prow ornament
Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Massim
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 70 : War club
Papua New Guinea, Trobriand Islands, Massim
sold EUR 550
Lot 71 : Fine carved suspension hook
Papua New Guinea - Yuat River/ Iatmul
W. Kleinman, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 73 : Ceremonial paddle/ club
Solomon Islands
sold EUR 450
Lot 74 : Rare old war shield
Solomon Islands, Western Region
Sandor Lubbe, Blaricum, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 75 : Two pectorals
Solomon Islands - Malaita
Ketterer, Munich, 16 October 1993, lot 742
sold EUR 600
Lot 76 : Rare feather currency roll "manahau"
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz Islands, Ndende
Hans-Peter Krull, Karst, Germany
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 77 : Overmodeled ancestor skull, 19 th/ 20th century
Vanuatu, Malekula Island
French Private Collection, Paris Paul Harrison, Alaska, USA Scott Rodolitz, New York, USA Monika Edelmaier, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 78 : Throwing club "ula drisia"
Fidji Islands
not available anymore
Lot 79 : Throwing club "ula kitu"
Fidji Islands
not available anymore
Lot 80 : Pounder "pohaku ku'i poi"
Hawaii
not available anymore
Lot 81 : Pounder "pohaku ku'i poi"
Hawaii
not available anymore
Lot 82 : Battle club
Caroline Islands - Truk Islands
Jürgen Maurer, Heppenheim, Germany
sold EUR 900
Lot 83 : Battle club with pineapple/ pandanus head
Australia, Central Queensland
Jürgen Maurer, Heppenheim, Germany
sold EUR 360
Lot 84 : Figure of a saint "Santo", end of 18th century
Brazil
not available anymore
Lot 85 : Flat face mask
Brazil, Xingu, Kalapálo
French Collection
not available anymore
Lot 86 : Figure of "Ptah-Sokar-Osiris" deity, Late Period, ca. 715 - 300 BC
Africa-Antiques, Egypt
Buchhandlung Görres, Saarbrücken, Germany (1973) Heinz Vogel, Frankfurt, Germany
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 87 : Figural post "ngya", 19th/ early 20th century
South Sudan, Bongo
David Henrion, Brussels, Belgium Serge Schoffel, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 88 : Bracelet
Sudan, Dinka
sold EUR 450
Lot 89 : Bracelet
Sudan, Dinka
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 90 : Stone figure "pomdo" or "nomoli"
Sierra Leone, Kissi
Aloys Faust, Cologne, Germany, 1962 Heinz Seeliger, Würzburg, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 91 : Janusfaced helmet mask "ndoli jowel" of the "sande" society
Sierra Leone, Mende
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 92 : Ritual object "anok"
Guinea, Baga
Ladislas Segy, New York, USA
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 93 : Miniature mask
Guinea/ Liberia, Toma/ Loma
Belgian Collection
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 94 : Half figure "iran otibago"
Guinea-Bissau, Bidjogo
Ketterer, Munich, 6 December 1986, lot 3
not available anymore
Lot 95 : Rare barkcloth mask
Senegal, Diola
Commonwealth Institute, London, Great Britain Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain
not available anymore
Lot 96 : Mask "ntomo"
Mali, Bamana
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 97 : Hyaena mask "suruku"
Mali, Bamana, Koulikoro, Bamako District
René David, Zurich, Switzerland, coll. in situ 1965 Galerie Walu, Basel, Switzerland (1967) Gerhard & Gisela Hoffmann, Würzburg, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 98 : Composite mask of the "kore" society
Mali, Bamana
Bertil Berg, Gothenburg, Sweden
not available anymore
Lot 100 : Standing female figure
Mali, Bamana
Belgian Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 101 : Headdress "tijwara", "n'gonzon koun"
Mali, Bamana
Claude Vérité, Paris, France (1951) Vérité Family Collection, Paris, France Enchères Rive Gauche, Paris, Collection Vérité, 17-18 June 2006, Lot 337 Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France (2007) Sotheby's, Paris, 14 December 2011, Lot 10 Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 9,000
Lot 102 : Antelope dance crest "sogo-ni-kun"
Mali, Bamana, Sikasso Region
Maurice Ratton, Paris, France, 1969 Heinz Seeliger, Würzburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 103 : Antelope Headdress "tijwara" for the "gonba koun" dance
Mali, Bamana, Dioila Region
not available anymore
Lot 104 : Figurally carved dignitary staff
Mali, Bamana
Toni Dähler, Basel, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 105 : Tree ladder
Mali, Dogon
Johann Levy, Paris, France (1997)
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 106 : Figural lock of a granary door
Mali, Dogon
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 May 2017, lot 133 Gerhard & Gisela Hoffmann, Würzburg, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 107 : Half figure
Mali, Dogon
Gerhard Mennen Williams ("Soapy" 1911-1988) & Nancy, Detroit, USA The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), Detroit USA
sold EUR 600
Lot 109 : Standing figure
Mali, Dogon
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
not available anymore