
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
Highlights
Lot 12: Shaman's mask with ear ornament
Lot 14: Part of a shaman's costume
Lot 51: Untitled (Zeichen), c. 1960
Lot 52: Untitled, 1964
Lot 55: Light structure, 1975
Lot 56: Artist-Textile, 1988
Lot 67: Large drum, around 1880
Lot 127: Standing male figure "waka sona"
Lot 149: Rare female figure "tale ko"
Lot 157: Rare helmet mask "degele"
Lot 158: Standing female figure
Lot 243: Rare ancestor figure "gheonga"
Lot 247: Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 269: Head "kebe kebe"
Lot 278: Anthropomorphic spoon "kalukili"
Lot 326: High-quality staff "mvwala"
Lot 327: Chiefs stool "kiti ya sultani"
Lot 341: Link chain, before 1920
Lot 160 : Beautiful heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoAntonio Fiacco, Zurich, SwitzerlandSold EUR 750Lot 161 : Female ancestor figure
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany · Folkhart Neidigk, Stuttgart, GermanyNot available anymoreLot 162 : Standing female figure "yodola"
Côte d'Ivoire, TurkaMichel de Mol, Brussels, Belgium · Zemanek-Münster, 24 November 2012, lot 153 · Belgian CollectionNot available anymoreLot 163 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Wé/ Wobé/ NgereFrench Colonial Collection · Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, FranceSold EUR 2,000Lot 164 : Miniature mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè - Guéré/ WobéGerman Private Collection, HeidelbergSold EUR 900Lot 165 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, YaureKoller, Zurich, 18. June 2012, lot 1641 · Private Collection, Munich, GermanySold EUR 12,000Lot 166 : Standing figure with bell
Ghana, Akan, Osei Bonsu (1900-1977)German Private CollectionSold EUR 1,400Lot 167 : Anthropomorphic mask
Ghana, AkanGerman Private Collection, HeidelbergNot available anymoreLot 168 : Sitting female figure with child "eli mansa"
Ghana, AshantiGalerie Michael Neumann, Düsseldorf, Germany (1995)PriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 169 : Fertilty doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiAlex Jungmann, Nürnberg, GermanySold EUR 450Lot 170 : Beautiful fertility doll "akua'ba"
Ghana, FanteRené David, Zurich, SwitzerlandSold EUR 1,100Lot 171 : Fertility doll "akua'ba"
Ghana, FanteToni Dähler, Basel, SwitzerlandNot available anymoreLot 172 : Figure with snake "mami wata"
Togo, Agbagli Kossi (1935-1991)Jürgen Maurer, Heppenheim, GermanySold EUR 400Lot 173 : Plaque with ram head
Nigeria, BeninLudwig Maurer (1907-1986), Heppenheim, Germany · Jürgen Maurer, Heppenheim, GermanyNot available anymoreLot 174 : Standing male figure
Nigeria, Boki or MbembeArtcurial, Paris, Art Tribal, 7 June 2005, Lot 59 · Christie’s Paris, 15 Juin 2010, Lot 54Sold EUR 4,500Lot 175 : Large mask
Nigeria, Ibibio / EketOld British CollectionSold EUR 3,000Lot 176 : Dance crest
Nigeria, Ibibio/ OgoniAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, FranceNot available anymoreLot 177 : Mask
Nigeria, Cross River, Ibibio-Eket or AnangMarceau Rivière, Paris, FranceSold EUR 2,100Lot 178 : Anthropomorphic box
Nigeria, Igala, Umale Oganegi (*1929), UkujaSwiss CollectionNot available anymoreLot 179 : Seated female figure
Nigeria, IgalaZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, lot 290 · Gerhard & Gisela Hoffmann, Würzburg, GermanySold EUR 1,500Lot 180 : Fine worked bell "okpogo ilo"
Nigeria, IgalaJürgen Maurer, Heppenheim, GermanySold EUR 1,500Lot 181 : Maske "nne mgbo" ("Mother of Mgbo")
Nigeria, Afikpo IgboNot available anymoreLot 182 : Face mask "ikpobi"
Nigeria, IdomaPrivate Collection, Corsica, FranceNot available anymoreLot 183 : Elephant headdress for "ekpe" masquerade
Nigeria, Igbo, Ohuhu-NgwaPierre Loos, Brussels, BelgiumNot available anymoreLot 184 : Mask "mma ji" ("yam knife")
Nigeria, IgboEric Robertson, New York, USANot available anymoreLot 185 : Standing male shrine figure "alusi"
Nigeria, IgboSold EUR 2,400Lot 186 : Janushead
Nigeria, IgboPeter Loebarth, Hameln, GermanyNot available anymoreLot 187 : Anklet "ogba"
Nigeria, IgboJürgen Maurer, Heppenheim, GermanySold EUR 700Lot 188 : Title stool of the "ozo" society
Nigeria, Igbo, Awka RegionFamily Estate Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones, London, Great Britain Jones (1940-1982) was a British Army officer and posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, awarded for his actions as commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment during the Falklands War.PriceEUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 189 : Elephant spirit mask "ogbodo enyi"
Nigeria, IzziHans Schneckenburger, Munich, Germany · Dieter Eulenburg, Dreieich, GermanyNot available anymoreLot 190 : Figural drinking receptacle for palm wine "gbene"
Nigeria, KoroChristian Humburg, Mainz, Germany · Manfred Magin, Hemsbach, GermanySold EUR 5,000Lot 191 : Zoomorphic mask "mangam"
Nigeria, Kantana (Mama)Ulrich von Schroeder, Switzerland · Koller, Geneva, 11 December 2013, lot 357 · Zemanek-Münster, 27 February 2016, lot 395Not available anymoreLot 192 : Ceremonial mask
Nigeria, MumuyeSwiss Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, 24 November 2012, lot 251 · Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, BelgiumNot available anymoreLot 193 : Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana"
Nigeria, MumuyeJean Zimmermann, New York, USA · Adrian Schlag, Brussels, BelgiumSold EUR 6,800Lot 194 : Three door panels "ilekun"
Nigeria, Nupe, Sakiwa the Younger of Lapai (Abuja Emirates)Grützmann, Bad Kissingen, GermanySold EUR 1,500Lot 195 : Antelope mask "karikpo"
Nigeria, OgoniFrench Private Collection, ParisNot available anymoreLot 196 : Mask with hinged jaw "elu" of the "ekpo" society
Nigeria, OgoniManfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany · Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2011, Lot 283Sold EUR 700Lot 197 : Zoomorphic mask with two pairs of horns "karikpo"
Nigeria, OgoniAlex Jungmann, Nürnberg, GermanySold EUR 800Lot 198 : Metal mask in "gelede" style, around 1900
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ali Amonikoyi (1880-1920)Heinz Vogel, Frankfurt, GermanySold EUR 900Lot 199 : Mask "egungun"
Nigeria, YorubaWalter Schmidt, Igls/Innsbruck, AustriaSold EUR 600Lot 200 : Headdress "gelede"
Nigeria, YorubaLucas Ratton, Paris, France · French Private CollectionNot available anymoreLot 201 : Helmet mask "epa" or "elofon", mother and child
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta/ EkitiHeidi Müller, Düsseldorf, GermanySold EUR 3,400Lot 202 : Maternité
Nigeria, YorubaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1960s) · Ulrich Klever, St. Georgen, Germany · Lempertz, Brussels, 25 April 2009, lot 148Sold EUR 750Lot 203 : Body mask "aboyun" (the "pregnant")
Nigeria, YorubaBernd Muhlack, Kiel, GermanySold EUR 800Lot 204 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ijebu, IkoroduBritish Private CollectionSold EUR 1,600Lot 205 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Omu AranAlex Jungmann, Nurembeg, GermanySold EUR 1,000Lot 206 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ado OdoZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2016, lot 295 · Gerhard & Gisela Hoffmann, Würzburg, GermanySold EUR 1,200Lot 207 : Diviner's necklace with two pouches "apon ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaNot available anymoreLot 208 : Fine carved oracle board "opon ifa" with tapper "iroke ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany · Ulrich Klever, St. Georgen, Germany · Lempertz, Brussels, 25 April 2009, lot 149 After studying zoology, following World War II U. Klever became a journalist working in Hamburg from 1953-1963. He began collecting African art after meeting the dealer Boris Kegel-Konietzko. He is the author of the standard work “Bruckmann’s Handbuch der Afrikanischen Kunst”, Munich, 1975.Sold EUR 500Lot 209 : Beautiful oracle board "opon ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IseyinGalerie Michael Neumann, Düsseldorf, GermanySold EUR 450

















































































