March 9, 2019

91 Tribal Art Auction

Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Australia, Asia, Oceania and North America. Non-European art from international private collections. Royal arts of the Akan people from the Swiss collection of Roland Hartmann.

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Highlights

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Lot 24: Figure of a monk with beard, 19th century
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Lot 26: Head sculpture of "luohan", Sung Dynasty (960 -1279)
1/4
Lot 28: Rare Imperial "Dragon" Throne Seat Cushion, 1850 - 1900
1/4
Lot 36: Monster mask "Zeebad", 18th century or older
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Lot 46: War shield "yemes"
1/8
Lot 49: Overmodeled ancestor skull
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Lot 64: Anthropomorphic amulet pendant "hei-tiki", 19th century
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Lot 93: Maternité
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Lot 105: Standing female figure with receptacle
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Lot 107: Hyena or cheetah mask
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Lot 118: Male head sculpture "mma"
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Lot 119: Male face mask "kplekple bla" of the "goli" group
1/6
Lot 120: Sitting male figure "asie usu"
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Lot 129: Anthropo-/ zoomorphic mask "n'gré (or glé)"
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Lot 139: Beautiful female mask "gu" with animal horns
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Lot 147: Staff "tefalipitya"
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Lot 154: Pectoral disc "akrafokonmu" ("soul washers badge")
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Lot 155: Pectoral disc "akrafokonmu" ("soul washers badge")
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Lot 158: Pendant with mask
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Lot 161: Pendant in shape of a lizard
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Lot 163: Ornament pendant in form of a ram head
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Lot 167: Chief's ring "mpetea" with "starbursts"
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Lot 183: Chief's ring "mpetea" with mudfish
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Lot 203: Memorial head of the brasscasters guild, 18th - 19th century
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Lot 209: Standing male figure
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Lot 224: Standing male figure "ihambe"
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Lot 268: Large helmet-shaped buffalo mask "nya"
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Lot 279: Royal memorial figure "lefem"
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Lot 281: Male reliquary guardian figure "eyema bieri"
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Lot 285: Helmet mask "emboli" or "mbuto"
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Lot 286: Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu", before 1929
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Lot 288: Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu"
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Lot 289: Staff half figure "baké", around 1900
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Lot 303: Nail Fetish "nkisi n'kondi"
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Lot 304: Male ancestor figure "singiti"
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Lot 335: Small power figure "mbulenga"
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Lot 355: Power half figure "nkisi"
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Lot 372: Caryatid stool
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Lot 382: Cloak "lembd" and headband "anfarro" of a General's uniform
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Lot 383: Magnificent shield "tafa gassa", late 19th century

91 Tribal Art Auction

Lot 1 : Pair of ritual deities "bulul"
Philippines - Ifugao
not available anymore
Lot 2 : Figural slit drum
Indonesia - Bali
Heinz Vogel, Frankfurt, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 3 : Small ceremonial dagger
Indonesia - Bali / Java
Klaus Grundmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 4 : Ceremonial dagger "kris" with scabbard
Indonesia - Bali
Klaus Grundmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 5 : Ceremonial dagger "kris" in wooden scabbard
Indonesia - Java, Madura Island
Klaus Grundmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 6 : Ceremonial dagger "kris" in brass scabbard
Indonesia - Java, Madura Island
Klaus Grundmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 650
Lot 7 : Ceremonial dagger "kris" with scabbard
Indonesia - Java, Madura Island
Klaus Grundmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 8 : Stiletto with dragon handle and scabbard
Indonesia - Java
Klaus Grundmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 9 : Ceremonial dagger "kris"
Indonesia - Sumatra
Klaus Grundmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 10 : Knife in metal sheath
Indonesia - Sumatra, Karo - Batak
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 11 : Powder horn on metal chain
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 12 : Dagger with scabbard
Indonesia - Java
Klaus Grundmann, Hamburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 13 : Part of ceremonial garment "tapis"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Lampung
sold EUR 350
Lot 14 : Armlet
Thailand, Akha
Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 15 : Head of Buddha
Myanmar / North Thailand, Mon
Frank Bell, Cologne, Germany
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 16 : Five miniature skulls
Nepal / Tibet
not available anymore
Lot 17 : Pair of earplugs
India, Naga
Thomas Morbe, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 18 : Men's necklace with big shell pendant
India, Naga
Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 260
Lot 19 : Men's necklace with big shell pendant
India, Naga
Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 20 : Woman's Belt
India, Nagaland, Mon and Tuensang Districts, Konyak
Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 21 : Doorpanel
Afghanistan, Nuristan, Kafir
Lothar Heubel, Cologne, Germany (1973) Heinz Vogel, Frankfurt, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 22 : Incense Burner, late Ming period, 17th century
China
not available anymore
Lot 23 : Figure of Daoist Divinity, late Ming period
China
not available anymore
Lot 24 : Figure of a monk with beard, 19th century
China
sold EUR 7,000
Lot 25 : Sculpture of "Bodhisattva Guanyin", 18th / 19th century
China
Dutch Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 26 : Head sculpture of "luohan", Sung Dynasty (960 -1279)
China
Jacques Barrère, Paris, France
sold EUR 8,000
Lot 27 : Hanging scroll
China
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 28 : Rare Imperial "Dragon" Throne Seat Cushion, 1850 - 1900
Sino-Tibetan
not available anymore
Lot 29 : Rare silkwoven Thangka of "Padmasambhava", 19th/ 20th century
Sino-Tibetan
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 30 : Thangka: "Tashi Tseringma", 19th century
Mongolia
Jan Brummelhuis (1935-2006), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 31 : Thangka: "Vaisravana", 18th century
Mongolia
Jan Brummelhuis (1935-2006), Amsterdam, The Netherlands Brummelhuis was a well-known notary as well as Honorary Consul of Mongolia. After being appointed Consul in 1995 he started to collect works of art from this region.
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 32 : Buddhist altarcloth, around 1900
Mongolia
not available anymore
Lot 33 : Buddhist altarcloth, around 1900-1920
Mongolia
not available anymore
Lot 34 : Buddhist altarcloth, around 1900
Mongolia
not available anymore
Lot 35 : Small head of a snow lion, late 19th century
Mongolia
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 36 : Monster mask "Zeebad", 18th century or older
Mongolia
not available anymore
Lot 37 : Ritual figure of patron spirit, around 1930
Russia, Siberia, Yamal peninsula, Khanty people (Ostyak)
Private Collection, Finland
sold EUR 1,900
Lot 38 : Portrait of "Bodhidharma"
Japan, Unknown artist
sold EUR 800
Lot 40 : Three erotic scenes ("shunga")
Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849), Edo (Tokio), Japan
Herbert Egenolf and Elizabeth Danechild, Ukiyo-e Gallery, Düsseldorf / San Francisco, Germany / USA (1986)
sold EUR 4,200
Lot 41 : Two erotic scenes ("shunga")
Kiyonaga, Torii (1752-1815), Edo (Tokio), Japan
Herbert Egenolf and Elizabeth Danechild, Ukiyo-e Gallery, Düsseldorf / San Francisco, Germany / USA (1986)
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 42 : Two erotic scenes ("shunga"), 1770-90
Katsukawa, Shuncho (active 1770-1790), Edo (Tokio), Japan
Herbert Egenolf and Elizabeth Danechild, Ukiyo-e Gallery, Düsseldorf / San Francisco, Germany / USA (1986)
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 43 : Two erotic scenes ("shunga")
Koryusai, Isoda (active mid 1760s to 1780s), Edo (Tokio), Japan
Herbert Egenolf and Elizabeth Danechild, Ukiyo-e Gallery, Düsseldorf / San Francisco, Germany / USA (1986)
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 44 : Portrait of a spirit head
Papua New Guinea, Abelam, Maprik
sold EUR 850
Lot 45 : Two yams masks "bapa mene"
Papua New Guinea, Abelam
Derrien, France (1960s)
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 46 : War shield "yemes"
Papua New Guinea, Northwest Asmat, Emari Ducur
German Private Collection (1978)
not available anymore
Lot 47 : War shield "yamasj"
Papua New Guinea, Central Asmat, Buepis village
German Private Collection (1978)
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 48 : Betel-nut mortar
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf, Tami Islands
Fernando Pujol, Lisbon, Portugal French Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 49 : Overmodeled ancestor skull
Papua New Guinea, Iatmul
Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (acquired around 1960) Heinz Plester, Gladbeck, Germany Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, lot 177
sold EUR 9,000
Lot 50 : Cult hook figure "yipwon" or "kamanggabi"
Papua New Guinea - Upper Korewori (Karawari), Alamblak people
Ketterer, Munich, 26 June 1987, lot 498
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 51 : Rare loop-top spatula
Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim
Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany
not available anymore