
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.
Highlights
Lot 46: War shield "yemes"
Lot 49: Overmodeled ancestor skull
Lot 107: Hyena or cheetah mask
Lot 118: Male head sculpture "mma"
Lot 120: Sitting male figure "asie usu"
Lot 147: Staff "tefalipitya"
Lot 158: Pendant with mask
Lot 161: Pendant in shape of a lizard
Lot 209: Standing male figure
Lot 224: Standing male figure "ihambe"
Lot 279: Royal memorial figure "lefem"
Lot 285: Helmet mask "emboli" or "mbuto"
Lot 303: Nail Fetish "nkisi n'kondi"
Lot 304: Male ancestor figure "singiti"
Lot 335: Small power figure "mbulenga"
Lot 355: Power half figure "nkisi"
Lot 372: Caryatid stool
Lot 207 : Zoomorphic headdress
Nigeria, BokiJo de Buck, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 800Lot 208 : Standing figure with turned head
Nigeria, ChambaPrice EUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 209 : Standing male figure
Nigeria, Chamba / Vere / GoemaiFily Keita, Los Angeles, USA Jean-Paul Agogué, Champigny-sur-Marne, Francenot available anymoreLot 210 : Small mask of the "ekpo" society
Nigeria, EketLore & Georg Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (1958)not available anymoreLot 211 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Gwari / AfoMartial Bronsin, Brussels, Belgium (2007)sold EUR 2,000Lot 212 : Pair of puppets
Nigeria, IbibioDutch Private CollectionPrice EUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 213 : Sceptre with janus head
Nigeria, Eket / IbibioWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germanynot available anymoreLot 214 : Figural headdress
Nigeria, Ogoni / IbibioFily Keita, Los Angeles, USAPrice EUR 5,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 215 : "Ekpo" society mask
Nigeria, IbibioLore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1959)not available anymoreLot 216 : Anthropomorphic face mask "mfon ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioLempertz, Brussels, 25 March 1992, lot 109 Jan Visser, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2000) Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 217 : Mask with articlulated jaw "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioNew York Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 218 : Seated male figure with pipe
Nigeria, Igbo / IdomaFily Keita, Los Angeles, USAnot available anymoreLot 220 : Water spirit mask
Nigeria, Ijawnot available anymoreLot 221 : Three door panels "ilekun"
Nigeria, Nupe, in the style of "Sakiwa from Lapai"Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 222 : Antelope mask "karikpo" with leather ears
Nigeria, OgoniAmerican Private Collectionsold EUR 800Lot 223 : Mask with articulated lower jaw "elu" (spirit)
Nigeria, OgoniKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germanynot available anymoreLot 224 : Standing male figure "ihambe"
Nigeria, TivMartien Coppens, Eindhoven, The Netherlandssold EUR 8,200Lot 225 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Tiv / IgalaFily Keita, Los Angeles, USAnot available anymoreLot 228 : Helmet mask "gelede"
Nigeria, YorubaEric Robertson, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 230 : Janiform headdress "egungun"
Nigeria, YorubaAdalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2011, lot 248sold EUR 200Lot 231 : Body mask "aboyun"
Nigeria, YorubaKetterer, Munich, 11 April 1992, lot 156 Asold EUR 400Lot 232 : Figure with bowl "olumeye"
Nigeria, YorubaRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandPrice EUR 200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 233 : Colon figure: Horse and european rider
Nigeria, YorubaLauritz Sunde, Copenhagen, Denmark Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of Denmark Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, lot 333 Gerhard & Gisela Hoffmann, Würzburg, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 234 : Monkey sculpture with drum
Nigeria, YorubaMareidi Singer, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,000Lot 235 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, IlorinGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Klaus Hochapfel, Darmstadt, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 236 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila OrangunRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerlandsold EUR 300Lot 237 : Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, YorubaKetterer, Munich, 30 April 1988, lot 428sold EUR 500Lot 238 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, YorubaMareidi Singer, Munich, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 239 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with cowry shell cap
Nigeria, Yoruba, OyoGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Klaus Hochapfel, Darmstadt, Germanysold EUR 900Lot 240 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igbuke styleLore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (collected in Oyo, 1956)sold EUR 1,300Lot 241 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, IseyinGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Klaus Hochapfel, Darmstadt, Germanysold EUR 1,200Lot 242 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin / Kwara State, EgbeKetterer, Munich, 30 April 1988, lot 426sold EUR 650Lot 243 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin / Kwara State, EgbeKetterer, Munich, 6 December 1985, Lot 131sold EUR 450Lot 244 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin / Kwara State, EgbeKetterer, Munich, 6 December 1985, lot 131sold EUR 350Lot 245 : Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin / Kwara State, EgbeMareidi Singer, Munich, Germanynot available anymoreLot 246 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Gbongan-Modakeke AreaGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Klaus Hochapfel, Darmstadt, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 247 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaMichael Oliver, New York, USAsold EUR 900Lot 248 : Female twin figure
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaKetterer, Munich, 30 April 1988, Lot 425sold EUR 300Lot 249 : Dance wand "oshe shango"
Nigeria, YorubaGalerie Schwarz-Weiß, Essen, Germany Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland Zemanek-Münster, Wurzburg, 15. November 2008, lot 92 Koller, Zurich, 20. Juni 2011, lot 204sold EUR 1,200Lot 250 : Dance wand "oshe shango"
Nigeria, YorubaRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland Zemanek-Münster, Wurzburg, 14 March 2009, lot 261 Koller, Zurich, 20 June 2011, lot 206sold EUR 450Lot 251 : Dance wand "oshe shango"
Onakunle Aribikona of Gbongan (died 1970), Ife, NigeriaPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 252 : Pair of "eshu" dance wands
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 500Lot 253 : Dance staff "eshu"
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymoreLot 254 : Divination tray "opon ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba, EkitiRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 255 : Divination tray "opon ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerlandsold EUR 400Lot 256 : Large divination tray "opon ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerlandsold EUR 600Lot 257 : Divination tray "opon ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaGalerie Schwarz-Weiss, Munich, Germany (1986)sold EUR 250Lot 258 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandPrice EUR 300plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 259 : Divination container "opon igede ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandPrice EUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 260 : Divination container "opon igede ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba, OshogboRoland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerlandsold EUR 650