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

1/5
Lot 24: Figure of a monk with beard, 19th century
1/6
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
1/3
Lot 46: War shield "yemes"
1/8
Lot 49: Overmodeled ancestor skull
1/5
Lot 64: Anthropomorphic amulet pendant "hei-tiki", 19th century
1/6
Lot 93: Maternité
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Lot 105: Standing female figure with receptacle
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Lot 107: Hyena or cheetah mask
1/4
Lot 118: Male head sculpture "mma"
1/4
Lot 119: Male face mask "kplekple bla" of the "goli" group
1/6
Lot 120: Sitting male figure "asie usu"
1/5
Lot 129: Anthropo-/ zoomorphic mask "n'gré (or glé)"
1/6
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
1/6
Lot 203: Memorial head of the brasscasters guild, 18th - 19th century
1/4
Lot 209: Standing male figure
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Lot 224: Standing male figure "ihambe"
1/7
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"
1/7
Lot 355: Power half figure "nkisi"
1/6
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 364 : Female power figure ("crypto fetish")
D. R. Congo, Ubangi
not available anymore
Lot 365 : Power and protective figure "yiteke"
D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku
not available anymore
Lot 366 : Power and protective figure "yiteke"
D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku
French Private Collection
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 367 : Power and protective figure "yiteke"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
German Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 368 : Dance mask "kholuka" of the "nkhanda" society
D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku
Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Hans-Peter Krull, Karst, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 369 : Knife and fork
D. R. Congo, Yombe
Emmanuel Ameloot, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 800
Lot 370 : Figurally carved flywhisk handle
D. R. Congo, Yombe
not available anymore
Lot 371 : Maternité "phemba"
D. R. Congo, Yombe
Bertil Berg, Gothenburg, Sweden
not available anymore
Lot 372 : Caryatid stool
Angola, Chokwe
Cotlow Lewis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Helmut Gernsheim, Castagnola-Lugano, Switzerland Georges Frederick Keller, Davos/ Paris, Switzerland/ France Paolo Morigi, Magliaso-Lugano, Switzerland Rudolf E. & Leonore Blum, Zürich-Zumikon, Switzerland Sanne Nies, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 373 : Standing female figure
Angola, Luena / Chokwe
Rui Quintela, Lisbon, Portugal
not available anymore
Lot 374 : Three horesmen "putchu guinadji"
Cameroon / Chad, Kotoko
Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
sold EUR 900
Lot 375 : Three horesmen "putchu guinadji"
Cameroon / Chad, Kotoko
Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 376 : Three horesmen "putchu guinadji"
Cameroon / Chad, Kotoko
Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Price EUR 900
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 377 : Three horesmen "putchu guinadji"
Cameroon / Chad, Kotoko
Roland Hartmann, St. Gallen, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 378 : Processional cross "yemesor meskel", 18th century
Ethiopia
Liselotte Spuida, Pfronten, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 379 : Processional cross "yemesor meskel", late19th century
Ethiopia
Liselotte Spuida, Pfronten, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 380 : Small procession cross, 18th century
Ethiopia
Liselotte Spuida, Pfronten, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 381 : Handle of a priest's staff "makomiya", presumably 18th century
Ethiopia
Liselotte Spuida, Pfronten, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 382 : Cloak "lembd" and headband "anfarro" of a General's uniform
Ethiopia
Liselotte Spuida, Pfronten, Germany
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 383 : Magnificent shield "tafa gassa", late 19th century
Ethiopia
Liselotte Spuida, Pfronten, Germany
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 384 : Traditional war shield "gasha"
Ethiopia, Amhara
Liselotte Spuida, Pfronten, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 385 : Two necklaces
Somalia
Liselotte Spuida, Pfronten, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 386 : Leather shield
Kenya, Luo
not available anymore
Lot 387 : Shield
Kenya, Turkana
not available anymore
Lot 388 : Six pendants
Rwanda, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 389 : Hand shield
Rwanda, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 390 : Three presentation trays "agakoko"
Rwanda, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 391 : Dance wand with antelope head
Tanzania, Gogo / Fipa
British Collection
sold EUR 800
Lot 392 : Power horn
Tanzania, Luguru
Walter Hekster, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 393 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Tanzania, Makonde
Fred Zcechinikowski, Berlin, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 394 : Big mask "sachihongo"
Zambia, Mbunda
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 395 : Neckrest "mutsago"
Zimbabwe, Shona
Anita Suhr (1900-1991), German painter, Hamburg (1980) German Private Collection
sold EUR 350
Lot 396 : Neckrest "mutsago"
Zimbabwe, Shona
not available anymore
Lot 397 : Female bowl bearer, before 1920
Mozambique, Makonde
German Private Collection
Price EUR 2,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 398 : Pair of colon figures
Southeast Africa
sold EUR 500
Lot 399 : Six bridal badges "omakipa"
Namibia / Angola, Ovambo / Guanhama
Ludwig Maurer (1907-1986), Heppenheim, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 400 : Figurally carved dignitary staff
South Africa, Nguni
not available anymore
Lot 401 : Club ("snuff kerrie")
South Africa, Nguni / Zulu
Sam Handbury-Madin, Shrewsbury, Great Britain
Price EUR 200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 402 : Rare club
South Africa, Zulu
Old British Collection
not available anymore
Lot 403 : Bowlheaded club "knobkerrie" with honeycomb structure
South Africa, Zulu
sold EUR 800
Lot 404 : Bowlheaded club "knobkerrie"
South Africa, Zulu
British Collection
not available anymore
Lot 405 : Pair of ear plugs
South Africa, Zulu
not available anymore
Lot 406 : Link chain, before 1920
South Africa, Zulu / Nguni
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 407 : Snuff container
South Africa, Zulu / Nguni
not available anymore
Lot 408 : Basket with lid
South Africa, Zulu
sold EUR 400
Lot 409 : Woman' s matt, around 1910/1920
South Africa, Zulu
Sam Handbury-Madin, Shrewsbury, Great Britain
Price EUR 300
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance