June 29, 2019

92nd Tribal Art Auction

African art works from the private european collections René Rickli (Olten), Alfred Angst (Zurich), Jürgen Peters (Nuremberg) and Alfred Klinkmüller (Berlin). Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Australia, Oceania and Asia.

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Highlights

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Lot 1: Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
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Lot 6: Anthropomorphic suspension hook
Lot 19: Artist-Textile, 1988
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Lot 38: Rare head sculpture of a male notable "zizi"
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Lot 46: Rare fertility doll "okana kositi" ("child from wood"), before 1914
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Lot 49: Very early statue
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Lot 66: Female twin figure "ere ibeji", mid to late 19th century
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Lot 68: Standing male figure
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Lot 77: Drum
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Lot 92: Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu"
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Lot 96: Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
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Lot 100: Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
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Lot 107: Male ancestor figure "singiti"
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Lot 108: Large ancestor figure of a tribal chief "singiti"
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Lot 110: Male ancestor figure "singiti"
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Lot 111: Rare terracotta figure
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Lot 118: Female dance headdress "d'mba"
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Lot 119: Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
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Lot 137: Small anthropomorphic mask with beaded wreath
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Lot 143: Female figure "deblé", 19th century
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Lot 148: Anthropomorphic mask "tu bodu" from the "lo" group
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Lot 153: Rare figurally carved ritual board, 19th century
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Lot 160: Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana"
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Lot 162: Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana", before 1969
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Lot 170: Helmet mask "gelede"
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Lot 171: Equestrian on horseback
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Lot 177: Mask of a leader "kam"
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Lot 180: Anthropomorphic mask
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Lot 181: Ancestor mask "moghondzi"
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Lot 213: Anthropomorphic spoon "kalukili"
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Lot 216: Superb female bowl-bearing figure "mboko"
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Lot 219: Ceremonial ax "kibiki" or "kasolwa"
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Lot 236: Large prestige stool with janus-shaped caryatid figures
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Lot 242: Female ancestor figure "singiti", late 19th century
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Lot 248: Maternité "phemba"
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Lot 255: Excellent zoomorphic headrest "mutsago" in form of an antelope, 19th century

92nd Tribal Art Auction

Lot 1 : Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Hein Westerop, The Netherlands (collected in Java or Sumatra between 1913 - 1928) Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands Marc Pinto, Perth, Australia
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 2 : Medicine receptacle "guri guri"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Karo - Batak
Frank Prüser, Ladenburg, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 3 : Old shaman mask
South Nepal / Border area to India / North India
Renaud Vanuxem, Paris, France Yves Créhalet, Paris, France
sold EUR 3,300
Lot 4 : War shield "yamasj"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
sold EUR 500
Lot 5 : Mask "mwei"
Papua New Guinea, Iatmul
collected around 1900 Börner, Germany
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 6 : Anthropomorphic suspension hook
Papua New Guinea, Iatmul / Sawos
Hofrat Hinderer, Stuttgart, Germany
sold EUR 8,500
Lot 7 : Replacement skull "kus"
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, Iatmul
Robert Banks, Washington, USA
not available anymore
Lot 8 : Three beautiful old ceremonial spears
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - St Matthias Islands
German Private Collection
sold EUR 650
Lot 9 : War club "uatongi"
Fidji, Rotuma Island
Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1960's) Heinz Plester, Gladbeck, Germany
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 10 : Club "gatawaka"
Fidji Islands
Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1960s) Heinz Plester, Gladbeck, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 11 : Rare shark-tooth sword "te toanea", "te winnarei", or "te tuangai"
Kiribati - Gilbert Islands
sold EUR 400
Lot 12 : Two ceremonial wands / spears
Kiribati - Gilbert Islands
sold EUR 700
Lot 13 : Rare club "ula-fumiti"
Niue Island
sold EUR 2,800
Lot 14 : Finely worked ceremonial spear "tao"
Samoa
Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
sold EUR 700
Lot 15 : Dance paddle
Micronesia, Pohnpei
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 16 : Composition with wheel, 1990
Penck, A. R. (1939-2017), Dresden / Düsseldorf, Germany
Atelier Johannes Veit, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 17 : "T"
Honegger, Gottfried (1917-2016), Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 500
Lot 18 : Untitled
Delaunay, Sonia (1885-1979), Paris, France
Ketterer, Munich, 1978/ 1980
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 19 : Artist-Textile, 1988
El Anatsui (*1944), Ghana / Nigeria
Christoph Ludszuweit, Berlin, Germany Ludszuweit worked from 1983 to 1988 as a lecturer in German language and literature at the University of Nigeria, Nsukku, Anambra State, Nigeria. El Anatsui was his collegue at the time as a Senior Lecturer.
sold EUR 3,200
Lot 20 : Two spoons
Europe
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 21 : Finely worked "kris" handle
Indonesia, Bali / Lombok
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 2,300
Lot 22 : Two spoons and a snuff box
Taiwan, Paiwan
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 23 : Kava bowl "tanoa"
Fidji Islands
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 24 : Group of ten spoons
West and East Africa
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 25 : Finely worked small bag
D. R. Congo, Tetela / Kusu
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 26 : Flat pole, before 1914
Cameroon, Fang-Bulu or Bane
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 27 : Caryatid bowl, around 1900
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 28 : Bird headdress "a-bemp"
Guinea, Baga
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 29 : Neckrest "mutsago"
Zimbabwe / South Africa / Mozambique, Shona / Tsonga
Alfred Klinkmüller, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 30 : Three figurative pipe bowls
Cameroon Grassfields
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
sold EUR 2,900
Lot 31 : Helmet mask "ngoin"
Cameroon Grassfields, Kom
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 32 : Animal sculpture
Cameroon, Kundu / Kusu
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 33 : Anthropomorphic face mask "gunye gä"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 34 : Four bracelets
Gabon, Fang
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 35 : Standing female power figure
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 36 : Axe "kilonda"
D. R. Congo, Songe / Nsapo-Nsapo
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 37 : Basket-shaped receptacle
D. R. Congo, Yakoma
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 38 : Rare head sculpture of a male notable "zizi"
Angola / D. R. Kongo, Cabinda / Bakongo, Yombe
Heinrich Füllbeck, Munich, Germany Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 39 : Pirogue with four figures
Angola, Ovimbundu
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 40 : Shield
Uganda, Ganda / Soga
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 41 : Hand shield, before 1914
Rwanda, Tutsi
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 42 : Three-legged vessel
Namibia, Herero
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 43 : Rare milk or fat spoon and container, around 1900
Namibia, Herero
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 44 : Five spoons
Namibia, Herero
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 45 : Group of club, knife and pipe
Namibia, Herero
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
sold EUR 250
Lot 46 : Rare fertility doll "okana kositi" ("child from wood"), before 1914
Namibia / Angola, Ambo (Ovambo) - Kwanyama
Jürgen Peters, Nürnberg, Germany
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 47 : Miniature mask "ma go"
Liberia, Dan-Gio or Mano
Alfred W. Angst, Zurich-Aeugstertal, Switzerland
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 48 : Helmet mask "ndoli jowel" of the "sande" society
Sierra Leone, Mende
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland (2005) Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 49 : Very early statue
Mali, Dogon - Tellem
Alexandro (Sandro) Volta, Milan, Italy (presumably) Carlo Monzino, Castagnola, Italy (1970s) Lance Entwistle, London, Great Britain (2010) Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 8,000
Lot 50 : Fertility doll "biiga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi, Kaya style
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,100