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

1/5
Lot 1
Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
1/8
Lot 6
Anthropomorphic suspension hook
Lot 19
Artist-Textile, 1988
1/5
Lot 38
Rare head sculpture of a male notable "zizi"
1/5
Lot 46
Rare fertility doll "okana kositi" ("child from wood"), before 1914
1/6
Lot 49
Very early statue
1/8
Lot 66
Female twin figure "ere ibeji", mid to late 19th century
1/8
Lot 68
Standing male figure
1/5
Lot 77
Drum
1/7
Lot 92
Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu"
1/6
Lot 96
Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
1/6
Lot 100
Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
1/7
Lot 107
Male ancestor figure "singiti"
1/8
Lot 108
Large ancestor figure of a tribal chief "singiti"
1/6
Lot 110
Male ancestor figure "singiti"
1/5
Lot 111
Rare terracotta figure
1/7
Lot 118
Female dance headdress "d'mba"
1/6
Lot 119
Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
1/5
Lot 137
Small anthropomorphic mask with beaded wreath
1/6
Lot 143
Female figure "deblé", 19th century
1/6
Lot 148
Anthropomorphic mask "tu bodu" from the "lo" group
1/3
Lot 153
Rare figurally carved ritual board, 19th century
1/5
Lot 160
Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana"
1/7
Lot 162
Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana", before 1969
1/8
Lot 170
Helmet mask "gelede"
1/6
Lot 171
Equestrian on horseback
1/5
Lot 177
Mask of a leader "kam"
1/6
Lot 180
Anthropomorphic mask
1/5
Lot 181
Ancestor mask "moghondzi"
1/4
Lot 213
Anthropomorphic spoon "kalukili"
1/5
Lot 216
Superb female bowl-bearing figure "mboko"
1/7
Lot 219
Ceremonial ax "kibiki" or "kasolwa"
1/6
Lot 236
Large prestige stool with janus-shaped caryatid figures
1/6
Lot 242
Female ancestor figure "singiti", late 19th century
1/6
Lot 248
Maternité "phemba"
1/7
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