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 51
Female figure "tasé"
Burkina Faso, Turka
Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland (2005) Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 52
Beautiful face mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 53
Mask "kple kple" for "goli" celebrations
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland (2005) Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 2,300
Lot 54
Zoomorphic mask "zamble"
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro
collected around 1960 Bohumil Holas, Abidjan/ Zurich, Nigeria/ Switzerland Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 55
Zoomorphic mask "zamble"
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland R. J., La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 56
Mask "gu" with horns
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro
Bohumil Theophile Holas, Abidjan/Zurich, Nigeria/Switzerland (1960) Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 57
Ring of silence "nyi-kar-yi"
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Timothy F. Garrard, Korthogo / Ivory Coast, Africa Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Alfred W. Angst, Zurich-Aeugstertal, Switzerland
sold EUR 600
Lot 58
Ring of silence "nyi-kar-yi"
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Timothy F. Garrard, Korthogo / Ivory Coast, Africa Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 500
Lot 59
Ritual figure with helmet mask "wanjugo"
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 3,200
Lot 60
Sitting figure
Ghana, Akan / Ashanti / Bono (Brong)
Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 61
Fertility doll "akua'ba"
Ghana, Fante
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 300
Lot 62
Rattle staff "ukhurhe"
Nigeria, Benin
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 63
Antelope mask "karikpo"
Nigeria, Ogoni
Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 850
Lot 64
Snake mask of the "ekpo" society
Nigeria, Cross River, Uyo District, Ibibio
collected in situ in 1958, Uyo District Lore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Ernst and Ruth Anspach, New York, USA Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland (2004) Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,700
Lot 65
Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, Egbado
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 66
Female twin figure "ere ibeji", mid to late 19th century
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila Orangun
collected in situ, September 1962 Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland (1974) Vogler, Basel, 20 May 2011, Lot 41 Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 3,400
Lot 67
Friction oracle "itombwa"
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland Vogler, Basel, 20 May 2011, Lot 46 Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 68
Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Sikasingo- Bembe(eastern) - Buyu
Josef Mueller, Solothurn, Switzerland Musée Barbier-Mueller, Geneva, Switzerland René David, Zurich, Switzerland (1985) Hans Baumann (1926-2010), Bern-Muri, Switzerland Koller, Zurich, 5 December 2011, Lot 328 Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 3,800
Lot 69
Ritual object for personal protection
D. R. Congo, Songye
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 70
Rare trunk figure "bampundu"
D. R. Congo, Tabwa
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 450
Lot 71
Ceremonial dagger "kris" in brass scabbard
Indonesia - Java, Madura Island
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, Switzerland
sold EUR 300
Lot 72
Fertility doll
Liberia, Bassa
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 73
Antelope mask "walu"
Mali, Dogon
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 650
Lot 74
Container with horse head
Mali, Dogon
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland (1969) René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 75
Beautiful heddle pulley "konantre" with janus head
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 76
Handle of fly-whisk or fan
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 77
Drum
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 78
Portrait mask "ndoma" of the "mblo" group
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Pierre Vérité, Paris, France Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland (1969) René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 79
Beautiful old face mask "gunye gä"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 850
Lot 80
Anthropomorphic mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 81
Sitting female figure of the "tyekpa" society
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 82
Goldweight: two people playing the bean game "mancala"
Ghana, Akan
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 83
Memorial head "mma"
Ghana, Akan - Kwahu
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 84
Bowl-bearing mother and child figure "olumeye"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland (1969) René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 400
Lot 85
Rare triplets "ibeta"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta
collected in situ in the 1960s Saxer, Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 2,600
Lot 86
Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba
collected in situ in the 1960s Saxer, Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 800
Lot 87
Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ifon
collected in situ in the 1960s Saxer, Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 500
Lot 88
Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ogbomosho
collected in situ in the 1960s Saxer, Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 600
Lot 89
Figural lid of a "woota Eyinle" receptacle
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbado, "Rival of Abatan"
collected in situ in the 1960s Saxer, Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 600
Lot 90
Figural kola nut receptacle "fuwu"
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bamum
collected in 1914 René Salanon, Paris, France Guy Montbarbon, Paris, France (1969) René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 600
Lot 91
Headdress "ngontang" with three faces
Gabon, Fang / Tsogho
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 500
Lot 92
Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu"
Gabon, Kota, Ndassa
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 17,000
Lot 93
Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu"
Gabon, Kota, Obamba
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 8,500
Lot 94
Ritual gong "mokenge"
Gabon, Lumbo - Punu
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 95
Ritual gong "mokenge"
Gabon, Tsogho
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 96
Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Punu
Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 97
Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Punu
René Salanon, Paris, France Guy Montbarbon, Paris, France (1969) Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 850
Lot 98
Small face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Punu
René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 99
Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Shira-Punu
René Salanon, Paris, France Guy Montbarbon, Paris, France (1969) Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 100
Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Vuvi / Tsogho
L' Abbaye Blanche, Mortain, France (Nunnery of Cistercian nuns) Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerland
not available anymore