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.
Highlights
D. R. Congo, BakongoFrench Missionary Collection (Missionary Society of the Holy Spirit) Abbaye Notre-Dame de Langonnet, Musée Africain, France (since 1894) Gottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandsold EUR 6,000
Lot 102Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeRené Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandnot available anymore
D. R. Congo, ChokweGottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandnot available anymore
D. R. Congo, LegaRené Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandsold EUR 500
Lot 105Mask "muyombo"
D. R. Congo, PendeRené Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandsold EUR 800
D. R. Congo, HembaGottfried Künzi, Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland René Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandsold EUR 800
D. R. Congo, Hemba, Nkuvu StyleRené Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandsold EUR 3,500
D. R. Congo, Hemba, Nkuvu StyleRené Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandsold EUR 8,500
Lot 109Ancestor figure "singiti"
D. R. Congo, HembaRené Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandsold EUR 2,500
D. R. Congo, HembaRené Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandsold EUR 6,000
Lot 111Rare terracotta figure
Chad, SaoRené Rickli, Olten, Switzerlandsold EUR 2,250
Lot 112Bracelet
Sudansold EUR 350
Lot 113Headrest
Sudan, DinkaPascal Ginailhac, "African Heritage", Brussels, Belgium (2003)not available anymore
Lot 114Bracelet
Sudan, Darfur / Omdurman, Fur oder NubaBelgian Private Collectionnot available anymore
Sierra Leone, Mendesold EUR 2,000
Sierra Leone, MendeOld British Collectionsold EUR 6,000
Lot 117Mask "banda" or "kumbaruba"
Guinea, Baga / NaluPhilippe Ratton, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Guinea, BagaSaid to have been bought in Paris in 1950 Charles Wentinck, Saumane, France Morat-Institut für Kunst- und Kunstwissenschaft, Freiburg i. B., Germany Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany (2006) Jean-Hugues Rinck, Haguenau, Francesold EUR 22,000
Mali, BamanaMaître Blanchet et associés, Paris-Drouot, 21 September 2004, Lot 237 Collection Musée de Saint-Cyprien, Pyrénées-Orientales, France (2017)not available anymore
Lot 120Standing female figure
Mali, Dogonsold EUR 600
Lot 121Monkey mask "wankr"
Burkina Faso, Bwa / Winiama / Nunanot available anymore
Burkina Faso, BwaFrench Private Collectionsold EUR 2,500
Lot 123Zoomorphic mask
Burkina Faso, BwaGerhard & Gisela Hoffmann, Würzburg, Germanysold EUR 500
Lot 124Ornamental pendant
Burkina Faso, LobiPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germanysold EUR 600
Lot 125Antelope mask "wan-nyaka"
Burkina Faso, Mossi / Samo / DafingDuke University, Durham / North Carolina, USA Mark Eglinton, New York, USAnot available anymore
Lot 126Chief's doorpost
Burkina Faso, MossiGalerie Michael Neumann, Düsseldorf, GermanyPrice EUR 1,800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 127Mask with vertical crest
Burkina Faso, WiniamaH.K. Galerie, St. Gallen, Switzerlandsold EUR 500
Lot 128Powder container
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulenot available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulenot available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleFélix Pelt, Amsterdam, The Netherlandsnot available anymore
Lot 131Zoomorphic heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleMichael Rhodes, New York, USAsold EUR 1,500
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleHarlin Rander, Tennessee, USA Zemanek-Münster, 22 September 2007, Lot 234 Philippe & Lisa Laeremans, Liège, Belgiumnot available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleDavid Henninger, Haguenau, France Zemanek-Münster, 27 February 2016, lot 310not available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleFrench Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 135Buffalo mask
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleJean-Hugues Rinck, Haguenau, Francesold EUR 4,500
Lot 136Face mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanOld Belgian Collection Zemanek-Münster, 28 May 2011, Lot 166not available anymore
Côte d'Ivoire, DanLucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium (1979)sold EUR 2,000
Lot 138Zoomorphic mask "zamble"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroDaniel Mohler, Basel, Switzerland (by inheritance from his parents)sold EUR 800
Côte d'Ivoire, LigbiPrivate Collection, Rhineland, Germanysold EUR 1,300
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoManfred Magin, Weinheim, Germany Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Zemanek-Münster, 22 March 2014, Lot 213not available anymore
Lot 141Heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoKetterer, Munich, 6 December 1985, lot 53sold EUR 300
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoLa Reine Margot, Paris, France Heinz Plester, Gladbeck, Germany Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 4,200
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo, Sikasso regionJoseph Menges, Limburg an der Lahn, Germany. Joseph Menges, Limburg an der Lahn, Germany. Menges, who died between 1909 and 1912, worked for Carl Hagenbeck, the founder of the famous „Tierpark Hagenbeck“ in Hamburg as animal dealer and spent most of his life hunting animals throughout Africa. Zemanek-Münster, 19. September 2009, lot 188sold EUR 10,000
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo, Songuifolo Silué (ca.1914-1986)Stefan Lang, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,800
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè / Guéré / WobéStéphane Mangin, Galerie Kanaga, Paris (2002) Yves Créhalet, Paris, France Rive Gauche, Paris, 18 November 2013, lot 70not available anymore
Lot 147Heddle pulley "kono"
Côte d'Ivoire, Yauresold EUR 500
Côte d'Ivoire, YaureRobert Duperrier, Paris, France French Private Collection, Paris (1974) Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris,18 Octobre 1999, Lot 248 Frederic Picq, Genève, Switzerland (2002) Christophe Rolley, Bagneux, France Mark Eglinton, New York, USA (No 4345)sold EUR 8,500
Lot 149Maternité "esi mansa"
Ghana, Akan / Fantesold EUR 2,200
Lot 150Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiAmerican Collection, New Yorksold EUR 1,900
Lot 151Miniature bell "eroro"
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, EdoBelgian Private Collection (ca.1985)sold EUR 300