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 206 : Maskette
D. R. Congo, Lega
acquired in Brussels, 1965 German Private Collection, Würzburg
sold EUR 350
Lot 207 : Rare head sculpture "wabalenga" - "wankenge"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Old Colonial Collection
sold EUR 3,800
Lot 208 : Head sculpture
D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
Lot 209 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
Lot 210 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega
sold EUR 750
Lot 211 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega / Boa
not available anymore
Lot 212 : Anthropomorphic peg
D. R. Congo, Lega
acquired in Brussels, 1965 German Private Collection, Würzburg
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 213 : Anthropomorphic spoon "kalukili"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Old Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 214 : Chieftain sword
D. R. Congo, Lobala
not available anymore
Lot 215 : Female half figure "mikisi mihasi", mid to late 19th century
D. R. Congo, Luba
Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 216 : Superb female bowl-bearing figure "mboko"
D. R. Congo, Luba - Shankadi
Morris J. Pinto (1925-2009), Geneva/Paris/New York, USA (1977) Sotheby's, London, 9 May 1977, Lot 92 Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, 8 June 1978, Lot 318 Collection Fernand Lafarge (1920-2013), Amiens, France Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 217 : Zoomorphic caryatid stool
D. R. Congo, Luba
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 218 : Figural headrest "musamo"
D. R. Congo, Luba, Shankadi, Kiloko of Bussangu
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 219 : Ceremonial ax "kibiki" or "kasolwa"
D. R. Congo, Luba
German Private Collection Sotheby's, Paris, 13 June 2018, Lot 83
not available anymore
Lot 220 : Figural sculpture
D. R. Congo, Lulua
Frans Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 221 : Horn-shaped receptacle
D. R. Congo, Lunda / Chokwe
sold EUR 550
Lot 222 : Early anthropomorphic figure, before 1940
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu / Azande
Belgian Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 223 : Four ornamental pins
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Belgian Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 224 : Four ornamental pins
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe, Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904)
not available anymore
Lot 225 : Horn / trumpet ("oliphant") "namburuse"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe, Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904)
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 226 : Figurally carved staff
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Old British Collection
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 227 : Power figure "pindi"
D. R. Congo, Mbala
Karel Timmermans, Belgium Jacky De Maeyer, Belgium Hendrik Elias, Wieze, Belgium
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 228 : Woman's ornamental belt
D. R. Congo, Mongo / Nkundo
Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 229 : Plaited shield
D. R. Congo, Ngbandi
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 230 : Anthropomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, Nyanga / Kanu / Kwame
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 231 : Mask "mbangu"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Private Collection, Italy Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 14. März 2009, lot 387 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 233 : Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko")
D. R. Congo, Pende
not available anymore
Lot 234 : Anthropomorphic cup
D. R. Congo, Pende
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium Rob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 235 : Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 236 : Large prestige stool with janus-shaped caryatid figures
D. R. Congo, Songye
Belgian Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 237 : Storage container "mulondo"
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 238 : Standing male power figure "buti"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Patrick Peire, Brugge, Belgium Frans Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, 25 February 2006, Lot 352 German Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 239 : Standing male power figure "buti"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Old British Collection
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 240 : Rare figural metal sculpture "buti"
D. R. Congo, Teke
collected ca.1930 Private Collection Sotheby's Amsterdam, 30 September 1987, Lot 226
sold EUR 800
Lot 241 : Part of a loincloth
D. R. Congo, Tetela
not available anymore
Lot 242 : Female ancestor figure "singiti", late 19th century
D. R. Congo, Tumbwe, Tanganyika Lake and Province
collected in Kenia, 1900-1910 British Family Collection Gisela Rauch (died 1992), Bad Kissingen, Germany
sold EUR 17,000
Lot 243 : Anthropomorphic pipe "kiindzu"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Belgian Colonial Collection
sold EUR 600
Lot 244 : Comb / hair ornament with animal figure "yisanuna"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Lot 245 : Comb / hair ornament "yisanuna"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Lot 246 : Half figure
D. R. Congo, Yakoma
Belgian Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 247 : Circular mask of the "ekanga" society
D. R. Congo, Yela
Old British Collection
sold EUR 600
Lot 248 : Maternité "phemba"
D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili
Belgian Private Collection Philippe Ratton, Paris, France Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
not available anymore
Lot 249 : Two female figures
Kenya, Kamba
not available anymore
Lot 250 : Three-legged stool
Kenya, Kamba
collected in Kenia, 1900-1910 British Family Collection Gisela Rauch (died 1992), Bad Kissingen, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 251 : Two ornamental combs
Rwanda, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 252 : Basket with lid "igiseke"
Rwanda, Tutsi
collected in Kenia, 1900-1910 British Family Collection Gisela Rauch (died 1992), Bad Kissingen, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 253 : Female ancestor spirit mask "pwevo"
Zambia, Luchazi
French Collection
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 254 : Zoomorphic stool
Zambia, Rotse (Lozi) or Angola / Chokwe
Pierre Loos & Thomas Bayet, "Ambre Congo", Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 255 : Excellent zoomorphic headrest "mutsago" in form of an antelope, 19th century
Zimbabwe, Shona / Tsonga
Oliver Miller, Suffolk, Great Britain Bishop & Miller, Suffolk, 4 July 2015, Great Britain Finch & Co, London, Great Britain (2015) Belgian Collection
not available anymore
Lot 256 : Bridal badge "omakipa"
Namibia / Angola, Ovambo / Guanhama
sold EUR 350