November 16, 2019

93rd Tribal Art Auction

Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Oceania and Asia. Works of African and European art from the 20th and 21st centuries. African weapons from the private collections of Hubert Pettenkofer and Dieter Schaffner. Contemporary Native American Art of the Hoffmann private collection (Part 2).

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Highlights

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Lot 3: Gold Hilt decorated with "Panhui" pattern, eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 256 B.C.)
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Lot 34: Figural Torso of "Vishnu", Angkor period, 12th century
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Lot 40: Rare megalithic ancestor figure "gowe ni’oniha", 2nd half 19th century
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Lot 66: Portrait of a woman
1/5
Lot 81: Rare and very early type of dance mask "kepong, before 1921
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Lot 89: Kneeling figure "pomdo" or "nomoli"
1/5
Lot 91: Bust headdress "the young bride" - "zigiren wönde"
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Lot 98: Hunter mask "dana-na"
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Lot 100: Figure of a "hermaphrodite"
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Lot 112: Face mask "karan-wemba" of the "wango" society
1/4
Lot 117: Anthropomorphic face mask "kpan"
1/5
Lot 122: Sitting male figure
1/7
Lot 127: Rare mask type with forehead scar "tohourou"
1/4
Lot 133: Mask "deangle"
1/5
Lot 154: Anthropomorphic mask "tu bodu" from the "lo" group
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Lot 184: Headress "ogbom"
1/5
Lot 188: Anthropomorphic headdress of the "oglinye" society
1/4
Lot 193: Maiden spirit mask "agbogho mmwo"
1/7
Lot 196: Four-figured shrine sculpture
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Lot 197: Early shrine figure "ikenga", 19th century
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Lot 201: Standing female figure
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Lot 212: Beautiful female shrine figure with offering bowl and child
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Lot 225: Commemorative maternity figure
1/5
Lot 234: Reliquary head "nlo bieri"
1/5
Lot 250: Male ancestor figure "singiti"
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Lot 255: Rare female bowl-bearing figure "kabila mboko", 2nd half 19th century
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Lot 257: Early and rare helmet mask "nnup" or "inuba", before 1910
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Lot 308: Rare female (plank-) figure
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Lot 313: Mask "kifwebe"
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Lot 316: Mask "ndeemba"
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Lot 333: Throne stool with high backrest

93rd Tribal Art Auction

Lot 269 : Miniature mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 270 : Two masks "lukungu"
D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
Lot 271 : Bird sculpture
D. R. Congo, Lega
Belgian Collection
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 272 : Ax blade- shaped object
D. R. Congo, Lega
Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany
sold EUR 900
Lot 273 : Ritual knife "mugusu" for the "bwami" cult
D. R. Congo, Southern Lega, Babongolo
Dieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germany
sold EUR 280
Lot 274 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Luba
Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 600
Lot 275 : Anthropomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, Luba / Songe
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 276 : Janiform magical figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, Luba / Hemba
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 278 : Prestige stool
D. R. Congo, Luba / Zela
not available anymore
Lot 279 : Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona")
D. R. Congo, Luba / Zela
Richard Palmer, London, Great Britain Emmanuel Ameloot, Ghent, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 22. November 2003, Lot 366
not available anymore
Lot 280 : Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" society
D. R. Congo, Luba
Collected in situ before 1920 Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels, Belgium (2006) Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium (2016)
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 282 : Men's belt
R. D. Congo, Mangbetu, Uele
Georges François Wtterwulghe, Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904)
sold EUR 800
Lot 283 : Calabash ladle with fine engravings
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 284 : Container
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 285 : Diviner's necklace
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 286 : Prestige dagger
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe (1871-1904), Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904 in Yei)
sold EUR 600
Lot 287 : Prestige dagger
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe (1871-1904), Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904 in Yei)
sold EUR 410
Lot 288 : Prestige dagger
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe (1871-1904), Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904 in Yei)
sold EUR 190
Lot 289 : Sickle knife "trumbash", "dupa", "emambele"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe (1871-1904), Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904 in Yei)
sold EUR 450
Lot 290 : Two sickle knifes "trumbash", "dupa", "emambele"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe (1871-1904), Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904 in Yei)
sold EUR 600
Lot 291 : Sickle knife "trumbash", "dupa", "emambele"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe (1871-1904), Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904 in Yei)
sold EUR 2,100
Lot 292 : Sickle knife "trumbash", "dupa", "emambele"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe (1871-1904), Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904 in Yei)
sold EUR 800
Lot 293 : Sickle knife "trumbash", "dupa", "emambele"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe (1871-1904), Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904 in Yei)
sold EUR 900
Lot 294 : Twin stool "nobarra"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
not available anymore
Lot 295 : Plaited shield
D. R. Congo, Manza
not available anymore
Lot 298 : Power figure "pindi"
D. R. Congo, Mbala
not available anymore
Lot 299 : Standing male figure "pindi"
D. R. Congo, Mbala
Michel Koenig, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 300 : Rare war shield
D. R. Congo, Mbesa
sold EUR 900
Lot 301 : War shield
D. R. Congo, Eastern Mongo, Ngandu / Saka / Yasama
not available anymore
Lot 302 : War shield "ngbenbe"
D. R. Congo, Ngbandi / Yakoma
not available anymore
Lot 303 : Mask "mbuya tundu"
D. R. Congo, Pende / Wongo
Taylor Dale, Santa Fé, New Mexico
not available anymore
Lot 305 : Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Belgian Private Collection Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 306 : Sickness mask "mbangu"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 307 : Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko")
D. R. Congo, Pende
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (1933-2003), France/ Switzerland/ USA Sotheby's Parke Bernet, London, 27 June 1983, Lot 47 Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 308 : Rare female (plank-) figure
D. R. Congo, Salampasu
Jean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels, Belgium (1984) Gerald Dannenberg, New York, USA
sold EUR 10,000
Lot 309 : Rare handle vessel
D. R. Congo, Solongo
Steyler Missionaries, collected around 1900 Missionshaus St. Johann, Blönried, Germany (1924 - 2013 Center of the Steyler Missionaries) Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 310 : Female half figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 311 : Hut panel with "kifwebe" mask
D. R. Congo, Songye
sold EUR 900
Lot 312 : Caryatid stool with female figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
Daniel Hourdé & Philippe Ratton, Paris, France Philippe Laeremans, Liège, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 23 September 2006, lot 379 Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium David Blackhurst Collection, Bakersfield, California, USA
sold EUR 2,900
Lot 313 : Mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 314 : Power figure "khosi"
D. R. Congo, Suku
Eric Robertson, New York, USA
sold EUR 500
Lot 315 : Rare metal figure
D. R. Congo, Teke
Raoul Lehuard, Arnouville, France Alain Lecomte, Paris, France Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium (1996)
not available anymore
Lot 316 : Mask "ndeemba"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Swedish missionary collection Max Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1979) Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, Sweden Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 317 : Female power figure "nkisi"/ "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili
German Private Collection
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 318 : Female power figure "mvunzi"
Angola, Kwango, Holo
Norman Hurst, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 319 : Standing female figure
Angola / Zambia, Luena
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
not available anymore
Lot 320 : Female ancestor spirit mask "mwana pwo"
Angola / Zambia, Luena (Lovale)
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 321 : Dignitary staff "khunia" or "mbweci"
Angola, Ngangela / Ovimbundu
sold EUR 900
Lot 322 : Three dignitary staffs
Angola, Ovimbundu
sold EUR 500
Lot 323 : Standing female figure
Chad, Bagirmi
Merton Simpson, New York, USA
sold EUR 900