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.)
1/4
Lot 34
Figural Torso of "Vishnu", Angkor period, 12th century
1/6
Lot 40
Rare megalithic ancestor figure "gowe ni’oniha", 2nd half 19th century
1/3
Lot 66
Portrait of a woman
1/5
Lot 81
Rare and very early type of dance mask "kepong, before 1921
1/6
Lot 89
Kneeling figure "pomdo" or "nomoli"
1/5
Lot 91
Bust headdress "the young bride" - "zigiren wönde"
1/7
Lot 98
Hunter mask "dana-na"
1/5
Lot 100
Figure of a "hermaphrodite"
1/6
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
1/6
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
1/7
Lot 197
Early shrine figure "ikenga", 19th century
1/7
Lot 201
Standing female figure
1/7
Lot 212
Beautiful female shrine figure with offering bowl and child
1/4
Lot 225
Commemorative maternity figure
1/5
Lot 234
Reliquary head "nlo bieri"
1/5
Lot 250
Male ancestor figure "singiti"
1/5
Lot 255
Rare female bowl-bearing figure "kabila mboko", 2nd half 19th century
1/6
Lot 257
Early and rare helmet mask "nnup" or "inuba", before 1910
1/9
Lot 308
Rare female (plank-) figure
1/5
Lot 313
Mask "kifwebe"
1/7
Lot 316
Mask "ndeemba"
1/8
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