94th Tribal Art Auction
Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Australia, Oceania, Asia and America. The Stockholm Tribal Art Collection of Peter Willborg (special catalogue). Art works from Africa and Oceani from the Swiss private collection of Walter Stanley Schwab. Pre-Columbian artworks from the German private collection of Anna Maria Posset.
Highlights
Lot 34: Mask with tubular eyes
Lot 40: Deformation mask "idiok ekpo"
Lot 52: Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Lot 71: Standing male figure "mukuya"
Lot 77: Power figure "nkisi nkondi"
Lot 82: Power figure "buti"
Lot 122: Rare war headdress "painale"
Lot 191: Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Lot 200: Power Figure "nkisi / nkishi"
Lot 210: Rare mask "okobuzogui"
Lot 227: Beautiful portrait mask "ndoma"
Lot 245: Seated female figure
Lot 253: Anthropomorphic mask
Lot 267: Male dance crest "aku wunu"
Lot 279: Anthropomorphic mask
Lot 286: Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Lot 331: Staff of office "kibango"
Lot 343: Female kifwebe" mask "kikashi"
Lot 345: Male power figure "nkisi/ nkishi"
Lot 1 : Headrest with classical ancestral representations
Papua New Guinea - Lower SepikPierre Paurell, Gothenburg, Sweden Jon Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden (2005) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,200
Lot 2 : Shield
Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province, AngoramPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 900
Lot 3 : Cult hook figure "yipwon" or "kamanggabi"
Papua New Guinea - Korewori / Blackwater, Yimam / AlamblakPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 900
Lot 4 : Classic hunting boomerang
Australia, CentralPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 300
Lot 5 : Club with fibre wrapping, 19th century
Solomon Islands, Nggela IslandsPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 500
Lot 6 : Rootstock club "dromudromu" or "vunikau", 19th century
Fidji IslandsCongregation of the Sacred Hearts (SS.CC.), Ghent, Belgium Dutch Collection Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2006)sold EUR 2,000
Lot 7 : War club
New Caledonia, KanakPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 650
Lot 8 : War club, 19th century
New Caledonia, KanakMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1970s) Eddie Stenberg, Stockholm, Sweden (late 1970s- 2011) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 350
Lot 9 : War club
New Caledonia, KanakPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 900
Lot 10 : Hanging scroll "Playful mice"
Zeshin, Shibata (1807-1891), Edo / Tokyo, JapanPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 550
Lot 11 : Yak milk jug
Nepal / Tibet, Sherpa/ TamangPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 150
Lot 12 : Two ceremonial daggers "kris" ("keris")
Indonesia - Java, Cirebon areaMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1980s) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,100
Lot 13 : Seated androgynous figure, ca. 1000-1500 AD
Venezuela, Trujillo, Timoto-CuicaRolf Larsson, London, Great Britain Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2001)sold EUR 2,000
Lot 14 : Large mask with articulated jaw
Liberia, Grebo / KranPrivate Collection, Sundsvall, Sweden (1960s) Swedish Private Collection Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 115 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,500
Lot 15 : Helmet mask "ndoli jowei" of the "sande" (or "bundu") society
Sierra Leone, Mende, Sogande von FuindaErik Karlstrand (*1902-?), Stockholm, Sweden (coll. in situ, between 1932-1940) Karlstrand Family Estate Thomas Halling, Lund, Sweden (acquired around 2010 from the above) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden The Lundgren&Karlstrand company, founded in 1933, imported mainly coffee and cocoa. Karlstrand made many trips to both Africa and Latin America.sold EUR 4,700
Lot 16 : Helmet mask "ndoli jowei" of the "sande" (or "bundu") society
Sierra Leone, MendeEric Grate (1896-1983), Stockholm, Sweden Swedish Private Collection Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 122 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Grate was a Swedish sculptor, painter and graphics artist.sold EUR 1,200
Lot 17 : Early helmet mask "ndoli jowei"
Sierra Leone, MendeAhmadu Jah, Stockholm, Sweden Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Jah (1936-2018) was a Swedish musician (drums), composer and orchestra leader. He is the father of the musicians Neneh Cherry and Titiyo Jah.sold EUR 450
Lot 18 : Janus-faced helmet mask "ndoli jowei" of the "sande" (or "bundu") society
Sierra Leone, MendePeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,000
Lot 19 : Standing male figure "tugubele"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoSven Gustav Lundqvist (1918-2010), Swedish sculptor and cartoonist Peter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 20 : Figural fragment
Mali, DogonMarc Tucker, Washington, USA Alan Steele, New York, USA (1990s) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,500
Lot 21 : Squatting female stone figure "pomdo" or "nomoli"
Sierra Leone, KissiThomas Halling, Lund, Sweden (around 2002) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,000
Lot 22 : Antelope mask "walu"
Mali, DogonMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1972) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 450
Lot 23 : Mask "kanaga"
Mali, DogonSune Gustafsson, Stockholm, Sweden Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 800
Lot 24 : Zoomorphic mask
Burkina Faso, Bwa / Gurunsi / WiniamaPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 400
Lot 25 : Female bush spirit mask "taba" or antelope mask "kou"
Burkina Faso, Dafing-MarkaPoul Mørk, Copenhagen, Denmark (1960s) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 55 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 900
Lot 26 : Head- / Neckrest
Mali, Dogon / TellemPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Sekou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2001)sold EUR 500
Lot 27 : Door leaf with intact lock
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi / NunaJan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden Peter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenPrice EUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 28 : Man's chair
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi / BwaChristie's Paris, 16 June 2009, Lot 16 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,400
Lot 29 : Female miniature figure "bateba"
Burkina Faso, LobiPeter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenPrice EUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 30 : Small figure "bateba"
Burkina Faso, LobiPeter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 31 : Small female bowl-bearing figure with child
Burkina Faso, LobiPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 700
Lot 32 : Standing female figure "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleHenning Throne-Holst (1895-1980), Norwegian born, Swedish industrialist, acquired either in Paris or Stockholm (1960-65) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Throne-Holst was CEO of the Swedish chocolate factory Marabou from 1918 to 1947 and later CEO of Scania-Vabis (1951-53) and of SAS (1955-57). He bought African Art from well-known dealers, but this art form was not his main field. He and Marabou built one of the finest collections of European sculpture in Sweden, among them Auguste Rodin‘s "The Thinker" that has been sold for a million pounds at auction in Sweden in 2012.sold EUR 2,000
Lot 33 : Anthropo-/ zoomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè-Guéré / WobéMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1976) Berndt Helleberg (1920-2008), Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish sculptor) Swedish Private Collection Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 850
Lot 34 : Mask with tubular eyes
Côte d'Ivoire, DanJonathan Mankowitz, London, England (~ 1970s) Gallery Flak, Paris, France Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 205 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 2,000
Lot 35 : Anthropo-/zoomorphic mask with horns
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan / KonoPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 400
Lot 36 : Helmet mask "wanyugo"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoEndre Nemes (1909-1985), Hungary/Sweden (1964) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Nemes was a Hungarian-Swedish painter and graphic artist. He was one of the most important representatives of modern painting and printmaking after the Second World War.sold EUR 1,260
Lot 37 : Phallus symbol
Benin, FonFelix Novack (-1982), Polish/ Swedish surgeon Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 450
Lot 38 : Altar figure in form of a squatting dog
Benin, Fonacquired in Benin Abdoulaye Ousmane, Lomé, Togo Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,000
Lot 39 : Anthropomorphic figure
Nigeria, Ibibio / EketPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2006)sold EUR 1,200
Lot 40 : Deformation mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1981) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2001)sold EUR 4,000
Lot 41 : Mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioJon Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden (2002) Swedish Private Collection Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 295 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 700
Lot 42 : Anthropomorphic face mask "okua"
Nigeria, IdomaBernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany (received the mask as a present in Foumban, Cameroon, February 1976) Moctar Touré, Conakry, Guinea (2009) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 43 : Anthropomorphic headdress of the "oglinye" society
Nigeria, Idoma / BokiGösta Widén (1918/19-2010), Skanör-Falsterbo, Sweden Widén Family Estate Thomas Halling, Lund, Sweden (acquired around 2010 from the above) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Widén was a passionate collector of ethnographic and modern art. Many objects from his collection were donated to Swedish Museums.sold EUR 2,200
Lot 44 : Small seated female shrine figure
Nigeria, IgboMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1973) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 2,000
Lot 45 : Headpiece of a male figure "kundul"
Nigeria, WurkunMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1985) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,100
Lot 46 : Mask with articulated lower jaw "karikpo"
Nigeria, Ogoni / IbibioMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1975) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2001)sold EUR 3,200
Lot 47 : Pair of figures
Nigeria, IgboMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, Sweden Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 296 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 700
Lot 48 : Male headdress "gelede"
Nigeria, Yoruba / Ohori (Holli)Poul Mørk, Copenhagen, Denmark Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 73 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 800
Lot 49 : Two divination tappers "iroke ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaOtmaro Silva, Venezuela, South America (coll. in situ,1965-68, when he served as Venezuelan ambassador in Nigeria) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 500
Lot 50 : Amulet of the "eshu" cult
Nigeria, YorubaAmadou Dja Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 400