March 7, 2020

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.

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Highlights

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Lot 1: Headrest with classical ancestral representations
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Lot 15: Helmet mask "ndoli jowei" of the "sande" (or "bundu") society
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Lot 34: Mask with tubular eyes
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Lot 40: Deformation mask "idiok ekpo"
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Lot 43: Anthropomorphic headdress of the "oglinye" society
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Lot 46: Mask with articulated lower jaw "karikpo"
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Lot 52: Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
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Lot 71: Standing male figure "mukuya"
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Lot 72: Standing female figure "mukuya"
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Lot 73: Kneeling female figure with child
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Lot 75: Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona")
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Lot 76: Standing male ancestor figure "singiti" with hoe
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Lot 77: Power figure "nkisi nkondi"
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Lot 82: Power figure "buti"
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Lot 98: Janus figure with prominent coiffure
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Lot 104: Delicate head- / neckrest "mutsago"
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Lot 122: Rare war headdress "painale"
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Lot 133: Standing female figure, ca. 500-900 AD
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Lot 136: Sitting figure of the "Baby Face" type, ca. 1000-800 BC
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Lot 141: "Hacha" in shape of a human skull in profile, ca. 500-950 AD
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Lot 181: Standing female figure "asie usu" or "blolo bla"
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Lot 191: Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
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Lot 199: Grave figure "ntadi" in reflective posture ("fumani")
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Lot 200: Power Figure "nkisi / nkishi"
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Lot 210: Rare mask "okobuzogui"
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Lot 216: Staff with female figure "solima bere"
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Lot 227: Beautiful portrait mask "ndoma"
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Lot 229: Anthropomorphic face mask "kpan" of the "goli" group
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Lot 232: Maternité
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Lot 240: Heddle pulley "kono" with anthropomorphic head and bowl
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Lot 245: Seated female figure
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Lot 248: Face mask "bla" (ram) or "tu bodu" (bush cow)
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Lot 252: Fetish object "bochio" with eight figures
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Lot 253: Anthropomorphic mask
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Lot 267: Male dance crest "aku wunu"
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Lot 273: Rare zoomorphic mask "gugwom" (crocodile?)
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Lot 276: Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana"
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Lot 279: Anthropomorphic mask
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Lot 286: Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
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Lot 292: Rare reliquary figure "éyéma-o-byéri"
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Lot 296: Anthropomorphic dance crest "mbaing"
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Lot 331: Staff of office "kibango"
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Lot 343: Female kifwebe" mask "kikashi"
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Lot 345: Male power figure "nkisi/ nkishi"
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Lot 355: Female power figure "nkisi", before 1904
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Lot 359: Chief's stool with female caryatid figure
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Lot 360: Male ancestor spirit mask "chihongo"
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Lot 363: Chief's throne with figural decoration

94th Tribal Art Auction

Lot 101 : Anthropomorphic panel "depoe"
Ethiopia, Gurage
(coll. in situ, 2004) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 102 : Anthropomorphic mask of the "nyau" secret society
Malawi, Chewa
Bryan Reeves, London, England (coll. in 2005, Namuli village, Western Malawi) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 103 : Head- / neckrest "mutsago"
Zimbabwe, Shona
Max Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (coll. in situ, Mtoko, Central Zimbabwe, 1973) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 104 : Delicate head- / neckrest "mutsago"
Zimbabwe, Shona
Max Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1975) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
sold EUR 4,800
Lot 105 : Male helmet mask "lipiko" with cap
Mozambique, Makonde
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
sold EUR 2,300
Lot 106 : Basket with lid
Zambia, Lozi (Rotse), Zambezi valley
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
sold EUR 450
Lot 107 : Snuff container
South Africa, Northern Nguni / Zulu
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
sold EUR 500
Lot 108 : Figurally carved dignitary staff
South Africa, Tsonga/ Nguni
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 109 : Wheeled "kuruma tansu" storage chest, late Edo period, 19th century
Japan
Price EUR 5,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 110 : Monkey skull and small anthropomorphic head
India, Naga
sold EUR 800
Lot 111 : Shaman mask
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
German Private Collection
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 112 : Male ancestor figure "ana deo"
Indonesia - Flores
Missionaries of Steyl ("Societas Verbi Divini" - "Divine Word Missionaries"), Teteringen, The Netherlands J. M. Ydema, Etten, The Netherlands (1954)
sold EUR 13,000
Lot 113 : Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
German Private Collection
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 114 : Door with lizard motif "ilik"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium (1995)
not available anymore
Lot 115 : Shield "kalasag" or "klong"
Philippines - Mindanao, Mandaya
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 116 : Two rare textiles
Philippines - Mindanao, Bagobo
coll. in situ, (Manila, 1973)
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 117 : Standing male figure
Papua New Guinea
Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 118 : Ritual half figure
Papua New Guinea - Golf
Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 119 : Male ancestor figure "kawe"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
not available anymore
Lot 120 : Ancestor figure "kawe"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), Asmat
Jac Hoogerbrugge, The Netherlands (coll. in situ, 1967)
sold EUR 600
Lot 121 : Shield
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya) - Cenderawasih-Bay
Dutch Private Collection (collected before the 1940s) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 June 2014, Lot 41 Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 122 : Rare war headdress "painale"
Papua New Guinea, Western Province, Middle Fly District, Gogodala
Marcia & John Friede, Rye, USA
not available anymore
Lot 123 : Mask "mwai" ("mvai" / "mwei")
Papua New Guinea, Iatmul
Manfred Emil Georg Schwarz (1914-1980), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 13,000
Lot 124 : Male ancestor spirit figure
Papua New Guinea - Ramu River
Michael von Hausen, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 125 : Male figure, before 1914
Western New Guinea / Indonesia - Lake Sentani
Michael von Hausen, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 126 : Male spirit figure
Papua New Guinea - Sepik / Manam Island
Michael von Hausen, Munich, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 127 : War club "afui" or "alafolo"
Solomon Islands - Malaita
sold EUR 800
Lot 128 : Chief's staff "taiaha"
New Zealand, Maori
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 129 : Chief's staff "taiaha"
New Zealand, Maori
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 130 : Chief's staff "taiaha"
New Zealand, Maori
Thomas Albertini, Bayeux, France
not available anymore
Lot 131 : Shield
Australia, Queensland, Cape York Peninsula, Edward River
sold EUR 400
Lot 132 : Standing figure dressed as a ballplayer, ca. 950-1250 AD
Mexico, Northern Gulf Coast, Huastec
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
sold EUR 850
Lot 133 : Standing female figure, ca. 500-900 AD
Mexico, Maya, Jaina
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (1977)
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 134 : Two vessels, ca. 500-900 AD
Mexico, Maya
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (1975)
sold EUR 450
Lot 135 : Bowl "copador" with representations of priests, ca. 500-900 AD
Mexico, Maya
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (1980)
sold EUR 500
Lot 136 : Sitting figure of the "Baby Face" type, ca. 1000-800 BC
Mexico, Olmec
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
sold EUR 9,000
Lot 137 : Standing female figure, ca. 1000-800 BC
Mexico, Olmec
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
sold EUR 800
Lot 138 : Small agate bowl with snake band in relief, ca.1200-400 BC
Mexico, Olmec
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (1981)
sold EUR 500
Lot 140 : Anthropomorphic head, ca. 400-600 AD
Mexico, Veracruz
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
sold EUR 900
Lot 141 : "Hacha" in shape of a human skull in profile, ca. 500-950 AD
Mexico, Veracruz
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 142 : Four female figures, ca. 2300-2000 BC
Ecuador, Valdivia
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (1978)
not available anymore
Lot 143 : Stirrup vessel, ca. 600-300 AD
Peru, Chavin
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
not available anymore
Lot 144 : Double vessel with two spouts, ca. 500-1000 AD
Peru, Huari
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
sold EUR 400
Lot 145 : Stirrup vessel: warrior, ca. 300-400 AD
Peru, Moche III- IV
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
not available anymore
Lot 146 : Three vessels, ca. 300-500 AD
Peru, Nazca
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
sold EUR 350
Lot 147 : Three vessels, ca. 300-500 AD
Peru, Nazca
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 148 : Large figural vessel: flute player, ca. 300-500 AD
Peru, Nazca
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (1975)
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 149 : Stirrup vessel: fisherman, ca. 300-500 AD
Peru, Nazca
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 150 : Two rare featherwork panels, ca. 300-400 AD
Peru, Nazca
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
sold EUR 800
Lot 151 : Figural urn cover
Colombia, Rio Magdalena
Helga Exler, Frankfurt, Germany
sold EUR 400