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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Lot 1
Headrest with classical ancestral representations
1/7
Lot 15
Helmet mask "ndoli jowei" of the "sande" (or "bundu") society
1/6
Lot 34
Mask with tubular eyes
1/6
Lot 40
Deformation mask "idiok ekpo"
1/5
Lot 43
Anthropomorphic headdress of the "oglinye" society
1/6
Lot 46
Mask with articulated lower jaw "karikpo"
1/4
Lot 52
Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
1/5
Lot 71
Standing male figure "mukuya"
1/8
Lot 72
Standing female figure "mukuya"
1/4
Lot 73
Kneeling female figure with child
1/5
Lot 75
Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona")
1/4
Lot 76
Standing male ancestor figure "singiti" with hoe
1/7
Lot 77
Power figure "nkisi nkondi"
1/5
Lot 82
Power figure "buti"
1/6
Lot 98
Janus figure with prominent coiffure
1/5
Lot 104
Delicate head- / neckrest "mutsago"
1/5
Lot 122
Rare war headdress "painale"
1/5
Lot 133
Standing female figure, ca. 500-900 AD
1/4
Lot 136
Sitting figure of the "Baby Face" type, ca. 1000-800 BC
1/4
Lot 141
"Hacha" in shape of a human skull in profile, ca. 500-950 AD
1/5
Lot 181
Standing female figure "asie usu" or "blolo bla"
1/6
Lot 191
Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
1/5
Lot 199
Grave figure "ntadi" in reflective posture ("fumani")
1/5
Lot 200
Power Figure "nkisi / nkishi"
1/6
Lot 210
Rare mask "okobuzogui"
1/7
Lot 216
Staff with female figure "solima bere"
1/5
Lot 227
Beautiful portrait mask "ndoma"
1/5
Lot 229
Anthropomorphic face mask "kpan" of the "goli" group
1/6
Lot 232
Maternité
1/5
Lot 240
Heddle pulley "kono" with anthropomorphic head and bowl
1/5
Lot 245
Seated female figure
1/5
Lot 248
Face mask "bla" (ram) or "tu bodu" (bush cow)
1/4
Lot 252
Fetish object "bochio" with eight figures
1/6
Lot 253
Anthropomorphic mask
1/6
Lot 267
Male dance crest "aku wunu"
1/6
Lot 273
Rare zoomorphic mask "gugwom" (crocodile?)
1/8
Lot 276
Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana"
1/6
Lot 279
Anthropomorphic mask
1/5
Lot 286
Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
1/6
Lot 292
Rare reliquary figure "éyéma-o-byéri"
1/5
Lot 296
Anthropomorphic dance crest "mbaing"
1/6
Lot 331
Staff of office "kibango"
1/5
Lot 343
Female kifwebe" mask "kikashi"
1/4
Lot 345
Male power figure "nkisi/ nkishi"
1/5
Lot 355
Female power figure "nkisi", before 1904
1/5
Lot 359
Chief's stool with female caryatid figure
1/5
Lot 360
Male ancestor spirit mask "chihongo"
1/6
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