95th Tribal Art Auction
African, Oceanic & pre-Columbian Art. Art works from European private collections. Selected works of art from the collections of Günther Hartmann (Berlin), Rolf Huisgen (Munich), Knud Nielsen (Jelling) and Edmondo Trombetta (Monza)
Highlights
Lot 19: Orator's pulpit "kawa teget"
Lot 88: Shrine figure "ikenga"
Lot 90: Palace post "opo"
Lot 98: Rare male figure
Lot 117: Pair of figures "lü mä"
Lot 153: Seated male figure "asie usu"
Lot 154: Standing female figure "asie usu"
Lot 159: Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Lot 301: Twin figure "mpundu"
Lot 306: Maternité "phemba" ("pfemba")
Lot 309: Young maiden mask "mwana pwo"
Lot 1 : Mask "rangryo" for the "bugaku" dance
JapanLudwig Leicher, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 2,200
Lot 2 : Smoking set with pipe "tabako-bon kiseru", Edo period, 19th century
JapanAllan Stone, New York, USAsold EUR 800
Lot 3 : Headhunter's chest ornament
India, Nagasold EUR 500
Lot 4 : Rare ivory ornamental comb
Sri Lankanot available anymore
Lot 5 : Convolute theatre masks "wayang topeng"
Indonesia - JavaLudwig Leicher, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 300
Lot 6 : Sword "balato"
Indonesia - Niasnot available anymore
Lot 7 : Headdress
Indonesia - NiasSteyler Missionaries, St. Johann, Blönried, Germany Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPrice EUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 8 : Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - NiasHeinrich Sundermann, Ladbergen/Göttingen, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2016, Lot 13not available anymore
Lot 9 : Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - NiasWaldemar Stöhr & Elisabeth Stöhr-Johannsen, Cologne, Germany (coll. in situ) Klefisch, Cologne, 11. Oktober 2013, Lot 110 European Private Collection Elisabeth Stöhr-Johannsen was born in 1932 in Siantar, Sumatra, Indonesia, and grew up on a mission station in Batak country. Later living in Cologne, she remained closely connected to the country throughout her life as a member of the German-Indonesian Society. She was married to the ethnologist Waldemar Stöhr (*1925), who shared her love for Indonesia, which was reflected in joint journeys, articles and exhibitions. W. Stöhr wrote a number of publications on Indonesian art and culture, including the first comprehensive history of religion of the island state in German.sold EUR 1,500
Lot 10 : Male ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - NiasOld French Collection, Alsacesold EUR 3,200
Lot 11 : Ancestor figure "adu zatua
Indonesia - NiasWaldemar Stöhr & Elisabeth Stöhr-Johannsen, Cologne, Germany (coll. in situ) Klefisch, Cologne, 11. Oktober 2013, Lot 110 European Private Collectionsold EUR 3,200
Lot 12 : Buffalo head door
Indonesia - Sulawesi, TorajaGerman Private Collection, Berlinsold EUR 1,200
Lot 13 : Ritual box with lid "punamhan"
Philippines - IfugaoT. Morita, Japan (coll. in situ,1980s/90s)sold EUR 500
Lot 14 : Rice deity "bulul"
Philippines - Luzon, Ifugao, Tagiling or workshopT. Morita, Japan (coll. in situ,1980s/90s)sold EUR 4,800
Lot 15 : Two bark cloth "tapa"
Papua New Guineasold EUR 2,500
Lot 16 : Men's breast ornament
Papua New Guinea, North Coast, Aitape Region, WawapuGerman Collection, Berlinnot available anymore
Lot 17 : Yam mask "idap"
Papua New Guinea, Maprik area, Abelamnot available anymore
Lot 18 : Ceremonial spoon
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf, Tami IslandsGerman Collection, Berlinsold EUR 750
Lot 19 : Orator's pulpit "kawa teget"
Papua New Guinea, Iatmulcollected in situ by Grace Emily Munro (1879–1964), Sidney, Australia Kevin Conru, London, Great Britain Dorotheum, Vienna, 4 December 2018, Lot 124not available anymore
Lot 20 : Lime tube with bird finial
Papua New Guinea, IatmulBritish Private Collectionsold EUR 1,000
Lot 21 : Figural suspension hook
Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik, SawosPeter Michael Mayer, New York City, USA Mayer (1936-2018) was a British-born American independant publisher who was president of "The Overlook Press", a Woodstock, New York-based publishing company he founded with his father in 1971.sold EUR 1,300
Lot 22 : Figural suspension hook
Papua New Guinea - SepikGerman Collection, Berlinsold EUR 1,300
Lot 23 : Male gable/ ridge top figure
Papua New Guinea - Sepik / IatmulEmil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 28. Oktober 1975, Lot 684 (Tafel 37)sold EUR 2,800
Lot 24 : Anthropomorphic mortar and pestle
Papua New Guinea, Milne Bay, Trobriand Islands, MassimWayne Heathcote, Australia Private New York Collection Bonhams, San Francisco, 5 May 2015, Lot 30sold EUR 800
Lot 25 : Spear with obsidian tip, before 1914
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsGerman Colonial Collectionsold EUR 550
Lot 26 : Shell currency "tambu" or "tabu"
Papua New Guinea - East New Britain - Tolainot available anymore
Lot 27 : Rare head sculpture
Papua New Guinea, Northern Solomon Islands, Bougainville Islandcollected in situ by Monsieur Nappées grandfather, who was engaged in phosphate mining in the Solomon Islands (Makatea), and who brought the head sculpture to France in 1913 Family estate since then Patrick Nappée, Mescher-sur-Gironde, Francesold EUR 1,300
Lot 28 : Bow with four arrows, before 1914
Solomon IslandsGerman Colonial Collectionsold EUR 250
Lot 29 : Dance crest "rom" for the "rom kòn" ceremony, 19th/ 20th century
Vanuatu, Ambrym IslandChristie's, New York, 20 November 1997, Lot 195 Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 21 June 2016, Lot 78 Millon et Associés, Nice, 29 September 2018, Lot 143sold EUR 4,000
Lot 30 : Club "gatawaka", 19th century
Fidji IslandsBrandl, Bochum, Germany Hans-Otto Glitza, Marl, Germany (1969)sold EUR 750
Lot 31 : Chief's staff "taiaha"
New Zealand, MaoriBritish Private Collectionsold EUR 1,600
Lot 32 : Chief's staff "taiaha"
New Zealand, Maorinot available anymore
Lot 33 : Sacred board "tjuringa" ("churinga", "tjurunga"), late 19th century
North Australia, WardamanIsle of Man Collectionsold EUR 2,400
Lot 34 : Sacred board "tjuringa" ("churinga", "tjurunga"), late 19th century
North Australia, WardamanIsle of Man Collectionsold EUR 1,900
Lot 35 : Sacred board "tjuringa" ("churinga", "tjurunga"), late 19th century
North Australia, WardamanIsle of Man CollectionPrice EUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 36 : Shield and two boomerangs
Australia, CentralHans-Otto Glitza, Marl, Germanysold EUR 600
Lot 37 : Pineapple-headed club
Australia, QueenslandOliver Klitgaard, Copenhagen, Denmarksold EUR 420
Lot 38 : Tripod, c. 800 - 1100 AD
Costa RicaGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (before 2007)Price EUR 250plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 39 : Crab vessel
Costa Rica / PanamaGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 1,700
Lot 40 : Pedestal plate
Costa Rica / Panama, Cocle RegionGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 2,800
Lot 41 : Convolute pre-Columbian artifacts
South America, pre-columbianGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (before 2007)sold EUR 140
Lot 42 : Convolute miscellaneous
South America, pre-columbianGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (before 2007)sold EUR 150
Lot 43 : Bottle "florero"
South America, Highlands, IncaGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (before 2007)sold EUR 600
Lot 44 : Group of receptacles
Peru, pre-columbianGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (before 2007)sold EUR 1,100
Lot 45 : Very rare snuff tray with bird
Peru, ChancayUlrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany (1992) Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 650
Lot 46 : Group of textile panels
Peru, ChancayGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (before 2007)sold EUR 1,500
Lot 47 : Single spout blackware vessel of a lying lama and monkey
Peru, ChimuGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 800
Lot 48 : Single spout blackware vessel with condor heads
Peru, ChimuGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (1962)sold EUR 450
Lot 49 : Single spout vessel of a maize deity
Peru, ChimuUlrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (1998)sold EUR 500
Lot 50 : Bellied vessel with figure frieze, c. 900 - 1200 AD
Peru, ChimuGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany (before 2007)sold EUR 300