
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 258 : Womans skirt
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowa / Bushoongsold EUR 1,000Lot 259 : Lions teeth necklace
D. R. Congo, Kubasold EUR 300Lot 260 : Convolute Miscellaneous
D. R. Congo, KubaGünther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 200Lot 261 : Male power half figure
D. R. Congo, Kusu / LubaLothar & Käthy Steinke, Wangen, Switzerland Christie's, Paris, 10 June 2008, Lot 108sold EUR 350Lot 262 : Mask "lukwakongo" with beard
D. R. Congo, LegaJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 800Lot 263 : Mask "idimu" of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, LegaGalerie Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany (1987) Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany (1999) German Private Collectionsold EUR 4,000Lot 264 : Mask "idimu" of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, LegaAlain Lecomte, Paris, France (1990s)sold EUR 1,400Lot 265 : Mask "idimu" of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, LegaOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/ 70s)sold EUR 1,400Lot 266 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Legasold EUR 600Lot 267 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Legasold EUR 3,500Lot 268 : Anthropomorphic janus figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, LegaPrivate Collectionsold EUR 1,500Lot 269 : Female figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, LegaJ. Castey, Paris, Francesold EUR 7,000Lot 270 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Legasold EUR 1,700Lot 271 : Maternité
D. R. Congo, LubaPolish Collectionsold EUR 1,300Lot 272 : Maternité, before 1920
D. R. Congo, Luba / ZelaAlain Naoum, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 273 : Early male figure, before 1920
D. R. Congo, Lubasold EUR 1,200Lot 274 : Figurative crowning of a staff or sceptre
D. R. Congo, LubaPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germanysold EUR 1,500Lot 275 : Staff of office "kibango", before 1920
D. R. Congo, Lubasold EUR 3,500Lot 276 : Divination basket "mboko"
D. R. Congo, LubaPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germanynot available anymoreLot 277 : Friction oracle "kakishi" for "kashekesheke" divination rituals
D. R. Congo, Luba-ShankadiGalerie Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1984) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 161sold EUR 2,100Lot 278 : Shapely head- / neckrest "musamo"
D. R. Congo, Luba-Kasai / Kete / SongeKarl Schöttner, Passau, Germanysold EUR 900Lot 279 : Small power figure "lupingu" or "(m)bulenga"
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)Lempertz, Brussels, 29 January 2020, Lot 132sold EUR 1,200Lot 280 : Small power figure "lupingu" or "(m)bulenga"
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)Valluet-Ferrandin, Paris, France Private Collection (acquired between 1995 and 2000)sold EUR 2,500Lot 281 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo / northern Angola, Lwalwa (Lwalwu, Lualwa)Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (2002) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 153not available anymoreLot 282 : Whistle "nsiba" or charm with janus figure
D. R. Congo, ManyangaPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 283 : Flat shield
D. R. Congo, Mongosold EUR 400Lot 284 : Rare anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Kivu & Maniema, Nyindu / Eastern Bembenot available anymoreLot 285 : Artistically engraved calabash
D. R. Congo, PendeAlex Arthur, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 286 : Face mask "mbuya mbangu"
D. R. Congo, PendeHermann Kühn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1998) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 150not available anymoreLot 288 : Beautiful old mask "pumbu" or "fumu""
D. R. Congo, PendeOld British Collection Sothebys, London (pre 1980)sold EUR 3,750Lot 289 : Mask "kindombolo"
D. R. Congo, Pende (East)Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany (ca. 1973) German Private Collection (1983) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 151sold EUR 900Lot 290 : Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko")
D. R. Congo, PendeJean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels, Belgium Lempertz, Brussels, 29 January 2020, Lot 143sold EUR 2,500Lot 291 : Mask
D. R. Congo, SalampasuBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 292 : Tea service after English model, before 1920
D. R. Congo, SolongoPrice EUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 293 : Mask "kifwebe", male type "ndoshi"
D. R. Congo, Kalebwe Region, SongeOld British Collectionsold EUR 2,500Lot 294 : Miniature mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, SongyeGalerie Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1988) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 155sold EUR 800Lot 295 : Parade axe
D. R. Congo, SongyeSwiss Collection, Zurich Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germanynot available anymoreLot 296 : Male power figure "nkisi" / nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Songe, KalebweMaria Wyss, Basel, Switzerlandsold EUR 5,000Lot 299 : Male power figure "nkisi/ nkishi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeJean Batiste Constant Vandewalle (1894-1986), Antwerp, Belgium Felix Lauwers, Antwerp, Belgium (1963)not available anymoreLot 300 : Female power figure "khosi"
D. R. Congo, SukuEmmanuel Ameloot, Ghent, Belgiumsold EUR 500Lot 301 : Twin figure "mpundu"
D. R. Congo, TabwaMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium (FC 3289) Galerie Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1984) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 163sold EUR 7,500Lot 302 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Tabwa / RunguMunich Private Collectionsold EUR 600Lot 303 : Little power figure "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, Tabwa / RunguIngo Evers, Bonn, Germanysold EUR 700Lot 304 : Janus power figure "mpwau"
D. R. Congo, TekeKim Redlich, Düsseldorf, Germanynot available anymoreLot 305 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Teke / Yanzinot available anymoreLot 306 : Maternité "phemba" ("pfemba")
D. R. Congo, ViliLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Klaus Hummel, Korb, Germany (1967-80) Hummel (1939-2006) was an antiques dealer. Collecting African Art was his private hobby. Between 1967 and 1980, he bought and bartered a multitude of ancient African masks and figurines predominantly during his trips to Mr. Bretschneider in Munich and to Mr. Krieg in Neuenkirchen.sold EUR 40,000Lot 307 : Fetish figure "phuungu"
D. R. Congo, YakaJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 308 : Male power figure "nkisi" or memorial figure, before 1914
D. R. Congo, YombeJulius Gerberding, Saarbrücken, Germany (ca. 1920)sold EUR 15,000Lot 309 : Young maiden mask "mwana pwo"
Angola, ChokweBren Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium Belgian Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 310 : Female ancestor spirit mask "pwo"
Angola, ChokweAllan Stone, New York, USAsold EUR 3,800