October 24, 2020

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)

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Highlights

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Lot 19: Orator's pulpit "kawa teget"
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Lot 29: Dance crest "rom" for the "rom kòn" ceremony, 19th/ 20th century
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Lot 57: Stirrup-spouted vessel with sacrificial scene
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Lot 74: Big protective figure "bateba phuwe"
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Lot 78: Very rare pair of ancestor figures
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Lot 88: Shrine figure "ikenga"
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Lot 90: Palace post "opo"
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Lot 95: Early male ancestor spirit figure
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Lot 96: Lid of a ritual vessel with equestrian figure
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Lot 98: Rare male figure
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Lot 117: Pair of figures "lü mä"
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Lot 121: Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu" ("spirit of a deceased")
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Lot 151: Excellent heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head "konantre"
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Lot 152: Figure of a spirit wife "blolo bla", 19th/20th century
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Lot 153: Seated male figure "asie usu"
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Lot 154: Standing female figure "asie usu"
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Lot 159: Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
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Lot 179: Rare courtly shrine figure, 17th/18th century
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Lot 263: Mask "idimu" of the "bwami" society
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Lot 301: Twin figure "mpundu"
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Lot 306: Maternité "phemba" ("pfemba")
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Lot 308: Male power figure "nkisi" or memorial figure, before 1914
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Lot 309: Young maiden mask "mwana pwo"

95th Tribal Art Auction

Lot 311 : Female power figure "kaponya" or "hamba"
Angola, Chokwe / Lwena (Luena)
Arthur Speyer (1894-1958), Berlin, Germany Diebold, Strasbourg, France Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 23. September 2006, Lot 306
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 312 : Anthropomorphic hunting whistle "kasengosengo"
Angola, Chokwe
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France French Private Collection
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 313 : Standing female figure
Angola, Luena (Lwena) / Chokwe
Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USA Dutch Private Collection (2018) Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden
not available anymore
Lot 314 : Battle axe "cimbuya"
Angola, Chokwe
Swiss Collection, Zurich Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 315 : Parade shield "tafa"
Ethiopia, Amhara
Italian Collection
not available anymore
Lot 316 : Shield
Ethiopia, Oromo/ Oman/ Coastal regions of Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania
John Tenney, s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
sold EUR 350
Lot 317 : Rare metal shield "upwal"
Kenya, Turkana
not available anymore
Lot 318 : Old metal shield "upwal"
Kenya, Turkana
not available anymore
Lot 319 : Rare wrist guard "igitembe"
Ruanda / Burundi, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 320 : Two prestige or display bottles
Ruanda / Burundi, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 321 : Cult and prestige axe, before 1914
Tanzania, Luguru
Karl Zeugner, Würzburg, Germany
Price EUR 450
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 322 : Female mask with labret, before 1914
Tanzania, Lindi or Rovuma Districts, Makonde / Mwera
Old German Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 323 : Ceremonial staff
Tanzania, Makonde / Makua
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (2003)
sold EUR 650
Lot 324 : Standing figure
Tanzania, Pare
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1990s) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 165
sold EUR 1,700
Lot 325 : Medicinal horn with stopper (pavian head)
Tanzania, Pare
Alain Dufour, Ramatuelle, France (2002)
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 326 : Medicinal horn with stopper (bird)
Tanzania, Pare
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium (2002)
sold EUR 600
Lot 327 : Medicinal horn
Tanzania, Shambala
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (2004)
not available anymore
Lot 328 : Expressive male figure
South East Africa, Malawi
Taylor Dale, Santa Fé, New Mexico
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 329 : Anthropomorphic mask
Zambia, Chokwe
not available anymore
Lot 330 : Head-/ neckrest "mutsago"
Zimbabwe, Shona
Missinonare von Marianhill ("CMM"), Würzburg, Germany German Private Collection
sold EUR 350
Lot 331 : Breastplate "njorowe"
Mozambique, Makonde
Allan Stone, New York, USA Merton Simpson, New York, USA
sold EUR 750
Lot 332 : Rare small dagger with scabbard, before 1915
Namibia, Ovambo
Old German Colonial Collection German Collection, Hamburg
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 333 : Headrest (neckrest) "isigqiki"/ "izigqiki", before 1920
South Africa, Zulu
sold EUR 400