April 24, 2021

96th Auction

Fine old art from Africa, Australia, Oceania and Asia. Art works from the Dutch Collection of Piet Lepelaar. The African Weapons Collection from Dieter Schaffner.

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Highlights

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Lot 1: Bodhisattva Guanyin sitting on dragon
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Lot 7: Male ancestor figure "adu zatua
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Lot 32: Spirit board "gope"
1/5
Lot 36: Mask "mwai" ("mvai" / "mwei")
1/4
Lot 47: War shield "pakei"
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Lot 49: Helmet mask "tatanua"
1/8
Lot 56: Male figure "moai kavakava" ("rib figure")
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Lot 58: Sacred board "tjuringa" ("churinga", "tjurunga"), 19th / 20th century
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Lot 84: War shield
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Lot 85: Ancestor figure "korwar"
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Lot 86: Ancestor figure "korwar"
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Lot 93: Mask head "temes maur"
1/4
Lot 95: War shield "yamasj"
1/5
Lot 112: Large wicker shield "ngubo / "ngabo"
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Lot 150: Soul container figure "iran otibago"
1/8
Lot 172: Standing female figure "blolo bla"
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Lot 181: Anthropomorphic mask "deangle" or "tankagle"
1/6
Lot 187: Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
1/5
Lot 188: Standing female figure "mi iri nä"
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Lot 194: Male and female figure pair
1/9
Lot 200: Anthropomorphic spoon
1/5
Lot 235: Rare male ancestor figure "ekpu"
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Lot 258: Figural headpiece of an oracle tapper "iroke" for the "ifa" divination, 19th century
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Lot 274: Anthropomorphic face mask
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Lot 295: Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
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Lot 309: Expressive male figure "ubanga nyama"
1/9
Lot 312: Standing female ancestor figure
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Lot 313: Standing male ancestor figure
1/7
Lot 332: Beautiful female face mask "mbuya ya mukhetu" (or "gambanda / kambanda")
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Lot 350: Kneeling female figure "nkisi / nkishi"
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Lot 351: Male power figure "nkisi" or memorial figure
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Lot 354: Anthropomorphic mask of outstanding quality

96th Auction

Lot 51 : Nose ring
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz Islands
Ben Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlands
sold EUR 200
Lot 52 : Paddle, 19th century
Austral Islands, Ra'ivavae
German Private Collection
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 53 : Kava bowl "tanoa"
Fidji Islands
Old English Collection
not available anymore
Lot 54 : Classic headrest "kalibitu"
Fidji Islands
Old French Collection
not available anymore
Lot 55 : Barkcloth "masi bolabola", before 1920
Fidji Islands
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 56 : Male figure "moai kavakava" ("rib figure")
Easter Islands
Old British Collection, Wales
sold EUR 9,000
Lot 57 : Parrying shield "wunda"
Western Australia
Willem Zwiep, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Price EUR 2,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 58 : Sacred board "tjuringa" ("churinga", "tjurunga"), 19th / 20th century
Australia
Serge Schoffel, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 59 : Pearl-shell ornament "riji" or "jakoli"
Australia, Western Australia, Kimberley region
German Collection (1950s)
sold EUR 950
Lot 60 : Pearl-shell ornament "riji" or "jakoli"
Australia, Western Australia, Kimberley region
German Collection (1950s)
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 61 : Pearl-shell ornament "riji" or "jakoli"
Australia, Western Australia, Kimberley region
German Collection (1950s)
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 62 : Pearl-shell ornament "riji" or "jakoli"
Australia, Western Australia, Kimberley region
German Collection (1950s)
sold EUR 600
Lot 63 : Pearl-shell ornament "riji" or "jakoli"
Australia, Western Australia, Kimberley region
German Collection (1950s)
sold EUR 400
Lot 64 : Old mask ("Larve")
Europe, alpine
sold EUR 400
Lot 66 : Ceremonial mask "kiinauq"
Alaska, Bering Sea, King Island, Inupiat (Inupiaq)
British Collection
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 67 : Five containers for poisoned arrows and basket
Ecuador, Shuar
sold EUR 350
Lot 68 : Ritual dance mask "hudoq" or "hudo"
Indonesia - Borneo, Kalimantan (Kenyah or Kayan)
Dutch Collection Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 69 : Five amulet figures
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
Jeroen Bosch, The Netherlands Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 70 : Three amulet figures
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 250
Lot 71 : Small ancestor figure "iene"
Indonesia - Moluccas - Leti Island
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 72 : Amulet figurine
Indonesia - Moluccas - Leti Island
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 500
Lot 73 : Squatting figure
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak
Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 250
Lot 74 : Figurally carved stopper
Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak
Martin van Straaten, Den Haag, The Netherlands Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 320
Lot 75 : Kris hilt
Indonesia - Sumatra
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 250
Lot 76 : Womans Ceremonial Skirt "tapis"
Indonesia - South Sumatra, Lampung
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 250
Lot 77 : Magic staff "tungkot malehat"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba / Karo - Batak
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 78 : Magic staff "tungkot malehat"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba / Karo - Batak
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 500
Lot 79 : Magic staff "tunggal panaluan"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba / Karo - Batak
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 550
Lot 80 : Protective figure "adu hörö"
Indonesia - Nias
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 81 : Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France Zemanek-Münster, 21 March 2015, Lot 7 Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 82 : Ancestor figure "adu zatua" with palm leaf crown
Indonesia - Nias
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 83 : Rare war shield "koraibi" ("kurabit")
Indonesia - Sumatra (West), Mentawai Islands
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,900
Lot 84 : War shield
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya) - Digul
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 85 : Ancestor figure "korwar"
Indonesia - West New Guinea - Cenderawasih Bay, Wandammen peninsula
Old Dutch Collection Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 17,000
Lot 86 : Ancestor figure "korwar"
Indonesia - West New Guinea - Cenderawasih Bay (Geelvink Bay)
Old Dutch Collection Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 87 : Ancestor figure "korwar"
Indonesia - West New Guinea - Cenderawasih Bay (Geelvink Bay)
Antonie (Ton) Loning, Zandvoort, The Netherlands Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 88 : Two ancestor figures "korwar" with shield
Indonesia - West New Guinea - Cenderawasih Bay (Geelvink Bay)
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 89 : Two "korwar" stick amulets
Indonesia - West New Guinea - Cenderawasih-Bay (Geelvink Bay)
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,170
Lot 90 : Spatula with "korwar" figure
Indonesia - West New Guinea - Cenderawasih-Bay (Geelvink Bay)
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 250
Lot 91 : Rice deity "bulul"
Philippines - Luzon, Ifugao, Tagiling workshop
Dutch Collection Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 650
Lot 92 : Male ancestor figure "kawe"
Papua New Guinea, Asmat
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 93 : Mask head "temes maur"
Vanuatu
Glerum, Amsterdam, December 2010 Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 94 : Small suspension hook with anthropomorphic face
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Tom Stappers, Den Haag, The Netherlands Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 95 : War shield "yamasj"
Papua New Guinea, Asmat
Michel Thieme, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 96 : Figural fragment
Mali, Dogon
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 900
Lot 97 : Beautiful knife handle in the shape of a seated female figure
Mali, Dogon
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 250
Lot 98 : Two small protective figures "bateba ti puo" and "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Anuschka Menist, Brussels, Belgium (a) Aart Bos, The Netherlands (b) Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 300
Lot 99 : Anthropomorphic face mask with horns
Côte d'Ivoire / Guinea, Dan / Kono
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 450
Lot 100 : Face mask "kplekple bla" of the "goli" group
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 101 : Standing figure with oversized hands
Ghana, Akan
Laurent van Ham, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
not available anymore