November 12, 2022

99th Auction

African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
An important collection of a german art dealer. Selected works from the private collections of Robert Lewitzki, Heinrich Kolberg, Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis and Horst Hornstadt.

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Highlights

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Lot 1: Standing female figure "sika blawa"
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Lot 3: Standing female figure "blolo bla"
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Lot 7: Standing female figure
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Lot 9: Anthropomorphic face mask "zakpai"
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Lot 10: Heddle pulley "kono" with anthropomorphic head
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Lot 25: Rare shrine sculpture "ogun"
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Lot 34: Kneeling female figure
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Lot 42: Antelope mask "glo" (Bongo antelope) of the "dye" mask ensemble
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Lot 45: Anthropo-zoomorphic mask
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Lot 53: Reliquary guardian figure "éyéma-o-byéri" (Image of the ancestor)
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Lot 55: Shield-shaped panel "kalengula" with "kifwebe" mask
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Lot 64: Standing anthropomorphic figure, around 1900
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Lot 121: Dance wand "oshe shango", around 1850 / 60
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Lot 219: Anthropomorphic head sculpture "mahen yafe"
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Lot 263: Impressive anthropomorphic face mask
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Lot 292: Male reliquary guardian figure "éyéma-o-byéri" ("Image of the ancestor")
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Lot 293: Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu"
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Lot 345: Standing figure with staff

99th Auction

Lot 113 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oke Iho
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 400
Lot 114 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 450
Lot 116 : Janus-faced dance staff "oshe shango"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti, Efon Alaye
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 600
Lot 117 : Dance staff "oshe shango"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan, Amos Lafia of Idi Aro (born ca. 1892)
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 300
Lot 118 : Janus-faced dance staff "oshe shango"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan, Amos Lafia of Idi Aro
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 450
Lot 119 : Janus-faced dance staff "oshe shango"
Nigeria, Yoruba, north east of Ibadan
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 750
Lot 120 : Dance staff "oshe shango"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, "Master of the Owu Shango shrine"
Gerbrand Luttik, Soest, The Netherlands · Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 4,000
Lot 121 : Dance wand "oshe shango", around 1850 / 60
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Shaki
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 8,500
Lot 122 : Dance staff "oshe shango"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Shaki
Abdoulaye Ousmane, Lomé-Togo · Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 900
Lot 123 : Dance staff for the "eshu" cult "ogo elegba"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 600
Lot 124 : Staff with anthropo-zoomorphic head
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 1,300
Lot 125 : Divination tray "opon ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 650
Lot 126 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 450
Lot 127 : Vessel with lid
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Iseyin
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 400
Lot 128 : Lidded box
Nigeria, Yoruba - Ijebu
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 450
Lot 130 : Lidded bowl "igbobi ehoro" in shape of a goat
Nigeria, Yoruba
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 500
Lot 131 : Lid of a ceremonial vessel "awo ota eyinle"
Nigeria, Yoruba, "Rival of Abatan"
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 700
Lot 132 : Altar stand "odo shango"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina
Gert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany · Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 450
Lot 134 : "Oshun" priestess fan
Nigeria, Yoruba
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 350
Lot 135 : Small fan with figural handle
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igbuke or Ibuje workshop
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 300
Lot 136 : Beaded cap "orikogbofo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 650
Lot 137 : Beaded necklace "odigba ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 500
Lot 139 : Heddle pulley with equestrian figure
Nigeria, Yoruba, Owu, Ibadan
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 300
Lot 140 : Rare slat doll "omolangidi" ("child from wood")
Nigeria, Yoruba
Alain Dufour, Paris/Saint-Maur, France · Guy van Rijn, Antwerp, Belgium · Jos Beck, The Netherlands · Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands (1998)
Sold EUR 600
Lot 141 : Janus-shaped helmet mask of the "troh" secret society
Cameroon Grassland, Western Bangwa, Fontem Basin
Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal, The Netherlands · Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 5,000
Lot 142 : Face / plank mask "sirige"
Mali, Dogon
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 2,500
Lot 143 : Zoomorphic mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 1,400
Lot 144 : Female shrine figure
Nigeria, Igbo
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 650
Lot 145 : Elephant mask "ogbodo enyi"
Nigeria, Izzi
John Haley, Berkeley, USA · Dave DeRoche, San Francisco, USA · Zemanek-Münster, 28 May 2011, Lot 234 · Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 1,900
Lot 146 : Trunk figure "kundul" on metal stick
Nigeria, Wurkun
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 350
Lot 147 : Male mask
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke-Babanki
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany · Waldemar Schulz, Darmstadt, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, 27 November 2010, Lot 499 · Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 600
Lot 148 : Helmet mask "agwe chaka"
Cameroon Grassfields, Widekum
August Flick, Cologne, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, 4 September 2010, Lot 398 · Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 450
Lot 149 : Anthropomorphic bow harp (chordophone)
D. R. Congo, Bwaka (Ngbaka)
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 2,100
Lot 150 : Four axes
D. R. Congo, Songe, Nsapo
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 450
Lot 151 : Male grave post "waka"
Ethiopia, Konso / Gato
Klaus Sachau, Wittlich, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, 5 December 1998, Lot 24 · Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 3,600
Lot 152 : Standing male figure / puppet
Tanzania, Sukuma / Nyamwesi
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 450
Lot 153 : Standing female figure / puppet
Tanzania, Sukuma
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 1,700
Lot 154 : Standing female figure
Tanzania, Zaramo / Kwere
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 155 : Anthropomorphic mask
Tanzania, Sukuma / Nyamwesi
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg (1934-2010), Duisburg, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, 3 March 2012, Lot 501 · Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany
Sold EUR 750
Lot 156 : Shamanic figure
Russia, Siberia, Nanai / Nivkh
German Collection
Sold EUR 750
Lot 157 : Semi mask of the "nuo" opera
China
Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 158 : Hat "jingasa", late Edo period, Mid 19th century
Japan
Herbert Hamak, Hammelburg, Germany
Sold EUR 650
Lot 159 : Samurai helmet "kabuto", Edo period (1603-1868)
Japan
Herbert Hamak, Hammelburg, Germany
Sold EUR 800
Lot 160 : Nō mask of a noble lady", before 1920
Japan
Sold EUR 4,500
Lot 161 : Demon mask "tobide" of the "nō" theater
Japan
Sold EUR 800
Lot 162 : Mask of an old man
Japan
Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 163 : Mask "tengu" ("Long nose")
Japan
Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 164 : Mask "tengu" ("Long nose")
Japan
Luciano Lanfranchi, Milan, Italy
Sold EUR 600
Lot 165 : Deformation mask
Japan
Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 166 : Depiction of the "kitsune" character "Kuzunoha" ("The White Fox of Shinoda")
Japan
Herbert Hamak, Hammelburg, Germany
Sold EUR 200