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Auction 104
AFRICAN, ASIAN, OCEANIC AND PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
Pre-Columbian ceramics from the German private collections of Angela Henkel-Küsters and Klaus Kalz (part 3). Historically significant art works from Africa and the Pacific region in a Munich private collection closely connected with Ludwig Bretschneider (part 2). Exquisite South Sea clubs from the Alexander Kubetz collection plus African and Asian weapons from the Erwin Melchardt collection.
Auction: 12 April 2025 - 2 pm
Highlights
Lot 115: Shield "kelebit bok" ("kliau")
Lot 121: Rare war shield "koraibi"
Lot 158: Artistic ceremonial adze
Lot 183: Rare dance shield
Lot 190: Burial mask
Lot 245: Ancestor figure
Lot 247: Anthropomorphic figure "jagana"
Lot 252: Anthropomorphic mask "mfondo"
Lot 260: Male tomb figure
Lot 263: Standing female figure
Lot 273: Standing female figure
Lot 285: Anthropomorphic face mask
Lot 287: Face-shaped pendant
Lot 291: Decorative disc with face
Lot 335: Power figure "njom"
Lot 342: Seated figure "yanda"
Lot 351: Mask "mwana pwo"
Lot 365: Helmet mask "chikwanga"
Lot 367: Standing male figure
Lot 379: Mask "kidumu"
Lot 382: Standing power figure "nkisi"
Lot 151 : Rare painted war shield, 19th century
Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, MassimPaulian Association's "New Guinea Primitive Arts", Dymocks Arcade, Sydney, Australia (1996) (D9108) Jean Paul Deslypere, Belsele, Belgium Founded in Sydney in 1956 as the Paulian Association, „Palms Australia“ began with community groups in around 100 locations to identify local issues, reflect on values, and took appropriate action to address social inequality and to assist those in need. Recognising the need for similar efforts globally, in 1961 the organization, then known as the Paulian Association Lay Missionary Secretariat („Palms“), extended its programs overseas and placed over 1,500 volunteers in 40 countries, including Papua New Guinea. „Palms“ celebrated and promoted Papua New Guinea traditional art through two galleries for many decades until 2000, including the famous „New Guinea Tribal Arts“ in the Dymocks building in Sydney. The Palms Corporate Collection currently being offered for sale are the final items to be sold by „Palms“ and, previously, the Paulian Association.sold EUR 4,500
Lot 152 : Set of five spears
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck ArchipelagoManfred Zirngibl, Passau, Germany (a, b, e) Kurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria (a: 2003, b: 2001, c: 2019, d: 2018, e: 2001)sold EUR 500
Lot 153 : Dagger with obsidian blade
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsGeert Hendrik van de Zee, The Netherlands Berry de Bruijn, Breda, The Netherlands German Collection, Berlinsold EUR 700
Lot 154 : Rare "ges" mask for "malagan" ceremonies, 19th century
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandFrigate Captain Rudolph Brosch, Austria (coll. in situ, 1894) Thence by descent in the Brosch family Dorotheum, Vienna, 15 December 2020, lot 52 Galerie Flak, Paris, France (2021)sold EUR 9,000
Lot 155 : Male 'malagan' figure
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandHan Coray (1880-1974), Agnuzzo-Lugano, Switzerland Sotheby's Amsterdam, 30 September 1987, lot 6 Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlandssold EUR 4,500
Lot 156 : Beautiful old hand drum, before 1914
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain - Witu IslandPaul Barschdorff, Kleinmachnow, Germany (coll. in situ, 1907-1914) Frank Reiter, Berlin, Germany (1968) Barschdorf worked as a teacher at the state school in Namanula near Rabaul from 1907-1914.sold EUR 500
Lot 157 : Long fighting staff or stabbing club "taiaha"
New Zealand, MaoriAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 3,600
Lot 158 : Artistic ceremonial adze
Cook Islands - Mangaia IslandJames Thomas Hooper, Arundel, Great Britain ("H.566") Sotheby's London, 17 June 1991, lot 83 Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 3,500
Lot 159 : Large ceremonial adze
Cook Islands - MangaiaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 160 : Ceremonial adze
Cook Islands - Mangaia IslandAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 161 : Ceremonial adze
Cook Islands - Mangaia IslandAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 162 : Club
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,000
Lot 163 : Massive "dromudromu" war club
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 164 : Rootstock club "vunikau"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,100
Lot 165 : Pole club "bowai"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,500
Lot 166 : Club "culacula"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 167 : War club "akau tau"
TongaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 7,200
Lot 168 : War club "akau tau"
TongaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,500
Lot 169 : Club "kiakavo vividrasa"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 170 : Massive club "sali" with knob-like design
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 171 : Club "cali" or "sali"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 172 : Massive club "totokia" ("Battle-Hammer club")
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,200
Lot 173 : Club "totokia" ("Battle-Hammer club")
Fidji IslandsDrouot-Richelieu, Paris, 25 November 2001, lot 44 Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,000
Lot 174 : Massive club "totokia" ("Battle-Hammer club")
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 900
Lot 175 : Stone axe / hatchet / adze
Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, MassimAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 176 : Bird head club "porowa ra maru"
New Caledonia, KanakAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 177 : Club "afui" or "alafolo"
Solomon Islands - MalaitaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 178 : Club
SamoaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,200
Lot 179 : Throwing club "ula kobo"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 800
Lot 180 : War club "ne'i na-hit"
Vanuatu - Malakula IslandAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 181 : Rare leaf-shaped club
Vanuatu - Pentecost IslandAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,400
Lot 182 : Anthropomorphic stone sculpture
Solomon IslandsJean Paul Deslypere, Belsele, Belgiumsold EUR 3,000
Lot 183 : Rare dance shield
Solomon Islands - Bougainville, Buin District, TeleiHeinrich Ahlvers, Germany Ahlvers worked from 1890-94 as a general purser for the shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd in German Guinea. Until his internment in Australia in 1914, he ran a hotel in the former Friedrich Wilhelm harbour, now Madang, on the northern tip of Papua New Guinea.sold EUR 22,000
Lot 184 : Scraper / grater / rasp
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz IslandsMelanesian Mission Museum, Great Britain Julian & Barbara Harding, Cambridge / London, Great Britain Romy Rey, Richmond, Surrey, Great Britain Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, 20 September 2023, lot 1301Price EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 185 : Mysterious mask with spider web fabric hanging
Vanuatu - Malakula IslandMarc Lissauer, Australia Chris Boylan, Sydney, Australia (2018) Randy Kahn, Tarzana, USAsold EUR 3,500
Lot 186 : Pole club "bowai"
Fidji IslandsKlaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, GermanyPrice EUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 187 : Anthropomorphic pendant ‘hei-tiki’
New Zealand, MaoriPrivate UK CollectionPrice EUR 1,400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 188 : Sacred board "tjuringa" ("churinga", "tjurunga")
AustraliaOld UK Collectionsold EUR 1,300
Lot 189 : Fire-stick
AustraliaBen Hunter, London, Great BritainPrice EUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 190 : Burial mask
Cis-Ural, Perm, Kama River, EvenkiMichael Woerner, Würzburg, Germany / Bangkok, ThailandPrice EUR 12,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 191 : Foot cup "choron"
Siberia, Russian Federation, Republic of Sakha, YakutsSiberian Private Collection, Jakutsk Russian Private Collection, Moscow Tischenko Gallery, Helsinki, FinlandPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 192 : Anthropomorphic mask
Canada, Haidasold EUR 2,150
Lot 193 : Kneeling female figure with bowl, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BC to 250 AD
Mexico (Western), JaliscoGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,600
Lot 194 : Urn vessel, Capuli Culture, ca. 800 to 1500 AD
Colombia (South) / Ecuador (North), Nariño-CarchiCarlos Baca-Flor (1860s -1941) Ketterer, Munich, 22 June 1987, lot 51 German Private Collection, Munich Carlos Baca-Flor was a Peruvian painter who spent most of his life in France and the USA, where he enjoyed a high reputation as a portraitist of important personalities.sold EUR 500
Lot 195 : Magnificent cylindrical crown, Early Horizon, 400 to 200 BC
Peru, ChavinGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 9,000
Lot 196 : Ritual mask with hairdo and beard
East NepalGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,100
Lot 197 : Pair of ritual masks ("joker")
East Nepal, LimbuGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 800
Lot 198 : Rare large opium weight
MyanmarGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,200
Lot 199 : Sword "mandau" (or "parang ilang") with scabbard
Indonesia - Borneo, Kalimantan, DayakChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 171 German Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 200 : Two swords "mandau" (or "parang ilang") with scabbards
Indonesia - Borneo, Kalimantan, DayakChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 172 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 450