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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 201 : "Talam" offering tray, East Javanese period, 13th/14th century
Indonesia - JavaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 202 : Decorative attachment, Majapahit Empire, ca. 14th - 15th century
Indonesia - East JavaGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 203 : Crowning of a magic wand "tungkot malehat"
Indonesia - Sumatra, BatakLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 400
Lot 204 : Medicine horn "naga morsarang" or "sahan"
Indonesia - Sumatra, BatakLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 11,000
Lot 205 : Men's ceremonial chest ornament "marangga"
Indonesia - West SumbaGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 400
Lot 206 : dropped
not available anymore
Lot 207 : Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - NiasGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 750
Lot 208 : Magnificent male ancestor figure "siraha salawa"
Indonesia - NiasSotheby's London, 29 June 1987, lot 2 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 6,000
Lot 209 : Drum "em"
West New Guinea / West Papua (Irian Jaya), AsmatLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 210 : Cult hook figure "garra"
Papua New Guinea - Hunstein Range / April River, BahinemoGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,200
Lot 211 : Food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Tami IslandsBernhard Magnus, Berlin, Germany (probably collected by him on site) Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1957) German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 500
Lot 212 : Large food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Tami IslandsHandelskapitän Albert Spring, Germany Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany (1911) Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1967) German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,200
Lot 213 : Canoe prow ornament
Papua New Guinea, IatmulGünther Markert, Munich, Germany Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,200
Lot 214 : Four spearthrower ornaments with bird heads
Papua New Guinea - SepikLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,150
Lot 215 : Suspension hook with Janus face
Papua New Guinea - SepikPaul Mißner, Stuttgart, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 800
Lot 216 : Sculpture of a crocodile
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 500
Lot 217 : Dance crest of the "dukduk" secret society
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle peninsula, TolaiGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 218 : Small anthropomorphic head
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain - TolaiLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,400
Lot 219 : Figurally decorated staff / walking stick with a ball-shaped knob
Solomon Islands - MalaitaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,900
Lot 220 : Breastplate "tema", "tambe" or "tepatu"
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz IslandsLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,100
Lot 221 : Ceremonial fork
Fidji IslandsLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 900
Lot 222 : Miniature model of a "turuma" transport container
TokelauReverend W S Goward (1892) Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,200
Lot 223 : Pudding knife
Vanuatu - Torres islandsGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 600
Lot 224 : Ritual dance club "napa"
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz Islands, NdendeChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 210 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,000
Lot 225 : Two ritual dance clubs "napa"
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz Islands, NdendeChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 211 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,000
Lot 226 : Octopus-head club "ne'i na-hit"
Vanuatu - Malakula IslandChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 217 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 750
Lot 227 : Ceremonial fishing spear
Papua New Guinea - Lower SepikChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 204 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,600
Lot 228 : Throwing club "i ula bulibuli"
Fidji IslandsGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,400
Lot 229 : Pole club "bowai"
Fidji IslandsChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 214 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 500
Lot 230 : Club "akau tau"
TongaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 16,000
Lot 231 : Club
TongaJames Thomas Hooper, Arundel, Great Britain ("H.714") Christie's London, 17 June 1980, lot 95 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 8,500
Lot 232 : Shield
Australia, North Queensland, Rainforest areaStanley Gordon Moriarty, Sydney, Australia German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 15,000
Lot 233 : Pair of masks
Greenland, Inuit, Jacob AmattanneqGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,500
Lot 234 : Male mask
East Greenland, Ammassalik, InuitGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,500
Lot 235 : Male mask
East Greenland, Ammassalik, InuitGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,800
Lot 236 : Mask "ntomo" with stylised female figure
Mali, BamanaGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,000
Lot 237 : Female puppet "merekun"
Mali, BamanaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Ludwig Schmidt, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 238 : Beautiful old helmet mask "sowei" ("ndoli jowei" / "nòwo")
Sierra Leone, MendeLouis Pieter Cornelis van Rijn (1910-1997), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (ca. 1970) Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,300
Lot 239 : Standing male figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 240 : Rare board-shaped headdress "kworo" or "kwonro"
Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senufo Complex, NafanaGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,900
Lot 241 : Altar head "uhunmwun-elao" of a dignitary
Nigeria, Benin, Edo-BiniLudwig Schmidt, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,000
Lot 242 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, Cross River, Boki (Ekoi Complex)German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 500
Lot 243 : Helmet mask with figural superstructure
Nigeria, Cross-River, Igbo, Ekoi Complex, AkparabongGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 244 : Maiden spirit mask "agbogho mmwo"
Nigeria, IgboLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 245 : Ancestor figure
Nigeria, MambilaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,500
Lot 246 : Head sculpture
Nigeria, MambilaGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 247 : Anthropomorphic figure "jagana"
Nigeria, MumuyeGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,700
Lot 248 : Caryatid stool with maize-eating monkey
Nigeria, YorubaLore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ, 1958) Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 700
Lot 249 : Herbalist's staff "opa osanyin"
Nigeria, YorubaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 400
Lot 250 : Staff "ogo elegba"
Nigeria, Yoruba, OshogboRené Rasmussen (1912-1979), Paris, France (ca. 1950) German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,200