Auction 106
AFRICA, ASIA, OCEANIA
PRE-COLUMBIA AND ANTIQUITIES
Exceptional art works from the early civilizations of Meso- and South America, drawn from a Munich art collection. Antiquities and protohistoric idols. West African works from a private Viennese collection. Delicate gold jewellery of the Akan people. Masks and figures from the French artist Claude Jaget‘s collection. Ethnographic objects from a small colonial collection.
Highlights
Lot 159: "Malagan" sculpture
Lot 197: Male ancestor figure "singiti"
Lot 211: Rare old shield
Lot 222: Seated female figure
Lot 241: Standing figure
Lot 254: Pair of figures "asie usu"
Lot 326: Dance wand "oshe shango"
Lot 340: Anthropomorphic mask with horns
Lot 343: Rare anthropo-zoomorphic mask
Lot 362: Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
Lot 386: Magical figure
Lot 398: Anthropomorphic mask
Lot 152 : War shield "yemes"
West New Guinea / West Papua (Irian Jaya), AsmatDutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 153 : Ancestor figure "korwar" with shield, late 19th / early 20th century
Indonesia, Western New Guinea (Irian Jaya) - Yapen IslandMichel & Catherine Andrault, Paris, France · Dutch Private Collection, AmsterdamStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 154 : Sculpture
Papua New GuineaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,400
Lot 155 : Five decorative ornaments
Papua New GuineaMissionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany (before 1930)Starting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 156 : Figure of an ancestor or clan spirit "nggwalndu"
Papua New Guinea, AbelamStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 157 : Bark cloth "tapa"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New BritainMissionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany (before 1930)Starting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 158 : War shield
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipel - New Britain - AraweMatthias L. J. Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Koren Schlomo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium · Private Collection, Amstelven, The NetherlandsStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 159 : "Malagan" sculpture
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandJoop Schafthuizen, Machelen-aan-de-Leie, Belgium · Christie’, Amsterdam, 12 May 1998, lot 101 · Seymore & Alice Lazar, Palm Springs, USA · Lempertz, Brussels, 1 February 2023, lot 107 · Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium (2023) · Kellim Brown, Brussels, BelgiumStarting priceEUR 15,000Estimated priceEUR 30,000
Lot 160 : Rare dance mask
Papua New Guinea - Eastern Highlands, Okapa District, ForePeter Hallinan, Gold Coast (Queensland), Australia · Sotheby’s, London, 7 December 1992, lot 160 · Wayne Heathcote, Brussels / New York / LondonStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 161 : String figure "timbuwara"
Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Pangia areaMissionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany (before 1930)Starting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 162 : War shield "eláyaborr" for archers
Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, MendiMissionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany (before 1930)Starting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 163 : Breastplate "ting"
Papua New Guinea - Highlands, EipomekThomas Michel, Stuttgart, Germany (acquired in the village of Eipomek 1976)Starting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 164 : Prehistoric stone object
Papua New Guinea - Highlands, Eipomek RegionThomas Michel, Stuttgart, Germany (coll. in situ, 1976)Starting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 165 : Cult hook figure "garra"
Papua New Guinea - Hunstein Range / April River, BahinemoGerman Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 166 : Splashboard of a canoe "lagim"
Papua-Neuguinea, Trobriand islands, MassimStarting priceEUR 1,400Estimated priceEUR 2,800
Lot 167 : Old ceremonial axe
Papua New Guinea - Mount HagenMissionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany (before 1930)Starting priceEUR 200Estimated priceEUR 400
Lot 168 : Mask
Papua New Guinea - Ramu RiverDutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 169 : Standing male figure
Papua New Guinea - Lake SentaniJac Hoogerbrugge, The Netherlands (coll. in situ, around 1956) · Michel Thieme, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Hoogerbrugge initially served as a transport agent and subsequently as a United Nations official in Indonesia and New Guinea. These positions allowed him to engage deeply with the ritual art of the ethnic groups living there. In 1956 Hoogerbrugge was transferred to Hollandia, present-day Jayapua, and the capital of the Netherlands New Guinea. Here he quickly found his way to the native villages surrounding Lake Sentani and the Humboldt Bay (Raymond Corbey, Jac Hoogerbrugge, From Lake Toba via Lake Sentani to the Asmat, May 26, 2020).Starting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 170 : Anthropomorphic comb
Papua New Guinea - Lake SentaniDutch Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,600Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 171 : Anthropomorphic flute stopper
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, IatmulEdmund Müller, Beromünster, Switzerland · Sotheby’s, New York, 22 November 1998, lot 15Starting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 172 : Suspension hook with anthropomorphic face
Papua New Guinea - SepikAalderink, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 173 : Standing figure
Papua New Guinea - SepikAalderink, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 174 : Mortar for betel nuts
Papua New Guinea - SepikStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 175 : War shield
Papua New Guinea - Simbai River, KalamMissionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany (before 1930)Starting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 176 : War shield
Papua New Guinea - Simbai River, KalamMissionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany (before 1930)Starting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 177 : Food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf - Tami IslandsLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany · German Private Collection, MunichStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 178 : Zoomorphic bowl and mortar with anthropomorphic pestle
Papua New Guinea - Tami IslandsMissionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany (before 1930)Starting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 179 : Two breast ornaments "kapkap"
Solomon IslandsMissionary Collection, Neuendettelsau, Germany (before 1930)Starting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 180 : Paddle
Solomon Islands - Buka / Bougainville IslandBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 3,500
Lot 181 : War club "afui" or "alafolo"
Solomon Islands - MalaitaJohn Giltsoff, Girona, SpainStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 182 : Massive war club "dromudromu"
Fidji IslandsStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 183 : Mask
VanuatuFélix Pelt, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 184 : Long fighting staff or stabbing club "taiaha"
New Zealand, MaoriStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 185 : Head rest "kali laloni"
TongaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 186 : Anthropomorphically carved coconut
TongaBonhams, New York, 11 November 2011, lot 6181 · Brant Macklay, Hershey, USAStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 187 : Adze and highland axe
Marshall IslandsJürgen Peters, Nuremberg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 188 : Amulet with mythical figure, ca. 7th - 8th century
Russian Federation, Perm Krai, Cherdynsky (Cherdyn) DistrictBelgian Private Collection · Portuguese Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 15,000Estimated priceEUR 30,000
Lot 189 : Burial mask, ca. 10th - 11th century
Russian Federation, Perm Cis-Ural, MagyarsGerman Private Collection · Belgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 12,000Estimated priceEUR 20,000
Lot 190 : Amulet: anthropomorphic face
Russia, Siberia, KulaiNorthern European CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 191 : Miniature figure
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, InuitJeffrey Myers, New York, USAStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 192 : Standing female figure
Mali, DogonClaude Jaget, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 193 : Anthropomorphic trumpet
Sierra Leone, LimbaClaude Jaget, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 194 : Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleClaude Jaget, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 195 : Zoomorphic mask "zamble"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroClaude Jaget, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 196 : Round face mask of the "ekpo" society
Nigeria, EketClaude Jaget, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,600
Lot 197 : Male ancestor figure "singiti"
D. R. Congo, Luba-HembaMerton Simpson, New York, USA · Claude Jaget, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 198 : Reliquary guardian figure "boho-na-bwete"
Gabon, Kota, Haut-Ogoooué, Southern Obamba (Mbangwe)Robert Lehuard, France · Raoul Lehuard, Arnouville, France · Claude Jaget, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 9,000
Lot 199 : Hat
Cameroon Grassfields, BamendaManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 200 : Magnificent staff / scepter
Cameroon, BaneManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 201 : Container
Gabon, FangManfred Ritter, Reutlingen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000