Auction 107
AFRICA, ASIA, OCEANIA
PRE-COLUMBIA AND ANTIQUITIES
Masterpieces from the private collection of Arno Henseler, Munich.
The prehistoric stone collection of John and Marcia Friede (Part 2). Antiquities and early historical idols. Pre-Columbian art. Africa and Oceania from the estate of Alexander Kubetz, Munich.
Highlights
Lot 22: Club "u'u"
Lot 38: Kneeling female figure
Lot 50: Female shrine figure "alusi"
Lot 53: Standing figure
Lot 58: Throne seat "rü mfo"
Lot 59: Seated bowl bearer
Lot 67: Anthropomorphic dance crest
Lot 87: Female dignitary
Lot 248: Standing figure "poutokomanawa"
Lot 270: Standing female figure
Lot 289: Seated male figure "asie usu"
Lot 371: Kneeling female ancestor figure
Lot 385: Face mask "kidumu"
Lot 1 : Twin cup "linnak"
Taiwan, PaiwanArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 2 : Figurally carved spoon
Philippines - IfugaoZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 12 May 2007, lot 363 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 3 : Figurally carved stopper of a medicine receptacle "perminaken"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba-BatakAugust Flick, Cologne, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 26 November 2005, lot 524 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 4,500
Lot 4 : Shield "peurise kulet paroe", around 1900
Indonesia - Sumatra - Aceh regionHermann Historica, Munich, Germany, 29 April - 9 May 2013, lot 3176 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 5 : Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - NiasArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 6 : Malagan mask "tatanua", late 19th century
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandKunstauktionen Hugo Ruef, Munich, Germany, 3 - 5 December 1986, lot 2130 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 12,000Estimated priceEUR 15,000
Lot 7 : Figure "malagan" with outstretched arms
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland, Tabar IslandsArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 50,000Estimated priceEUR 80,000
Lot 8 : Elaborately carved "malagan"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandJosef Oberberger, Munich, Germany · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 25,000Estimated priceEUR 30,000
Lot 9 : Figure "malagan" with snake
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland - Tabar IslandsArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 15,000Estimated priceEUR 20,000
Lot 10 : Club
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandJohannes Merten, Berlin, Germany · Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany · Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 11 : Spirit board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf, Upper Era River, Aime VillageStolper Galleries, Munich, Germany (1972) · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 12 : Face mask
Papua New Guinea - Ramu RiverArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 13 : Mask
Papua New Guinea – SepikArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 14 : Mosquito mask "parak"
Papua New Guinea - Sepik DeltaErnst Heinrich, Stuttgart / Bad Cannstatt, Germany · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 6 December 1985, lot 249 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 15 : Standing male figure
Papua New Guinea - SepikArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 16 : Standing female figure "nogwi"
Papua New Guinea - Washkuk, KwomaArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 17 : Figural post: Human and human-bird hybrid
Papua New Guinea, SawosArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 18 : Breast ornament
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf, Morobe ProvinceArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 19 : Prestige axe "gi okono" or "nbouet"
New Caledonia, KanakArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 20 : Rare feather currency roll "manahau" or "tevau"
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz Islands, NdendeArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 21 : War axe
Solomon IslandsArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 22 : Club "u'u"
Marquesas IslandsArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 25,000Estimated priceEUR 30,000
Lot 23 : Container "ipu ehi"
Marquesas IslandsHarvey Menist, Amsterdam, The Netherlands · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 1 March 2008, lot 84 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 750
Lot 24 : Paddle-shaped club
TongaAnthony JP Meyer, Paris, France · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 25 : Ceremonial paddle "hoe"
Austral IslandsArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 26 : Paddle
New Zealand, MaoriArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 27 : Long fighting staff or stabbing club "taiaha"
New Zealand, MaoriArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 28 : Long club "tewhatewha"
New Zealand, MaoriArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 29 : War club "patu wahaika paraoa"
New Zealand, MaoriKunstauktionen Hugo Ruef, Munich, Germany, 26 June 2014, lot 640 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 30 : Treasure box "papahou", before 1822
New Zealand, MaoriWilliam Hall, Bay of Islands, New Zealand (1822) · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 31 : Mortuary post "pukamani"
Australia - Tiwi IslandsArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 32 : Shield
Australia, North Queensland, Rainforest areaArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 33 : Club "macana"
GuyanaArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 34 : Rare zoomorphic cult object
Guinea, BagaArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 35 : Half figure "iran otibago"
Guinea-Bissau, BidjogoRobert Duperrier, Paris, France (1976) · South American Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 26 November 2011, lot 149 · French Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 4 March 2017, lot 119 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 36 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, BamanaArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 10,000Estimated priceEUR 15,000
Lot 37 : Standing figure with raised arms
Mali, BamanaArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 38 : Kneeling female figure
Mali, DogonArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 10,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 39 : Vessel's lid with sitting male figure on top "ogo banya" or "ogo koro"
Mali, DogonEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland · Michael Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland · Swiss Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 31 October 2015, lot 186 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 40 : Standing figure
Mali, DogonArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 41 : Figure with raised arms
Mali, TellemArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 42 : Horned mask "kpan pre"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleAmerican Private Collection · Sotheby’s, London, United Kingdom, 17 June 1991, lot 109 · Roswitha von Bergmann, Düsseldorf, Germany · Neumeister, Munich, Germany, 11 November 2004, lot 308 · Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany · Neumeister, Munich, Germany, 15 October 2009, lot 1225 · Philippe Ratton, Paris, France (2014) · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 31 October 2015, lot 214 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 43 : Zoomorphic figure "m'Botoumbo"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleHan Coray, Agnuzzo-Lugano, Switzerland · Gerd Hanebeck, Wuppertal, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 25 November 2006, lot 116 · Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany (2017)Starting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 44 : Standing female figure "lü mä"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanLoed van Bussel (1935-2018), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1960s) · Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland · Hans Wolf, Zurich, Switzerland · René David, Zurich, Switzerland · Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1980) · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 8 September 2012, lot 110 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 45 : Rare and extraordinary mask
Côte d'Ivoire, DanArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 46 : Female figure "deble", "doogele" or "poro piibele"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 18,000Estimated priceEUR 25,000
Lot 47 : Equestrian figure "syonfolo"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 48 : Standing figure "obrafo"
Ghana, AshantiWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 17 April 1993, lot 104 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 49 : Kola nut container "orievbee-enya"
Nigeria, Edo, BeninJay C. & Florence Leff, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA · Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, USA, 22 April 1967, lot 72 · Sotheby’s, London, United Kingdom, 8 July 1974, lot 93 · Merton D. Simpson, New York, USA (1974) · Walter Bareiss, Greenwich, USA & Salach, Germany · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 50 : Female shrine figure "alusi"
Nigeria, Igbo, Abiriba MasterJacques Kerchache, Paris, France (ca. 1968/69) · Anne Kerchache, Paris, France · Christie’s, Paris, France, 29 October 2008, lot 180 · Ana & Antonio Casanovas, Madrid, Spain (2008) · Bernard de Grunne, Brussels, Belgium · Huf, Wiesbaden, Germany · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 31 March 2012, lot 67 · Artcurial, Paris, France, 7 June 2016, lot 60 · German Private Collection · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 15,000Estimated priceEUR 25,000