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 51 : Title stool of the "ozo" society
Nigeria, Igbo, Awka regionArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 52 : Janus-faced dance crest
Nigeria, IjawArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 53 : Standing figure
Nigeria, JukunUlrich von Schröder, Zurich, Switzerland · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 54 : Ancestor figure
Nigeria, MumuyeSouthern German Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 27 February 2016, lot 399 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 55 : Sitting dog "aja"
Nigeria, YorubaMareidi & Gert Stoll, Munich, Germany (1981) · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 56 : Elephant mask
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 57 : Rare form of a beaded dance crest
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeMay Weber Museum of Cultural Arts, Chicago, USA · Arcade Gallery, London, United Kingdom · United Kingdom Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 11 November 2017, lot 336 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 58 : Throne seat "rü mfo"
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum, Nji Nkome or his workshopSultan Ibrahim Njoya, Foumban, Cameroon (until 1906) · Personal gift of Sultan Ibrahim Njoya to the missionary Martin Göhring of the Basel Mission (ca. 1906) · Martin Göhring (1871 - 1959) · Göhring Family Collection · According to Göhring’s daughter Theodora the throne belonged to the Queen Mother Njapundunke. · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 100,000Estimated priceEUR 150,000
Lot 59 : Seated bowl bearer
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 60 : Magical figure "mu po"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeRolf & Christina Miehler, Munich, Germany · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 61 : Small seated figure
Cameroon, AnyangJasper von Oertzen, Passau, Germany · Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany (1905) · Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (15 October 1971) · Nagel, Stuttgart, 11 May 1999, lot 506 · Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany Jasper Martin Otto von Oertzen (1880–1948) was an officer in the German colonial force in Cameroon, where he served from 1903 to 1908. · During his service, he took part in the campaigns against the Anyang and Vute peoples and commanded several military and administrative posts, including Basho, Joko and Akoafim. His duties included the development and control of the colonial administrative territories, as well as the expansion of transport routes. · Von Oertzen published his experiences in Cameroon in several works, including “In Wildnis und Gefangenschaft. Kameruner Tierstudien” (Berlin, 1913). Owing to his many years of service in southern and western Cameroon, he was regarded as a contemporary collector and facilitator of ethnographic artefacts from the German colonial era.Starting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 62 : Large female figure with horned mask
Cameroon, Fangcollected in situ by a German colonial officer (around 1880/90) · The object stayed in the family until 2002 · E. Döppenschmidt, Pforzheim, Germany · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 15,000Estimated priceEUR 20,000
Lot 63 : Standing male figure with sword
Cameroon / Gabon, FangArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 64 : Rare anthropomorphic spoon
Cameroon, KakaArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 65 : Male ancestor figure "éyéma-o-byéri", Ngoumba style
Cameroon (South), FangMuseum für Völkerkunde, Hamburg, Germany · Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany (1963) · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 31 March 2012, lot 76 · Alain de Monbrison, Paris, France · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 27 May 2017, lot 367 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 12,000Estimated priceEUR 25,000
Lot 66 : Male guardian figure of a reliquiary ensemble "byeri"
Cameroon, Beti-Fang, MabeaArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 67 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Cameroon, KeakaKlaus Clausmeyer, Düsseldorf, Germany · Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 8,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 68 : Horned mask
Gabon, Fang / PangweLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (before WW II) · Georg Neuner, Munich, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 26 November 2005, lot 20 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 69 : Horned helmet mask "ngontang"
Gabon, FangKarl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 4 May 1979, lot 175 · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 10 November 1979, lot 253 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 70 : Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu" or "boho-na-bwete"
Gabon, KotaJacques Ulmann, Paris, France · Galerie Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 20,000Estimated priceEUR 25,000
Lot 71 : Head sculpture
Gabon, TsoghoJean-Paul Agogué, Champigny-sur-Marne, France · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 8 September 2012, lot 368 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 72 : Ancestor spirit mask "moghondzi"
Gabon, VuviMarguerite “Margot” Mengin, Galerie La Reine Margot, Paris, France (1938 - 1960s) · Heinz Plester, Gladbach, Germany (1973) · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 73 : Seated figure
D. R. Congo, BakongoArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 74 : Magical figure "nkisi nduda"
D. R. Congo, BakongoFrans M. Olbrechts (1899-1958), Ghent, Belgium · Belgian Private Collection · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 1 April 2004, lot 121 · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 5 July 2008, lot 427 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 75 : Gargoulette with equestrian figure
D. R. Congo, BananaArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 76 : Colon figure: European
D. R. Congo, BakongoAndré Van Hecke, Brugge, Belgium · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 12 May 2007, Lot 456 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 1,800
Lot 77 : Mask
D. R. Congo, DingFred Jahn, Munich, Germany · Neumeister, Munich, Germany, 26 May 2011, lot 1106 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 78 : Female ancestor figure
D. R. Congo, Lubacollected in situ by an Belgian colonial officer (1913) · gave it as a present to a Belgian nun · the nun gave the figure to Joseph Clemens, Prince of Bavaria (1932) · German Private Collection · Neumeister, Munich, Germany, 10. November 2009, lot 389 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 79 : Anthropomorphic neckrest
D. R. Congo, MbalaArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 80 : Maternité "gihalu giwenyi"
D. R. Congo, MbalaJulius Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany · Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany · Ellen Piper-Quittenbaum, Munich, Germany (1954) · Quittenbaum, Munich, Germany, 11 June 2015, lot 69 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 81 : Female power figure "nkisi" (pl. "mankisi")
D. R. Congo, ViliGalerie Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany (1972) · Christie’s, London, United Kingdom, 16 October 1979, lot 220 · Christie’s, London, United Kingdom, 10 November 1981, lot 26 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 82 : Large male power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye, Lomami Basin and ProvinceHan Coray (1880-1974), Zurich / Agnuzzo, Switzerland · G.M.J. “Boy” Lommen, Venlo / Maastricht, The Netherlands · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 20,000Estimated priceEUR 30,000
Lot 83 : Large power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 4 May 1979, lot 249 · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 9 May 1981, lot 270 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 84 : Mask "kifwebe", female type "kikashi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 85 : Rare anthropozoomorphe mask
D. R. Congo, SundiArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 86 : Crypto fetish figure "phuungu"
D. R. Congo, Yaka / SukuEdmond Morlet, Brussels, Belgium · Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany · Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 8 November 1980, lot 126 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 15,000Estimated priceEUR 20,000
Lot 87 : Female dignitary
D. R. Congo, YombePhilippe & Lisa Laeremans, Liège, Belgium · Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 25 May 2013, lot 435 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 12,000Estimated priceEUR 20,000
Lot 88 : Maternité "phemba", before 1920
D. R. Congo, YombeArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 89 : Colon figure "bitumba"
D. R. Congo, YombeWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 9 May 1981, lot 222 · Galerie Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany · Walter Bareiss, Greenwich, USA & Salach, Germany · Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 1 March 2008, lot 473 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 90 : Standing female figure
Tanzania, DoePaul Kummert, Frankfurt, Germany · German Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 25 May 2013, lot 454 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 91 : Doll-like torso figure
Tanzania, MambweJean Willy Mestach, Brussels, Belgium · Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium · Alain Guisson, Brussels, Belgium · Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 7 July 2018, lot 502 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 92 : Female figure container
Tanzania, Luguru / SagaraPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium · Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium · Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany · Walter Bareiss, Greenwich, USA & Salach, Germany · Neumeister, Munich, Germany, 13 November 2008, lot 1265 · Alain Bovis, Paris, France · Private Collection · Lempertz, Brussels, Belgium, 27 January 2015, lot 254 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 93 : Seated male figure
Tanzania, NyamwesiMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium · Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany · German Private Collection, Stuttgart · Bonhams, New York, USA, 12 May 2012, lot 313 · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 5 November 2026, lot 505 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 94 : Female mask with labre
Tanzania, MakondeWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 6 December 1986, lot 448 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 95 : Shield
Tanzania, KereweArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 96 : Calabash stopper "mtete"
Mozambique, MakondeWalter Bareiss, Greenwich, USA / Salach, Germany · Neumeister, Munich, Germany, 13 November 2008, lot 1297 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 97 : Figure of a Portuguese colonial official
South Africa, Nguni / TsongaTony Prout, Glastonbury, UK · Amyas Naegele, New York, USA · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 16 November 2019, lot 347 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 850Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 98 : Elegant hairpin with snuff container
South Africa, ZuluArno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 99 : Anthropomorphic dignitary staff
South Africa, ZuluUnited Kingdom Private Collection · Kim Redlich, Düsseldorf, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 31 October 2015, lot 558 · Arno Henseler, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 100 : Dagger with sheath
Namibia, OvamboReinhold Kloppe, Windhoek, Namibia / Swinemünde-Harzgerode, Germany · Gerda Wilhelmine Emilie Kloppe, (1919 Windhoek, Namibia - 1994 Swinemünde-Harzgerode, Germany) · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 5 November 2016, lot 510 · Arno Henseler, Munich, Germany Reinhold Kloppe (born in 1882 in Harzgerode) was a government official based in Brakwater, a district of Windhoek. The exact date of the family’s return to Germany, and whether they left German South West Africa at the end of German colonial rule or at a later date, is not documented. The only relevant document available to us is a certified translation, dated 1942, of the birth certificate of his daughter, Gerda Wilhelmine Emilie Kloppe, who was born in Windhoek in 1919, when the former German colony was under South African administration. Upon their return to Germany, the family brought with them gifts from the Nama and Ovambo peoples.Starting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000