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 202 : Standing figure
Indonesia - NiasBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 203 : Wall panel with anthropomorphic depiction, 19th century
Indonesia - Central NiasZena Kruzick, San Francisco, USAStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 204 : Shield
Indonesia - SulawesiFerdinand Spindel, Essen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 205 : Ceremonial garment "tapis"
Indonesia - Sumatra, LampungBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 206 : Protective figure "bulul"
Philippines - BontocBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 207 : Prehistoric anthropomorphic stone head
Papua New Guinea - Highlands, Western Highlands, Madang Province, Simbai ValleyMichael Hamson, Palos Verdes, California, USA · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 208 : Prehistoric stone object
Papua New Guinea - Highlands, Simbu (Chimbu)François Coppens, Waasmunster, Belgium · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 209 : Prehistoric stone pestle
Papua New Guinea - Southern Highlands, Wahgi ValleyJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 210 : Prehistoric stone mortar with bossed pedestal
Papua New Guinea - Western Highlands, Mount HagenJohn Gauvin, coll. in situ · Angel Bottaro & Joel Gauvin, Victoria, Australia · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 211 : Mortar with pestle
Papua New GuineaJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 1,300Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 212 : Mortar, winged form
Papua New Guinea - Morobe Province, Finschhafen/ Kairiru Island, Shagur VillageJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 213 : Blade sharpener
West New Guinea / West Papua (Irian Jaya), Amanamkai Village, AsmatPatricia Withofs, London, United Kingdom · John & Marcia Friede, Rye, USA (acquired 1993)Starting priceEUR 1,200Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 214 : Ceremonial axe
Papua New GuineaJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 400Estimated priceEUR 800
Lot 215 : Stone stele
Papua New GuineaJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 216 : Anthropomorphic stone figure
Papua New GuineaJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 217 : Anthropomorphic stone figure
Solomon IslandsJohn & Marcia Friede, Rye, USAStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 7,000
Lot 218 : Standing male ancestor figure "kawe"
West New Guinea / West Papua (Irian Jaya), AsmatGalerie van Alom (Günter Hepe), Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 219 : Double-headed hook figure
Papua New GuineaFrench Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 220 : Rare "tapa" cloth mask
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain, Gazelle PeninsulaDamian Brandt, New York, USA · Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany · Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, lot 183Starting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 221 : Club "ram" ("pokopoko" or "aul kubar")
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain - TolaiArno Henseler, Munich, Germany · Sarah Pelikan-Käo & Tönis Käo, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 222 : Club with bulbous head
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain, SulkaArno Henseler, Munich, Germany · Sarah Pelikan-Käo & Tönis Käo, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 700Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 223 : Figural element of a "malagan" frieze
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 224 : Mask "malagan malam"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandSchweizer Privatsammlung · Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany · Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 9,000
Lot 225 : Frieze mask "malagan"
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 7,500
Lot 226 : "Malagan" head sculpture
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandFranz Boluminski (1863-1913), Kavieng, New Ireland, coll. in situ between 1900 and 1913 · Anton Eckert, Munich, Germany · Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 227 : Shield "laua"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf, ElemaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 228 : Spirit board "titi ebiha"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf, Kerewa, Goaribari IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 229 : Spirit board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf, Wapo River, Wowobo VillageGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,500
Lot 230 : Spirit board "kwoi"
Papua New Guinea - Gulf, Purari DeltaGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 231 : Mask "mwai" ("mvai" / "mwei")
Papua New Guinea, IatmulAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 232 : Anthropomorphic suspension hook
Papua New Guinea, IatmulAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 233 : Ceremonial spatula "gabaela" or "'nga"
Papua New Guinea - MassimMonika Edelmaier, Berlin, Germany · Florenz Busch, Münster, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 234 : Ceremonial fishing spear
Papua New Guinea - SepikMinderman, The Hague, The NetherlandsStarting priceEUR 750Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 235 : Janus figure
Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province, BoikenUlrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany · Michael Evans, Dijon, FranceStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 236 : Standing male figure "kandimbong"
Papua New Guinea - SepikGalerie van Alom (Günter Hepe), Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 237 : Figural suspension hook "samban"
Papua New Guinea - Lower SepikJohann F. Gustav Umlauff, Hamburg, Germany · Julius Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany · Loudmer, Paris, France, 7 December 1991, lot 178 · Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 238 : Suspension hook "samban"
Papua New Guinea - SepikFerdinand Spindel, Essen, GermanyStarting priceEUR 300Estimated priceEUR 600
Lot 239 : Neckrest with spirit heads
Papua New Guinea - SepikAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 240 : Neckrest with classical ancestral representations
Papua New Guinea - SepikAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 3,500
Lot 241 : Neckrest with crocdile heads
Papua New Guinea - Sepikcollected in situ by a member of the Kaiserin-Augusta-Fluss-Expedition (1912/1913) · Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 242 : Ritual dance club "napa"
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz Islands, NdendeEtienne Loppé, La Rochelle, France · Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,000Estimated priceEUR 4,000
Lot 243 : Ceremonial whale tooth "tabua", late 19th / early 20th century
Fiji IslandsDeutsche PrivatsammlungStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 244 : Necklace / Breast ornament "waswekaseka"
Fiji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 3,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 245 : Club "bowai"
Fiji IslandsMaximilian (“Max”) Franz Thiel (1865-1939), Hamburg, Germany · Bruno Mencke, Berlin, Germany · Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany · Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany · Sarah Pelikan-Käo & Tönis Käo, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 246 : Club "kiakavo"
Fiji IslandsArno Henseler, Munich, Germany · Sarah Pelikan-Käo & Tönis Käo, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 247 : Woven armour
Kiribati - Gilbert IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 248 : Standing figure "poutokomanawa"
New Zealand, MaoriCornelis Pieter Meulendijk, Rotterdam, The Netherlands · Christie’s, London, United Kingdom, 21 October 1980, lot 349Starting priceEUR 10,000Estimated priceEUR 25,000
Lot 249 : Ceremonial staff
New Zealand, MaoriBonhams, Knightsbridge, United Kingdom, 9 December 1997, lot 188Starting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 250 : Standing figure "moai kavakava" ("rib figure")
Easter IslandAmerican Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 251 : Sacred board "tjuringa"
AustraliaArno Henseler, Munich, Germany · Sarah Pelikan-Käo & Tönis Käo, Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000