Online catalogue for the 48th tribal art auction

21 Spear with obsidian tip

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Papua New Guinea

bamboo shaft, three-sided obsidian tip, fixed with parinarium-nut-paste, dyed in red, ornamentally decorated with an incised diamond-shaped pattern, small residues of black and white pigment, shaft damaged

L: 1,35 m
L: 1,35 m

Provenance
Old German Colonial Collection, before 1914

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22 Malangan figure

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Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Ireland

wood, residues of polychrome paint, rising from a small rectangular base, nearly sitting pose, a square head with a broad, teeth revealing mouth, eyes inset with Turbo petholatus shells, high crested coiffure, in front of the upper part of the body a stylized birds figure, min. dam., small fissures, missing parts (both arms), on metal base; this figure is a powerful image that can inflict harm. The meaning of pieces like this is unknown, but they were probably made to lean against the inner wall of the malangan enclosure.

H: 70 cm
H: 27.6 inch

Provenance
Old German Coll., Munich, Germany
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany

Literature
Lincoln, Louise, Assemblage of Spirits, Idea and Image in New Ireland, Minneapolis Institute of Arts 1987, p. 127 f.

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23 Janiform suspension hook

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Papua New Guinea

dark wood, red and white paint, on top of a sickle-shaped lower part two opposite heads, the eyes inset with cowrie snails, the whole covered with incised curved ornaments, min. dam., small fissures and missing parts, on metal base

H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch

Provenance
Coll. Eckert, Munich, Germany

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24 Figurally carved spoon

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Philippines - Ifugao

wood, slightly shining reddish brown patina, slightly hollowed, the handle is carved with a standing figure wearing a hat, showing a symmetrically carved body with free carved arms and legs, on metal base

H: ca. 15 cm
H: ca. 5.9 inch

Provenance
Hurst Gall., Cambridge, M.A. USA

Literature
Newton, Douglas (Hg.), Arts of the South Seas, The Collection of the Musée Barbier-Mueller, München, London, New York 1999, p. 148, ill. 6

Price: 670 - 1000 €

25 Woman´s sarong "lau hada"

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Indonesia - Sumba

cotton, sequins, woven in stripes, decorated with gold threads and sequins, slight signs of usage

120 x 112 cm
120 x 44.1 inch

Literature
Decorative Arts of Sumba, The Pepin Press Amsterdam and Singapore 1999, p. 64

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26 Ikat

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Indonesia - Bali

cotton, beige fond, ornamental motifs in dark red, fringes, small holes

203 x 44 cm
203 x 17.3 inch

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27 Bracelet

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Indonesia - Nias

presumably tridacna shell, of closed form, decorated with horizontal lines running around, bulge in the middle, dam., rest.

H: 6,5 cm; D: 8 cm
H: 2.6 inch; D: 3.1 inch

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28 Hat

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Indonesia - Nias

made of plaited plant fiber, front part with three nearly circular appendages, upper side decorated with vertical plaited ornaments, tufts of dark plant fibers affixed, min. dam., signs of usage

D: 40 cm, collected in situ 1900
D: 15.7 inch, collected in situ 1900

Price: 200 - 300 €

29 Seated figure "hampatong"

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Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak

light brown wood, small residues of white pigment and dark patina, with rounded back and drawn up legs seated on a post-like base, free carved arms with both hands resting on the knees, a long neck supporting a head with a flattened facial plane and superstructure on top, strong traces of weathering, traces of fire (backside), on metal base; "hampatong" figures had different functions: they were "guardians of the village" designed to ward off malicious spirits and protect against epidemics, a likeness of a servant destined to serve the dead in the next world, or an effigy of the diceased himself.

H: 1,23 m
H: 1,23 m

Provenance
Olivier Vanuxem, Paris, France

Literature
Headhunters and Woodcarvers, from the Francois Coppens Collection, Aust.kat. Arnhem 2000, p. 51

Price: 3500 - 5300 €

30 Shield

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Indonesia - Nias

wood, brown patina, white pigment residues, of oval form with arrow-shaped ending, raised middle ridge with floral decoration in the middle, min. dam., cracks

L: 119 cm
L: 46.9 inch

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