Online catalogue for the 50th tribal art auction

1 Konvolut: Zwei Auktionskataloge

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Literatur: Auktionskataloge

Calmels Cohen: Collection Robert Lebel und Art Primitifs Archéologie, 4. Dezember 2006

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2 Konvolut Auktionskataloge

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Literatur: Auktionskataloge

Sechs Stk., 121. Auktion, Afrika - Ozeanien, Dezember 1987, mit Ergebnisliste, Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, München; 183. Auktion, Afrika - Ozeanien I und II, April 1993, mit Ergebnisliste; 31. Auktion, Afrika - Ozeanien, April/Mai 1979, dazu 2 diverse

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3 Meisterwerke der primitiven Kunst

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Literatur: Afrika

Die Sammlung Nelson A. Rockelfeller, Stuttgart/Zürich 1978

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4 Affinities of Form

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Literatur: ALLGEMEIN, Pelrine, Diane M.

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas from the Raymond and Laura Wielgus Collection, München/New York 1996

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5 Standing male figure

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Philippines - Ifugao

wood, middle brown shining patina, a slender figure rising from a high base, both arms spreaded aside, with the left hand supporting a shield, while the right hand presumably held a spear, the head slightly turned aside, dominated by big, disc-shaped flattened ears and a voluminous bowl-shaped coiffure, the facial features concentrated on a rather small area, the eyes framed by double incised lines, backpack of plaited leafs, set with bundles of grass fibre, old label of a museum attached "Philippinen - B.II.4.", places of repair (both hands), crack (at the back of the base); presumably a commissioned work for a spanish museum, 19.th century

H: 39 cm, 19th century
H: 15.4 inch, 19th century

Provenance
Thomas Schulze, Berlin, Germany

Price: 2000 - 3000 €

6 Staff

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Indonesia

corroded iron, wood with brown shiny patina, pointed metal handle with an abstracted human figure on top, affixed by plaited plant fibers, min. dam., cracks, on metal base

H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch

Provenance
Private Coll., Washington, USA

Price: 200 - 300 €

7 Sword "keris"

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Indonesia

metal, wood, ivory, with double-edged wavy blade "dapur luk" (symbolizing the movements of the mythical snake) broadening towards the hilt whereby one side protrudes more than the other, elaborate handle consisting in chased metal and plaited metal wire, crowned by stylized ivory attachment, the wooden sheath is largely coated with bast fibres, min. dam., missing parts (sheath); every honourable family in the area of the indonesian archipelago posesses a "keris", that is believed to have magical power.

L: 66,5 cm
L: 26.2 inch

Provenance
Manfred Zirngibl, Passau, Germany

Literature
Zonneveld, A.G. van, Traditional weapons of the Indonesian Archipelago, Leiden 2001, p. 64 f.

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8 Drum

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Indonesia - Timor

wood, reddish brown shining patina, a cylindrical drum rising from a disc-shaped foot, which is decorated with radial arranged notches, animal drum skin fixed by rotan, bands of fabric for support

H: 57,5 cm
H: 22.6 inch

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9 Figurally carved stopper

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Indonesia, Batak

wood, blackened, seated on a circular stool, the arms carved close to the body, both hands resting on the upper legs, the face carved with delicate features, small insect caused damage, on base

H: 12 cm
H: 4.7 inch

Provenance
Coll. Faust, Cologne, Germany

Price: 280 - 400 €

10 Figurally carved spoon

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Indonesia, Batak

wood, light and reddish brown shining patina, handle in the shape of a standing figure with free carved arms, head with a square chin and big stick out ears, slightly dam., on metal base

H: 14
H: 14

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