Online catalogue for the 59th tribal art auction
21 Big board mask
This object is not available any more.
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
wood, brown patina, kaolin, red and yellow ochre, shield-shaped flattened, dominated by a large-scale face with abstract facial features, the forehead slightly vaulted, the massive nose bridge and the mouth raised, the lower half dissolved in grooved linear ornaments, accentuated by changing colours, a small mask face at the bottom, arranged converse to the big one, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off, water spots (at the lower rim)
H: 103 cm
H: 40.6 inch
Sold.
22 Male ancestor figure
This object is not available any more.
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
wood, dark brown patina, red pigment, rising from an oval base decorated with incised curvilinear ornaments, short club-shaped legs supporting a flat trunk with elongated, tube-like curved arms, the heart-shaped facial plane showing ornamental facial features and a nose with pierced septum, minor missing parts at the base, on board-shaped plate
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Provenance
Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany
Sold.
23 Ancestor figure
This object is not available any more.
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
wood, brown patina, red ochre, with a compact, block-like body rising from short legs, the arms carved in relief with both hands up to the breasts, supporting a neckless head with bulging forehead and triangular deepened facial plane below, enclosed by a notched beard, the big nose with pierced septum, carved with loincloth and intersected breast straps, slightly dam. (nose bridge)
H: 28 cm
H: 11 inch
Price: 500 - 1000 €
24 Suspension hook
This object is not available any more.
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
wood, polychrome paint (indigo blue, red, black and white pigment), a high towering female figure rising from a small crescent-shaped hook, the arms carved free, with both hands resting aside the accentuated navel, a flat oval head carved with ornamental facial features, small eyelet for support, slightly dam., cracks, minor missing parts (mouth, chin, right foot), paint rubbed off, on base; food and other valuables were kept in bags and baskets which were suspended from the rafter of the building by means of two- or three-pronged hooks.
H: 65 cm
H: 25.6 inch
Provenance
French Collection
Literature
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. I, Köln 1995, p. 228
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
25 Dance wand "kaidiba"
This object is not available any more.
Trobriand Islands
light brown wood, black and white pigments, consisting of two board-shaped flattened elements, joined by a bar which served as grip for the dancer, the planes richly decorated with incised ornamentation, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion; "kaidibas" were used for a variety of different ceremonies including those at harvests, prior to the launching of a new canoe, and in preparation for war. As they were held, they were twirled back and forth to the rhythms made by hand and finger drums, the curvilinear relief designs enhancing their circular movements.
H: 70 cm
H: 27.6 inch
Sold.
26 Gun
This object is not available any more.
Solomon Islands
shotgun, oval flattened, trumpet-shaped barrel of iron, the lower half coated with wood, the flat konvex curved handle made of wood with mother-of-pearl inlay, slightly dam., traces of corrosion
L: 91 cm
L: 35.8 inch
Sold.
27 Ceremonial paddle
This object is not available any more.
Solomon Islands
wood, light and blackish brown patina, grooved handle zone, the shaft circular in cross section, with curved contours turning into a disc-shaped flattened paddle tapering to a point, raised middle ridge, on both sides decorated with flat incised emblems, arranged in circles, showing floral motifs, enlivened by a change of colour light/dark, slightly dam., minor missing parts at the rim of the paddle, paint rubbed off, on base
H: 110 cm
H: 43.3 inch
Provenance
French Collection
Price: 1700 - 3500 €
28 Depiction of an infantile Buddha
This object is not available any more.
South-East-Asia
wood, coated with gold leaf, dark red and black paint, rising from a half-spherical lotus blossom, the voluminous body with round forms wearing a short loincloth, the naked head carved with harmonical, well-balanced features, both hands showing the same gesture, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, cracks (lotus blossom); the number and variety of Buddhistic ritual figures is unmanageable. Posture and sitting position determine certain deities and their characters. The gesture of the hands is a decisive attribute for identification of various figures and the symbolism they represent. There are 40 "mudras", symbolic gestures of Buddha. The lotus blossom is a symbol of purity.
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
29 Male figure
Nepal
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, rising from long, slightly bent legs, angled arms worked close to the body, supporting a child in front of the body, crowned by an oval head with pointed chin and simplified facial features, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion, fissures, on metal base
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Provenance
Brant Mackley, Hershey, USA
Price: 800 - 1500 €
30 Figures of Saints
This object is not available any more.
India - Goa
figure of San Ambrosio, h: 29 cm, wood, residues of paint in black, white and yellow ochre, wearing a priestly garment with long cape, delicately carved facial features, on base, slightly dam., minor missing parts (beard, coiffure), the separate carved lower arms now missing, the paint extremely abraded; a female saint, h: 22 cm, wood, reddish brown patina with residues of thick encrusted paint, rising from a bulbous base decorated with cherubim in relief, the body disproportional, the leg zone shortened, balanced by the multi-fold garment and the abundant bulging cape, artful concealing the left arm, beautiful detail: the face carved in ivory, showing delicate facial features, slightly dam., old missing part (right arm), missing part at the base, paint rubbed off; figure of a saint, h: 24,5 cm, wood, reddish brown patina, rising from a bowl-shaped base, wearing a priestly garment with short cape, the head slightly turned to the left, showing extremely delicate and naturalistic modelled features with painted pupils and tonsure, only slight residues of black and white paint, the separate carved lower arms now missing
Provenance
Lempertz, Köln, 90. und 91. Auktion
Price: 3000 - 6000 €
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