Online catalogue for the 60th tribal art auction
161 Figure "bochio"
This object is not available any more.
Benin, Fon
wood, dull, partly encrusted patina, remains of fabric, a male figure with compact body and closed contours rising from fragmentary legs, crowned by a bowl-shaped head, flattened on top, showing simplified facial features, probably part of a post, dam., missing parts (feet), traces of insect caused damage, on metal base; "bochios" were posted within the villages, they were sacrificed regularly, their purpose was to protect the village of dodgers and evil spirits.
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Literature
Fon, Bochios, Altarfiguren, Kultgegenstände, Ausst.kat., Düsseldorf 2001, p. 11
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
162 Figure "bla-bochio"
Benin, Fon
wood, thick encrusted brown patina, block-like body, rising from a round base, wearing a cape of fabric, exuberant hangings with metal chains and a flute, crowned by a round head with big eyes, strong sacrificial traces, slightly dam., missing parts (right foot, base), on metal plate; "bla-bochios" are captivated figures and were used in various situations. They help to defy captivity, like e. g. slavery in former times, or prevent diseases nowadays. Furtheron they enable to commit persons to oneself, e. g. two lovers.
H: 48,5 cm
H: 19.1 inch
Literature
Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl (Hg.), Skulpturen und Objekte aus der Region des Königreiches Dahomey, Marl 2008, p. 61, ill. 12
Price: 800 - 1500 €
163 Dignitary staff "asen"
This object is not available any more.
Benin, Fon
wood, brown spotty patina, with traces of libation (millet beer), iron round staff, crowned with the fully plastic replica of a human leg, cut off short above the knee, with a piece of bone affixed crosswise on top (shank bone of a human ?), slightly dam., cracks (on one side of the leg deeper), traces of corrosion, on metal base; the Fon found the old Kingdom of Dahomey, nowadays known as Republic of Benin. The realm of Dahomey lasted from the 17th up to the end of the 19th century and owed his rise to an extensive slave trade. While King Gèzô could manage the transition from slave trade to oil trade, his son Glélé (1858-1885) was already faced with economical difficulties. His grandson King Béhanzin at the end of the century finally lost the fight against the French. Present staff is said to be made by a blacksmith from the court of King Glélé, it should remind of King Gèzo.
H: 66 cm
H: 26 inch
Literature
Phillips, Tom (Hg.), Afrika, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, Berlin 1996, p. 541
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 157
Alexandre Adandé, Les récades des Rois du Dahomey, Institut Francais D'Afrique Noire, Ifan, Dakar 1962, p. 73, ill. M. H. 31-36-12.
Price: 3500 - 8000 €
164 Erotic group of figures
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Benin, Fon
brass, dark patina, consisting of a male and a female figure, as well as a dog, on wooden base
H: 11,5 cm; L: 16,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch; L: 6.5 inch
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165 Mask
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Nigeria, Anago
wood, mat patina, black paint, kaolin, of oval form with projecting chin beard, slit eyes, the open mouth flanked by parallel scarification marks, big ears, pierced around the rim, min. dam., missing parts, slight signs of abrasion
H: 70,5 cm
H: 27.8 inch
Provenance
Dr. Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Ketterer, Munich, 155. Auktion, 1990, lot 168
Literature
Vaudou d'Africa. L'arte nera della costa degli schiavi, Rom 1992, p. 37
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
166 Stool with female caryatid figure
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Nigeria, Afo
wood, matt dark brown patina, black paint in some areas, rising from striking thin and curved legs, symmetrical arranged arms supporting a proportionally small planar seat on top of the spherical head, the body nearly entirely coated with incised linear scarification marks, which can be found on the face as well, slightly dam., minor missing parts, small traces of insect caused damage (abdomen, base), paint rubbed off, on block-like base; the Afo are a small ethnical group in Central Nigeria, calling themselves "Eloyi". Only few sculptures of them are known, depicting female figures or caryatides, mostly mother and child, as embodyment of the mythical mother archetype. According to Kasfir in Afoland such figures are owned by individual villages and they are brought out annually for the "aya" ceremony, where women make gifts of money and sacrifice food to the figure in the hope of increasing fertility. Elsewhere in the Benue region, female figures are used not only to safeguard fertility but also for the disciplining of women. Rubin tells, that such stools were even used for clarification of thefts and that they were sacrificed in certain times of crisis, like for example enduring aridity. Although these objects look like stools, they are not thought to sit on, but are used either to dance around or to bear aloft, which is proved by the fragility of present example. The conception of the seat to a greater extent corresponds to a tray for displaying sacrifices than to a comfortable seat.
H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch
Provenance
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany
GVR Archives Registration No.
0003975
Literature
Phillips, Tom (Hg.), Afrika, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, Berlin 1996, p. 369
Fagg, William, List, Herbert, Bildwerke aus Nigeria, München 1963, ill. 142 f.
Sidney L. Kasfir in: Vogel, Susan, For spirits and kings, African Art from the Paul and Ruth Tishman Collection, New York 1981, p. 163
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 18 f.
Price: 20000 - 40000 €
167 Mask
Nigeria, Bini
wood, encrusted patina, kaolin, remains of paint, of oval form, a deepened facial plane with high forehead and tribe-typical facial features, crowned by a high tapering headgear with inserted mirror glass, pierced around the rim, min. dam., cracks, slight signs of abrasion, on metal base
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
168 Mask
Nigeria, Bini
wood, kaolin, polychrome paint, cowrie snails, of oval form, a deepened facial plane with protruding mouth and singular carved teeth, crowned by a conical headgear and two projections aside, pierced around the rim, small missing parts, slight signs of abrasion, on metal base; these masks are danced by members of the "Ekpo" society, who take care for the well-being of the village and settle disputes.
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Provenance
Klinkmöller, Berlin, Germany
Galerie Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
169 Zoomorphic mask "azigho"
Nigeria, Bini
wood, mat patina, kaolin, red and black pigment remains, of oval form with a high forehead and v-shaped horns, brows in double arches, pierced eyes, scarification marks on the cheeks, pierced around the rim, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion, small missing parts, on metal base; this animal mask with human features is depicting an antelope.
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 83
Price: 600 - 1500 €
170 Standing male figure
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Boki
wood, greyish brown patina, encrusted camwood powder backside, elongated simple forms, vertical band tattoos, raised on the face and incised on the body, prominent male gender, inscription backside "KS 6.603", slightly dam., missing parts (right hand, both foot tips and heels), on base
H: 33cm
H: 13 inch
Provenance
Dr. Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 81, ill. 190
Price: 1300 - 2500 €
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