Online catalogue for the 60th tribal art auction
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201 Fragment of a title staff
Ijaw, Nigeria
wood, polychrome oil paint, round staff with a grooved surface, dyed in different colours, carved with a stylized crocodile in half relief, dam., missing parts (handle), traces of insect caused damage (base), crack (nails inserted for fixing), paint rubbed off in some areas; in Westafrican art the crocodile is often associated with chiefdom.
L: 78,5 cm, 19th/20th Century (5144/024)
L: 30.9 inch, 19th/20th Century (5144/024)
Literature
Kecskési, Maria, Kunst aus Afrika, Museum für Völkerkunde München, Ausst.kat, München, London, New York 1999, ill. 179 f.
Price: 500 - 1000 €
202 Standing male figure
Montol, Nigeria
wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, crude forms, the upper part of the body and the legs slightly twisted against each other, marked by bulky shoulders, massive thighs and short stump arms, the spherical head showing an abstract upturned face without mouth and chin, a bulging back, traces of insect caused damage (neck, cheek, right foot), cracks (head), on blocklike base; the Montol are an ethnical group of about two million people, living along the northern banks of the Benue, between Jos and Shendam. Their sculptures were used for fortune telling and healing rites. They belong to a men society called "komtin". Figures of the Montol are quite rare and their style is not clearly defined. It varies from one carver to the other.
H: 45 cm, (5094/055)
H: 17.7 inch
Provenance
Klinkmöller, Berlin, Germany
Galerie Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany
Literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K./Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 97
Price: 3000 - 6000 €
203 Standing figure
This object is not available any more.
Mumuye, Nigeria
wood, matt greyish brown patina, showing the typical abstract form, the head dominated by a massive coiffure with crest and large lobes aside, the facial features marked by incisions, slightly dam. (coiffure, hands), cracks (breast), small traces of insect caused damage (thigh, right hand side), paint rubbed off, on metal plate
H: 70 cm, (5097/002)
H: 27.6 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 90
Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brüssel 2003, p. 22
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 288
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
204 Standing figure
This object is not available any more.
Mumuye, Nigeria
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, block-like contours with short arms, scarification marks in the area of forehead and temples, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, cracks, slight signs of abrasion, on wooden base
H: 30 cm, (5087/005)
H: 11.8 inch
Price: 500 - 1000 €
205 Ancestor figure
This object is not available any more.
Mumuye, Nigeria
wood, dark brown patina, remains of kaolin, u-shaped legs with bent knees supporting a narrow trunk, a long neck carrying a comparatively small head with a high-crested coiffure, circular eyes and scarification marks on the cheeks, min. dam., cracks, slight signs of abrasion, on metal base
H: 98 cm, (5087/006)
H: 38.6 inch
Sold for: 1500 €
206 Standing figure
This object is not available any more.
Mumuye, Nigeria
wood, greyish brown patina, a strong and coarse body, with the upper part of the body slightly bent forward, the shoulders sloping with hanging arms, the head provided with disc-shaped ears and moustache-like scarification marks, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off, on base
H: 43 cm, (5112/001)
H: 16.9 inch
Provenance
Old Private Collection, France
Price: 2200 - 4500 €
207 Ancestor figure
This object is not available any more.
Mumuye, Nigeria
wood, greyish black patina, residues of white pigment (eyes and coiffure), u-shaped arranged legs supporting an elongated, extremely slender trunk with a thorn-like protruding navel, flanked by long and flat arms enveloping the body, the abstract facial features dominated by big, circular incised eyes and a coiffure with massive flap-like lobes, slightly dam., minor missing parts (coiffure), crack (in whole length through the trunk), paint rubbed off, encrusted with clay, on block-like base; Mumuye figures represent various ancestors and culture heroes who are thought to be able to control the forces of nature and the affairs of man. Like many other Benue figures, the sex is indistinguishable. They were employed in a variety of contexts. They are associated with dispensation of justice, truth telling, healing and rain-making. Accordingly they were kept in the rainmakers house or they were displayed in front of the blacksmiths home.
H: 79 cm, (5094/080)
H: 31.1 inch
Provenance
Dr. Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Published in
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Africana, Battenberg Antiquitäten-Kataloge, München 1988, p. 151, ill. 140
Literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 90
Evers, Christophe, Art of the Upper Benue River, Brüssel 2003, p. 22
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 288
Sold for: 8000 €
208 Female puppet
This object is not available any more.
Ogoni, Nigeria
wood, spotty patina, black paint, the body provided with movable arms, decorated with carved and painted ornaments, the coiffure arranged in two side lobes and neck plait, min. dam., missing parts (foot tips), traces of insect caused damage, signs of abrasion, on base; the Ogoni borrowed the art of puppetry from the Ibibio and adapted it to fit preexisting patterns of social criticism. This puppet probably depicts a young girl going through the initiation process. During this period adolescent females are spoilt and fed abundantly to enhance their appearance and assure their health and fertility.
H: 56,5 cm, (5119/005)
H: 22.2 inch
Provenance
Johannes Pynenborg, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (1980)
Literature
Anderson, Martha G., Ways of the Rivers, Arts and Environment of the Niger Delta, Los Angeles 2002, p. 281
Sold for: 1000 €
209 Horned mask "elu"
Ogoni, Nigeria
wood, dark brown patina, remains of paint, kaolin, of oval hollowed form, showing tribe-typical facial features and scarification marks, horns in the shape of rabbit ears projecting to the back, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (esp. backside), slight signs of abrasion; probably a variation of the "karikpo" mask type. The combination of human face and animal horns is a popular mask form in southeastern Nigeria. The horns symbolize superhuman power and strength.
H: 25 cm, (5094/076)
H: 9.8 inch
Provenance
Coll. Feuerpeil, Aachen, Germany
Literature
Wittmer, Marcilene K., Arnett, William, Three Rivers of Nigeria, Atlanta 1978, p. 46, ill. 113
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
210 Standing male figure
Tiv, Nigeria
wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, of compact stature with the arms carved close to the body, the round face marked by deepened glazed eyes with painted pupils, the head spread with a thick layer of clay-like mass with real hair, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, on small plate; presumably an "atsuku" figure.
H: 26 cm, (5094/030)
H: 10.2 inch
Price: 600 - 1200 €
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