Online catalogue for the 60th tribal art auction
21 Club
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Samoa
light brown wood, reddish brown patina, a circular handle zone, merging into a rhomboid cross-section, while getting broader to the top, divided in two parts by a raised middle ridge, one side with pointed "teeth", the other side flattened except for a thorn-like projection, decorated with incised ornaments, a small band of plant fibres and little snails attached to the handle, min. dam.
L: 73 cm
L: 28.7 inch
Provenance
Colonial Collection
Price: 1000 - 2500 €
22 Gable mask "tapuanu"
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Caroline/Mortlock Islands, Satawan Atoll, Mikronesien
breadfruit-tree wood, painted with white and black pigment, a slender facial plane, framed by a flat beard and crowned by a trapezoid head crest, the rim area ornamental painted, labeled backside "D. L. 49", slightly dam., paint rubbed off, water spots; used in ceremonial dances performed to protect the crop of breadfruit - the local food-staple- from hurricanes and storms. The mask represents an ancestral spirit "anu". They are worn in the dance by men belonging to the "soutapuanu", a secret society which is headquartered in the "falefol", or sacred house. The dances take place during the months of March and April.
H: 28,5 cm
H: 11.2 inch
Provenance
Michael Serafin, Los Angeles, USA
Literature
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, p. 607, ill. 702
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23 Contempory painting
Australia
light-weighted wood, brown paint on white fond, depicting a spiritual being
M: 12,5 x 16,5 cm, aquired in 1975 in New South Wales
M: 12,5 x 6.5 inch, aquired in 1975 in New South Wales
Price: 600 - 1000 €
24 Tjuringa
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Australia
wood, dyed with red ochre, flat, lancet-shaped, coated with fine wave-shaped incisions, a kind of meander pattern engraved in deeper lines, slightly dam. at the rim, on metal base; "tjuringas" represent one of the most sacred items of the aborigines. Every adult man owes his personal "tjuringa", embodying the totem spirit of its owner.
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Provenance
Pallottiner Mission, um 1920
Literature
Brüll, M., Die Kultur der Traumzeit, Museum für Völkerkunde Freiburg o. J., p. 81
Price: 1800 - 3500 €
25 Spear thrower
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Australia, Woomera
wood, reddish brown patina, lancet-shaped flat springboard, a wooden plug fixed by animal sinew and a blackish resin-like mass, the front entirely coated with linear grooved ornaments, handle with encrusted knob, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion, on metal base
H: 85 cm
H: 33.5 inch
Literature
Brüll, M., Die Kultur der Traumzeit, Museum für Völkerkunde Freiburg o. J.
Price: 1000 - 2500 €
26 Two boomerangs
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Australia
wood, brown patina, both showing typical forms, one with a stone cut, fluted surface, h: 76,5 cm; the other one plane, h: 70,5 cm; min. dam., slight signs of abrasion on metal base; a boomerang is a curved piece of wood used as a weapon and for sport. Boomerangs come in many shapes and sizes depending on their geographic or tribal origins and intended function. The most recognizable type is the returning boomerang, which is a throwing stick that travels in a elliptical path and returns to its point of origin when thrown correctly. Although non-returning boomerangs (throw sticks or kylies) were used as weapons, returning boomerangs have been used primarily for leisure or recreation.
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
27 Parrying shield
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Australia
wood, red and yellow ochre, of narrow oval form, slightly vaulted, front and backside decorated, showing vertical grooves, interrupted by circular ornaments, filled with horicontal striations, handle for support backside, slightly dam., rep. (handle), crack (backside at the base, spread with mass), on metal base
H: 68 cm
H: 26.8 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Australia
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28 Parrying shield "wunda"
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Australia, Mowanjum
wood, red, white and black pigment, of elongated oval form, slightly vaulted, decorated with incised zigzag-shaped ornaments, accentuated by white and black pigments rubbed into the deepenings, handle on the backside, slightly dam., on metal base; such shields served as defensive arms to intercept boomerangs and to parry blows from clubs during close combat. They are said to have been important trade items with other aboriginal groups as well.
H: 65 cm, coll. in situ, 1967
H: 25.6 inch, coll. in situ, 1967
Literature
Brüll, M., Die Kultur der Traumzeit, Museum für Völkerkunde Freiburg o. J., p. 73
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29 Sitting figure
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Nepal, Magar
wood, mat, greyish brown patina, white pigment remains, flattened torso with tucked up legs, crowned by an almost neckless head, with simplified facial features, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of insect caused damage, cracks, traces of weathering, on metal plate; Magar wood sculpture most often is associated with small rudimentary temples hidden in natural settings. It is generally made for placement outdoors. Some eroded figural carvings from this region have often been erroneously called "spring guardians". While water guardian sculptures do exist, they are rare and quite specific, most often a post with a hole in its middle for water to flow through, and surmounted by a face or a torso.
H: 59,5 cm
H: 23.4 inch
Literature
Chazot, Eric, Himalayas, Art & Shamans, Paris 2009, ill. 116 f.
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30 Shaman panel
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Nepal
wood, greyish brown patina, board-shaped corpus with indicated arms and disc-shaped head, the facial features incised, sacrificial traces, encrustations with red and yellow paint on the forehead, slightly dam., strong traces of weathering and insect caused damage at the base, where the panels originally were plugged into the ground, cracks (above all backside), on metal base; such panels were placed in front of shaman houses. They served to confine his homestead and symbolized his sphere of control. Their main task was to prevent evil spirits.
H: 84,5 cm
H: 33.3 inch
Provenance
Galerie Himalaya Art, Kathmandu, Nepal
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