Online catalogue for the 60th tribal art auction
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281 Power half figure "kakudji"
This object is not available any more.
Bangubangu, D. R. Kongo
wood, mat, brown patina, bands of cloth around hips, belly and neck, crowned by a small head with tribe-typical facial features, a ring-shaped head crest with cavity for insertion of magical material on top, min. dam., cracks, slight signs of abrasion, on base
H: 20 cm, (5115/011)
H: 7.9 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Brugge, Belgium
Literature
The Collection Ban Baaren, Volkenkundig Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands 1998, VB 258
Price: 2300 - 4500 €
282 Standing ancestor figure
This object is not available any more.
Basikasingo, D. R. Kongo
wood, dark brown patina, encrusted in some areas, camwood powder, beaded necklace, symmetrical arranged body with elongated slender trunk, the triangular flattened face marked by a vertical nose bridge and a bulging coiffure with striations, the backbone marked by a deep groove, flanked by incised triangular scarification marks, cracks, missing parts through insect caused damage at the base, on block-like mount
H: 32 cm, (5097/013)
H: 12.6 inch
GVR Archives Registration No.
0116196
Sold for: 4000 €
283 Standing male ancestor figure
Basikasingo, D. R. Kongo
wood, blackish brown patina, flat legs with thornlike protruding knees, the bulky trunk with tapering abdomen enclosed by clamp-like arranged arms in flat relief, the head carved with a triangular face with elongated chin, slightly dam., cracks (breast), minor missing parts, traces of insect caused damage (bottom of the base), paint rubbed off; for quite a long time the Basikasingo were equated with the Bembe. First through the works of Biebuyck they got back their identity: they are not related with the Bembe, they just inhabit the same territory at the western river bank of Lake Tanganyika. The Basikasingo have rites for ancestors, who have the power to cause disease and misfortune. If a mischief happened, people tried to experience the wishes of the ancestors by interpreting dreams and by sooth saying. They were kept in small shrines under the authority and guardianship of a petty chief, village headman or dominant lineage elder. Sometimes such figures were individually identified ancestors, called "bashumbu".
H: 45,5 cm, (5083/001)
H: 17.9 inch
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
Literature
Biebuyck, Daniel P., Statuary from the pre-Bembe hunters, Tervuren 1981, p.115
Kerchache, Jacques, Paudrat, Jean-Louis u.a., Die Kunst des Schwarzen Afrika, Freiburg, Basel, Wien 1988, p. 584 f.
Price: 8000 - 16000 €
284 Standing male ancestor figure
This object is not available any more.
Bembe, D. R. Kongo
wood, red and blackish brown patina, marked by a slender, elongated trunk with the typical raised geometrical scarification marks, which are nearly covered by cotton fabric wrapped around the hips, the eyes inlaid with shards of white porcelain, the cantilevered coiffure with neck lobe, both wrists carved with bells, cavity near the rectum, slightly dam. (rims of coiffure, ears and beard), cracks, on base; representations of ancestors are typically empowered by a diviner, who places various medicinal substances into a cavity near the rectum. The ancestor's life force is then considered to reside within the figure, offering protection to the surviving family as well as a connection between the living and the dead. Belonging to the type of the so-called "crypto- fetish", a terminology introduced by William Fagg. The most striking feature of Bembe statuettes is their lengthened body which is richly decorated with tattoos, marking the identity of the depicted person as well as her social rank.
H: 42 cm, (5125/022)
H: 16.5 inch
Provenance
Coll. Andreas Lindner, Munich, Germany
Sotheby's, New York, 6 May 1994, lot 159
Sotheby's, Paris, 15 June 2004, lot 174
GVR Archives Registration No.
0024445
Price: 20000 - 40000 €
285 Sabre knife
Binja, D. R. Kongo
wood, iron, curved blade with fine grooves on one side, wooden hilt, partly wrapped in copper wire, small traces of corrosion, min. dam.; it is overly long for an African knive and has a flat, wide point with a small hook above the handle - a vestige of the devoluted throwing knife form. These knives are often covered with beautiful patterns and strengthened with ribs for robust usage.
L: 75 cm, (5144/020)
L: 29.5 inch
Provenance
Colonial Collection, Leipzig, Germany
Literature
Fatal Beauty, Traditional weapons from Central Africa, Brüssel 2009, p. 176, ill. 170
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
286 Standing female figure
This object is not available any more.
Bwaka, D. R. Kongo
wood, reddish brown patina, slender body with flat breasts and short arms, flat hollowed face halves, whitened with kaolin, small glass beads marking the eyes, slightly dam., hairline cracks, crack backside (spread with resin-like mass), on block-like base; presumably representing "nabo", the sister-woman of "seto", embodying the primal pair. They are found in almost every home as well as in many ceremonial areas. They are placed on an altar each day and offerings are made to avoid misfortune.
H: 48 cm, ~ 1920 (5114/003)
H: 18.9 inch, ~ 1920 (5114/003)
Literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, The Handbook, Brüssel 1987, p. 120 f.
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994. p. 104
Price: 8000 - 15000 €
287 Mask
This object is not available any more.
Chokwe, D. R. Kongo
wood, dark brown patina with spots, camwood powder, of oval hollowed form, the large deepened eyes and the mouth slit-like pierced, chin and hairline deep grooved, forehead and nose bridge accentuated with brass tags, slightly dam., minor missing parts (forehead zone, nose), scratches, paint rubbed off, on metal base
H: 28,5 cm, (5097/012)
H: 11.2 inch
Sold for: 3000 €
288 Face mask "mwana pwo"
Chokwe, D. R. Kongo
wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, of oval hollowed form with a five-parted coiffure, a broad teeth revealing mouth, typical cross tattoo on the forehead, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts, slight signs of abrasion, on metal base; depicting a female ancestor, whereupon the Chokwe distinguish two characters: "pwo", a mature, adult woman and "mwana pwo", the younger female. Masks with few scarification details are more often said to represent the younger character. The "pwo" mask type appears during boy's "mukanda" initiation. In the performed dances the roles of women in Chokwe society is characterized. The mask type is always danced by men, who already have reached the highest stage of initiation.
H: 24 cm, (5094/108)
H: 9.4 inch
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Literature
Wastiau, Boris, Visions of Africa: Chokwe, Mailand 2006, pl. 64
Price: 2500 - 5000 €
289 Small standing figure
Chokwe, D. R. Kongo
light brown wood, spotty, brown patina, compact body, the barrel-shaped trunk flanked by clamp-like arms, oval head with simplified facial features, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion, on metal plate
H: 22,5 cm, (5094/013)
H: 8.9 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany
Price: 600 - 1500 €
290 Small figure
This object is not available any more.
Chokwe, D. R. Kongo
light brown wood, shiny, blackish brown patina, strong, slightly bent legs carrying a cylindrical torso, the arms worked close to the body, with both hands holding an item, crowned by an oval head with tribe-typical facial features and crested coiffure, rep. (hands), dam., traces of insect caused damage, slight signs of abrasion, on wooden base
H: 31 cm, (5097/008)
H: 12.2 inch
Literature
Jordan, Manuel (Hg.), Chokwe! Art and Initiation among Chokwe and Related Peoples, München, London, New York 1998, p. 36, ill. 10
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
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