Online catalogue for the 60th tribal art auction
291 Chief figure
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
wood, brown patina, an elongated trunk, flanked by angled arms, a strong neck carrying a head with accentuated cut facial features, a disc-shaped beard and "mutwe wa kayanda" headdress, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, cracks, slight signs of abrasion, on metal plate; in Chokwe society chiefs are regarded as the representatives of God on earth, and as the intermediaries between the world of humans and the realm of ancestral and wilderness spirits that affect humans and their environments. The chief, or "mwanangana" is literally the owner of the land, the individual who is ultimately responsible for the well-being, success, fertility, and continuity of his people.
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany
Literature
Jordán, Manuel (ed.), Chokwe! Art and Initiation among Chokwe and Related Peoples, München, London, New York 1998, ill. 7
Price: 1800 - 4000 €
292 Stool
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
wood, brown patina, carved with zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figures, incised ornaments, min. dam., small missing parts, signs of abrasion and usage; stools with elaborate figurative scenes are designed as symbolic microcosm of life. Miniature mask are associated with ancestral influences, promoting wealth, fertility, and success in hunting. Other scenes relate to royal couples, partner selection, human fertility, and the process of initiation.
H: 80,5 cm
H: 31.7 inch
Literature
Bocola, Sandro (Hg.), Afrikanische Sitze, München/New York 1994, p. 152, ill. 115
Price: 1800 - 4000 €
293 Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
wood, blackish brown shiny patina, marked by a compact, massive body rising from short and thin legs, the elongated arms resting in front of the body, the head showing a voluminous grooved coiffure, while the facial plane is concentrated on a rather small area, old collection number at the back of the base "A-206", slightly dam., cracks (partly spread with blackish mass), missing parts (both feet, base), on plate
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Provenance
Bernd Schlimper, Düsseldorf, Germany
Price: 1200 - 2500 €
294 Lamellophone "sanza"
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
wood, metal, rectangular corpus, carved with geometrical ornaments and stylized human face, seven metal keys, min. dam., traces of usage and abrasion; the length of the keys determines the different pitches. While playing, the sanza is held in both hands and the two thumbs, sometimes even the forefinger are plucking the strings.
M: 18 x 10 cm
M: 18 x 3.9 inch
Provenance
Coll. Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany
Literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 136
Price: 700 - 1400 €
295 Pair of figures
D. R. Congo, Dengese
wood, middle brown patina, partly encrusted with clay, crudely carved, sex characteristics emphasized, traces of red and white pigment on the face, flat heads with drilled holes for insertion of magical substances, slightly dam., cracks, missing part (right foot of the male figure), on metal plate; the Dengese are a small ethnical group in central Zaire, belonging to the so-called "Kuba Complex".
H: 17,5/18 cm
H: 17,5/7.1 inch
Price: 800 - 1500 €
296 Figural carved dignitary staff
D. R. Congo, Dengese
wood, blackish brown patina, round shaft, carved with a stylized figure, supporting a janus-head, completed by a flat pierced handle, drilled hole in the abdomen of the figure, as well as in the shaft, slightly dam., crack (janus head), paint rubbed off
H: 90 cm
H: 35.4 inch
Provenance
Coll. Louis Clooten, Belgium, Ex-Colonial Officer
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15. Mai 2004, lot 565
Price: 800 - 1500 €
297 Friction oracle
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Dengese
wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, in the shape of a stylized human figure, the square corpus with incised geometrical ornaments aside, tapering to the bottom, with claw-shaped endpiece, a grooved neck supporting a head with triangular flattened facial plane and asymmetrical facial features, old collection number "400" in red paint on the back, traces of further inscriptions below (?), slightly dam., missing part (at the coiffure, right hand side)
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Provenance
Old Private Collection, Great Britain
Price: 1400 - 2500 €
298 Anthropomorphic cup
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Dengese
wood, reddish brown patina, in the shape of a head, carved with projecting rim, amalgamated legs and body forming the foot of the cup, scarifications and pupils painted, slightly dam., missing parts (left foot, coiffure), cracks (rim of the cup)
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Provenance
Old Colonial Collection, Belgium
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
299 Ceremonial spoon
D. R. Congo, Dengese
wood, black patina, a long and slender handle, decorated with a mask face and carved with a human fist on top, slightly dam., missing parts and cracks (spoon, thumb), on metal base
H: 53 cm
H: 20.9 inch
Price: 800 - 1500 €
300 Janiform magical figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, Hemba
wood, brown, partly encrusted patina, sacrificial traces, a male and a female figure, arranged back to back, showing free worked, angled arms, with the hands resting aside a prominent navel, square shoulders and a massive neck supporting the janus-head with oval faces, tribe-typical facial features, dam., rep. (arm), missing parts through insect caused damage, on wooden base
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10 inch
Provenance
Mon Steyaert, Brussels, Belgium
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
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