Online catalogue for the 60th tribal art auction
451 Dignitary staff
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Zaramo
wood, reddish brown patina, round shaft, metal tip at the bottom, a long neck crowned with a bowl-shaped head with neck lobe, diamond-shaped and diagonal grooved pattern on the upper rim, the eyes inserted with metal, respectively glass bead, slightly dam. (right ear, coiffure and shaft backside), corrosion
H: 111 cm
H: 43.7 inch
Sold.
452 Diviners calabash with figural stopper
Tanzania, Zaramo
pumpkin, brown, sticky sacrificial patina, string with miniature glass beads, bulbous, constricted form, wooden stopper in the shape of a head, the eyes inset with glass beads, plaited cord for support, traces of insect caused damage, ring-shaped base
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch
Price: 500 - 1000 €
453 Face mask
Tanzania, Zigua
wood, black patina, of oval hollowed form, rectangular pierced eyes and mouth, incised arrow-shaped scarification marks on the cheeks, metal tags, originally inserted teeth now missing, slightly dam., missing part backside at the rim; the Zigua, or Zigula, live at the northeastern shore of Tanzania, opposite to the isle of Zanzibar, north of the Kwere.
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany
Literature
Krieger, Kurt, Ostafrikanische Plastik, Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin 1990, ill. 227
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
454 Ritual calabash with figural stopper
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Zigua
pumpkin, bulbous, constricted form, wooden stopper in the shape of a human head, the eyes inset with glass beads, exuberantly wrapped with greyish brown stripes of fabric, rubber-like band for support, metal stand
H: 14 cm
H: 5.5 inch
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455 Magical horn
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Zigua
animal horn, partly encrusted brown patina, twisted horn with plant fibre cuff and peg in the shape of a birds head, leather band for transport, min. dam., on metal base
H: 59 cm
H: 23.2 inch
Provenance
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
Galerie Franke, Stuttgart, Germany
Literature
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, Meisterwerke afrikanischer Kunst, München 1994, p. 196
Price: 900 - 1800 €
456 Dignitary staff
This object is not available any more.
Malawi
wood, shiny, dark brown patina, slender cylindrical shaft, slightly flaring to the top, carved with a crocodile and surmounted by a large female figure, the eyes inlaid with glass beads, incisided scarification marks, min. dam.
H: 100,5 cm
H: 39.6 inch
GVR Archives Registration No.
0047740
Literature
Sotheby's New York, November 20, 1991, lot 134
Sold.
457 Pair of masks "chindele"
Sambia
wood, different colouring, one mask reddish brown with traces of black, the other one dark brown with kaolin, apart from that nearly identical formed: comparatively flat, the cheeks vaulted, enclosed by a diadem-like coiffure and framing beard, eyebrows and forehead tattoos in concentric lines, drilled holes in the corners of the mouth originally provided with plant fibres, completed by a plant fibre beard at the chin, slightly dam., crack (dark brown mask), drilling partly broken (reddish mask); the function of this mask is unknown. It was fixed to a big wickerwork basket coated with plant fibres and worn on the head, instead in front of the face. "Chindele" is a general term for a white person. The "chindele" mask type probably a creation of the Mbunda.
H: 20,5 cm/ 21 cm
H: 8.1 inch/ 8.3 inch
Literature
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Afrikanische Masken aus der Sammlung Barbier-Mueller, Genf, München, New York 1997, p. 275, ill. 223
Felix, Marc L., Jordan, Manuel, Makishi Lya Zambia, Mask characters of the Upper Zambezi Peoples, München 1998, p. 197
Price: 1800 - 3500 €
458 Face mask "sachihongo"
Sambia, Mbunda
wood, reddish brown patina, camwood powder, large-sized and voluminous forms: the oval face marked by accentuated cheeks and a bulging forehead coated with deep concentrical grooves, wooden splinters marking the teeth, a plant fibre bonnet hoisted on a cane frame backside, a roof-like protruding headcrest with monkey fur above the forehead, slightly dam., minor missing parts, small traces of insect caused damage, on base; presumably belonging to the type of "sachihongo" masks. "Sachihongo" is the incarnation of a hunter, but is depicted as chief and sooth-sayer as well. The masks ("makisi") represent ancestor spirits. They appear after the circumcision of young boys, during times of convalescence in the bush camps, where they dance, accompanied by the songs of the male and female audience. The mask is completed by a crown of feathers, fiber beard and a net suit, made of the fibers of the "mushamba" tree.
H: 38 cm
H: 15 inch
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Literature
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Afrikanische Masken aus der Sammlung Barbier-Mueller, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 87
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Afrika - Kult und Visionen, Unbekannte Kunst aus deutschen Völkerkundemuseen, Ausst.kat., Detmold 1999, p. 152
Felix, Marc L., Jordan, Manuel, Makishi Lya Zambia, Mask characters of the Upper Zambezi Peoples, München 1998, p. 224 f.
Price: 2500 - 5000 €
459 Standing female figure
Sambia, Rungu
wood, light, reddish brown patina, marked by a cylindrical trunk without shoulders and with the arms emerging from the back, eyes and mouth in the shape of narrow slits, accentuation of the female gender, slightly dam., crack (left leg), minor missing parts because of insect caused damage (neck and back, as well as on the head), on metal plate
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
460 Dignitary staff
South Africa, Nguni
wood, shiny, dark brown patina, round staff, crowned by a human half figure, eyes with mother-of-pearl inlay, the upper third carved with a stylized, winding serpent, min. dam.,
L: 91,5 cm
L: 36 inch
Price: 800 - 1500 €
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