Online catalogue for the 63rd tribal art auction with special part 'wunderkammer'

181 Mask with horns

This object is not available any more.

Nepal

wood, blackish brown patina, oval form with flat chin, lancet-shaped pierced eyes, like the moustache accentuated by grooved lines, gap-like mouth opening, drilled holes on forehead and chin, slightly dam., strong abrasion, missing parts through insect caused damage (above all backside and on the right face half below the eye)

H: 30,5 cm
H: 12 inch

Price: 500 - 1000 €

182 Mask

This object is not available any more.

Nepal, Magar

wood, spotted greyish brown patina, slightly vaulted with head and chin flattened, prominent brow zone, pierced eyes and mouth concentrated on a rather small area, slightly dam., cracks, water spots

H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch

Literature
Chazot, Eric, Masks of the Himalayas, Ausst.kat., New York 1990, p. 21

Price: 500 - 1000 €

183 Utensils of a shaman

This object is not available any more.

Nepal

57 objects, 1 box, containing: 4 belts with iron and bronze bells, 1 belt with boar tusks, head crest with feathers, 1toucan beak, additional: 1skirt-like garment and 1 sash, 1 drum "dhyangro" with stick, 1 box with 4 pieces of fur, 1 wickerwork basket with lid, containing: 1 "kapala" (skill dish), 1 "phurbu", 1 oracle tapper/drum stick, 1 shaman mask, 1 knife with horn handle, 1 snake vertebra necklace, 2 "butschu" necklaces from the seeds of the Boddhi tree, 2 strings with brass bells, 1 big and 1 small quiver each of them filled with porcupine bristles, additional: 5 boxes with lids, 3 metal bells, 2 brass objects, two small metal dishes, 2 bone trumpets, 9 horn pieces, 3 stone artfacts, 1 bag with magical content; such utensils were passed on to initiated successors. Present utensils presumably a collection of various shamans (belts). Rare ! Shamanism encompasses the belief that shamans are intermediaries or messengers between the human world and the spirit worlds. Shamans are said to treat illness by mending the soul. Alleviating traumas affecting the soul restores the physical body of the individual to balance and wholeness. The shaman also enters supernatural realms or dimensions to obtain solutions to problems afflicting the community. Shamans may visit other dimensions to bring guidance to misguided souls and to ameliorate illnesses of the human soul caused by foreign elements. The shaman operates primarily within the spiritual world, which in turn affects the human world. The restoration of balance results in the elimination of the ailment.

Literature
Nepalese shamanic art, Barcelona 2007, p. 98, 130 f.

Sold.

184 Schamanic demon mask "fagli"

This object is not available any more.

Nepal - Area of Humla

hardwood, encrusted dark brown patina, red stripes of fabric, metal sheet, remains of pigments, of oval form, the facial plane dominated by a big teeth revealing mouth, beard, moustache and coiffure made from animal hair, original carrying strap on the rear, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion

H: 28,5 cm, early 20th century
H: 11.2 inch, early 20th century

Provenance
Private Collection, Vienna, Austria

Price: 2500 - 5000 €

185 Mask

This object is not available any more.

Northern Nepal

hardwood, dark brown patina, remains of red paint, in form of a stylized skull, min. dam., missing parts, slight traces of abrasion; the "masters of the cemetery", or "citipati" are two skeletons, male and female, who performed a skeleton ritual dance. In most monasteries the dance, symbolizing the cycle of life and death, is peformed once in summer und once in winter time. According to a Tibetan legend, the two "citipatis" were ascetic monks in their former life. Deep in meditation, they did not realize that a thief cut off their heads and threw their bodies in the mud. They changed into wrathful death spirits, with vows of eternal vengeance.

H: 29,5 cm, 19th century
H: 11.6 inch, 19th century

Provenance
Private Collection, Vienna, Austria

Literature
Himalaya Masques, Suilly-la-Tour 2007, p. 37, ill. 19
Chazot, Eric, Masks of the Himalayas, Ausst.kat., New York 1990, p. 54 f.

Price: 2000 - 4000 €

186 Zoomorphic mask "hanuman"

This object is not available any more.

Nepal, Tharu

hardwood, dark brown patina, remains of polychrome paint, of oval form, concave deepened facial plane with protruding mouth part and bare teeth, min. dam., small missin gparts, cracks, paint rubbed off in parts; "hanuman" is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine, whose fate it is to aid the hero Rama in the struggle against the demon king Ravana.

H: 28 cm, 19th century
H: 11 inch, 19th century

Provenance
Private Collection, Vienna, Austria

Literature
Himalaya Masques, Suilly-la-Tour 2007, p. 86, ill. 49
Pannier, Francois, Masks of the Himalaya, Ausst.kat., o.O. 2009, p. 186

Price: 2500 - 5000 €

187 Round mask

This object is not available any more.

Nepal

metal, brown patina, flat embossed facial features, see holes and gap-like mouth opening, tufts of woolen threads attached around the rim, separate worked ears, a tube of fabric inserted backside for padding, red band for fixing, small traces of corrosion, on base; only few is known about the usage of the masks. According to a Nepalese source there was a category of masks sculpted in the memory of the ancestor who disappeared. Some masks are said to represent demons, others are clowns.

H: 28 cm
H: 11 inch

Provenance
Galerie Schulze, Berlin, Germany

Literature
Chazot, Eric, Himalayas, Art & Shamans, Paris 2009, p. 66

Price: 1500 - 3000 €

188 Female dance mask with goiter

This object is not available any more.

Nepal, Terai/Rajbansi

wood, polychrome paint, female coiffure and indicated ear ornament, almond-shaped eyes with holes underneath, prominent incisors, a two-parted goiter below the chin, min. dam., fissures, paint rubbed off in parts; a goiter (Latin gutteria, struma), also called a bronchocele, is a swelling in the thyroid gland, which can lead to a swelling of the neck or larynx (voice box). Goiter usually occurs when the thyroid gland is not functioning properly.

H: 27 cm, 19th century
H: 10.6 inch, 19th century

Provenance
Private Collection, Vienna, Austria

Literature
Als die Götter noch jung waren, Masken und Skulpturen aus dem Himalaya, Ausst.kat., Offenburg 2002, p. 60

Price: 2400 - 4500 €

189 Buddhistic demon mask "krodha"

This object is not available any more.

Western Nepal

wood, shiny, dark brown patina, remains of red pigment, expressive forms, the eyes wide open, the mouth revealing big carnassial teeth, framed by pierced ears, min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts

H: 27,5 cm, 19th century
H: 10.8 inch, 19th century

Provenance
Private Collection, Vienna, Austria

Literature
Pannier, Francois, Masks of the Himalaya, Ausst.kat., o.O. 2009, p. 66 f.

Price: 2400 - 4500 €

190 Mask "krodha"

This object is not available any more.

Nepal, Sherpa

hardwood, shiny patina, polychrome paint, expressive, terrifying facial features with revealed teeth, surmounted by a diadem-like head crest with five miniature skulls, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion; "krodha" means anger or wrath and is shown by inflated nostrils, pressed lips and crinkled brows.

H: 31 cm, 18th - 19th century
H: 12.2 inch, 18th - 19th century

Provenance
Private Collection, Vienna, Austria

Literature
Himalaya Masques, Suilly-la-Tour 2007, p. 29, ill. 10

Price: 3000 - 6000 €