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

191 Two temple panels

This object is not available any more.

Western Nepal

wood, matt brown patina, one of the panels with the figure of a shaman superimposed, standing on corrugated console, with shaman headgear, drum and skirt, m: 64,5 cm x 21 cm, on metal base; the second panel carved with a four-armed deity (Shiva?), holding a trident and a ritual implement, m: 64,5 cm x 25 cm, both min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts, traces of abrasion; Shiva (also Siva) is a major Hindu deity, and the Destroyer or transformer of the "Trimurti", the "Hindu Trinity" of the primary aspects of the divine. In the Shaiva tradition of Hinduism, "Shiva" is seen as the Supreme Being. In the Smarta tradition, he is regarded as one of the five primary forms of God.

Provenance
Private Collection, Vienna, Austria

Price: 4000 - 8000 €

192 Milk jar

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Nepal, Sherpa

wood, dark brown patina, cylindrical receptacle on ring-shaped base with metal cuff, handle in shape of an anthropomorphic being, the outside of the jar subdivided in compartments with linear incised and notched ornaments, plant fibre loop for support, dam., cracks

H: 35,5 cm
H: 14 inch

Provenance
Thomas Kreitner, Vienna, Austria
Tribal Art, Dieter Schnurr, South Germany

Price: 500 - 1000 €

193 Temple fragment

This object is not available any more.

India

light brown wood, small remains of dark brown paint, of slender, high towering form, the slanting upper surface with projection for mortising, depicting a mongrel being with the scaled body of a lion and an elephants head, a stylized blossom growing out of the open mouth with upraised trunk, a pair of peacocks at the bottom, on capital-like base, slightly dam., missing parts (head of one of the peacocks, elephant snout), paint rubbed off, traces of weathering, on base

H: 72,5 cm, B: 11,5 cm, 18th century
H: 28.5 inch, B: 4.5 inch, 18th century

Price: 1500 - 3000 €

194 Temple fragment

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India - Kerala

light brown wood, small remains of blackish brown paint, of narrow, high towering form, the slanting upper surface with projection for mortising, depicting an elephant with demon-like features, standing upright on his hind legs, a second smaller elephant at his feet, small equestrian figures on both sides, dam., cracks (smaller elephant), missing parts (right tusk, leg of the right equestrian), paint rubbed off, traces of weathering, on base; elephants are royal symbols and it is the privilege of the sovereign to take part in important processions by mounting an elephant.

H: 56 cm, B: 17 cm, 17th century
H: 22 inch, B: 6.7 inch, 17th century

Literature
Mallebrein, Cornelia, Die Anderen Götter, Volks- und Stammesbronzen aus Indien, Köln 1993, p. 140

Price: 1500 - 3000 €

195 Corslet of "Sarala Jumadi"

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India, Karnataka, Tulu

bronze, with patina, naturalistic decpiction of the upper part of a females body, decorated with necklace, raised vertical ridge, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion and abrasion; "Jumadi", also known as "Dhumavathi", is a deity worshiped particularly in the Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka and Kerala in India. It is worshiped by various names like "Marlu Jumadi", "Kantaru Jumadi", "Sarala Jumadi", "Maley Jumadi" and "Panch Jumadi", in honour of the various forms "Jumadi" took to vanquish all the demons. One of the major shrines is in Padre.

H: 32 cm; B: 21 cm
H: 12.6 inch; B: 8.3 inch

Provenance
Coll. Heide & Hans Kaufmann, Vienna, Austria
Private Collection, Vienna, Austria

Literature
Beltz, Johannes (Hg.), Wenn Masken tanzen, Rituelles Theater und Bronzekunst aus Südindien, Museum Rietberg Zürich, 2009, p. 68, ill. 3

Sold.

196 Bag

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India

made of one half of a "coco de mer" (Lodoicea maldivica), hollowed, opening at the place of splitting, broad leather strap for support, metal rings and eyelets

B: 28 cm; H: 14 cm; L: 42 cm (Lederriemen)
B: 11 inch; H: 5.5 inch; L: 16.5 inch (Lederriemen)

Price: 450 - 900 €

197 Skull trophee with the horns of a "mithun"

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India, Naga, Konyak

human skull, polished and dyed with black pigment, cantilevered buffalo horns of the "mithun" (="bos frontalis", a kind of bison) attached on either side; the "mithun" is the most important sacrificial beast, it is used as currency in marriage contracts and for payment of debts. The social-ritual importance of the mithun is evidenced by the frequency with which its head with its great horns is employed as a decorative and symbolical element. It is common usage to fix "mithun" horns to the heads of the enemies. The Nagas explained that this habit is a way of making the dead person deaf to the calls of his former companions. The "mithun" is considered both emblem for prosperity, abundance and growth.

B: 99 cm
B: 39 inch

Literature
Somaré Grata, Vigorelli, Leonardo, The Nagas, Disciplined Forms of Beauty, Bergamo 1992, p. 22
Barbier, Jean Paul, Kunst aus Nagaland, Pforzheim 1986, p. 15, ill. 8

Sold.

198 Two wooden trophies

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India, Naga

partly shiny brown patina, remains of pigments, fabric bands with metal pendants, in form of human heads, both showing identical facial features with a broad teeth-revealing mouth, one of the heads with separate worked ears and round metal earrings, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of usage; according to a Naga informant trophies with earrings belonged to notables of the clan.

H: 24,5 cm resp. 25,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch resp. 10 inch

Provenance
Private Collection, Stuttgart, Germany

Literature
Barbier, Jean Paul, Kunst aus Nagaland, Pforzheim 1986, p. 51, ill. 19 & p. 54, ill. 22

Sold.

199 Necklace

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India, Naga

shell discs, carneol, coloured glass beads, wood, consisting of 9 rows of beads, closure in form of disc-shaped shell fragment, min. dam., slight traces of usage; worn by both men and women.

L: 60 cm, beginning of 20th century
L: 23.6 inch, beginning of 20th century

Provenance
Private Collection, Vienna, Austria

Literature
Barbier, Jean Paul, Art du Nagaland, Ausst.kat., The Barbier-Mueller-Museum, Genf 1982, ill. 1

Sold.

200 Bird Face Goddess

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North - Syria

light beige terracotta, a flat, schematized lower part of the body, surmounted by a bird-like head with drilled pupils and a headgear projecting to the back, min. dam, rep. (neck), minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion

H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch

Provenance
Coll. Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany

Sold.