Online catalogue for the 64th tribal art auction

1 Rice god "bulul"

This object is not available any more.

Philippines, Ifugao, Artist: Tagiling

wood, partly encrusted, dark brown patina, rising from a massive, indented base, the stylized body arranged frontal and symmetrical, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion; the ritual sequence associated with the production of "bulul" images is long, elaborate, and requires considerable expenditure of resources. During activation ceremonies the "bulul" figures are bathed in the blood of a sacrificed pig, and at the conclusion of the ritual the figures are placed in the granary.

H: 50,5 cm
H: 19.9 inch

Provenance
Rudolf Kratochwill, Graz, Austria

Literature
Anderson, Eric Moltzau, In the shape of tradition, Leiden 2010, p. 119

Price: 1400 - 2500 €

2 Theatre mask

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Indonesia - Bali

light-weighted wood, greyish brown patina, red paint underneath, irregular facial features, paint rubbed off

H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch

Price: 200 - 400 €

3 Medicine receptacle "perminaken", lime container "tagan" and a spoon

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Indonesia, Batak

medicine receptacle, h: 23,5 cm, terracotta, blackened, bulbous corpus with wickerwork coating, stopper in shape of a squatting figure; lime container, h: 19 cm, wooden base and lid, bamboo corpus, delicate ornaments, pyro-engraved and painted, slightly dam. (horn ring at the base); spoon, l: 16,5 cm, the handle carved with a squatting rice god, slightly dam. (at the rim)

Price: 500 - 1000 €

4 Helmet mask

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Indonesia, Batak

wood, shiny black patina, encrusted in some areas, circular hole on top of the head, slightly dam. (ears, brows, chin), missing part (teeth); made of the trunk of a single tree. Present mask type appeared at funeral ceremonies, they should ward off evil spirits and should accompany the souls of the deceased on their travel to the realm of the dead.

H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch

Provenance
Coll. August Flick, Cologne, Germany

Exposed in
Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, 7. Juni bis 30. September 1990: "Mit den Ahnen leben"

Published in
Sibeth, Achim, Mit den Ahnen leben, Stuttgart 1990, p. 78

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5 Gable carving "pandilati" or "dila paung"

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Indonesia, Toba Batak

wood, painted in black, red and white, stylized "singa" mask in the centre, carved with curvilinear ornaments all over, slightly dam., missing parts, cracks, paint rubbed off, on metal base; such gabel carvings were placed in the centre of the elaborate facades of traditional Toba houses. The name ("dila" = tongue) is certainly derived from the Batak belief that the black magic of the much feared "begu" spirits can be warded off by a long extended tongue. The mythological being "singa" should ward off evil spirits as well.

H: 190 cm
H: 74.8 inch

Provenance
Joseph Franzen, Heerlen, The Netherlands

Price: 1500 - 3000 €

6 Staff "tun tun"

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Indonesia - Borneo

wood, brown patina, crowned by a squatting figure with tucked up legs, the arms resting on the knees, both hands supporting the chin, short tassel, min. dam., on metal base; probably a charm used for hunting wild pigs.

H: 54 cm
H: 21.3 inch

Provenance
Private Collection, The Netherlands
Dave de Roche, Piedmont, USA

Literature
Stöhr, W., Art of the archaic Indonesians, Genf o.J., p. 107

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7 Staff "tun tun"

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Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak

wood, shiny blackish brown patina, crowned by a squatting figure with tucked up legs,wearing a knapsack on his back, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base

H: 44,5 cm
H: 17.5 inch

Provenance
Dutch Collection, The Hague, The Netherlands

Price: 400 - 800 €

8 Standing figure "hampatong"

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Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak

middle brown wood, presumably iron wood ("Eusideroxylon Zwageri"), dam., missing parts, traces of corrasion and weathering, metal plate; big "hampatong" statues, more than two meters high, were set up at the entrance of the village to ward off evil demons. Furtheron there are small "hampatong" figures, used at home or in the rice fields, the latter usually double: male and female with marked breasts and sexual organs, to reinforce fertility.

H: 130 cm, 18th/19th century
H: 51.2 inch, 18th/19th century

Provenance
Alain Schoffel, Paris, France

Literature
Borneo, The Dayak in the Francois Coppens Collection, Musée de Solutré, 1996, p. 49 f.

Price: 5000 - 10000 €

9 Small standing figure "hampatong"

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Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak

wood, partly shiny brown patina, peculiar contorted feet, only one foot resting on the cylindrical base, crown-shaped headgear, min. dam., fissures, on wooden base

H: 25,5, cm
H: 25,2 inch

Provenance
Jan Visser, Brussels, Belgium

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10 Neck ornament of the headhunters "kalabubu"

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Indonesia - Nias

made of coconut discs, a clip made of brass in the middle showing a head-like appendage; a symbol for manhood and sign that its owner has already captured a human head, at the same time it has a protective function for the whole village.

D: 21 cm
D: 8.3 inch

Literature
Rodgers, Susan , Power and Gold, Munich, New York 1990, p. 237 & 319

Sold.