Online catalogue for the 65th tribal art auction
1 Figural sculpture
Indonesia - Borneo, Iban
wood, blackish brown patina, crude carved, terrific face with a large opened teeth revealing mouth, arms and legs carved in flat relief, min. traces of insect caused damage, paint rubbed off, on base
H: 33 cm; L: 33 cm
H: 13 inch; L: 13 inch
Provenance
Robert Banks, Washington, USA
Price: 1200 - 2000 €
2 Spoon
This object is not available any more.
Philippines - Ifugao
wood, partly shiny, dark brown patina, handle in shape of a standing figure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
L: 32 cm
L: 12.6 inch
Literature
Newton, Douglas (ed.), Arts of the South Seas, München, London, New York 1999, p. 148, ill. 6
Sold.
3 Baby carrier
This object is not available any more.
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
wooden seat with half-circular backrest of fine plant fibre plait, adorned with geometrical patterns in red, green and dark brown, plaited carrying straps, old collection badge "W235", slightly dam., fixation with cord loose in some areas
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Provenance
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
Dave DeRoche, San Francisco, USA
Price: 600 - 1200 €
4 Small charm figure
This object is not available any more.
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, sitting with crossed legs, the right hand resting on the chest, surmounted by a small animal on top, min. dam., on base
H: 7,5 cm, coll. in situ in the 1970's
H: 3 inch, coll. in situ in the 1970's
Provenance
John Barker, California, USA
Sold.
5 Plaited cuff
This object is not available any more.
Indonesien - Molukken - Insel Aru
fine netting of plaited pandanus leaves, painted ornaments in dark brown, old collection number in white paint "26 - 124"
H: 19,5 cm; B: 25,5 cm, coll. around 1900
H: 7.7 inch; B: 10 inch, coll. around 1900
Provenance
H. J. A. Raedt von Oldenbarnevelt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Christie's Amsterdam 1983, "...and an important Collection of Tribal Art from the Indonesian Archipelago, from the late H. J. A. Raedt van Oldenbarnevelt, formed ca. 1900 and loaned to The Tropeninstituut, Amsterdam, in 1915", lot 395 f.
Literature
De Jonge, Nico, Vergeten Eilanden, Amsterdam 1995, p. 150
Price: 600 - 1200 €
6 Suspension hook
This object is not available any more.
Indonesia - Nias
wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, narrow lancet-shaped base with a sitting male ancestor figure superimposed, a horn-like hook underneath, slightly dam., crack
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Provenance
Jaap Hillenius, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sold.
7 Closing panel of a grave
Indonesia - Sulawesi, Toraja
wood, greyish brown patina, small remains of black paint, the stylized head of a water buffalo incised, the central column presumably symbolizing the World Tree, shell disc ornaments, square hole in the centre, slightly dam., traces of weathering, cracks, minor missing parts, on metal base; Toraja tombs are of two types. In some cases, portrait sculptures of the deceased stand in cliffside galleries. In others, the remains are placed in small caves in the rock which are sealed by a hardwood door like the present one. In many cases the entire surface is carved as the simple emblematic image of a buffalo head, rich in connotations of rank and wealth.
M: 42 x 39 cm
M: 42 x 15.4 inch
Provenance
Coll. Hubert Berke, Köln-Rodenkirchen, Germany (painter, in 1932 one of the last scholars of Paul Klee at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf)
Literature
Barbier, Jean Paul, Newton, D. (ed.), Islands and Ancestors, München 1988, p. 260 f.
Price: 3500 - 6000 €
8 Medicine receptacle "perminaken"
This object is not available any more.
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak
wood, fine reddish brown shiny patina, bamboo, lid with equestrian figure, beautiful detail: the figures back of the head carved with a lizard-like being in flat relief, slightly dam., cracks (left side of the head, receptacle); used by sorcerers to keep magical material called "pupuk" or lime.
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Provenance
Coll. August Flick, Cologne, Germany
Literature
Sibeth, Achim, Mit den Ahnen leben, Stuttgart 1990, p. 138 f.
Sold.
9 Amulette
This object is not available any more.
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba Batak
bone, fine incised magical sayings and paintings, blackened
L: 40 cm
L: 15.7 inch
Literature
Sibeth, Achim, Mit den Ahnen leben, Stuttgart 1990, p. 109
Sold.
10 Ceremonial banner "palepai"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Lampung, Paminggir
cotton, silk, beige coloured fond, richly embroidered, the yarns coloured red brown with "menkudu"- root ("morinda citrifolia"), yellow with turmeric ("curcuma domestica") and blue with indigo ("indigofera"), a stylized ship in the centre, carrying ancestral passengers, borders with delicate patterns on either side, very good condition; restricted to the leaders of high-ranking noble families and clans, "palepai" were ceremonial wall hangings. Displayed on the right wall of the inner room of noble houses, "palepai" served as a backdrop for the principle figure, or figures, during important rites of passage, such as the naming of a child, circumcisions, marriages, funerals, and ceremonies marking advancements in social rank. The most widespread motifs on "palepai", as here, are stylized ships - otherworldly conveyances whose use perhaps symbolized the transition of the individual from one state to another.
L: 248 cm; B: 64 cm, around 1900
L: 97.6 inch; B: 25.2 inch, around 1900
Provenance
Coll. August Flick, Cologne, Germany
Price: 4000 - 8000 €
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