Online catalogue for the 65th tribal art auction
211 Janus figure
This object is not available any more.
Togo, Lamba
wood, slightly shiny reddish brown patina, sharing one cylindrical body, crude carved on either side, asymmetrical shoulders, simple facial features: nose and mouth just marked by notches, the arms carved in flat relief, varying in posture, the foot tips pointing in different directions, slightly dam., cracks, on block-like base
H: 42,5 cm
H: 16.7 inch
Literature
Amrouche, Pierre, Corps & Decors, Statuaire Lamba et Losso du Togo, Paris 2008, ill. 135
Price: 2000 - 4000 €
212 Small standing figure "yendu tchitchiri"
Togo, Moba
wood, partly shiny brown patina, of abstract form without recognizable facial features, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on metal base; according to size and usage the sculptures of the Moba can be divided in three groups: the smaller figures, displayed on altars are called "yendu tchitchiri" and have protective function for personal use; the sculptures of medium are called "bavong tchitchiri". The big sculptures finally, represent the clan founder "sakap", they are called "sakap tchitchiri" and protect the whole village.
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Provenance
Galerie Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Price: 400 - 800 €
213 Female ancestor figure "bavong tchitchiri"
This object is not available any more.
Togo, Moba
wood, matt patina, of stylized form, crowned by a flattened head without facial features, min. dam., fissures, minor missing parts, on wooden base; "bavong tchitchiri" figures represent a near ancestor of the head of the family. They were displayed on the family altar "bavong" and should protect the whole family. Only the male descendants of diviners were allowed to carve "tchitchiri" figures. There are three different kinds of "tchitchiri", distinguished by size, representing various contents.
H: 57 cm
H: 22.4 inch
Provenance
Coll. Ivanowski, Nancy, France
Sold.
214 Anthropomorphic mask with horns
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Basa Nge
wood, brown patina with traces of black paint, half-spherical vaulted, the front side carved with a heart-shaped facial plane with a large tapering nose, pupils with glass inlay, raised and grooved scarification marks, mirror-like ornaments, slightly dam., minor missing parts (above all backside at the rim), on metal base; the Basa-Nge are Nupe people located in the Benue and Niger region. They live on the banks of the Niger and inland. We do not know of any extended study on their culture. A few wooden sculptures are attributed to them and the raffia production of the Nge women is well known. Masks of the Basa-Nge are rare, curiously they are used today by the Muslims to celebrate the end of Ramadan.
H: 56 cm
H: 22 inch
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
Expertise
Certificat d' Authenticite, Galerie Dufour, Saint Maur, France, 16 Avril 2004
Literature
Neyt, Francois, The Arts of the Benue, Belgien 1985, ill. II.61
Sold.
215 Zoomorphic mask "azigho"
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Bini
wood, polychrome paint, of oval form with a high forehead and v-shaped horns, tribe-typical facial features with slanting eyes and small slits underneath, pierced around the rim, min. dam., paint rubbed off, minor missing parts, on metal base; this animal mask with human features depicts an antelope.
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
Expertise
Certificat d' Authenticite, Galerie Dufour, Saint Maur, France, 22. Nov. 1999
Literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 83
Price: 2500 - 5000 €
216 Double figure
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Chamba
wood, partly shiny patina, two figures with cylindrical torsi rising from one pair of legs, the female figure (identifiable by the red colour) with one-parted, the male figure with two-parted coiffure, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on base; presumably a variation of "tauwa" figures, which have a pure protective function. They mainly should help against snake venom, but they are used at harvest festivities as well. The female ones are called "tau-kendoa" and the male "tau-wandoa".
H: 51,5 cm
H: 20.3 inch
Provenance
Coll. Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Literature
Fardon, Richard, Stelzig, Christine, Column to volume, London 2005, p. 45, ill. 4f
Price: 3000 - 6000 €
217 Mask board
Nigeria, Eket
wood, polychrome paint, partly encrusted patina, consisting of three parts, fixed with rotan, the middle panel carved with a big mask face, the side panels with miniature masks, bamboo and plant fibre structure for fixation backside, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on metal base; probably used by the "ekpo" society as well as by the "ekong" society. The "ekpo" society became known for human sacrifices, their antichristian attitude and the use of poison to keep social and political control.
H: 26 cm; L: 64 cm
H: 10.2 inch; L: 25.2 inch
Literature
Neyt, Francois, L'Art Eket, Paris 1979, ill. 34
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
218 Post figure
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Eket
wood, mat greyish brown patina, an elongated, armless torso, crowned by human head with tribe-typical facial features and round, flattened headgear, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, on metal base
H: 65,5 cm
H: 25.8 inch
Literature
Neyt, Francois, L'Art Eket, Paris 1979, ill. 7
Price: 750 - 1500 €
219 Standing female figure
Nigeria, Goemai
wood, red and blackish brown patina, scarification marks aside the mouth, slightly dam., minor missing parts (breasts, left arm and hand, lobes, skirt), paint rubbed off, on metal plate; carved figures mostly appear in connection with the mens society "kwompten", whose activities are kept strictly confidential from non-initiates and women. Obviously they were used for healing rites, at which the figures task is to find out the cause of the illness. In return the convalescent has to arrange a feast for the village community and has to sacrifice a goat and millet.
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Provenance
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 166
Price: 1700 - 3000 €
220 Colon figure: soldier
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Ibibio
wood, polychrome paint, movable arms, carved with uniform and military cap, dam., missing parts (fingers of the left hand), abrasion, rest. (both heels), metal plate
H: 66,5 cm
H: 26.2 inch
Provenance
Bonhams, San Francisco, USA
Sold.
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