Online catalogue for the 65th tribal art auction
341 Tobacco container
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
wood, matt shiny patina, cylindrical form, handle in shape of a standing human figure, min. dam., slight traces of usage; Chokwe and related people smoked tobacco, or inhaled it as snuff within a ritual context in order to honour the memory of lineage ancestors.
H: 7 cm
H: 2.8 inch
Provenance
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Price: 250 - 500 €
342 Comb
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
wood, shiny brown patina, seven teeth, handle in open-work design, geometrical ornaments, min. dam., missing parts (teeth)
H: 14,5 cm
H: 5.7 inch
Price: 350 - 650 €
343 Lamellophone "sanza"
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
wood, metal, rectangular corpus, carved with geometrical ornaments and stylized human face, seven metal keys, min. dam., traces of usage and abrasion; the length of the keys determines the different pitches. While playing, the sanza is held in both hands and the two thumbs, sometimes even the forefinger are plucking the strings.
M: 18 x 10 cm
M: 18 x 3.9 inch
Provenance
Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Literature
Ginzberg, Marc, Afrikanische Formen, Mailand 2001, p. 136
Price: 700 - 1400 €
344 Standing figure
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
wood, matt patina, red pigment remains, closed contours, the body halves dyed in different colours, crowned by a big head with reduced facial features, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on base; probably used in the context of a obsession cult.
H: 18,5 cm
H: 7.3 inch
Sold.
345 Standing female figure
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
wood, shiny reddish and dark brown patina, pireced ears, carved with anklets, min. dam., minor missing parts (right ear), slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base; representing a mature and accomplished Chokwe woman whose body scarifications prove that she has undergone various forms of female initiation.
H: 34,5 cm
H: 13.6 inch
Provenance
Coll. Gerbrand Luttik, Soest, The Netherlands
Literature
Jordán, Manuel (ed.), Chokwe!, München, London, New York 1998, ill. 10
Sold.
346 Face mask "mwana pwo"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
wood, red dyed facial plane, inset teeth (stone?), grooved nose bridge, cheeks and chin circular flattened, net-like plant fibre bonnet with abundant grass fibre backside, dam., small missing parts through insect caused damage, on metal base; embodying the ideal of a young, beautiful and fertile woman. The "pwo" mask should give fertility to the audience and fulfilled educational purposes as well: the dancers moved gracefully, thus teaching the girls to move in the same way. The mask appeared at the end of initiation rites, sometimes accompanied by the chief´s male mask "cihongo".
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Provenance
Henning Schmejkal, Holle, Germany
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Price: 1200 - 2500 €
347 Standing figure
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Dengese
wood, polychrome paint, the facial features dominated by big eyes and painted stripes on the cheeks, surmounted by a conical headgear, dam., missing parts (base), slight traces of abrasion, on metal base
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch
Provenance
Werner Fischer, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 28
Price: 1400 - 2800 €
348 Fly whisk
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Dengese
ivory, honey brown patina, carved with a human face, animal tail fixed by plant fibres, min. dam.; the originally pure functional use has developed in a highly decorative style, it became a prestige object. We may say that it is no longer a fly whisk but an emblem of power, a symbol of authority. These so-called "fly whisks" are part of the regalia of a chief or other political leader.
L: 42 cm
L: 16.5 inch
Provenance
Coll. Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Coll. Heinz Vowinkel, Ilvesheim, Germany
Price: 3500 - 7000 €
349 Small standing figure
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Diki - Diki
wood, middle brown patina, both hands resting on the chest, crowned by an oval head, dominated by big eyes and a triangular nose, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Price: 150 - 250 €
350 Standing male ancestor figure "singiti"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Hemba
wood, matt greyish brown patina, shiny blackish brown patina in some areas, bearded face with slightly asymmetrical facial features, cross-wise arranged coiffure, prominent male gender, slightly dam., cracks (left side of the body, back of the head), missing parts (base, foot zone), on metal plate; the sculptures of the Hemba belong to the most important works of art in Black Africa. "Singiti" figures always depict important persons, such as war lords, clan founders or local chiefs. They provide a literal and symbolic link between past generations and current clan leaders, whose families are entrusted with their ownership and care. They were kept in special ceremonial huts.
H: 64 cm
H: 25.2 inch
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, Important Tribal Art, November 14, 1995, lot 10
Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France
Gallery Bienenstein, Vienna, Austria
Price: 12000 - 20000 €
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