Online catalogue for the 66th tribal art auction

1 Standing pair of rice deities "bulul"

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Philippines - Ifugao

wood, greyish-black patina, a male and a femele figure in homogenous posture rising from cubic bases, eyes with grey stone inlay, holes in the parting, missing parts (both bases), paint rubbed off, cracks; "bulul" figures are associated with the production of bountiful harvests, capable of miraculously increasing the rice before and after it is stored in the granary. They are usually made in pairs, one male and one female. They are inherited by the first child of the family, along with associated rice fields.

H: 60/61,5 cm
H: 60/24.2 inch

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2 Bowl-bearing figure

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Philippines - Ifugao

wood, blackish brown shiny patina, with both hands supporting a bowl on the head, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, crack backside

H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch

Provenance
Coll. Prof. Wolfgang Panzer, Heidelberg/Mainz, Germany, coll. in situ, 1931
Coll. Prof. Georg Elwert, Berlin, Germany (1993)

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3 Betel receptacle and muddler

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Philippines - Luzon

cylindrical bamboo receptacle, partly coated with fine plaited grass fiber netting, incised ornaments on the lid, two wooden toggles, good condition; additional: figural carved flat spoon, wood, reddish brown patina, Paiwan, Taiwan

H: 14 cm/26,5 cm
H: 5.5 inch/10.4 inch

Provenance
Prof. Wolfgang Panzer, Heidelberg/Mainz, Germany, coll. in situ 1931
Coll. Prof. Georg Elwert, Berlin, Germany (1993)

Price: 250 - 500 €

4 Protective figure

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Indonesia - Sumatra, Karo - Batak

wood, blackish brown patina, with tucked up legs sitting on a bell-shaped base, the large head provided with a short flat chin and a bulky nose, supporting a funnel-shaped receptacle on top, dam. (nose), missing parts (base), cracks

H: 49,5 cm
H: 19.5 inch

Provenance
Private Collection, The Netherlands

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5 Medicine horn "naga marsarang"

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Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - Batak

horn, wood, animal hair, shiny dark brown patina, stopper in shape of an equestrian figure, coiffure of animal hair, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion; after his magic staff and the magic book "pustaha", the medicine horns "naga marsarang", also known as "sahan", where the most important ritual paraphernalia of the "datu" priest. These remarkable objects were used to store the magical substances known as "raja ni pagar".

L: 53 cm
L: 20.9 inch

Literature
Sibeth, Achim, Mit den Ahnen leben, Stuttgart 1990, p. 142, ill. 175

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6 Ceremonial mask: wild pig

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Indonesia - Borneo, Bahau Dayak

wood, greyish brown patina, flat vaulted calotte, an elongated snout with indicated tusks and movable jaw, fixed by plant fibre, bamboo cross bar on the back for fixing the mask with the mouth (traces of use), slightly dam., paint rubbed off; representing a wild pig, a particular garden pest. During planting rituals, the ancestors were asked to protect growing crops and keep these pests away from garden plots.

L: 62 cm
L: 24.4 inch

Provenance
Francois Coppens, Brussels, Belgium

Literature
Jay, Sian, Art of the Ancestors, Nias, Batak, Dayak, London 2007, p. 58

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7 Door panel

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Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak

wood, greyish black patina, massive wooden plank, in nearly full length carved with a crocodile, wooden bar on one side, slightly dam., missing parts, cracks

M: 90 cm x 50 cm
M: 35.4 inch x 19.7 inch

Provenance
Henk Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Price: 2500 - 4000 €

8 Rice ladle

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Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak

wood, blackened, flat oval ladle with pierced handle in shape of a dragon-like phantastic being, flat bottom, slightly dam., cracks, minor missing parts, rep. (dragons tail)

H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch

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9 Seat of honor "osa' osa"

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Indonesia - Nias

limestone, square stone seat in the shape of a mythical bird with three dragon heads "lasara", as symbol of the lower world, while the composite bird tails are symbol of the higher world, rising from four feet, slightly dam., minor missing parts, rep. (dragon head and birds tail on the left); this monster, called "lasara", symbolized the underworld. Here it has birds tails, symbolizing the upperworld and possibly suggesting cosomological totality.

H: 36 cm; 30 cm x 30 cm (seat)
H: 14.2 inch; 11.8 inch x 11.8 inch (seat)

Literature
Nias, Tribal Treasures, Cosmic reflections in stone, wood and gold, Delft 1990, p. 195, ill. 11
Stöhr, W., Art of the archaic Indonesians, Genf o.J., p. 33

Price: 1800 - 3000 €

10 Male ancestor figure "adu zatua"

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Indonesia - Nias

wood, matt blackish brown patina, a high towering crown-shaped head ornament with coiled fern ornaments "ni 'o wöli wöli" and hanging earring, slightly dam.; the people of Nias believe that the spirits of the dead possess supernatural power and are able to influence the living in a positive or negative way. By venerating "adu zatua", wooden images carved in their likeness, they try to appease the spirits and keep them well-disposed.

H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch

Provenance
Private Collection, Nuremberg, Germany

Literature
Nias, Tribal Treasures, Cosmic reflections in stone, wood and gold, Delft 1990, p. 203

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