Online catalogue for the 66th tribal art auction
151 Colon figure: Queen Victoria
This object is not available any more.
Nigeria, Yoruba
wood, light brown patina, slightly dam., cracks; typical portrait-like features with all the essential characteristics, such as it is known since the official photographs of Queen Victoria‘s Golden Jubilee in 1887. It was not uncommon for such images to find their way into the artwork of Sub-Saharan Africa during the colonial era.
H: 35,5 cm
H: 14 inch
Provenance
Coll. Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USA
Sold.
152 Friction oracle
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Lulua
light brown wood, shiny dark brown patina, consisting of two pieces, the upper part in the shape of a lstylized laying with a drilled hole in her breast, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion; questions are posed as the two boards are rubbed together. If the upper part, which may represent a female figure, stops and is leaning over towards the diviner, the answer is negative. If the upper part suddenly stops, as if fixed to the lower board, and the diviner cannot move it towards him, the answer is positive.
L: 13,5 cm
L: 5.3 inch
Provenance
Coll. Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USA
Literature
Herreman, Frank, To cure and protect, New York 1999, p. 31
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
153 Doll
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Tabwa
wood, reddish brown patina, flat round corpus with grooved decor, a long neck, carved with rings, hole in the parting, slightly dam., missing part, on base
H: 13,5 cm
H: 5.3 inch
Provenance
Coll. Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USA
Sold.
154 Stool
This object is not available any more.
Ethiopia, Gurage
wood, shiny reddish brown patina, three-legged, a round, slightly hollowed seat, backrest in diamond-shaped openwork design, min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
H: 77,5 cm
H: 30.5 inch
Provenance
Coll. Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USA
Sold.
155 Necklace
This object is not available any more.
India, Naga
consisting of bigger red beads and white and blue miniature beads, brass pendant in form of two stylized fishtails, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion
L: 42 cm
L: 16.5 inch
Provenance
Coll. Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USA
Literature
Kunz, Richard, Naga, Basel 2008, p. 158, ill. 263
Sold.
156 Memorial figure "ngya"
Sudan, Bongo
wood, light brown patina, carved with a peaked cap, shorts indicated, a head with triangular facial plane without neck rising from broad shoulders, dam., missing parts (both foot tips, right shoulder), cracks, on plate; these statues represent the departed and serve as a monument for the living, but also scare off witches through their striking human features. Since each Bongo man could gain prestige by successfully hunting large animals and killing enemies in battle, his relatives would honour him a year after his death by erecting these "ngya" figures on his graveside and holding a feast. Apart from the effigy of the deceased, the relatives would also add large notched posts that recorded the number of the deceased's successful kills - human and animal - and sometimes effigies of his victims.
H: 56 cm
H: 22 inch
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Literature
De Grunne, Bernard, Bongo, Brussels 2011, p. 4
Price: 2000 - 4000 €
157 Four necklaces
This object is not available any more.
West Africa
coloured beads, varying in form and size, partly mille fiori, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
L: 31 cm - 41 cm
L: 12.2 inch - 16.1 inch
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
158 Mask "geh naw"
This object is not available any more.
Liberia, Bassa
wood, dark brown patina, traces of black colour, painted with red and white dots, half-spherical forehead tattoo, drilled holes around the rim with small remains of cord and fabric, partly broken, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off, on metal base; the Bassa have several secret societies for men and women. The "geh-naw" masks belong to the so-called "chu-den-zo". The masks are fixed to a plaited frame, worn on the forehead. The mask appears when the young initiates return from the bush camps, or important persons come to visit the village.
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch
Provenance
A. De Jong, The Netherlands
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
159 Mask wih horns
This object is not available any more.
Liberia, Dan
wood, reddish brown patina, small remains of black and white pigment, large circular eyes framed by a raised rim, the diamond-shaped mouth carved with a row of teeth, dam., minor missing parts (nose, mouth), missing parts through insect caused damage (both horns, backside on the upper rim), rep. (left horn tip, right horn, left rim on the back); according to H. Himmelheber present mask type is quite rare to find.
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Provenance
Hans Himmelheber, Heidelberg, Germany
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany
Galerie Wolfgang Ketterer, München, 128. Auktion, April 1988, lot 138
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
160 Miniature mask "ma go"
This object is not available any more.
Liberia, Mano
wood, greyish brown, partly encrusted patina, of oval form, the eye zone deepened in a horizontal line, rising forehead with "toothed" rim zone, slightly dam., minor chips, on metal base; the miniature masks are possessed by individuals who usually keep them carefully hidden in a pocket or in a kind of cloth or raffia case, like private objects endowed with the power to protect the owner. Their essential function may be compared with that of certain sacred images or talismans. The masks were "nourished" with chicken blood, palm oil and the remains of food, which in time form encrustations or a patina on its surface.
H: 8 cm
H: 3.1 inch
Provenance
collected by Peter Nelson, a member of the Piece Corps in 1961
Literature
Tagliaferri, Aldo, Miniature masks from West Africa, Mailand 1997, ill. 14 f.
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
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