Online catalogue for the 66th tribal art auction

21 Standing ancestor figure

This object is not available any more.

Western Nepal

dark brown wood, covered by a thick layer of white pigment, angular forms, tube-like limbs, both hands resting on the chest, asymmetrical facial features, crowned by a flat headgear, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base

H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch

Literature
Chazot, Eric, Himalayas, Art & Shamans, Paris 2009, ill. 93
Petit, Marc, Nepal, Chamanisme et Sculpture Tribale, Pamplona 2009, p. 116 f., ill. 37

Price: 900 - 1500 €

22 Sitting figure

This object is not available any more.

Nepal - Area of Humla

wood, greyish brown patina, hands in praying gesture, flat face with deepened eyes and mouth, supporting a metal bowl on the head, traces of weathering, insect caused damage, cracks, minor missing parts

H: 50 cm
H: 19.7 inch

Sold.

23 Mask

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Nepal

wood, encrusted patina, remains of paint, of angular form with slanting eyes, accentuated cheeks and moustache, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, on metal base; probably a depiction of Shiva.

H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

Literature
Chazot, Eric, Himalayas, Art & Shamans, Paris 2009, ill. 40

Price: 1200 - 2000 €

24 Mask "dung eater"

This object is not available any more.

Nepal, Magar

made from a mushroom, blackened, form of the mushroom recognizable, incised moustache, drilled holes with remains of cord material, slightly dam., pait rubbed off (nose)

H: 14 cm
H: 5.5 inch

Literature
Als die Götter noch jung waren, Offenburg 2002, p. 58

Price: 800 - 1500 €

25 dropped

This object is not available any more.

26 Mask "fagli"

This object is not available any more.

India, Arunachal Pradesh

wood, remains of polychrome paint, elongated face with a teeth-revealing mouth, kind of trident on the forehead, rep. (right cheek), missing parts (headgear), traces of abrasion

H: 45 cm, late 19th century
H: 17.7 inch, late 19th century

Literature
Pannier, Francois, Masks of the Himalaya, o.O. 2009, ill. 12

Price: 1500 - 3000 €

27 Mask "citipati"

This object is not available any more.

India, Arunachal Pradesh

wood, partly shiny dark brown patina, in form of a stylized skull, min. dam., fissures, minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion; the "masters of the cemetery", or "citipati" are two skeletons, male and female, who performed a skeleton ritual dance. In most monasteries the dance, symbolizing the cycle of life and death, is peformed once in summer and once in winter time. According to a Tibetan legend, the two "citipatis" were ascetic monks in their former life. Deep in meditation, they did not realize that a thief cut off their heads and threw their bodies in the mud. They changed into wrathful death spirits, with vows of eternal vengeance.

H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch

Literature
Himalaya Masques, Suilly-la-Tour 2007, p. 37, ill. 19
Chazot, Eric, Masks of the Himalayas, New York 1990, p. 54 f.

Sold.

28 Face mask

This object is not available any more.

India, Arunachal Pradesh

wood, black patina, nearly naturalistic facial features, characterized by accentuated brows and a strong nose with curved bridge, slightly dam., on metal base; in Arunachal Pradesh to the extreme east of the Himalaya live some ethnic groups of Buddhist religion. The term "monpa" is used for all tribes of the area. Masked dances and pantomimes are quite popular. The characters they represent are kings, priests, laymen, gods, demons and clowns. The "monpa" perform among others the fascinating dance of the skulls which shows the way the soul is weighed by the god "yama", and according to its merits is directed to paradise or hell.

H: 23 cm, late 19th century
H: 9.1 inch, late 19th century

Literature
Chazot, Eric, Masks of the Himalayas, New York 1990, p. 78

Price: 1800 - 3500 €

29 Ceremonial post

This object is not available any more.

India

wood, middle brown patina, plank-shaped post, carved with six human skulls arranged on top of each other, remains of ornamental painting with white pigment, slightly dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage and weathering (above all at the bottom); such posts presumably were placed on burial cites.

H: 175 cm
H: 68.9 inch

Provenance
Private Collection, Stuttgart, Germany

Sold.

30 Architectural panel

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India, Naga, Tangkhul

wood, dark brown patina, remains of black paint, camwood powder and kaolin, massive wooden plank, carved with three anthropomorphic heads, the lower one wearing a warrior headdress with hornbill feathers, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, traces of insect caused damage, iron framing and pedestal; used to adorn the front of a village "morung" (men's house), with stylized severed heads. Tangkhul is a Naga tribe living in the Indo-Burma border area occupying the Ukhrul district in Manipur, India and the Somra Tangkhul hills in Upper Burma.

M: 130 cm x 41,5 cm
M: 51.2 inch x 16.3 inch

Price: 4000 - 8000 €