Online catalogue for the 66th tribal art auction
521 Mask
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Sukuma
light brown wood, dark brown, partly shiny patina, expressive facial features with pierced eyes and big mouth opening, coiffure with long leather strips, pierced around the rim, min. dam., missing parts (ears), slight traces of abrasion, on metal base
H: 33 cm
H: 13 inch
Provenance
Coll. Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Published in
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 96, ill. 12
Literature
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 411, ill. 221
Sold.
522 Helmet mask
Tanzania, Sukuma
wood, spotty brown, partly encrusted patina, asymmetrical ears, pierced around the rim, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage, cracks, slight traces of abrasion, on metal base
H: 33 cm
H: 13 inch
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Published in
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 95, ill. 9
Price: 1800 - 3000 €
523 Three fertility dolls "mwana hiti"
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Zaramo
wood, brown patina, of typical abstract form, partly wearing strings of glass beads around neck and hips, min. dam.
H: 10 cm - 12 cm
H: 3.9 inch - 4.7 inch
Provenance
Coll. Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany
Sold.
524 Grave sculpture
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Zaramo
wood, strong traces of weathering, round in cross section, a stylized "mwana hiti" figure on top, strong traces of weathering, cracks, min. insect caused damage, mounted on metal plate
H: 42 cm
H: 16.5 inch
Provenance
Coll. Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany
Literature
J. Jahn (Hrsg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 115, ill. 8
Sold.
525 Two hairpins
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Zaramo
wood, brown patina, each surmounted by an elaborate carved "mwana hiti" figure, min. dam.
L: 19,5 cm resp. 20,5 cm
L: 7.7 inch resp. 8.1 inch
Provenance
Coll. Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany
Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Sold.
526 Three hairpins
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Zaramo
wood, shiny patina, the upper parts carved in a variety of geometrical forms, partly in openwork-design, each with a stylized "mwana hiti" figure on top, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion; a Zaramo or Kwere husband gave his wife a hairpin either when the first daughter was born or when they moved into their own house. Afterwards the hairpins were worn as ornaments on festive occasions.
L: 24 cm - 31,5 cm
L: 9.4 inch - 12.4 inch
Provenance
Coll. Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany
Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Literature
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 138, ill. 46
Sold.
527 Four gourds
Tanzania, Zaramo
wood, pumpkin, oily patina, three of the gourds with wooden stoppers in the shape of "mwana hiti" figures, a further one with a wooden stopper in form of a human head, min. dam., slight traces of usage
H: 14,5 cm - 19,5 cm
H: 5.7 inch - 7.7 inch
Provenance
Coll. Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Price: 350 - 700 €
528 Anthropomorphic face mask
Tanzania, Ziba
light-weighted wood, blackish brown patina, a flat and oval facial plane with bulging forehead and a short bulky nose, the teeth inset with wooden splinters, tufts of animal hair as beard, slightly dam., minor missing parts, small traces of insect caused damage
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Literature
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, ill. 399
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
529 Magical horn
Tanzania, Zigua
animal horn, fabric, miniature glass beads, peg in shape of a human half figure with a small cavitiy on top of the head, min. dam., on metal base; the horns of various animals were filled with symbolic substances and closed by a large stopper. They were used to cure, heal, cast spells, divine and exorcise.
L: 40 cm
L: 15.7 inch
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Literature
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 123, ill. 16
Price: 650 - 1500 €
530 Magical horn
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Zigua
blackened, twisted animal horn (Kudu), a net-like knotted, thick encrusted plant fibre collar in the upper half, various attachments like bells and coins, stopper in shape of a human half figure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on metal base
H: ~ 109 cm
H: ~ 42.9 inch
Literature
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 122
Price: 650 - 1500 €
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