Online catalogue for the 67th tribal art auction

121 Chief's cane

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North America, Iroquois

wood, reddish brown patina, natural grains recognizable, round in cross-section, the natural form of the branch recognizable: the habile handle bent and carved with an anthropomorphic face, tip and ring-shaped brass cap at the bottom, slightly dam., paint rubbed off in the handle area, cracks at the bottom; very old and rare piece !

L: 90 cm, um 1900
L: 35.4 inch, um 1900

Provenance
Niagara Falls Museum, Ontario, Canada
Bill Jamieson, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Price: 4000 - 8000 €

122 Tobacco pouch

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North America, Ojibwa

very soft, light-coloured leather (deer or antelope), red taffeta, miniature glass beads, to the front entirely embroidered with stylized flower motive, elaborate fine work, holes in the leather where originally a leather string was thread for lacing up the pouch, stipped in parts, slightly soiled by usage, but in good condition

H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch

Provenance
Canadian Private Collection, Calgary, Alberta

Price: 900 - 1800 €

123 Beaded womans dress

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North America, Sioux

of very soft and light-beige leather, T-shaped, sewn together of various pieces, round neckline, sleeves and shoulder part elaborate embroidered with miniature glass beads, mainly indigo blue, red and white, sleeves and lower rim of the dress fringed, some downy feathers attached, very large size, just small tears in the leather, in very good condition, label with museum number attached "AF 4775"; the Plain Indians made their clothes especially from soft deer- or antelope leather. The women wore such long leather dresses as the present, together with knee-high leggings, moccasins and bison robes.

L: 129 cm, around 1900
L: 50.8 inch, around 1900

Provenance
Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum, Banff, Alberta, Canada (former: Luxton Museum of the Plains Indian)
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Literature
Boden, Gertrud, Nordamerika, Die Sammlung des Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museums, Köln 1995, p. 160 f.

Price: 10000 - 20000 €

124 Leggings

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North America, Sioux

made from rectangular pieces of very soft, light-coloured leather, tube-like sewn together, the front decorated with beaded bands with a white fond and graphic patterns in red, blue and green, leather straps for attachment, leather fringes, museum label "Glenbow Museum" and sewn sticker "AF 2819 A", slightly spotty, but in very good condition; men of the Plain Indians wore moccasins, leggings, loincloth and bison robe. Leather skirts first became customary in the middle of the 19th century.

L: 78 cm, around 1900
L: 30.7 inch, around 1900

Provenance
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Literature
Boden, Gertrud, Nordamerika, Die Sammlung des Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museums, Köln 1995, p. 162 f.

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125 dropped

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126 Ocarina

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Costa Rica

ceramic, remains of black and white paint, in form of a stylized bird, collection number "14.B" at the bottom. min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, minor missing parts; the ocarina is an ancient flute-like wind instrument. Variations do exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. It is often ceramic, but other materials may also be used, such as wood, glass, clay, and metal.

H: 15,5 cm; L: 25 cm
H: 6.1 inch; L: 9.8 inch

Provenance
Jaap Hillenius, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dick Meijer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Price: 1200 - 2500 €

127 Figur of a protective spirit "uchu"

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Panama, Kuna, San Blas Islands

wood, middle and dark brown patina, crude carved: standing figure with sports jacket and tie, brows and nose forming a prominent T-shaped zone, slightly dam., metal plate; the San Blas are a group of 365-378 islands located in the Caribbean off the coast of Panama. Many of the San Blas are inhabited by their indigenous Indian tribe, the Kuna.

H: 29 cm
H: 11.4 inch

Provenance
American Collection

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128 Standing female figure

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Ecuador, Jamacoaque

clay, partly shiny patina, blue, black and white paint remains, wearing a necklace, bracelets and nose ornament, min. dam., traces of abrasion; the civilization of the Jamacoaque flourished from about 350 B.C. to 1540 A.D. They lived along the coast of northern Ecuador. They were not under the rule of the Incas, though they did trade with them. The Jamacoaque traded extensively with other peoples of South America and exported items as far north as Mexico.

H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch

Price: 3000 - 6000 €

129 Seated female figure

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Ecuador, Jamacoaque

light beige clay, matt patina, remains of green and reddish paint, hollow, sitting in a dominant awesome posture, showing aristocratic features with a big hook nose, wearing a long garment and elaborate headdress, adorned with nose ring, necklace and ear ornaments, holding an item in her hands, several piercings (neck, upper arms, soles of foot, bottom), rep., fissures, slight traces of abrasion

H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch

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130 Janus head

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Peru, Chancay

light wood, homogeneous faces: an elongated head with horizontal brow line and tapering chin, eyes and mouth modelled with clay-like mass, remains of red pigment, dam., cracks, missing parts, the wood corky-like in some areas, on metal base; probably used for death cult. Red is the colour of the east, of the rising sun and thus a sign of resurrection to a new life. The graves and even the buried dead often were abundantly grit with cinnabar pigment.

H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch

Literature
Hoffmann, Ulrich (Hg.), Frauen des alten Amerika in Kult und Alltag, Stuttgart 2001, p. 134

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