Online catalogue for the 67th tribal art auction

51 Small stoup

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Curiosities

stone, yellowish patina, decorated with circular ornaments, min. dam., minor missing parts traces of abrasion; a holy water font or stoup is a vessel containing holy water generally placed near the entrance of a church. It is used in Catholic Church and Lutheran churches, as well as some Anglican churches to make the Sign of the Cross using the holy water upon entrance and exit. Holy Water is blessed by a priest, and Catholics believe it can repel evil and cleanse venial sins, although its primary purpose is to remind people of their baptism.

H: 8 cm; D: 13,5 cm, ca. 11th century
H: 3.1 inch; D: 5.3 inch, ca. 11th century

Provenance
French Private Collection, Paris,

Price: 400 - 800 €

52 Capital

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Curiosities

light coloured stone, remains of polychrome paint, carved with acanthus, dam., missing part, paint rubbed off; in architecture the capital (from the Latin "caput" =head) forms the topmost member of a column (or pilaster). It mediates between the column and the load thrusting down upon it, broadening the area of the column's supporting surface. The capital, projecting on each side as it rises to support the abacus, joins the usually square abacus and the usually circular shaft of the column.

H: 13 cm
H: 5.1 inch

Price: 200 - 400 €

53 Casket

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Curiosities

wood, partly gold-plated, lined with blue fabric, inside 76 letters made from ivory (?), keyhole on the frontside (key missing), min. dam., slight traces of usage; coming from Germany.

H: 8 cm; B: 14 cm, ca. 17th century
H: 3.1 inch; B: 5.5 inch, ca. 17th century

Price: 500 - 1000 €

54 Model of a sled

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Curiosities

made from the lower jaw of reindeer (?), wooden seat stretched with animal skin, rep., min. dam.; a dog sled is a sled pulled by one or more sled dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. Numerous types of sleds are used, depending on their function. Dog power has been utilized for hunting and travel for over a thousand years. As far back as the 10th century these dogs have contributed to human culture.

L: 25 cm; H: 16 cm
L: 9.8 inch; H: 6.3 inch

Provenance
collected in Greenland in the 1960's

Sold.

55 Boat model with figure

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Curiosities

leather, wood, fabric, slender kayak with a wooden frame, coated by animal skin, seperate half figure with customary clothes, holding a paddle. min. dam., on wooden base; a kayak is a small human-powered boat that traditionally has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler who strokes a double-bladed paddle. They were originally developed by indigenous Inuit people, who used the boats to hunt on inland lakes, rivers and coastal waters of the Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic, Bering Sea and North Pacific oceans. These first kayaks were constructed from stitched seal or other animal skins stretched over a wood or whalebone-skeleton frame.

L: 63,5 cm, beginning of 20th century
L: 25 inch, beginning of 20th century

Literature
Fitzhugh, William W. & Aron Cromwell, Crossroads of Continents, Baltimore 1988, p. 158 f.

Sold.

56 Snuff container

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Curiosities

wood, shiny brown patina, in form of a kangaroo sitting on its hind legs, wooden plug at the back, min. dam., slight traces of usage; when snuff taking was fashionable, the manufacture of snuff accessories was a lucrative industry in several cultures. In Europe, snuff boxes ranged from those made in very basic materials, such as horn, to highly ornate designs featuring precious materials made using state of the art techniques. Since prolonged exposure to air causes snuff to dry out and lose its quality, pocket snuff boxes were designed to be airtight containers with strong hinges.

H: 10 cm, 19th century
H: 3.9 inch, 19th century

Provenance
English Collection, Great Britain

Price: 350 - 600 €

57 Flintlock lighter

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Curiosities

metal, designed like a japanese netsuke, of oval, folding form with small eyelet, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion; netsukes are toggle or knob-like items, used for fixing all kind of utensils, like tobacco pouch, wallet, writing implements or medicine jars to the kimono, for the japanese costumes didn't know any pockets. Everything which could not be stored in the roomy sleeves, was stuck into the so-called "obi", a fabric belt around the waist. Therefore the items were attached to silk cords on one end, with a wooden counterpart, the so-called netsuke on the other end. "Ne" means "root wood", "tsuke" implies "to attach something", so "netsuke" in the figurative sense means "root wood for fixing". Naturally this kind of art was finished when the european clothing with pockets was introduced. Around 1900 they were only produced for european collectors. Aside of wood, ivory, horn, laqquer and porcelain every possible material could be used, provided that a handy form could be achieved with it.

L: 4,5 cm, ca. 17th/18th century
L: 1.8 inch, ca. 17th/18th century

Price: 1000 - 2000 €

58 Charivari

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Curiosities

consisting of metal chain links and fox teeth, two eyelets, min. dam.; a charivari is a piece of jewelry with gemstones, coins, medals, paws, badger beards, teeth of different animals. Traditionally it is by man in combination with leather trousers. It served as adornment or as lucky charm for successful hunting and prestige symbol for farmers.

L: 25 cm
L: 9.8 inch

Price: 200 - 400 €

59 Silk shoes

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Curiosities

pink silk fabric with flower stitcheries, very small, worn bei women with binded feet, rep., traces of usage, minor water spots; foot binding was the custom of binding the feet of young girls painfully tight to prevent further growth. The tiny narrow feet were considered beautiful and to make a woman's movements more feminine and dainty. Although reformers challenged the practice, it was not until the early twentieth century that footbinding generally died out, partly from changing social conditions and partly as a result of anti-footbinding campaigns. Foot-binding resulted in lifelong disabilities for most of its subjects.

L: 15,5 cm, H: 7 cm
L: 6.1 inch, H: 2.8 inch

Price: 450 - 900 €

60 Slip-on heels

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Curiosities

pink fabric with elaborate pastel green stitcheries, for the small silk shoes, worn by women with binded feet, min. dam., slight traces of usage

L: 7 cm; H: 6 cm
L: 2.8 inch; H: 2.4 inch

Price: 450 - 900 €