Online catalogue for the 68th tribal art auction
421 Standing female figure
This object is not available any more.
Cameroon, Mambila
wood, partly encrusted patina, paint remains, knock knees with the feet turned inside, the head characterized by large round eyes, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, on pedestal
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Provenance
Paul & Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland (1971)
Price: 900 - 1800 €
422 Fertility doll
This object is not available any more.
Cameroon, Namchi
wood, shiny brown patina, massive shoulders, a striking small head with crested coiffure, min. dam., missing parts, on base; among the Namchi, unadorned dolls made by blacksmiths are young girl's playthings. When beads, bells and coins are added, however, the doll becomes a surrogate baby for a woman who is having difficulty in getting pregnant.
H: 14,5 cm
H: 5.7 inch
Provenance
Belgian Private Collection
Literature
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn't she a doll? Los Angeles 1996, p. 76 ff.
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
423 Fertility doll
This object is not available any more.
Cameroon, Namchi
wood, shiny blackish brown patina, of abstract form, almost completely wrapped in strings of glass beads with attached shells, metal rings and coins, wearing a bag, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Sold.
424 Trumpet
Gabon, Fang
ivory, natural grains, fine aged honey and reddish brown patina, polished, the corpus of the broad ending was abraded as thin as a piece of cardboard, the bell mouth is 4,5 cm in diameter, the narrow ending with oval opening, crowned by five stylized human faces without facial features and a flat headgear, min. dam., small missing parts, cracks through age, on wooden base
H: 34,5 cm, pre-Convention
H: 13.6 inch, pre-Convention
Provenance
Craig de Lora, New Jersey, USA
Literature
Falgayrettes-Leveau, Christine, Gabon présence des esprits, Paris 2006, p. 168 f.
Price: 4000 - 6000 €
425 Female ritual or ancestor statuette
This object is not available any more.
Gabon, Lumbo
wood, black slightly shiny patina, wrapping with copper wire (upper arm), necklace with miniature glass beads, rising from an elevated base, showing a kind of courtly posture with both hands folded in front of the body, delicate carved facial features, elaborate coiffure, slightly dam., drilled holes around the side parts of the coiffure partly broken, on base
H: 33,5 cm
H: 13.2 inch
Provenance
Belgian Collection
Literature
Perrois, Louis & Ch. Grand-Dufay, Visions of Africa, Punu, Milan 2008, pl. 51
Sold.
426 Female figure
This object is not available any more.
Gabon, Punu
wood, light brown patina with traces of dark brown, holding a calabash in the right hand, face with lowered lids, belly and back hollowed with round cavities, zigzag scar pattern on the nape, slightly dam., minor chips, on pedestal; statuettes of the Punu or Lumbo are quite rare and all of them are female. Some are used in ancestor worship, others in healing and divination rites. the rainforest people of Shira, Punu and Lumbo were forced by the Fang to settle in the south and south-west of Gabon. Thus they became part of the fourty ethnies of Gabon which are closely related to each other in many ways. All Lumbo statuettes are female. Some are used in ancestor worship, others in healing and divination rites. There is evidence of rapport between femaleness and magic in South Gabon. Those who heal and assist the "nganga" are mostly women. If the magician does not have the blood of victims specially sacrificed for the rite at his disposal, he may use menstrual blood or blood obtained from a recent birth.
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Literature
David, Jean & Jane, Gabon, Zürich 2005, p. 163
Perrois, Louis, Punu, Mailand 2008, pl. 49 f.
Price: 8000 - 15000 €
427 Face mask
This object is not available any more.
Gabon, Vuvi
wood, kaolin, dark brown patina, camwood powder, the facial plane withened with kaolin, high arching brows, painted linear tattoos below the eyes, drilled holes around the rim, slightly dam., on metal base; the Tsogho and the neighbouring Vuvi have similar traditions utilizing masks in initiation or funeral ceremonies. Masquerades that take place by night are sacred, with attendance usually restricted to initated males. Daytime ceremonies are for entertainment and may be witnessed by the entire community.
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Provenance
Douglas F. Fraser, New York City, USA
French Collection
Literature
Perrois, Louis, Arts du Gabon, Paris 1979, p. 266 f
Robbins, Warren M., Ingram Nooter, Nancy, African Art in American Collections, o.O. 1989, p. 351
Sold.
428 Anthropomorphic figure "yanda"
D. R. Congo, Azande
wood, slightly encrusted brown patina, rising from short legs, arms and facial features indicated, min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts through insect caused damage, on metal base
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Price: 450 - 900 €
429 Anthropomorphic figure "yanda"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Azande
wood, shiny brown patina, plant fibres, of abstract form, armless torso, only indicated facial features, min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base; the "yanda" figures were made for "mani" society. They were intended to promote the well-being of its members, especially their health and prosperity, they should guarantee safety from sorcery and general success
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Provenance
Mon Steyaert, Brussels, Belgium
Price: 1500 - 3000 €
430 Standing male figure
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Basikasingo
wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, both arms close to the body, ornamental bladebones, accentuated spine, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off, on plate; the Basikasingo have rites for ancestors, who have the power to cause disease and misfortune. If a mischief happened, people tried to experience the wishes of the ancestors by interpreting dreams and by sooth saying. They were kept in small shrines under the authority and guardianship of a petty chief, village headman or dominant lineage elder. Sometimes such figures were individually identified ancestors, called "bashumbu".
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch
Provenance
Adalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany
Literature
Biebuyck, Daniel P., Statuary from the pre-Bembe hunters, Tervuren 1981, p.115
Kerchache, Jacques, Paudrat, Jean-Louis u.a., Die Kunst des Schwarzen Afrika, Freiburg, Basel, Wien 1988, p. 584 f.
Sold.
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