Online catalogue for the 68th tribal art auction
491 Two clubs
Tanzania, Gogo
wood, shiny, dark brown patina, similar in form, crowned by anthropomorphic heads with stylized facial features, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion, on metal plate
H: 53 cm resp. 54 cm
H: 20.9 inch resp. 21.3 inch
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Price: 350 - 700 €
492 Animal figure
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Hehe
terracotta, encrusted brown patina, quadruped with flat face and distinct withers, tail of animal hair, nearly the whole body wrapped in cloth, plant fibre cord, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
H: 13 cm; L: 18 cm
H: 5.1 inch; L: 7.1 inch
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Published in
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 104, ill. 12
Literature
Jahn, Jens (Hg.), Tanzania, München 1994, p. 214, ill. 130
Sold.
493 Loincloth
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Iraqw
tanned leather, consisting of various parts, joined by sewing them together, embroidered with blue, white and red miniature glass beads in circle motifs, red beaded seam, slightly dam., minor missing parts, spots, some beads missing, hook for fastening stripped
B: 98 cm; H: 62 cm
B: 38.6 inch; H: 24.4 inch
Provenance
Old German Colonial Collection
Sold.
494 Standing male figure
Tanzania, Kerewe
light brown wood, brown patina, angular forms, stylized facial features, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion, on wooden base
H: 75,5 cm
H: 29.7 inch
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Published in
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 56, ill. 6
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
495 Hairpin
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Kwere
wood, dark brown patina, crowned by a seated female "mwana hiti" figure, 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.
H: 22,5 cm
H: 8.9 inch
Provenance
Austrian Private Collection
Sold.
496 Stool
Tanzania, Kwere
heavy wood, partly shiny brown patina, a round hollowed seat supported by three u-shaped curved pillars, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (seat), traces of abrasion; stools are not part of the furnishing of houses, most of the people prefer to sit on mats. They rather belong to the families treasure and are handed over from one generation to the next. They are exclusively used for rituals, because it is forbidden to get sacred objects in touch with the ground.
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Published in
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 126, ill. 21
Price: 1200 - 2500 €
497 Animal mask (Ape)
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Mwera
wood, dark brown patina, brows of real hair, dottet scarification marks, plant fibre cord (for fixing the mask with the mouth), slightly dam., minor missing parts (snout, rim backside), on metal base; the Mwera are a small ethnical group living in the south-eastern coastal back-country of Tanzania. Their works can only hardly be differentiated from masks and figures of the neighbouring Makonde.
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Published in
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 93, ill. 3
Sold.
498 Figurine
This object is not available any more.
Tanzania, Pare
fired clay, dark brown coating, arms and navel marked by incisions, slightly dam., missing part at the base, rep. (neck)
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Published in
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p101, ill. 3
Sold.
499 Pair of seated figures
Tanzania, Shambala
terracotta, dark brown patina, short arms and legs, simplified facial features dominated by big ears, hole on top of the head, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
H: 11,5 cm resp. 12,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch resp. 4.9 inch
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Published in
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 102, ill. 5
Literature
Krieger, Kurt, Ostafrikanische Plastik, Berlin 1990, ill. 202
Price: 300 - 600 €
500 Calabash
Tanzania, Shambala
pumpkin, partly shiny patina, dark brown wood, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch
Provenance
Ralf Schulte-Bahrenberg, Duisburg, Germany
Published in
Schulte-Bahrenberg, Ralf (Hg.), Tansania, Stuttgart 2007, p. 87, ill. 19
Price: 160 - 300 €
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