Online catalogue for the 68th tribal art auction

71 Four vessels

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Peru/Mexico

a double stirrup vessel of the Chimu/Peru, clay, black pigment, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, minor missing parts, h: 19 cm; two vessels of the Moche/Peru, fired reddish clay, both in form of a seated human with a hole on top of the head, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion , h: 14 cm resp. 14,5 cm; additional: a seated figure (coast watcher), Veracruz/ Mexico, stylized angular forms, rep., missing parts (headgear), h: 17 cm

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Sold.

72 Four small receptacles

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Egypt

alabaster, of bellied resp. cylindrical forms, min. dam., minor missing parts, fissures, slight traces of abrasion

H: 5 cm - 8 cm
H: 2 inch - 3.1 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

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73 Mummy mask

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Egypt

wood, the head ornament covered with clay-like mass and gypsum, originally painted in bright colours, the face without mass, dominated by the large painted eyes, written remark backside: "Last remains of my ...excavations in ...1893...E. Heltzel" (difficult to read or not readable at all), dam., missing parts; these masks were not intended as portraits of their subject. Rather, they represented the idealized features of the deceased following his resurrection as a divine being in the afterlife.

H: 26,5 cm, Late Period, 750 - 300 B.C.
H: 10.4 inch, Late Period, 750 - 300 B.C.

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Literature
Schulz, Regine & Matthias Seidel, Egyptian Art, Baltimore 2009, p. 36

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74 Mask "geh-naw"

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Liberia, Bassa

light brown wood, black patina, hollowed facial plane, elaborate coiffure in seven lobes, pierced around the rim, min. dam., traces of abrasion; the mask type "geh-naw" belongs to a secret society called "chu-den-zo". It used to entertain the audience when the initiated boys returned from the bush camp or when distinguished guests came to visit the village. The dancer wore the mask on the forehead, looking through a gap within the cloth, veiling his head and the upper part of his body.

H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Literature
Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München, Berlin 1994, p. 62

Price: 500 - 1000 €

75 Six miniature masks "ma go"

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Liberia, Bassa

wood, brown patina, three masks of the Bassa/Liberia, three from the Dan/Ivory Coast, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion; these miniature masks are called "ma go ", which means "small head". On travels they act as a substitute for the big masks in representing the helping spirit.

H: 6 cm - 12,5 cm
H: 2.4 inch - 4.9 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

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76 Helmet mask "sowei" of the "bundu" society

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Sierra Leone, Mende

wood, beautiful dark brown shiny patina, of typical form: cylindrical, with a compressed diamond-shaped face and voluminous neck rolls, five-parted coiffure, slightly dam., minor missing parts, small traces of insect caused damage; "sowei" masks are commissioned and worn by women, although carved by men. They are associated with the education and socialization of young females, and their excision ceremonies are supervised by the "bundu" or "sande" societies. Senior woman wear these masks at the termination of initiation ceremonies in order to embody their patron spirit a persona of fecundity and grace, known as "sowei". The neck rings, which are a significant characteristic of all "sowei" masks should not be regarded as representing obesity but of placing a plastic emphasis on the fine lines of the neck which are highly esteemed and regarded as being beautiful.

H: 33 cm
H: 13 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany
Christie's Paris, Art Africain et Océanien, 1 décembre 2010, lot 74

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77 Helmet mask "sowei" of the "bundu" society

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Sierra Leone, Mende

wood, blackish brown patina, of typical form: cylindrical with a compressed diamond-shaped face and voluminous neck rolls, high vaulted coiffure with knob-shaped end piece, pierced around the rim, min. dam., fissures, slight traces of abrasion

H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

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78 Ritual object "anok"

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Guinea, Baga

wood, brown patina, a columnar neck supporting a narrow anthropomorphic head with a long beak and elaborate headcrest in openwork design, min. dam., cracks, traces of abrasion; important requisite of the "simo" secret society. In front of the "anok" and through him, the young initiate is prepared for his rights and duties as adequate member of the social community. During the closing ceremonies antelope horns, filled with magical substances, were stuck into the openings of the anok. After the circumcision the young man takes the horns and keeps them. The "anok" plays an important role at harvest rites and at funeral ceremonies for important clan members as well.

H: 50 cm; L: 100 cm
H: 19.7 inch; L: 39.4 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Literature
Bamert, Arnold, Afrika, Olten 1980, p. 4

Price: 1000 - 2000 €

79 Maternité

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Guinea-Bissau, Bidyogo

wood, beautiful rich honey brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, carrying a child on the back, carved with loincloth and headcrest for carrying heavy stocks, well-balanced forms, hands and facial features elaborate carved, slightly dam., cracks (base, head crest), minor missing parts

H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

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80 Female figure

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Guinea-Bissau, Bidyogo

light weighted wood, matt middle brown patina, symmetrical body, a beautiful modelled face with simple facial features and helmet-shaped coiffure, ring-shaped loincloth, the legs subsequently cut and provided with bars for mortising the figure into the base, dam. (nose), paint rubbed off, crack, on pedestal; the Bidyogo are a small ethnical group in Guinea Bissau, living on the Bissagos islands off the coast. Everything sacred bears the Creole name "iran", and causes awe and respect among the people. Present figure presumably the depiction of a female ancestor.

H: 40,5 cm
H: 15.9 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Price: 3000 - 6000 €