Online catalogue for the 68th tribal art auction

91 Mask "kpelie"

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Ivory Coast, Senufo

wood, black patina, red pigment remains, of typical form, projection in shape of a kappok fruit on top, old collection label "3683A", rep. (lobes), min. dam.

H: 44,5 cm
H: 17.5 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Literature
Burkhard, Gottschalk, Senufo, Düsseldorf 2009, p. 151

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92 Standing pair of figures

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Togo, Ada

wood, shiny reddish brown patina, a male and a female figure, of abstract form, round eyes, the female figure carrying a vessel on the head, min. dam., minor missing parts, on wooden base

H: 17,5 cm resp. 19,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch resp. 7.7 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

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93 Standing pair of figures

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Togo, Ada

wood, dark brown patina, traces of black paint, male/female, nearly identical formed, stylized forms, side by side mounted on a pedestal, slightly dam., crack; served for worshipping of the ancestors and were kept on private shrines inside the house.

H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

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94 Kola nut container

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Benin

light brown wood, brown patina, in form of a leopard's head with visible teeth and carved dots, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion; the leopard symbolizes the total harmony between two forces: menace and temperance, attributes an ideal leader (oba) should have. Like the Oba, the leopard has the privilege of a leader, the "right to kill" so he stands above life.

H: 12,5 cm; L: 17 cm
H: 4.9 inch; L: 6.7 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Literature
Roberts, Allen F., Animals in African Art, New York 1995, p. 170, ill. 120

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95 Ritual pedestal for a sacrificial bowl

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Rep. Benin, Dahomey

wood, polychrome paint, in shape of a leopard supporting a wound-up snake, surmounted by a small oval platform, slightly dam., minor missing parts, cracks, rep. (body of the snake), abrasion; present ritual pedestal for sacrificial bowls can be seen on a painting Emil Maetzels from 1922 with the title "Still life with vase and sculpture".

H: 32,5 cm
H: 12.8 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Literature
Tierplastik aus Afrika, Dresden 1995, p. 60, ill. 74

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96 Pair of figures

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Benin, Fon

brass with patina, two female figures standing next to each other, both in identical pose, dress and coiffure, holding a bow, min. dam., on base

H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

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97 Pair of shrine figures

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Nigeria, Anago

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint, both carved with loincloth, the male figure with playing a flute, slightly dam., paint rubbed off, rep. (base); the flute as classical attribute surely referring to the trickster god "eshu".The females hands up to the breasts may be interpreted as sacrificial gesture.

H: 26 cm, 27,5 cm
H: 10.2 inch, 10.8 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Literature
Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997, p. 205

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98 Two face masks

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Nigeria, Ibibio

wood, middle brown patina, nearly identical formed: painted eyes with sickle-shaped slits, diamond-shaped mouth, accentuated with red paint, ornamental decor in black colour, raised scarification marks, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off, rep. (backside on the rim); among the masquerades of the "ekpo" society exists a great number of quite different mask types, which may be separated into two distinct groups, the "idiok" and the "mfon" masks.

H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

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99 Mens vestment

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Nigeria, Nupe

typical indigo blue "sabu cloth" robe of strips of cotton fabric which are sewn together, narrow neck decolletage, extremely fine characteristic Bida embroidery showing clearly the "egba jufon" (small sword), the "gabiya" (triple leaf), the "gbanko tsufon" (strip above pocket) and the "gidan nazuman" (circle on the left), slightly dam., blotches (neck decolletage, embroidery); such vestments were reserved for men of high social prestige.

L: 119 cm; B: 220 cm
L: 46.9 inch; B: 86.6 inch

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

Literature
Lamb, Venice, Holmes, Judy, Nigerian Weaving, Lagos 1980, p. 70 f.

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100 Female twin figure "ere ibeji"

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Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of Egba

wood, reddish brown patina, black paint at the coiffure, strings of glass beads, beautiful modelled head with regular facial features, drilled pupils without nail heads, cap-like coiffure with grooved pattern, slightly dam., hairline crack (right side of the body), rep. (base); an "ibeji" figure is carved as symbolic replacement for a deceased twin and in order to serve as new abode for his soul.The "babalawo" performs the traditional ritual of transferring the soul into the wooden figure. They are called "ere ibeji". The Yoruba word "ibeji" means "twin", "ere" = "sacred image".

H: 23,5 cm, 19th century
H: 9.3 inch, 19th century

Provenance
Emil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germany

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