Online catalogue for the 69th tribal art auction
1 Spoon
Philippines - Ifugao
wood, brown patina, oval spoon, handle in form of a standing human figure with headgear, min. dam., slight traces of usage, on base
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Provenance
Californian Collection, USA
Literature
Baradas, David, Land of the Morning, San Francisco 1995, p. 57
Price: 900 - 1200 €
2 Dance shield
Philippines - Eastern Mindanao, Bagobo
wood, board-shaped flat, bicoloured, decorated with a striped pattern in reddish brown and blackish brown, the curved contour accentuated by tufts of animal hair, raised circle motif in the centre, carved handle backside, the broadest areas strengthened with bamboo, slightly dam.; during ceremonial festivities Bagobo men could be seen with a wooden shield used in a warrior's dance when not actively utilized in armed combat. Small bells often are attached to the edges of the shield.
H: 114 cm; B: 53 cm
H: 44.9 inch; B: 20.9 inch
Provenance
James Barzyk, Naperville, USA
Literature
Baradas, David, Land of the Morning, Treasures of the Philippines, San Francisco 1995, ill. 17
Price: 3500 - 7000 €
3 "Keris" hilt
Indonesia
bone, honey brown patina, in form of a stylized human torso, richly carved with ornaments, min. dam., traces of abrasion
H: 8,5 cm
H: 3.3 inch
Price: 150 - 250 €
4 Receptacle with lid
Indonesia - Nias
of high towering slender form, the two-parted receptacle made of bamboo, the wooden lid carved in shape of a stylized bird with ornaments of metal sheet, attached to the bottom of the receptacle by cord material
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch
Price: 900 - 1200 €
5 Anthropomorphic half figure "pagar"
Indonesia - Sumatra, Batak
wood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, the eyes inset with abrus beans, plugged hole in the torso and the head, filled with magical mass "pupuk", slightly dam., crack, on base; "pagar" primarily protect houses, fields, and people against "begu" = malevolent spirits. One form of "pagar" is a dark wooden figure with separately carved arms and large outstretched hands. Another conventionalized posture depicts hands pressed against the stomach. The figure is filled with "pupuk" and is activated by special incantations spoken by the shaman.
H: 38 cm
H: 15 inch
Provenance
James Willis, San Francisco, USA
Literature
Feldman, Jerome, The eloquent dead, Los Angeles 1985, p. 87 f.
Price: 3500 - 7000 €
6 Four "keris" hilts
Indonesia - Java
ivory, honey brown patina, richly carved with ornaments, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion
H: 8,5 cm - 9 cm
H: 3.3 inch - 3.5 inch
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
7 Theater mask
Indonesia - Java
wooden core, covered with gypsum, green grounding, painted in black and red, ornament ("nama") on the forehead, ornamental arranged hair, bowl-shaped eyes, cord for fixing the mask with the mouth, dam., paint rubbed off; the javanese theater as a whole goes back to the buffalo-skin figures of "wayang purwa", especially on the round figures of "wayang golek".
H: 19,5 cm
H: 7.7 inch
Price: 500 - 600 €
8 Mask
Indonesia - Java, Black Dieng Plateau, Central Java
wood, dark brown patina, green and red pigment remains, of oval form, partly open worked eyes, mouth with pointed fangs, protruding nose, crested coiffure, min. dam., missing parts at the back, minor missing parts, on metal base
H: 23 cm
H: 9.1 inch
Provenance
Pietro Notarianni, Milan, Italy
Marc Franklin, Portland, USA
Gallery Joshua Dimondstein, Brussels, Belgium
Price: 2500 - 5000 €
9 Standing shrine figure
Western Nepal
wood, party encrusted patina, remains of pigments and kaolin, of stylized form, both hands resting on the chest, dam., missing parts, traces of weathering; great numbers of such figures can be found in special shelters in the peripheral area of the villages. Each statue symbolizes a deceased ancestor. The spirits of the deceased were honoured and dreaded at the same time. Only little is known about the origin and function of the figures of the Himalaya up to nowadays, the only obvious meaning is their protective function.
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
10 Magical staff of a shaman
Nepal - West, Raute
wood, brown patina, hook-shaped top, carved with an animal head with four high towering pairs of horns, two small recesses on both sides of the neck, slightly dam., on metal base; coming from the Raute, a nomadic ethnic group living in Western Nepal.
H: 94 cm
H: 37 inch
Provenance
Gallery Renaud & Olivier Vanuxem, Paris, France
Price: 3500 - 6000 €
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