Online catalogue for the 69th tribal art auction
121 Three objects
West Africa
wood, a) crossbolt of a Bamana door lock, in form of a reptile, the eyes inset with metal tags, l: 25 cm; b) lidded box from Cameroon, the lid carved with a reptile (box not original), d: 15 cm; c) ritual implement in form of a stylized knife of the Bane/Cameroon, h: 37,5 cm
Provenance
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany (a + b)
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Price: 250 - 500 €
122 Three dolls and a sling shot
This object is not available any more.
West Africa
wood, brown patina, a) fertility doll of the Ashanti/Ghana, min. dam., minor missing parts, h: 22,5 cm; b) two female Mossi dolls, Burkina Faso, h: 15,5 cm; c) slingshot of the Baule/Ivory Coast, carved with a human face, slight traces of usage, h: 20 cm; each on wooden base
Provenance
Holtermann, Hamburg, Germany (b)
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
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123 Antelope dance crest "sogi ni kun"
This object is not available any more.
Mali, Bamana
wood, dark brown patina, crowned by three pairs of high towering horns, incised linear ornaments, miniature bead earrings, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
H: 56 cm
H: 22 inch
Provenance
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Literature
Mali, Galerie Olivier Castellano, Paris 2010, p. 49
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124 Antelope dance crest "sogi ni kun" or "tjiwara"
This object is not available any more.
Mali, Bamana
wood, shiny blackish brown patina, consisting of several stylized animals, crowned by a seated human figure and a long pair of horns, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, on wooden base
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch
Provenance
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Literature
Zahan, Dominique, Antilopes du Soleil, Wien 1980, ill. 70 f.
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125 Antelope dance crest "sogi ni kun"
This object is not available any more.
Mali, Bamana
wood, dim dark brown patina, miniature glass beads, attached to a grass fibre bonnet, male type because of the high towering horns, depicting a roan antelope ("hippotragus equinus"), tufts of animal hair on top, fixed by cord, slightly dam., rep. (left horn), paint rubbed off; present antelope dance crest was collected in situ by Leo Frobenius on his III. Africa Expedition. In 1911 it was acquired by the Völkerkunde Museum Hamburg: "Kauf, d. 2. Jan. 1911: Leo Frobenius III. Reise". The dance crest got the inventory number "11.1:429". In June 1965 the object was given away in exchange. Each information is based on the records of the Völkerkundemuseum Hamburg. From the same Frobenius Expedition there are three comparable pieces in the Völkerkundemuseum Hamburg today (J. Zwernemann/W. Lohse, Hamburg 1985, ill. 66, 67, 68). At the Ethnographic picture library of the Frobenius-Institute, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt there is a drawing of present dance crest, which can be found with the data base "KBA 03139 Mali". "Sogi ni kun" describes a head crest as well as a masquerade. It came to being in the Wasolon area and was established in the neighbouring regions as well. Just like the "tjiwara" society, the "sogi ni kun" is an association of juveniles ("ton"). The mask dancers appear at working competitions which take place in the villages or on the fields.
H: 44 cm
H: 17.3 inch
Provenance
Leo Frobenius, Frankfurt, Germany, coll. in situ, 1908
Museum für Völkerkunde, Hamburg, Germany (1911)
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany (1965)
Expertise
Confirmation of the Museum für Völkerkunde Hamburg available
Published in
Klever, Ulrich, Bruckmann's Handbuch der afrikanischen Kunst, München 1975, p.121 (drawing)
Literature
Zwernemann, Jürgen, Lohse, Wulf, Aus Afrika, Ahnen-Geister-Götter, Hamburg 1985, p. 75 f.
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126 Hyaena mask "suruku"
Mali, Bamana
wood, dark brown patina, partly decorated with metal sheet and tags, small bells, of angular form with a prominent nose, small projection above the forehead containing the life-giving energy "nyama", incision backside: "BAMBARRA", min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion; the masks are looked upon as bearers of energy, and already during their making they receive blood sacrifices. During the performance the dancers take a crooked posture, leaning on short sticks, which optical lengthens their arms and imitates the bearing of a hyaena.
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch
Provenance
Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1962)
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Published in
Arnemann, Sepp, Heiter geht's weiter, Hamburg 1963, p. 164 (drawing)
Price: 600 - 1200 €
127 Mask "kore"
This object is not available any more.
Mali, Marka
wood, dark brown patina, indigo blue pigment, the facial plane coated with punched metal sheet, three projections with red fringes in front of the face, crowned by a short pair of horns, pierced around the rim, min. dam., slight signs of abrasion: all along the Niger this mask type is used for ceremonies associated with fishing and agriculture.
H: 38 cm
H: 15 inch
Provenance
Private Collection, Berlin, Germany (1965)
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
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128 Two heddle pulleys
Ivory Coast
wood, dark brown patina, a) Tusia, carved with a stylized antelope head, complete with bobbin, h: 18,5 cm; b) Baule, surmounted by a human head with a high tapering coiffure, bobbin missing, h: 17 cm; both with traces of use
Provenance
Gallery Henseler, Munich, Germany (b)
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Price: 400 - 800 €
129 Two spoons
Ivory Coast
wood, Guro, blackish brown patina, handle in form of a human head, h: 28 cm; Kulango, light brown wood, spotty patina, partly open worked massive handle, h: 34,5 cm; both show slight traces of usage
Provenance
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Price: 250 - 500 €
130 Eight combs
This object is not available any more.
Ivory Coast, Baule
wood, brown patina, between five and seven teeth, handle partly carved with ornaments, one decorated with metal tags, additional: a comb of the Ashanti, Ghana, handle in form of a female bust, h: 22 cm, traces of usage
H: 8,5 cm - 15 cm
H: 3.3 inch - 5.9 inch
Provenance
Sepp Arnemann, Hamburg, Germany
Sold.
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