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In our depot in Wurzburg you can find tribal art from past auctions - more than 538 objects from all continents and from European collections, which you can directly acquire at the minimum price.

See for yourself  in our online open sale catalogue, or visit us in our auction house in Wurzburg. We look forward to helping you!

Deformation mask "idiok ekpo"
Lot: 3034775

Nigeria, Ibibio

Three parade knives "efamba" or "ikakalaka"
Lot: 3045939

D. R. Congo, Konda (Ekonda), Mongo

Ritual vessel in shape of a head
Lot: 3046712

D. R. Congo, Yakoma

Memorial head "mma"
Ghana, Akan, Kwahu
3046125
Provenance Size Price
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27. November 2010, Lot 436
Ulrich Hoffmann, Aalen, Germany		 H: 8.1 inch 450 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Memorial head "mma"
Ghana, Akan, Kwahu
3046124
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Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5. März 2011, Lot 192
Ulrich Hoffmann, Aalen, Germany		 H: 9.8 inch 500 EUR
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"Für Oskar"
Penck, A. R. (1939-2017), Dresden / Düsseldorf, Deutschland
3046117
Provenance Size Price
M: 33.1 inch x 23.2 inch / 43.7 inch x 32.9 inch 800 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Buffalo mask with articulated jaw
Nigeria, Igala / Idoma
3046110
Provenance Size Price
Allan Stone, New York, USA H: 19.3 inch 2200 EUR
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Kneeling figure "pomdo" or "nomoli"
Sierra Leone, Kissi
3046108
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Gerhard Mennen & Nancy Williams, Michigan, USA
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA (Accession no. "66.447")

Williams built his collection of West African art while serving as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the 1960s. He donated a part of his collection to The Detroit Institute of Arts in about 1968.		 H: 11.4 inch 5000 EUR
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Rare prestige adze
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
3046107
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Rudolf Springer, Berlin, Germany (acquired in 1972) H: 15.7 inch; L: 6.6 inch (blade) 1500 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko")
D. R. Congo, Pende
3046080
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Horst Scheuermann, Bremen, Germany (acquired in Paris in the 1970s) H: 2.2 inch 800 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Anthropomorphic head
Gabon, Fang
3046079
Provenance Size Price
French Colonial Collection H: 13.2 inch 1500 EUR
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Standing figure
Tanzania, Nyamwesi
3046077
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Swiss Private Collection H: 25.6 inch 1200 EUR
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Figural fragment of a traditional palace post
Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki Tungo
3046074
Provenance Size Price
French Collection H: 20.5 inch 500 EUR
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Untitled
Sunil Das (1939-2015), Kolkata, India
3046064
Provenance Size Price
Helga Exler, Frankfurt, Germany M: 10.6 inch x 15.7 inch/ 22.4 inch x 30.3 inch 1500 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Untitled
Gabriel, Paula (*1956), Connecticut, USA
3046061
Provenance Size Price
Helga Exler, Frankfurt, Germany M: 25.4 inch x 38.8 inch 600 EUR
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"I. A. Bangroft", 1967
Rainer, Arnulf (*1929), Enzenkirchen / Teneriffa, Austria/ Spain
3046060
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Helga Exler, Frankfurt, Germany M: 13 inch x 9.6 inch 500 EUR
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Untitled, 1993
Dréa, M. (Maria), (*1958), Mittelbergheim, Alsace, France
3046057
Provenance Size Price
Helga Exler, Frankfurt, Germany M: 8.9 inch x 6.3 inch / 42 x 12.6 inch 200 EUR
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"Die Last der Welt", 2003
Jäger, Bernhard (*17. Juni 1935), Frankfurt, Germany
3046050
Provenance Size Price
Helga Exler, Frankfurt, Germany M: 22.8 inch x 30.7 inch / 28 inch x 35.8 inch 450 EUR
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Male ancestor figure "singiti"
D. R. Congo, Hemba, Niembo style
3046030
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Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1972) H: 22 inch 8000 EUR
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Maiden spirit mask "agbogho mmwo"
Nigeria, Igbo
3046028
Provenance Size Price
Walter Kaiser, Stuttgart, Germany
Ralf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany		 H: 17.3 inch 3500 EUR
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Round pendant
Ghana, Akan / Ashanti
3046026
Provenance Size Price
D: 2.4 inch 1500 EUR
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Pendant in shape of a male mask
Ghana, Akan / Ashanti
3046025
Provenance Size Price
H: 2.2 inch 1500 EUR
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Large divination tray "opon ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba
3046021
Provenance Size Price
Galerie Poro, Bietigheim, Germany D: 17.5 inch / 18.1 inch 800 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Rattle
Canada / Alaska, Tlingit
3046016
Provenance Size Price
L: 8.7 inch; B: 6.5 inch 1000 EUR
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Small frog drum "pha si"
Myanmar / Laos, Karen
3045992
Provenance Size Price
Manfred Sackmann, Berlin, Germany
Van Ham, Cologne, 12 June 2019, lot 2548
German Collection		 D: 7.9 inch; H: 5.7 inch 600 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Thangka of the fourarmed "Avalokiteshvara", 18th/ 19th century
Bhutan
3045991
Provenance Size Price
Van Ham, Cologne, 12 June 2019, lot 2124 M: 20.5 inch x 15.4 inch 1000 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Daoist deity, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
China
3045990
Provenance Size Price
Van Ham, Cologne, 12 June 2019, lot 2047 A H: 9.8 inch 2000 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Three figures of chinese court officials
China
3045989
Provenance Size Price
H: 17.1 inch - 18.3 inch 800 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Short sword in leather seath
North Africa, Tuareg / Fulani (Peulh or Fulbe)
3045982
Provenance Size Price
L: 23.6 inch 250 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Torso of a female figure
D. R. Congo, Luba
3045981
Provenance Size Price
H: 13.2 inch 1200 EUR
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Standing female figure
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi / Winiama
3045980
Provenance Size Price
American Collection, New York (1975) H: 10 inch 800 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Standing figure
Mali, Bamana
3045979
Provenance Size Price
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium H: 9.6 inch 600 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Standing figure
Mali, Dogon
3045978
Provenance Size Price
American Collection, New York H: 9.4 inch 900 EUR
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Two miniature masks "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
3045977
Provenance Size Price
Lithuania Collection (a)
Bruce Burt, New York City, USA (early 1980s) (b)
Phil Warish, Franklin NY, USA (b)
 800 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Anthropomorphic helmet mask "bakungu"
D. R. Congo, Mbala / Kwese
3045976
Provenance Size Price
Sebastian Fernandez, New York, USA H: 8.3 inch; L: 12.2 inch 2200 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Idol, 19th century
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, Inuit
3045974
Provenance Size Price
Skinner, Marlborough, 02 July 2018, Lot 1224 H: 3.3 inch 1000 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Protective figure
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum
3045973
Provenance Size Price
Swiss Collection H: 10.2 inch 800 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Dance club (puppet head)
D. R. Congo, Kuyu
3045971
Provenance Size Price
Old German Collection H: 16.9 inch 600 EUR
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Standing male figure
Tanzania, Nyamwesi / Sukuma
3045970
Provenance Size Price
Allan Stone, New York, USA H: 17.1 inch 1000 EUR
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Standing male figure
Nigeria, Montol / Chamba
3045969
Provenance Size Price
Manfred Zirngibl, Passau, Germany H: 40.6 inch 2500 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Helmet mask "agbogho mmwo" ("maiden spirit")
Nigeria, Igbo
3045968
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Mauricio (1914-2012) and Emilia Lasansky, Iowa City, USA H: 19.3 inch 2000 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Anthropomorphic vessel
D. R. Congo, Kuba / Dengese
3045966
Provenance Size Price
Redemptorists Fathers (Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris), ca 1900
Missionshaus St. Johann, Blönried, Germany (1924 - 2013 Center of the Steyler Missionaries)
Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands		 H: 6.3 inch 1500 EUR
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Rare handle vessel
D. R. Congo, Solongo
3045965
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Steyler Missionaries, collected around 1900
Missionshaus St. Johann, Blönried, Germany (1924 - 2013 Center of the Steyler Missionaries)
Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands		 H: 9.1 inch 800 EUR
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Two anthropomorphic masks "okoroshi ojo"
Nigeria, Igbo
3045962
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Merton Simpson, New York, USA
Allan Stone, New York, USA		 H: 9.4 inch; 12.6 inch 1200 EUR
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Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, Pende
3045961
Provenance Size Price
Jean Zimmermann, New York, USA H: 11 inch; T: 14.6 inch 3500 EUR
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Convolute Ethnographics
Burkina Faso, Lobi
3045958
Provenance Size Price
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany 200 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Miniature mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
3045957
Provenance Size Price
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany H: 6.7 inch / 14.6 inch (with beard) 250 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Miniature mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
3045956
Provenance Size Price
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany H: 6.1 inch / 24.4 inch (with beard) 400 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Anthropomorphic mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
3045955
Provenance Size Price
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany H: 12.2 inch 800 EUR
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Sword knife
D. R. Congo, Luba
3045947
Provenance Size Price
Norwood Fine Arts, Munich, Germany (2004)
Andreas Lindner, Munich, Germany (2010)
Walter Franzke, Feldkirch, Austria		 H: 20.5 inch 250 EUR
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Prestige axe
Nigeria, Tiv
3045945
Provenance Size Price
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany H: 20.1 inch 200 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Convolute weapons
Cameroon / Nigeria / D. R. Congo
3045944
Provenance Size Price
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany 250 EUR
plus 23 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Dagger
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
3045940
Provenance Size Price
Henning Schmejkal, Holle, Germany (1978)
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, Germany 		L: 16.1 inch 150 EUR
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