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Modern Glass and African Art
5:00 AM PT - Feb 12th, 2008

offered by
Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen GmbH

Theresienstrasse 60
Munich, D-80333
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511 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(EUR)
1032 Lot 1032

Burkina Faso, Bolo/ Bobo. Mask with two horns and a bird on the top. Medium-brown wood. Repair on one horn and mis...

700
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850
1033 Lot 1033

Burkina Faso, Mossi. Leather covered doll. Wood, leather with dark patination. H. 45 cm.

400
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450
1034 Lot 1034

Burkina Faso, Mossi. Two leather covered fertility dolls, the smaller one decorated with an pendant, cowry shells...

470
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600
1035 Lot 1035

Guinea, Baga. Drum on the back of a young elephant, wood polychrome, rawhide, nails. H. 60 cm. Dia. 22/35 cm. One ...

1,500
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1,800
1036 Lot 1036

Guinea, Baga. Shrine watcher 'tshol'. Human head with a beak, wood, metal. H. 49 cm, W. 47 cm. Worm bites, crack...

6,500
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7,800
1037 Lot 1037

Liberia , Dan. Ovoid mask with high spheroidal forehead. Edge of mask is perforated. Wood with dark patination. ...

2,200
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2,500
1038 Lot 1038

Liberia , Dan. Ovoid mask with spheroidal forehead. Continously perforated edge of mask. Medium brown wood with b...

900
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1,000
1 Bid
1039 Lot 1039

Liberia, Dan. Zoomorphic mask with beak. Wood, iron, dark-brown to black and crusty sacrifice patina. H. 36 cm. Ab...

1,850
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2,000
1040 Lot 1040

Liberia, Dan. Fine spoon with a large oval scoop sumounted by a delicate carved head, with a naturalistic face. W...

2,000
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2,300
1 Bid
1041 Lot 1041

Liberia, Dan. Ancestor head on a base. Wood with shimmering patina, black pigmentation with remnats of kaoline. ...

400
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450
1042 Lot 1042

Liberia, Kran / Guere. Zoomorphic Mask with retractable jaws. Wood with remnants of a white pigmentation, remnants...

800
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900
1043 Lot 1043

Liberia, Grebo. Mask. Middle-brown wood with dark, partly shimmering patina, remnants of white and blue pigmentati...

3,850
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4,000
1044 Lot 1044

Liberia / Sierra Leone, Kissi. Magical semi-figure on a round base. Body wrapped in a snake from neck to bottom. ...

1,200
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1,350
1045 Lot 1045

Liberia, Bassa. Terracotta necklace (queen adornment) with 29 beads in different colouration and ornamentation. L....

1,400
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1,600
1046 Lot 1046

Ivory Coast, Baule. Pair of figures. Male figure, wood, grey-brown patina, remnants of pigmentation in black and w...

7,000
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14,000
1047 Lot 1047

Ivory Coast, Baoule statue of a classical style with fine hair-do and the ornamentation of the boda is exceptiona...

1,800
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2,400
1048 Lot 1048

Ivory Coast, Baule. Fine female ancestor sculpture. Standing upright on a three-fold base. Wood with shimmering pa...

3,000
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3,500
2 Bids
1049 Lot 1049

Ivory Coast, Baule. Very fine female ancestor figure. The body and the legs form an S, comb-shaped hair-do. Geom...

2,500
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5,000
1050 Lot 1050

Ivory Coast, Baule. Ritual pole, decorated with one resp. two faces at each end, delicately eloborated. Very fi...

800
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1,000
1051 Lot 1051

Ivory Coast, Baule. 'nda' mask of twins on an egg-shaped base. Two identical faces, different pigmentation, one re...

1,800
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2,200
1052 Lot 1052

Ivory Coast, Baule. Execptionally heart shaped mask. Wood with black patination and remnants of red and white pig...

1,600
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1,800
1053 Lot 1053

Ivory Coast, Baule. 'kple-kple' mask, disque-shaped face of a stylized buffalo, wood with remnants of white and bl...

1,200
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1,400
1054 Lot 1054

Ivory Coast, Baule. Heart shaped female mask. Blond wood, coloured with red, black, blue and white oil paint. H. 3...

500
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600
1055 Lot 1055

Ivory Coast, Guro. Female mask 'gu'. Wood, black pigmentation, remnants of red colour. Abrasions, tension tears. ...

700
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800
1056 Lot 1056

Ivory Coast, Guro. Weaving loom equipment. Wood, 21.5 x 19.5 cm. Wear.

200
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250
1057 Lot 1057

Ivory Coast, Senufo. Ring with chameleon.Bronze, patinated. Inner Dia. 2.5 cm.

100
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140
1058 Lot 1058

Ivory Coast, Senufo. Anklet, saddle-shaped bronze with a fine patina. L. 16.7 cm.

50
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70
1059 Lot 1059

Ivory Coast, Senufo. Saddle-shaped anklet. Bronze with patina. H. 3.3 and 5.5 cm, dia. 9 and 10 cm.

80
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100
1060 Lot 1060

Ivory Coast, Senufo. Cult staff. Kneeling female figure on staff. Cast brass. H. 22.4 cm.

80
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120
4 Bids
1061 Lot 1061

Ivory Coast, Senufo. Arras sewn out of 11 single stripes. Textile. 225 x 128 cm. Provenance: Coll. Karl Brommer, ...

1,000
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1,200
1 Bid
1062 Lot 1062

Ivory Coast, Nafana. Flat mask with stylized horns and impressive ornamental paintings. Zigzag shaped carvings on ...

1,400
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1,600
4 Bids
1063 Lot 1063

Ivory Coast, Ligbi. Mask. Brown wood with partly crusty, partyl shimmering patina, remnants of white pigmentation...

1,250
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1,800
1064 Lot 1064

Ivory Coast, Bete. Ritual spoon with two horns on the upper end. Black painted wood, cushion nails. At bowl three ...

2,200
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2,400
1065 Lot 1065

Ghana, Akan. 'Akuaba' fertlity doll with long neck and small arms. Wood, beads. H. 41.5 cm. Abrasions. Provenance:...

800
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900
7 Bids
1066 Lot 1066

Ghana, Akan. Three gold dust nuggets. Pair of birds, L. 5 cm; Antelope, L. 6 cm. Human figure, H. 5.3 cm. Cast bra...

150
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200
3 Bids
1067 Lot 1067

Ghana, Akan, female figure. Wood, stained black, remnants of white pigmentation, chain with beads. H. 37 cm. Tens...

700
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1,000
7 Bids
1068 Lot 1068

Togo, Moba. Stylized pole-figure. Heavily weathered wood with old patina. H. 104 cm. Tension tears and bite marks.

2,000
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2,200
1 Bid
1069 Lot 1069

Benin, Fon. Very rare brass sculpture of a small man aiming at a big mouse, eating a fish or a bird. Bronze. H. ...

380
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450
11 Bids
1070 Lot 1070

Nigeria, Yoruba. Female pair of ibedjis from the Abeokuta area, wearing coats of cowry shells. One of the figures...

1,500
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1,800
1071 Lot 1071

Nigeria, Yoruba. Pair of ibedjis with arms akimbo. Loincloth with ornamental adornments. Wood with shimmering pat...

750
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1,000
1072 Lot 1072

Nigeria, Yoruba. 'ibedji' twins. Wood, red and blue pigments, bronze, glass stones, bark pearls. H. 28.5 and 29 cm...

500
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900
1073 Lot 1073

Nigeria, Yoruba. Male Ibedji (right). Wood with remnants of red and blue pigmentation, metal nails. H...

200
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250
1074 Lot 1074

Nigeria, Yoruba. Male Ibedji (left) from the Egbe
Nigeria, Yoruba. Male Ibedji (leftt) from the Egbe (Ilorin) ...

320
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370
1075 Lot 1075

Nigeria, Yoruba. Female Ibedji. Wood with blue and red pigmentation, slightly patinated. H. 28.8 cm.

350
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400
2 Bids
1076 Lot 1076

Nigeria, Yoruba. Female 'ibedji' (right) type Ilorin/ Ogbomosho. Wood with shimmering patination, metal nails. Rem...

200
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250
1077 Lot 1077

Nigeria, Yoruba. Female 'ibedji' (left). Wood with shimmering patination, remnants of white pigmentation. H. 22.8 ...

250
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300
1078 Lot 1078

Nigeria, Yoruba equestrian figure on a horse-like mount (Colon Art). Wood with white, black and red pigmentation. ...

1,600
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2,000
1079 Lot 1079

Nigeria, Yoruba. Epa helmet mask with an equestrian with two figures. Dark wood, red pigment. H. 65.5 cm. Tension ...

1,350
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1,500
1 Bid
1080 Lot 1080

Nigeria, Yoruba. Gelede mask, brown wood, paint in blue and white. L. 33 cm. Tension tears, slight losses, few wor...

1,200
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1,400
1081 Lot 1081

Nigeria, Yoruba. Female figur with oval bowl. Brown patination with remnants of white pigmentation. H. 31 cm. Abr...

800
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900
2 Bids
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