Auction 104 2025-04-12 Auction - 492 Price Results - Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-Muenster in Bavaria - Page 16
Rare "ges" mask for "malagan" ceremonies, 19th century - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago -Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukuyi" - Gabon, Punu-LumboStirrup vessel with killer whale and trophy heads painting, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 to
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Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany
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Auction 104

AFRICAN, ASIAN, OCEANIC AND PRE-COLUMBIAN ART Pre-Columbian ceramics from the German private collections of Angela Henkel-K?sters and Klaus Kalz (part 3). Historically significant art works from Africa and the Pacific region in a Munich private collection closely connected with Ludwig Bretschneider (part 2). Exquisite South Sea clubs from the Alexander Kubetz collection plus African and Asian weapons from the Erwin Melchardt collection. www.tribalart.de
Auction Curators:
Dr. David Zemanek
Expert for African and Oceanic Art
Howard Nowes
Expert for Pre-Columbian and Classical Antiquities
Mask "mbuya" - D. R. Congo, Pende: wood, pigments, burlap, raffia, missing parts (bonnet), base H: 22 cm, H: 8,7 inch Provenance: John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA Lit.: Strother, Z.S., Pende, Mailand 2008, pl. 26 Continent:
0370: Mask "mbuya" - D. R. Congo, PendeEst. €1,400-€2,500Lot Passed
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Male power figure "nkisi" - D. R. Congo, Songye: wood, pokerwork, age related cracks H: 22,5 cm, H: 8,9 inch Continent: Africa
0373: Male power figure "nkisi" - D. R. Congo, SongyeEst. €1,200-€1,800
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Standing male figure - D. R. Congo, Suku / Mbala: wood, colour pigments, H: 49,5 cm, H: 19,5 inch Continent: Africa
0377: Standing male figure - D. R. Congo, Suku / MbalaEst. €800-€1,000
Standing figure - D. R. Congo, Tabwa: wood, glass beads, age related cracks H:42,5 cm, H:16,7 inch Provenance: Jean Paul Deslypere, Belsele, Belgium Lit.: Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale (ed.), Tabwa, Tervuren 1986, p. 49, ill. 126
0378: Standing figure - D. R. Congo, TabwaEst. €4,000-€8,000Lot Passed
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Mask "kidumu" - D. R. Congo, Teke: wood, colour pigments, H: 40,5 cm, H: 15,9 inch Provenance: Belgium Private Collection Lit.: Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 77 Continent: Africa
0379: Mask "kidumu" - D. R. Congo, TekeEst. €3,000-€5,000
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Mask - D. R. Congo, Yela / Mbole: wood, colour pigments, plant fibres, H: 24 cm, H: 9,4 inch Continent: Africa
0381: Mask - D. R. Congo, Yela / MboleEst. €800-€1,000
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Three staff finials - Angola, Ovimbundu: wood, brass, base The Mbundu (Ovimbundu) homeland is centered on the Benguela Plateau, bordering to the east on Chokwe land. Their art works are heavily influenced by these neighbours. Masks are
0384: Three staff finials - Angola, OvimbunduEst. €1,000-€2,000
Beautifully shaped vessel - Rwanda, Tutsi: ceramic / terracotta, H: 26 cm, H: 10,2 inch Provenance: Galerie Walu, Zurich, Switzerland Gwenfrewi Cardon, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium Lit.: Morin, Floriane & Wastiau, Boris (ed.), African Terra
0385: Beautifully shaped vessel - Rwanda, TutsiEst. €800-€1,000Lot Passed
Delicately worked hairpin - Tanzania, Zaramo: wood, base H: 12,5 cm, H: 4,9 inch Provenance: Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany Continent: Africa
0387: Delicately worked hairpin - Tanzania, ZaramoEst. €500-€1,000Lot Passed
Standing figure - Mozambique, Makonde: wood, Free-standing Makonde figures are rare. They are mostly found in museums, with only a few remaining in private collections. H: 37,5 cm, H: 14,8 inch Provenance: Samir Borro, Brussels,
0388: Standing figure - Mozambique, MakondeEst. €2,500-€5,000Lot Passed
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Doll / Fertility figure - Namibia, Himba: plant fibre, cloth, hide, leather, miniature glass beads, metal, base All Himba dolls have a rust-brown colouring. Like the Himba women, they have also been rubbed with a cosmetic that the Himba
0389: Doll / Fertility figure - Namibia, HimbaEst. €800-€1,000
Dance wand with ladle - South Africa, Tsonga: wood, blackened in parts, Some Tsonga carvers specialised in the production of works that had a dual function. The playful display of virtuosity expressed in these works indicates that both the
0390: Dance wand with ladle - South Africa, TsongaEst. €1,800-€2,500Lot Passed
Sickle "lohar" - Afghanistan: wood, steel, brass, of very good quality H: 39, 5 cm, H: 39, 2,0 inch Provenance: Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
0391: Sickle "lohar" - AfghanistanEst. €300-€600Lot Passed
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Rare sword "ayda katti" - South India, Coorg (Kodava): wood, steel, old collection label "D 1652" L: 51,5 cm, L: 20,3 inch Provenance: Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
0392: Rare sword "ayda katti" - South India, Coorg (Kodava)Est. €200-€400