Auction 105 2025-11-15 Auction - 393 Price Results - Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-Muenster in Bavaria - Page 11
Excellent "malagan" figure, before 1899 - Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandFigurative Urn, ca. 300 - 800 AD - Mexico, Zapotecs, Oaxaca, Monte Albán IIIAnthropomorphic face mask "pongdudu" or "kpongadomba" - D. R. Congo, Boa
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Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany
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Auction 105

AFRICA, ASIA, OCEANIA, PRE-COLUMBIA AND ANTIQUITIES The African Collection of Werner and Lotte Krause, Hamburg. Ancient American ceramics from German private collections, including the collection of A. and B. Schirmer. Works from the historic Pacific collections of Henry Erfeling and Hubert Geisler. The prehistoric stone collection of John and Marcia Friede (Part 1).
Auction Curators:
Dr. David Zemanek
Expert for African and Oceanic Art
Howard Nowes
Expert for Pre-Columbian and Classical Antiquities
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Standing female figure - Burkina Faso, Bobo: wood, pigments, base The most important artistic works of the Bobo are masks, existing in a great variety, while figural objects, such as dance staffs or figures are quite rare. H: 37,5 cm, H: 14,8
0247: Standing female figure - Burkina Faso, BoboEst. €2,500-€5,000
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Seated couple - Burkina Faso, Lobi: brass, H: 7,5 cm, H: 3,0 inch Provenance: Belgian Private Collection Continent: Africa
0251: Seated couple - Burkina Faso, LobiEst. €400-€800
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Pair of figures "bateba phuwe" - Burkina Faso, Lobi: wood, pigments, base The unusual and prominent form of the noses shows the figures to be a work of the "master of the hook-nosed figures". H: 17,5 cm & 18,5 cm, H: 6,9 inch & 7,3 inch Provenance:
0252: Pair of figures "bateba phuwe" - Burkina Faso, LobiEst. €800-€1,500
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Head pendant "ngblo" or "sran tre" - Côte d'Ivoire, Baule: gold: 11 kt, 46 g, double eyelet (broken) Pendants in the shape of a human face are among the finest gold castings from the Ivory Coast. They are widespread throughout the south-east and were
0263: Head pendant "ngblo" or "sran tre" - Côte d'Ivoire, BauleEst. €2,000-€4,000
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Miniature mask "ma go" - Côte d'Ivoire, Dan / Mano: brass, dark patina, H: 13,5 cm, H: 5,3 inch Provenance: Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 5 November 2016, lot 198 AHDRC: 0136638 Continent: Africa
0265: Miniature mask "ma go" - Côte d'Ivoire, Dan / ManoEst. €500-€1,000
Mask "gu" - Côte d'Ivoire, Guro: wood, black paint, kaolin, Together with the animal-faced "zamble" and his brother "zauli", "gu" forms a group of sacred masks. "Gu" is considered to be "zamble's" wife and is always depicted as a
0269: Mask "gu" - Côte d'Ivoire, GuroEst. €3,500-€5,000Lot Passed
Anthropozoomorphic mask - Côte d'Ivoire, Ngere: wood, pigments, metal tags, Presumably belonging to the "gle va" type of masks. In the past "gle va" had an enormous reputation, and rarely made an appearance. It only settled large matters, such
0270: Anthropozoomorphic mask - Côte d'Ivoire, NgereEst. €1,000-€2,000Lot Passed