Auction 105 2025-11-15 Auction - 393 Price Results - Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-Muenster in Bavaria - Page 16
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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Plaited shield - D. R. Congo, Nzakara: rattan, cane, metal, wooden handle on the rear The round iron discs are found exclusively on the shields of so-called "frontline warriors", a rank bestowed as a sign of distinction only on
0368: Plaited shield - D. R. Congo, NzakaraEst. €400-€800
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Deformation mask "mbuya ya mbangu" - D. R. Congo, Pende: wood, pigments, plant fibre, handwritten collection label "263", paint abrasion The mask represents a face distorted by a paralysis of the facial nerve. The Pende believe that the person in
0369: Deformation mask "mbuya ya mbangu" - D. R. Congo, PendeEst. €1,000-€2,000
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Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya" - D. R. Congo, Pende: wood, pigments, raffia, base The Pende use dance masks "mbuya", which appear during non-ritual festivities to entertain the village community. The mask figures represent different characters and
0370: Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya" - D. R. Congo, PendeEst. €2,500-€4,000
Rare oracle implement - D. R. Congo, Songye: wood, pigments, collection no. "FX971051", base According to Jordan the unusual object may have served as a friction oracle. The depiction of a "kifwebe" mask face might be a reference to the
0372: Rare oracle implement - D. R. Congo, SongyeEst. €2,500-€5,000Lot Passed
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Power figure "nkishi" against small pox - D. R. Congo, Songye: wood, cowries, metal, missing parts (both heels) Smaller "nkishi" like the present one are made for the private use of an individual, customized to his or her personal needs by the "nganga". These
0374: Power figure "nkishi" against small pox - D. R. Congo, SongyeEst. €15,000-€30,000
Standing female figure - D. R. Congo, Tabwa: wood, pigments, base For a work from the same workshop, see AHDRC 0042421. H: 36,5 cm, H: 14,4 inch Provenance: David Henrion, Brussels, Belgium (coll. in situ in the 1980s) Michel Koenig,
0377: Standing female figure - D. R. Congo, TabwaEst. €1,500-€3,000Lot Passed
Male power figure 'buti' - D. R. Congo, Teke: wood, red "tukula" powder, clay, black paste, kaolin, base In general, the Teke saw themselves as dependent on the power of the spirits as well as on the power of the ancestors. The spirits are the
0378: Male power figure 'buti' - D. R. Congo, TekeEst. €1,500-€2,500Lot Passed
Standing female figure - D. R. Congo, Ubangi: wood, fabric, metal, inventory no. 4/63, base H: 43 cm, H: 16,9 inch Provenance: Johannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, Germany Continent: Africa
0380: Standing female figure - D. R. Congo, UbangiEst. €2,000-€4,000Lot Passed
Standing male figure - D. R. Congo, Yanzi / Teke: wood, pigment, base H: 29 cm, H: 11,4 inch Provenance: German Private Collection Berry de Bruijn, Breda, The Netherlands Dutch Private Collection (2024) AHDRC: 0213826 Continent: Africa
0381: Standing male figure - D. R. Congo, Yanzi / TekeEst. €1,200-€2,500Lot Passed
Grave figure "ntadi" - D. R. Congo, Yombe: steatit (soapstone), pigments, base A similar figure, probably from the same workshop, see AHDRC 0020048. These stone sculptures are idealized portraits and were placed on the graves of highly
0382: Grave figure "ntadi" - D. R. Congo, YombeEst. €2,500-€4,500Lot Passed
Chief figure "mwanangana" - Angola, Chokwe: wood, beautiful matte lustrous patina, rest., base This figure wears an elaborate crown, identifying him as a chief or "mwanangana", which translates to “ruler” of the land. Unusually, a
0384: Chief figure "mwanangana" - Angola, ChokweEst. €3,000-€5,000Lot Passed
Masked dancer "cikunza" - Angola, Chokwe: wood, pigments, rest. Figures carved with "cikunza" masks were the property of the "mukanda" society. According to Bastin, they were likely placed along the path to the initiates’ enclosure to
0385: Masked dancer "cikunza" - Angola, ChokweEst. €1,800-€3,500Lot Passed
Doll - Chad, Bagirmi: wood, pigments, base Pierre Harter observed the use of these dolls as fertility symbols in the 1990s. He suspected that young girls carry the little dolls around in a leather bag or wrapped in
0386: Doll - Chad, BagirmiEst. €800-€1,500Lot Passed
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Two snuff containers with stopper - Kenya, Kamba: wood, bone, inlays (metal, horn), collection label "2/64" H: 11,8 cm & 15,5 cm, H: 4,6 inch & 6,1 inch Provenance: Johannes & Ursula Kaddatz, Hamburg, Germany Continent: Africa
0390: Two snuff containers with stopper - Kenya, KambaEst. €1,200-€2,000
Standing female figure - Tanzania, Kwere: wood, pigments, rest., base H: 38 cm, H: 15,0 inch Provenance: Herbert Hamak, Hammelburg, Germany Continent: Africa
0391: Standing female figure - Tanzania, KwereEst. €500-€1,000Lot Passed
Standing female figure - Tanzania, Kwere: wood, pigments, glass beads, base H: 31,5 cm, H: 12,4 inch Provenance: Herbert Hamak, Hammelburg, Germany Continent: Africa
0392: Standing female figure - Tanzania, KwereEst. €600-€1,200Lot Passed