Open sale

In our depot in Wurzburg you can find tribal art from past auctions - more than 361 objects from all continents and from European collections, which you can directly acquire at the minimum price.

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Anthropomorphic mask "zakpai"
Lot: 3045955

Côte d'Ivoire, Dan

Standing male figure "za mä"
Lot: 3049751

Liberia, Dan

Rare cult figure "yanda" of the "mani" secret society
Lot: 3047175

D. R. Congo, Azande

Ceremonial carving
Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Yuat River, Biwat (Mundugumor)
3049763
Provenance Size Price
Reputedly Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg
Lempertz, Brussels, 24. October 2018, Lot 182 (and pictured on the cover)		 H: 42.5 inch 10000 EUR
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Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Lagoon Region, Ebrie (Kyaman) / Akye (Attié) / Gwa, Master of the Triangular Nose
3049761
Provenance Size Price
German Collection H: 16.1 inch 3500 EUR
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Sitting female figure "hampatong"
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
3049760
Provenance Size Price
Alfred Weissenegger, Winklarn, Austria
Private Collection Austria		 H: 30.7 inch 16000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Female helmet mask "tshimoana" ("tshimwana")
D. R. Congo, Biombo
3049759
Provenance Size Price
Old German Collection
Galerie Möllenhof & Greve, Cologne, Germany
German Private Collection
Austria Auction Company, "Tribal Art 1", Vienna, 6 June 2017, Lot 64		 H: 15.7 inch 25000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Anthropomorphic sculpture "hampatong"
Indonesia - Borneo, Dayak
3049758
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Gordon Reece, London, Great Britain
Bonhams, London, 2 October 2007, Lot 207
Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden		 H: 35.8 inch; B: 13.8 inch 5000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Standing male figure "za mä"
Liberia, Dan
3049751
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Franco Monti (1931-2008), Milan, Italy
Alberto Galaverni (1933-2013), Parma, Italy
Koller, Geneva, "Art Tribal - Collection Galaverni, Parme", 11 December 2013, Lot 145
Frank van Craen, Brussels, Belgium
Belgian Private Collection		 H: 9.1 inch 8000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Figural top of a dignitary staff
Mali, Bamana
3049744
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Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany H: 7.3 inch 800 EUR
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Standing female figure
Burkina Faso, Mossi
3049742
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Michel Gosse, Caen / Paris, France
Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany		 H: 15 inch 1500 EUR
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Standing male figure
Nigeria, Isoko / Urhobo
3049740
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Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium H: 28.3 inch 3000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Mask of a spiritual being
Papua New Guinea - Lower Sepik
3049733
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Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands H: 14.8 inch 3000 EUR
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Heddle pulley "konantre"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule / Guro
3049730
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Edward J. Klejman, Paris, France (acquired between 1979-81) H: 7.9 inch 2000 EUR
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Rare emblem "nyuzya" of the "bukasandji" society
D. R. Congo, Luba
3049707
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presumably Leo Frobenius (1873-1938), Berlin, Germany
Julius Konietzko (1886-1952), Hamburg, Germany
Lore Kegel, Hamburg (1901-1980), Germany
Boris Kegel-Konietzko (1925-2020), Hamburg, Germany
Thomas Morbe, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Private Collection, Munich, Germany		 H: 12.6 inch 8000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Figural fragment
Indonesia - Nias
3049696
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Robert Temple, Ghent, Belgium H: 10.6 inch 2000 EUR
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Standing anthropomorphic figure
Nigeria, Middle Benue, Kantana (Mama)
3049687
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Sotheby's, Paris, 3 December 2009, Lot 64 (attributed to the Wurkun)
Alexandre Claes, Brussels, Belgium		 H: 17.1 inch 5000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Braided shield "kor"
Cameroon, Mambila
3049542
Provenance Size Price
American Private Collection H: 49.2 inch; B: 41.9 inch 2500 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Male reliquary guardian figure "éyéma-o-byéri" ("Image of the ancestor")
Gabon / Southern Cameroon, Fang
3049530
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German Colonial Collection, pre 1918 H: 19.7 inch 6000 EUR
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Two canoe prow ornaments
Papua New Guinea - Humboldt Bay, Walamo Village
3049517
Provenance Size Price
American Private Collection L: 21.7 inch & 22.6 inch 2000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Standing male figure "lü mä"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan / Bété
3049514
Provenance Size Price
American Private Collection H: 15 inch 2000 EUR
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Ship's beak "tange" ("tangué")
Cameroon, Duala
3049513
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René and Maud Garcia, Paris, France L: 49.6 inch; H: 20.5 inch 4000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Impressive anthropomorphic face mask
Nigeria, Idoma / Igbo
3049511
Provenance Size Price
René and Maud Garcia, Paris, France H: 13.8 inch 3000 EUR
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Pair of ear ornaments
Solomon Islands, Makira (San Cristóbal)
3049509
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Abe and Paula Rossman, New York, USA L: 5.5 inch / 5.9 inch 1500 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Oval bowl with figurally carved lid (hunting scene)
Zambia, Rotse (Barotse or Lozi)
3049504
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Christie's Amsterdam, 6 December 1999, Lot 294 H: 6.1 inch; B: 13.8 inch 1000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Male helmet mask "lipiko" (pl. "mapiko")
Mozambique, Makonde
3049502
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Merton Simpson, New York, USA H: 8.7 inch 2500 EUR
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Fine beaded hat "ogut tigo"
Kenya, Luo
3049500
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Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain H: 3.1 inch; D: 6.7 inch 1500 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Squatting male figure
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bangwa
3049496
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Rut Van Caelenbergh, Brussels, Belgium (2012)
Dalton - Somaré, Milan, Italy
Jeffrey Clifton, California, USA
Fernandez Leventhal Gallery, New York, USA (2021)		 H: 20.9 inch 9000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Female figure "tugubele"
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
3049493
Provenance Size Price
German Collection H: 8.7 inch 400 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Fertility doll "akua 'ba"
Ghana, Fante
3049438
Provenance Size Price
German Private Collection H: 13.6 inch 500 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
3049430
Provenance Size Price
German Private Collection H: 14.8 inch 800 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Standing female figure "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, Lobi, Biniathe Kambire
3049420
Provenance Size Price
German Private Collection H: 11.6 inch 600 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Maternité "katyéléô" ("mother of the village / the children of the poro")
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
3049419
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Lean-Louis Picard, Paris, 8 October 1991, Lot 183
German Private Collection		 H: 15 inch 1500 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Staff of office "kibango"
D. R. Congo, Luba
3049410
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Old Colonial Collection
Dries, Brussels, Belgium		 H: 54.3 inch 3000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Standing female figure
Tanzania, Zaramo / Kwere
3049372
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Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany H: 25 inch 500 EUR
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Helmet mask "agwe chaka"
Cameroon Grassfields, Widekum
3049370
Provenance Size Price
August Flick, Cologne, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, 4 September 2010, Lot 398
Horst Hornstadt, Frankfurt, Germany		 H: 18.1 inch 450 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Anthropo-zoomorphic mask
Nigeria, Igala
3049327
Provenance Size Price
Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg, Germany H: 21.3 inch 900 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Janus figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, Luba
3049291
Provenance Size Price
French Collection H: 10.4 inch 500 EUR
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Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - Nias
3049214
Provenance Size Price
Herbert Hamak, Hammelburg, Germany H: 12.4 inch 1000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Figurally carved spoon
Philippines - Ifugao, circle / Workshop of Tagiling from Kababuyan
3049177
Provenance Size Price
American Private Collection H: 6.8 inch 1500 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Figurally carved spoon
Philippines - Ifugao
3049176
Provenance Size Price
American Private Collection H: 8.9 inch 800 EUR
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Figurally carved spoon
Philippines - Ifugao
3049174
Provenance Size Price
American Private Collection H: 6.9 inch 600 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Figurally carved spoon
Philippines - Ifugao
3049173
Provenance Size Price
American Private Collection H: 7.3 inch 800 EUR
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Figurally carved spoon
Philippines - Ifugao
3049172
Provenance Size Price
American Private Collection H: 6.1 inch 500 EUR
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Colon figure of an "askari"
East Africa, Swahili coast
3049167
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Jim Lennon, Northern Ireland
Bonhams, Edinburgh, 26 January 2022, Lot 440		 H: 16.9 inch 800 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Chief's chair "kafwokonkolo"
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
3049163
Provenance Size Price
H: 13 inch (seat); 23.6 inch (backrest); B: 20.5 inch x 20.5 inch 2000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Helmet mask "ndoli jowei
Sierra Leone / Liberia, Mende - Vai
3049162
Provenance Size Price
American Private Collection H: 12.4 inch 1000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Rare face mask "agbodogin"
Nigeria, Owo Yoruba / Ishan
3049160
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Irwin Hersey (1920-2010), New York, USA
Frederic ("Frits") Wallace (1914-2014), Sarasota, USA (1980s)
Private collection, Calm Ocean, USA (2014)		 H: 11.4 inch 3000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Standing figure with staff
Eastern Congo / Western Tanzania, Lake Tanganyika, Tabwa, Ijiji
3049158
Provenance Size Price
American Private Collection H: 16.1 inch 8000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Caryatid stool with three figures
Mozambique, Makonde
3049157
Provenance Size Price
Old UK Collection H: 15.7 inch 4000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Standing female figure / mortar
D. R. Congo, Mbala
3049088
Provenance Size Price
Belgian Collection H: 8.7 inch 5000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, Bamana
3049079
Provenance Size Price
German Private Collection H: 19.3 inch 800 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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Tree ladder
Mali, Dogon
3049076
Provenance Size Price
South German Private Collection H: 74.8 inch 600 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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