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A WAYANG KULIT TEMES NEVINBÜR
SHADOW PUPPET CEREMONIAL STAFF
FIGURE Bamboo, clay, boar tusks,
Leather with painting natural earth pigments, fabrics
and wood rod and spider webbing
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Java, 19 to early 20 Malekula Island, Vanuatu, early
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Century 20 Century
An attractive Indonesian This expressive head ‘Temes
shadow puppet fi gure nevinbür’ is made of bamboo
painted on buffalo and clay. It is painted with
leather and attached to natural earth pigments as well
a wood rod on which it as partly covered with spider
is held. webbing. Two boar tusks are
laterally integrated into the
Shape: Figural with a face. Remarkable are especially
pointed wooden rod 138 the projecting conical eyes and
Dimensions: HEIGHT LARGE WOODEN FERTILITY FIGURE the long nose. The dance staff
77 CM Wood, jute fi ber, fabric comes with a modern base.
Condition: Good Indonesia, late 19 /early 20 Century
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condition; original Shape: Expressive and
painting Depiction of a standing, pregnant woman, traditional dancing staff head,
Provenance: From an the right hand at the bulging belly, an projecting conical eyes and
old Austrian private elongated face with arched eyebrows, a nose
collection acquired narrow, straight nose and a small, smiling Dimensions: HEIGHT without
before 1930 mouth. Around the hips a skirt of jute 140 base is 71 CM, HEIGHT with
fi bers and the head with a high headdress. BRONZE BUST, OBA OF BENIN base 81 CM
Estimate EUR 100,- Mounted on a square base. Brown patinated bronze Condition: Good condition
Starting price EUR 50,- Benin, Nigeria, West Africa, 1980’s with signs of age and wear,
Shape: Statue partly some loss of material
Dimensions: HEIGHT 160 CM This richly decorative bust depicts a king, known Provenance: From an Austrian
Condition: Good condition with usual signs as ‘Oba’, in full regalia. The opulent headdress private collection
of age and wear; slightly loss of material and and traditional costume are rendered in great
partly small nicks detail. The fi gure is shown holding an attribute Estimate EUR 200,-
Provenance: From an old Austrian collection in each hand. Starting price EUR 100,- 143
MANGBETU, HARP ‘KUNDI’
Estimate EUR 100,- Shape: Richly decorated bust fi gure of a king Wood, leather and fi ber cord
Starting price EUR 50,- Dimensions: HEIGHT 64 CM Mangbetu peoples, D. R. Congo
Condition: Good condition with minor signs 142
of age and wear; the attributes are loose, the ASANTE, PRESTIGE CHAIR The body is covered with leather and
137 scepter is broken ‘ASIPIM’ has two resonance holes. The pegs
A WOOD AMUNITION Provenance: From an Austrian private collection Wood, brass, iron and strings are well preserved. The
DISPENSER WITH Asante peoples, Ghana expressive head is carved on the upper
TRIBAL FACE Estimate EUR 150,- most portion of the instrument, and
Wood and iron bullets Starting price EUR 75,- The seat and backrest covered the face is carved with a prominent
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Oceania, fi rst half of 20 in brass sheet and various other nose ridge and enlarged ears. Deep
Century elements and iron tacks. The glossy patina of use.
backrest with a raised center
Carved with an and two turned fi nials on each According to Mangbetu elders the
elongated tribal face side. fi gural carvings on these harps depict
with four cast iron Queen Nenzima, who was chief adviser
bullets held together Shape: Square seat on four legs to four kings between 1875 and 1926.
by the fl exible wood joined by stretchers
and a metal ring for Dimensions: 95.5 x 47 x 46 CM, The stand shown in the picture will
attachment. HEIGHT seat 37 CM NOT be delivered with the instrument.
Condition: Good condition
Shape: Elongated shape with signs of wear consistent Shape: Harp-shaped
with fi gural carving with age and use; some losses Dimensions: 69.5 x 19 CM
Dimensions: LENGTH to the brass sheet, some tacks Condition: Good condition with signs
24 CM are missing and with traces of of wear consistent with age and use;
Condition: Good corrosion there are abrasions and some notches,
condition with some Provenance: From an Austrian the leather with minor losses
small insect-related holes private collection Provenance: From an old European
Provenance: From an collection
old Austrian private Estimate EUR 200,-
collection acquired Starting price EUR 100,- Estimate EUR 150,-
before 1930 Starting price EUR 75,-
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Estimate EUR 300,- A CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS
Starting price EUR 150,- Wood, bone, fabric and shells 144
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Oceania, 19 Century STANDING HARDWOOD FIGURE Shape: Standing fi gure
Hardwood Dimensions: HEIGHT without base
Inlaid with bone, dried berries and mounted on a wood frame. Nigeria, Niger River Delta, early 20 Century 71 CM, HEIGHT with base 89 CM
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Igbo ethnic group Condition: The fi gure is in good
Shape: Shield-shaped condition with signs of age and
Dimensions: 21 x 20 CM The sculpture has long legs, a rectangular body with wear; some loss of material and
Condition: Loss to inlays leant arms on the hips and a long neck. Expressive facial traces of weathering
Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired features, triangular ears and a high head with a conical Provenance: From an Austrian
before 1930 headdress can be seen. This type of fi gure represented private collection
gods, who should provide protection, healing and good
Estimate EUR 80,- fortune. In return, they expect respect and compliance Estimate EUR 200,-
Starting price EUR 40,- with their rules. Starting price EUR 100,-

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