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P.N. Guinea, three earthenware bowls, consisting o

5100 - P.N. Guinea, three earthenware bowls, consisting of a Collingwood Bay deep bowl, an Adzera bowl, and a Sepik conical bowl. Diameters: 24, 18, and 25 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, assembled over two generations between the 1950s and 1980s. [3]

Estimation

100 - 200 €

P.N. Guinea, Kwoma, an earthenware anthropomorphic

5101 - P.N. Guinea, Kwoma, an earthenware anthropomorphic head surmounted by a parrot. Details in red and white. Height: 21.5 cm. Mounted. Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, assembled over two generations between the 1950s and 1980s. [1]

Estimation

80 - 120 €

New Caledonia, Kanak, a wooden bird-head club. Len

5102 - New Caledonia, Kanak, a wooden bird-head club. Length: 85 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, assembled over two generations between the 1950s and the 1980s. [1]

Estimation

100 - 200 €

Marquesas Islands, a wooden walking stick, ca. 190

5103 - Marquesas Islands, a wooden walking stick, ca. 1900, with motifs carved all over and a tiki figure; length: 104 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, assembled over two generations between the 1950s and the 1980s. [1]

Estimation

400 - 600 €

Alaska, Inuit, a ritual amulet made of bone; along

5104 - Alaska, Inuit, a ritual amulet made of bone; along its length, it depicts a half-seal, half-man figure with a seal's head. L. 9 cm. Provenance: Anthony Meyer, Paris, 1980s. Private Dutch collection. [1]

Estimation

200 - 400 €

Alaska, two marine ivory amulets, one depicting a

5105 - Alaska, two marine ivory amulets, one depicting a blue whale and the other a quadruped. L. 7.6 and 7 cm. Provenance: Anthony Meyer, Paris, 1980s. Private Dutch collection. [2]

Estimation

300 - 400 €

P.N. Guinea, Trobriand Islands, lime spatula, surm

5106 - P.N. Guinea, Trobriand Islands, lime spatula, surmounted by a crouching figure; the shaft has drilled holes and incised motifs. Details in white. Height: 56.5 cm. Mounted. [1]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

Northwest America, Haida or Tlingit, a ceremonial

5107 - Northwest America, Haida or Tlingit, a ceremonial horn spoonL. 28 cm. mounted Provenance: Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam 1984 [1].

Estimation

200 - 400 €

P.N. Guinea, Sepik, a wooden staff end surmounted

5108 - P.N. Guinea, Sepik, a wooden staff end surmounted by a standing mythological figure. Height: 37 cm. Mounted [1]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

Sumatra, Batak, bamboo palm wine container, kitang

5109 - Sumatra, Batak, bamboo palm wine container, kitang, horn bands, and a wooden stopper; height: 51.5 cm. Provenance: The Aldo and Hannie van Eyck Collection.

Estimation

160 - 260 €

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5110 - NO LOT[2]

Estimation

Aucune

Fiji, a wooden cava bowl with thirteen legs. Diame

5111 - Fiji, a wooden cava bowl with thirteen legs. Diameter: 44.5 cm. [1]

Estimation

250 - 450 €

Mortlock Islands, a decorative face mask, tapuano.

5112 - Mortlock Islands, a decorative face mask, tapuano. Length: 25 cm. Provenance: Private German collection.

Estimation

400 - 600 €

Java, Yogyakarta, a pair of carved and painted sea

5113 - Java, Yogyakarta, a pair of carved and painted seated figures, Loro Blonyo, first half of the 20th century, wearing traditional jewelry. H. 102 and 105 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Java; purchased from a Javanese antique dealer, ca. 1990. [2]

Estimation

500 - 1 000 €

East Kalimantan, a shaman's amulet consisting of a

5114 - East Kalimantan, a shaman's amulet consisting of a vine entwined around a small piece of wood, with carved faces. Also shown is a Timor mask. L. 10.5 and H. 22 cm. Mask mounted. [2]

Estimation

100 - 200 €

P.N. Guinea, Wosera, an old, small, polychrome yam

5115 - P.N. Guinea, Wosera, an old, small, polychrome yam mask; featuring an anthropomorphic head on a pole surmounted by a perched bird. H. 22; 81.5 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, assembled over two generations between the 1950s and 1980s. [2]

Estimation

300 - 500 €

Papua, Lake Sentani, a paddle decorated with red a

5116 - Papua, Lake Sentani, a paddle decorated with red and black pigments. Length: 138 cm. [1]

Estimation

100 - 150 €

P.N. Guinea, Lower Sepik-Ramu, oval dish, both end

5117 - P.N. Guinea, Lower Sepik-Ramu, oval dish, both ends shaped like a crocodile’s head; accompanied by a smaller dish with a local repair. L. 81.5 and 52.5 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, assembled over two generations between the 1950s and 1980s. [2]

Estimation

250 - 400 €

Papua, Asmat, fragment of a larger sculpture depic

5118 - Papua, Asmat, fragment of a larger sculpture depicting a seated anthropomorphic figure atop two hands, with traces of black, red, and white pigments. Height: 66.5 cm, mounted. Provenance: Father Emile Andreoli OFM, Woerden, 1965.

Estimation

100 - 200 €

Melanesia: a collection of three objects, consisti

5119 - Melanesia: a collection of three objects, consisting of a Kamoro hourglass shield (yamate), an old Lake Sentani dish, and a Massim spatula. H. 118; 77.5 and 136.8 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, assembled over two generations between the 1950s and 1980s. [3]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

A collection of four different weapons, consisting

5120 - A collection of four different weapons, consisting of two krisses, an African dagger, and a Yemeni dagger. Length: 23–43 cm. [4]

Estimation

150 - 250 €

A collection of eleven various tribal objects, inc

5121 - A collection of eleven various tribal objects, including: Papua New Guinea, North Coast—a necklace on a stand; Nigeria—a wooden statue; Boki; and a large antique glass bead found in Indonesia. Various sizes [11]

Estimation

250 - 350 €

Pakistan, Swat Valley, three carved wooden door pa

5122 - Pakistan, Swat Valley, three carved wooden door panels featuring high-relief carvings in geometric Y-shapes and intricate details. Height: 163/171 and 164 cm. Provenance: Galerie Bax, Geldermalsen, Holland. [3]

Estimation

600 - 1 000 €

Malaysia, Peranakan, three wedding canopies, early

5123 - Malaysia, Peranakan, three wedding canopies, early 20th-century metal strips, ceremuk, various applications, and beaded strings. [3]

Estimation

300 - 460 €

A collection of various objects, including a Sepik

5124 - A collection of various objects, including a Sepik spatula, two Asmat dishes, and two stone blades. 72.2 cm (spatula). Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, assembled over two generations between the 1950s and the 1980s. [13]

Estimation

120 - 180 €

A collection of various Indonesian textiles, inclu

5125 - A collection of various Indonesian textiles, including those from Sumatra, Lampung, and Tapis. Various sizes. [box]

Estimation

100 - 200 €

A large collection of various African wooden figur

5126 - A large collection of various African wooden figures, masks, and objects; the proceeds from this lot will go to: Stiftung African Music Festival Würzburg. [box]

Estimation

300 - 500 €

Makonde penis ritual object. L. 23 cm. Mounted. [1

5127 - Makonde penis ritual object. L. 23 cm. Mounted. [1]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

Aboriginal wooden spear thrower. Length: 76 cm. [1

5128 - Aboriginal wooden spear thrower. Length: 76 cm. [1]

Estimation

250 - 350 €

P.N. Guinea, Central Ramu River shield, height 142

5129 - P.N. Guinea, Central Ramu River shield, height 142 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, assembled over two generations between the 1950s and 1980s. [1]

Estimation

150 - 250 €

Papua, Highlands: a small bag made of plant fiber,

5130 - Papua, Highlands: a small bag made of plant fiber, a bilum with a bamboo container featuring an incised pattern. Also included are two rectangular plant-fiber bags and a panel depicting a hunting party in a canoe, width 28–57 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch family collection, assembled over two generations between the 1950s and 1980s. [4]

Estimation

150 - 200 €

Bali, two finely carved wooden figures depicting d

5131 - Bali, two finely carved wooden figures depicting demons. Height: 29 and 32 cm. Collected in Bali, ca. 1933. [2]

Estimation

250 - 500 €

Bali, a fine openwork coconut shell ornament with

5132 - Bali, a fine openwork coconut shell ornament with a stand and a carved wooden figure of Bhima. Ornament on a coconut, H. 21 and 25.5 cm. Collected in Bali, ca. 1933. [2]

Estimation

100 - 200 €

Bali, a delicately carved wooden openwork sculptur

5133 - Bali, a delicately carved wooden openwork sculpture depicting a standing Garuda atop a tree, holding a turtle and a pig. A seated figure below, flanked by two snakes. Height: 26 cm. Collected in Bali, ca. 1933. [1]

Estimation

200 - 400 €

Aboriginal, boomerang. Length: 76 cm. [1]

5134 - Aboriginal, boomerang. Length: 76 cm. [1]

Estimation

400 - 600 €

P.N. Guinea, Sepik, wooden canoe prow. L. 76 and W

5135 - P.N. Guinea, Sepik, wooden canoe prow. L. 76 and W. 35 cm, on a stand. Provenance: Ulrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany.

Estimation

400 - 600 €

Indonesia, Sulawesi, Lake Poso area, a wooden shie

5136 - Indonesia, Sulawesi, Lake Poso area, a wooden shield, kanta, ca. 1900. Wood, black paint, rattan, nassa snails, hair.

Estimation

600 - 800 €

North Sumatra, Toba Batak, three bone shamanic amu

5137 - North Sumatra, Toba Batak, three bone shamanic amulets with engraved carvings; one attached to a small bamboo calendar. L. 34 - 5.8 cm. [3]

Estimation

150 - 250 €

Northwest America, a collection of eleven finely c

5138 - Northwest America, a collection of eleven finely carved horn amulets depicting animals and totems in relief and engraving. Length: approx. 2–5.5 cm; width: 5 cm. Provenance: The Aldo and Hannie van Eyck Collection. [11]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

Burkina Faso, Lobi, small figure, bateba phuwe. H.

5139 - Burkina Faso, Lobi, small figure, bateba phuwe. H. 15 cm. Mounted. Provenance:

Estimation

200 - 400 €

Ethiopia, Gurage, a pair of wooden sandals; length

5140 - Ethiopia, Gurage, a pair of wooden sandals; length: 28 cm. Provenance: Acquired from Julian and Barbara Hardings, London. Private European collection. [1]

Estimation

250 - 400 €

South Africa, Swaziland, neck rest. Length: 49.5 c

5141 - South Africa, Swaziland, neck rest. Length: 49.5 cm. Provenance: Acquired from Stewart Kennedy, London. Private European collection. [1]

Estimation

300 - 500 €

South Sudan, Dinka, tripod neckrest, with a braide

5142 - South Sudan, Dinka, tripod neckrest, with a braided leather cord. L. 45 cm. Provenance: Acquired from Johann Levy, Paris. Private European collection. [1]

Estimation

200 - 400 €

Benin, Fon-Yoruba, a pair of female twin figures,

5143 - Benin, Fon-Yoruba, a pair of female twin figures, with glass beads and metal ornaments. Height: 18.5 and 18.9 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch collection. [2]

Estimation

200 - 400 €

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, a pair of female twin figure

5144 - Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, a pair of female twin figures, Ibeji; with plant-fiber strings and coconut disc beads; height: 25.3 and 27.7 cm. [3]

Estimation

250 - 500 €

Bali, a painted wooden Rangda mask. W: 27 cm. [1]

5145 - Bali, a painted wooden Rangda mask. W: 27 cm. [1]

Estimation

150 - 200 €

Papua, Asmat, two bone nose ornaments. One is deco

5146 - Papua, Asmat, two bone nose ornaments. One is decorated with shards of mother-of-pearl set in plant paste. Length: 13.8 and 12 cm. Provenance: Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam, and a private Dutch collection. [2]

Estimation

300 - 400 €

P.N. Guinea, a collection of five different neckla

5147 - P.N. Guinea, a collection of five different necklaces; Solomon Islands, strings of nassa shells on plant-fiber cords; Boiken, cylindrical shell beads on a string; and three necklaces decorated with animal teeth and glass beads. Length: approx. 37.5–18.5 cm. [5]

Estimation

300 - 400 €

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5148 - P.N. Guinea, Oro Province, Damberode village, a fine lime gourd with a lick stick, decorated with beads and shells set in a nut paste band. The cassowary bone spatula is decorated with engravings. Height: 21.5 cm. On a custom-made stand. Provenance: Michael Hamson, Palos Verdes Estates, L.A., USA. [1]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

Ghana, Ashanti, two fertility dolls, akua bawith b

5149 - Ghana, Ashanti, two fertility dolls, akua bawith black patina, one with white glass beads, h. 33 and 27 cm, mounted. Provenance: Private Dutch collection. [2]

Estimation

400 - 600 €

Ivory Coast, Senufo, kpellie mask, 34 cm, mounted

5150 - Ivory Coast, Senufo, kpellie mask, 34 cm, mounted [1]

Estimation

250 - 500 €

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Teke, a power fi

5151 - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Teke, a power figure with the torso bound in reptile skin. H. 19.5 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch collection. [1]

Estimation

300 - 600 €

Gabon, Fang, two bronze torques, and Teke, two nec

5152 - Gabon, Fang, two bronze torques, and Teke, two necklaces. Also included is an African bronze armlet. Diameters: 17.2 and 14 cm. Provenance: Galerie Mabuhay, Amsterdam, 1985; one Teke band. The Aldo and Hannie van Eyck Collection. [5]

Estimation

200 - 400 €

Ghana, Ashanti, a wooden chair purchased at the Ll

5153 - Ghana, Ashanti, a wooden chair purchased at the Lloyd Building in San Francisco. W. 58 and H. 65 cm. [1]

Estimation

50 - 80 €

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu, two wo

5154 - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu, two women's buttock covers, negbe.w. 31.5 and 40.5 cm. Provenance: Bren Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium. [2]

Estimation

100 - 200 €

Tanzania, Makonde, two helmet masks with human hai

5155 - Tanzania, Makonde, two helmet masks with human hair inlays and painted scarification lines on a yellow base; height: 23 cm; mounted [2]

Estimation

400 - 600 €

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yaka, a one-legg

5156 - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yaka, a one-legged protective figure with a cotton strap. H. 15 cm. on a stand [1]

Estimation

150 - 200 €

Burkina Faso, Lobi, a standing male figure wearing

5157 - Burkina Faso, Lobi, a standing male figure wearing a European hat. H. 116 cm. Provenance: Private German collection. [1]

Estimation

400 - 800 €

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Kongo, kneeling

5158 - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Kongo, kneeling female figure. Height: 18.5 cm. Provenance: L.F.H. Groenhuizen, Utrecht, Holland, ca. 1965. [1]

Estimation

200 - 400 €

Nigeria, Yoruba, a Shango staff. H. 34 cm. Provena

5159 - Nigeria, Yoruba, a Shango staff. H. 34 cm. Provenance: Kunsthandel Aalderink, Amsterdam, 2007. Private Dutch collection. [1]

Estimation

300 - 500 €

Sumatra, Batak, a finely braided plant-fiber bag a

5160 - Sumatra, Batak, a finely braided plant-fiber bag and a miniature pustaha; width 19 and length 8 cm. Provenance of the bag: Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam. [2]

Estimation

100 - 150 €

C.A. Republic, Yangba: a terracotta bowl and a col

5161 - C.A. Republic, Yangba: a terracotta bowl and a collection of six various coiled plant-fiber lidded boxes; two Kuba boxes; a Surinamese Arrawak Indian box; and three Indonesian boxes. Also included is a stone sculpture of a fish. Various sizes. Provenance of the Yangba bowl: Drs. J. Muermans, Nijmegen; Institute for Cultural Anthropology at the Catholic University of Nijmegen. Michel Thiema, Amsterdam. Surinam box: Michel Thiema, Amsterdam. [8]

Estimation

100 - 150 €

Mali, Dogon, part of a Toguna, featuring part of a

5162 - Mali, Dogon, part of a Toguna, featuring part of an anthropomorphic figure in high relief. [1]

Estimation

400 - 600 €

Nigeria, Yoruba, two beaded tunics with relief dec

5163 - Nigeria, Yoruba, two beaded tunics with relief decorations of masks, animals, and geometric patterns. Provenance: Antwerp antique dealer, 1980s. [2]

Estimation

500 - 800 €

West Papua, Cenderawasih Bay: a bamboo comb with a

5164 - West Papua, Cenderawasih Bay: a bamboo comb with an X-shaped open top; and two other bamboo combs from Papua New Guinea, all featuring carved geometric patterns; heights: 16.5, 21.5, and 26 cm; mounted. Provenance of the first comb: Michael Hamson, Palos Verdes Estates, L.A., USA. One of the others possibly from van den Abbeele, Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam. [3]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

Indonesia, Mentawai Islands, three lidded coconut

5165 - Indonesia, Mentawai Islands, three lidded coconut tobacco containers; one decorated with a carving of six stylized monkey figures and one with a geometric pattern. Two with rattan bands. L. 11–13.5 cm. Provenance: Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam; Willem Zwiep, Amsterdam; and Frans Faber, Amsterdam. [3]

Estimation

120 - 180 €

A pair of copper alloy Dayak ear ornaments, 7.3 cm

5166 - A pair of copper alloy Dayak ear ornaments, 7.3 cm long, mounted [2]

Estimation

100 - 200 €

Sumatra, Minangkabau: a kris and two Javanese swor

5167 - Sumatra, Minangkabau: a kris and two Javanese swords, klewang; a kris with an old blade, a metal pendok decorated with floral motifs and featuring a wooden handle (nose damaged). The klewang has horn handles. L. 52; 43.5 and 44 cm. Provenance: Veilinghuis de Zon, Amsterdam, 1972 and 1974 (klewang and kris). Larger klewang: Mak van Waay, 1976. [3]

Estimation

140 - 180 €

Nias, two metal spearheads, Java, two lance points

5168 - Nias, two metal spearheads, Java, two lance points, and a kris blade; the lance points and kris blade feature fine pamor. One lance point with a wooden sheath. L. 25, 27, 41, and 48 cm. Provenance: two Nias spearheads, Galerie Aalderink, Amsterdam, 1975. [4]

Estimation

100 - 200 €

Kalimantan, a Dayak double bamboo container; Sumat

5169 - Kalimantan, a Dayak double bamboo container; Sumatra, Minangkabau, a container with a silver lid, ca. 1900; and Sarawak, Iban Dayak, a bamboo container;The double Dayak container with a carved wooden lid, the Minangkabau container with a refined silver lid featuring fine floral and geometric carvings. The other Dayak container features painted and engraved sections. H. 15; 13.5 and 15.5 cm. Provenance: Galerie Dayak, Amsterdam, 1986. [3]

Estimation

100 - 150 €

Ivory Coast, Djimini, horned face mask; height 35

5170 - Ivory Coast, Djimini, horned face mask; height 35 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch collection. [1]

Estimation

300 - 500 €

Mali, Marka, face mask: an elongated face topped b

5171 - Mali, Marka, face mask: an elongated face topped by two horns, with a blackish encrusted patina and incised geometric shapes. H. 57.5 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch collection. [1]

Estimation

300 - 500 €

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu, a stan

5172 - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mangbetu, a standing female figure carved from hardwood, with eyes set with white glass beads. Height: 65 cm. Mounted. Provenance: Private Dutch collection. [1]

Estimation

500 - 750 €

Mali, Dogon, part of a lock, in the shape of a sty

5173 - Mali, Dogon, part of a lock, in the shape of a stylized female figure. Height: 20.5 cm. [1]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pere, a terracot

5174 - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pere, a terracotta anthropomorphic female figure in a standing posture with outstretched arms, height 27 cm. Provenance: Kunsthandel Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, 2018. [1]

Estimation

Aucune

Nigeria, Yoruba, two Ibeji figures. Height: 28.5 a

5175 - Nigeria, Yoruba, two Ibeji figures. Height: 28.5 and 33 cm. Private Dutch collection. [2]

Estimation

200 - 400 €

Aceh, two octagonal silver and silver-gilded siri

5176 - Aceh, two octagonal silver and silver-gilded siri boxes, late 19th century. Length: 8.5 and 10.2 cm. Provenance: Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam. Ref. Jasper and Pirngadie, IV, fig. 363 [2]

Estimation

300 - 500 €

Java, a terracotta seated figure, ca. 14th century

5177 - Java, a terracotta seated figure, ca. 14th century, and a stone fragment of Semar, Majapahit period. Height: ca. 10 cm. One comes with a stand. [2]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

Java, a papier-mâché face, possibly from the 14th

5178 - Java, a papier-mâché face, possibly from the 14th century. 13 x 11 cm. Mounted. [1]

Estimation

150 - 200 €

Aceh, two bulbous siri containers made of a silver

5179 - Aceh, two bulbous siri containers made of a silver alloy, salapeh, with a hammered and engraved floral design. One is on a metal chain.

Estimation

150 - 180 €

Sulawesi, Toraja, a finely carved architectural wo

5180 - Sulawesi, Toraja, a finely carved architectural wooden panel, decorated with carved spiral and linear motifs. With a patina of age. H. 87 cm. [1]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

A film projector and seven rolls of film in metal

5181 - A film projector and seven rolls of film in metal boxes. Family films documenting their time in Merauke, 1930–1933, and Bali, 1933. The films have not been viewed; the projector has not been tested. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke from September 1930 to the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali.

Estimation

100 - 300 €

A collection of 142 stereoscopic photographs, prim

5182 - A collection of 142 stereoscopic photographs, primarily of the Marind Anim people and their surroundings, in two wooden boxes. Included is a damaged stereoscope, ca. 1900. The original photographs were taken by W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder, while they were stationed in Merauke from September 1930 to the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they w

Estimation

200 - 400 €

A family album containing 82 photographs, Merauke,

5183 - A family album containing 82 photographs, Merauke, 1930–1933, and Bali, 1933. A photograph album containing 82 photographs depicting the peoples around Merauke, including the Marind Anim, Yabar, and Yei-Nan. The rest of the album features various subjects, mainly from Bali, 1933.

Estimation

400 - 600 €

Petrus Vertenten (1884–1946), crayon portrait of a

5184 - Petrus Vertenten (1884–1946), crayon portrait of a Marind Anim man. In the upper left corner is the name “Agil.” In the lower left corner is the monogram “P.V.” On the reverse, a label reads: “As a pleasant memento of the Mission in Merauke, Nov. 17, 1932.”

Estimation

600 - 800 €

Papua, Marind Anim, two rare mourner’s hoods, kobb

5185 - Papua, Marind Anim, two rare mourner’s hoods, kobbu, for a woman. Made of braided plant fiber in various colors.

Estimation

400 - 600 €

Papua, Marind Anim, a wooden bullroarer shaped lik

5186 - Papua, Marind Anim, a wooden bullroarer shaped like a fish, with an incised spiral pattern and white pigments; length: 46.6 cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali. [1]

Estimation

500 - 800 €

Papua, Marind Anim, two wooden bullroarers shaped

5187 - Papua, Marind Anim, two wooden bullroarers shaped like fish, with incised spiral patterns and white pigments; lengths 21.2 and 22.8 cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali. [1]

Estimation

400 - 600 €

Papua, Marind Anim, an incised coconut shell carve

5188 - Papua, Marind Anim, an incised coconut shell carved in the shape of an animal, depicting two spirals, a pair of eyes, and an open mouth. With a plant fiber cord. L. 12.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. By late 1933, they had returned to Bali. [1]

Estimation

500 - 800 €

Papua, Marind Anim, two incised coconut shell char

5189 - Papua, Marind Anim, two incised coconut shell charms in the shape of stylized animals and decorated with an incised pattern filled with lime. Length: 10.5 and 11 cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali. [2]

Estimation

300 - 400 €

Papua, Marind Anim, a bundle of seven incised coco

5190 - Papua, Marind Anim, a bundle of seven incised coconut shell charms—six in the shape of stylized animals and featuring incised patterns filled with lime. L. cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali. [1]

Estimation

800 - 1 200 €

Papua, Marind Anim, three wooden drums of various

5191 - Papua, Marind Anim, three wooden drums of various sizes, with bas-relief patterns and pigments. H. 30.5–70.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali. [3]

Estimation

250 - 400 €

Papua, Frederik Hendrik Islands (Yos Sudarso Islan

5192 - Papua, Frederik Hendrik Islands (Yos Sudarso Islands), two canoe-shaped dishes and a ritual miniature canoe with two oars, red pigment and white stripes. L. 35–54 cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali. [5]

Estimation

400 - 800 €

Papua, Asmat, canoe prow, shaped like an anthropom

5193 - Papua, Asmat, canoe prow, shaped like an anthropomorphic head set within an openwork pattern. L. 79 cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali. [1]

Estimation

400 - 800 €

Papua, Marind Anim, three men’s headdresses made o

5194 - Papua, Marind Anim, three men’s headdresses made of plant fibers and cassowary feathers, and two bamboo combs. W. 23.5–35 cm.; H. 19 and 28 cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali. [5]

Estimation

200 - 300 €

Indonesia, a diverse collection of objects, consis

5195 - Indonesia, a diverse collection of objects, consisting of three Balinese combs, a coconut shell, and a gourd container; two Marind anim sticks, a shell ornament, and a coiled bag. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke from September 1930 to the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali. [8]

Estimation

150 - 250 €

Papua, Marind Anim, a collection of stone blades a

5196 - Papua, Marind Anim, a collection of stone blades and a rare implement consisting of a stone hooked blade mounted on top of a painted bamboo shaft. L. 6.5–36 cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in Bali. [6]

Estimation

500 - 800 €

Papua, Merauke, Frederik Hendrik Islands (Yos Suda

5197 - Papua, Merauke, Frederik Hendrik Islands (Yos Sudarso Islands), a rare wooden ritual bowl shaped like a canoe with a crocodile head as extensions. Decorated with red pigments and bearing the monogram “W.C.V.” on the inside. L. 69.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of W.G. Venhuis and his wife, Mrs. A. Venhuis-Mulder. Collected while they were stationed in Merauke between September 1930 and the end of 1933. W.G. Venhuis was a doctor conducting research on malaria. From late 1933, they were back in

Estimation

250 - 500 €

P.N. Guinea, Central Highlands, Chimbu, a wooden n

5198 - P.N. Guinea, Central Highlands, Chimbu, a wooden neck rest in the shape of a quadruped. It has an old label with text. Length: 51 cm. Provenance: Private European collection.

Estimation

500 - 700 €

A collection of Ashanti copper alloy lidded boxes

5199 - A collection of Ashanti copper alloy lidded boxes in various sizes [zkj]

Estimation

150 - 250 €

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