Ethnographie & Stammeskunst

Burkina Faso, Mossi, a terracotta buste, h. 13 cm. on stand [1]

D.R. Congo, Songye, two axes L. 39 and 45 cm. [2]

D.R. Congo, Mongo, two swords the hilts decorated with nails. h. 49 and 47 cm. Provenance: Old Belgium private collection. [2]

Ghana, Ashanti, a 400/000 gold pendant, decorated with a crocodile.(BWG) diam. 7,5 cm. 22,4 grams. [1]

Ghana, Ashante, a 440/000 gold pendant, decorated with an elephant; BWG diam. 7 cm. [1]

Mali, Dogon, kanaga mask with a painted dancing figure on the top of the vertical beam. L. ca. 115 cm. [1]

D.R. Congo, Yaka, two initiation masks; one shaped with zoomorphic head, the other with human head. h. 63 and 56 cm. [2]

D.R. Congo, Luba miniature mask, herewith a Yaka figure, a Luba half-figure, a Bembe-style amulet figure, and three Lega implements. L. 10,5 - 22,...

Mali, Bamana, staff finial, in the shape of a standing female figure, free carved arms, aluminium inset eyes and earrings. H. 25,2 cm. [1]

Burkina Faso, Lobi, a pair of shrine spirit figures, bateba, short arms flanking the elongated torso on two short flexed legs, thick crusty patina...

Ivory Coast, Dan, face mask, Dutch private collection, collected in the late '60's. L. 24,8 cm. [1]

Nigeria, Yoruba, a wooden drum, the sides decorated with various figures and a animal hide tympanum. h. 85 cm. [1]

Ghana, Akan, wooden drum, the sides decorated with various human- and animal figures and painted in polychrome colours. h. 81 cm. [1]

Nigeria, a pair of bronze Onile figures. h. 15 and 16 cm. Provenance: Zemanek, 2003. [2]

Yoruba, a marionet figure, a three headed Gelede mask and a small Ifa oracle bowl decorated with a bird. L. 96 / 40 and 16 cm. Marionet, provenanc...

D.R. Congo, Yaka, two face masks, ndemba; one with an attached carved figure. Both with natural pigments and raffia hairdress. h. ca. 60 and 50 cm...

Papua, Asmat, war shield, jamasj, showing four superimposed anthropomorphic figures bordered by half-figures in red on a white ground, along the s...

Moluccas, Leti Islands, ancestress figure, in squatting position, holding a bowl between her hands (now missing). h. 39 cm. Female ancestor figure...

Papua, Asmat, figure, kawe, the male figure standing on flexed legs, free-cut arms and hands flanking the hips, traces of white and red pigments. ...

Papua, Asmat, a bowl, jifoi, terminating in a male figure to one end and a female figure to the other side L. 98,5 cm. Provenance: Cornelis Piete...

Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ceremonial adze, toki, 19th century, the stone blade secured by means of braided coir on an extended conical and rec...

Philippines, Luzon, wooden spoon, the handle shaped as a crouching figure, arms resting on the knees, crowned by a flat projection. L. 21,2 cm. Pr...

East Kalimantan, a fine Kayanic chopper, wrought iron blade attached to an elaborately decorated handle by means of plant fibre and terminating in...

Nias, ancestor figure, adu nuwu, standing and with shortened arms, dressed with necklace, ear-ornament and a flat crown with a curved central proj...

Wuvulu, wooden bowl, apia nie. L. 50,5 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem [1]

Papua, Asmat, war shield, jamasj, first half 20th C., with deep cut ridges, not blackened, only the navel-like central ornaments are black. L. 11...

P. N. Guinea, Massim, splashboard, lagim, showing amidst carved curved patterns in red, white and black pigments, two apotropaic figures, tokwalu....

Fiji Islands, ' rootstock' club, the lower part with bas relief decoration of zigzags and stripes. L. 105,5 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem [1]

New Caledonia, Kanak, two clubs, one with a bird's head, the other conically shaped. L. 74 and 81 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem [2]

Chuuk Island, coral pestle, flat top. H. 16,8 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem; Michel Thieme, Amsterdam [1]

Chuuk Island, coral pestle, The flat top with two protrusions. H. 18 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem; Michel Thieme, Amsterdam. [1]

P.N. Guinea, Sepik, suspension hook, surmounted by an anthropomorphic face L. 58,5 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem [1]

Central Nias, male ancestor figure, adu zatua, topped by a three-pronged crown, holding attributes in his hands. H. 30 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, ...

Kalimantan, Upper Mahakam, Dayak ceremonial paddle, between handle and blad a finely carved ornament, deer antler finial. L. 142 cm. Provenance: ...

Borneo, Sarawak, Iban Dayak, fine shaman's box, with two squatting figures attached to the outside and a squatting figure on top of the lid, inser...

Papua, Asmat, female ancestor figure, kawe, in standing position, between elbows and torso a strut. H. 82,5 cm., on sockle Provenance: Fred Smit, ...

Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Ngaju Dayak, squatting figure, hampatong, the hands resting on the knees, the headdress shows a crown-like ornament, a...

P.N. Guinea, Middle-Sepik, Sawos or Yimar, male figure, partly eroded, left lower arm missing. H. 84 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem; Jan Visse...

Greenland, Inuit, model kayak, showing a kayak covered in animal skin, several accessories on top and in the centre a figure clad in animal skin. ...

Borneo, Sarawak, Iban Dayak, pig trap stick, tun-tun, the squatting figure with hands supporting the jutting chin, a piece of red cloth between ar...

Marquesas Islands, standing Tiki figure, ca. 1900. free-carved arms, hands touching the torso, a shell pectoral attached to the neck. Based on the...

P.N. Guinea, Southern Highlands, Kewa people, hat, of coiled plant fibre, traces of red and blue pigments, used in the Rimbu Indah ceremony. D. 3...

Philippines, Ifugao, spoon, the handle carved as a standing male figure, arms crossed before the torso. On the reverse an inv. nr in white TH 816....

Papua New Guinea, Adzera, bone spatula, topped by an anthropomorphic head with jutting ears. L. 16,3 cm. Provenance: Willem Minderman, The Hague [...

P.N. Guinea, Trobriand Islands, bowl, early 20th Cent., two squatting caryatids on a circular base, notched details show traces of lime; inside th...

Sumatra, Batak, bamboo calendar, porthalaan, 19th C. the exterior shows a chequer pattern on one side and characters on the other with lines in be...

Sulawesi, Toraja, wooden spoon, the handle terminating in a zoomorphic head. L. 16,5 cm. [1]

Aotearoa/ New Zealand, Maori, staff, taiaha, 19th C. the eyes with haliotis shell inlay. L. 186 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem. [1]

Micronesia, Marshall Islands, navigational chart, made of wood, shell and plant fibre. H. 57 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem; Michel Thieme, Am...

Austral Islands, ceremonial paddle, with eight stylized anthropomorphic figures (some not carved out in detail) and flat blade. L. 88,5 cm. Proven...

East-Java, winged oil lamp, dlupak/ celupak, late 19th C. The winged structure topped by a female bust. H. 63,5 cm. Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem...

Samoa, two various clubs, one with a notched lime-filled pattern, the other head with projections, shortened. L. 76 and 98,5 cm. Provenance: Fred ...

Papua, Dani, axe. L. 87 cm., on custom made stand Provenance: Fred Smit, Haarlem; Michel Thieme, Amsterdam. [1]

P.N. Guinea, Middle Sepik, Sawos or Iatmul, standing male figure, at the back between head and shoulders a suspension hole. H. 26,5 cm. Provenance...

Timor, three powder horns, horn, one without a stopper, all with fine, carved decorations. L. 13,5 - 21 cm., two mounted on custom made stand. Pro...

Sumatra, Batak, palm wine container, kitang. H. 50 cm. [1]

P. N. Guinea, Massim, wooden spatula, the handle carved with a crouching figure, details filled with white lime. L. 34,5 cm. Provenance: Willem Mi...

Java or Sumatra, Peranakan gilded silver buckle, the contoured oval shape repousse decoration of symbols and flowering branches. W. 12 cm. [1]

Vanuatu, rare painted wooden face mask, with overhanging forehead, circular pierced eyes, small nose, the mouth showing a smiling expression, smal...

Samoa, club, with a design of triangles filled with lime; herewith a small club. L. 80,5 and 38 cm. [2]