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Title: Rago Tribal Art
Auction held in: Lambertville, N.J.
Sale Date: 3/1/09
No. of Lots: 434
No. of Pages: 146
Condition: Very Good Illustrated in Color A Great Reference Source Used By The Experts!! Native American: 85 Lots African: 178 Lots Oceanic South Seas: 100 Lots Pre-Columbian: 70 Lots
Exceptional selection of property from Africa, the Americas and
the Pacific. The over 400 lots encompass ritual dance masks and magic
fetish figures, weapons and utilitarian objects, as well as a selection of
rare artifacts from Pre-Columbian cultures. Native American property leads off the sale, highlighted by two
rare textiles. The first is a Northwest Coast Tlingit Chilkat dancing
blanket from the 19th C., with an estimate of $20,000-$30,000.00. The second is
an early 19th century Athabaskan Shot pouch with accoutrements, including
an incised powder horn. From a private collection, its estimated at
$5,000-8,000. Buyers will take particular note of the collection of Hopi
Kachina Dolls, including several rare examples like the Citoto
"flower Kachina," pictured in Gregory Shaaf's book "Hopi
Katsina". Also of interest: a turn-of-the 20th century Acoma
canteen-style vessel in black and white (another fine example of
Pueblo Indian artistry), collected in the 1930s by an officer for the
American Indian Council (presale estimate $1,500- 2,000) and a charming
contemporary Northwest Coast potlatch bowl in the form of an otter with a
prominently curved tail and inlaid abalone eyes (presale estimate
$1,000-1,500). Perhaps the most sought after lots of the African section of the
auction will be three masks from the noted mid- 20th C. New York dealer
J.J Klegman, among them a classic Baule male. This early 20th C. example
has an estimate of $3,000-4,000. Another fine lot from the Baule is a rare
divination figure estimated at $5,000-8,000. This section of the sale is
also notable for its collection of highly desirable Punu masks from
Gabon, noted for their Asian appearance. Two outstanding examples being offered
are a classic white Punu mask from a private New York collection,
estimated at $3,000-5,000, and a very rare black Punu mask from a
New England collection, valued at $6,000- $8,000. Sure to attract attention
is a macabre and rare Tiv Imborivungu cult fetish staff from Nigeria,
purportedly from the only documented cannibal cult in Africa. The provenance
for this small scepter is a virtual "Who's Who in African Art"
and includes Pierre Darteville, Dr. Noble Endicott, Erwin ershey and Dave
De Roche. It carries a pre-sale estimate of $2,500-3,500. One of the most
impressive objects in the sale has to be a Yoruba shrine altar from the
Shango cult of Nigeria. This altar features several figural images carved in
the round and a unique carved door and compartment. One of the best examples of
its type that we have seen, it has a pre-sale estimate of $8,000-12,000.
Also here: a turn-of-the-20th century Hemba Singitti male ancestor figure
from the Congo. From a private collection, it carries an auction estimate of
$8,000 -10,000. The Pre-Columbian section
of the sale features a wide range of important ancient artifacts, including a
Vera Cruz stone palma bearing the image of a ball player with harpy eagle
headdress. (Scholars believe that palmas were the marker stones in
Meso-American ball games.) It is estimated at $7,000-9,000. Another key lot is
an Aztec stone metate with the image of a lord and supplicant figure,
estimated at $3,000-5,000.
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