Sotheby 11/14/08 TRIBAL African Oceanic Rosenthal col**

Description

This is a book for the Sotheby's auction sale held in New York on November 14, 2008 for The Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal of African and Oceanic Art, covering 135 lots in 227 pages. All lots illustrated in color. This is an oversized book. Excellent condition.
Here is a listing of the lots sold with the first number being the lot number, then the item description, and then the sale price at which it sold (in the currency of the location at which the sale was held):
1 A CERAMIC SCULPTURE BY MAGDALENE ODUNDO, 1993 33,750 2 A SUPERB BAMANA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS, SÉGOU REGION, MALI 59,375 3 AN IMPORTANT BAMANA FEMALE FIGURE, SÉGOU REGION, MALI 35,000 4 A SUPERB BAULE BOVINE MASKETTE, IVORY COAST 28,125 5 A SUPERB DAN PASSPORT MASK, IVORY COAST 6,250 6 A SUPERB AND IMPORTANT GURO HEDDLE PULLEY, IVORY COAST 22,500 7 A RARE SENUFO HEDDLE PULLEY, IVORY COAST 11,250 8 A GURO HEDDLE PULLEY, IVORY COAST 3,125 9 A BAULE HEDDLE PULLEY, IVORY COAST 3,125 10 A BAULE HEDDLE PULLEY, IVORY COAST 1,750 11 AN AGNI TERRACOTTA HEAD, KRINJABO REGION, IVORY COAST 3,125 12 A FINE AGNI TERRACOTTA FUNERARY FIGURE, KRINJABO REGION, IVORY COAST 5,000 13 AN AGNI TERRACOTTA HEAD, KRINJABO REGION, IVORY COAST 1,875 14 A SUPERB LUMBO OR VILI FEMALE POWER FIGURE, GABON OR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 37,500 15 A RARE AND IMPORTANT LULUWA HALF-FIGURE, WESTERN KASAÏ, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 110,500 16 A KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE, GABON 40,625 18 A BOA IVORY SPOON, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 1,875 19 A FINE LEGA IVORY SPOON, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 43,750 20 A MAMA MASK, NIGERIA 5,312 21 A SUPERB BAMANA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS, BOUGOUNI REGION, MALI 34,375 22 TWO BRASS ARM ORNAMENTS, POSSIBLY GURUNSI, BURKINA FASO 2,375 24 A BOBO FEMALE FIGURE, BURKINA FASO 3,750 25 A FINE BAMANA ANTELOPE HEADDRESS, MALI 10,625 26 A FINE GOLA HELMET MASK, LIBERIA 7,500 27 A DAN ANTHROPOMORPHIC SPOON, IVORY COAST 13,750 28 A BAULE SEATED MALE FIGURE, IVORY COAST 50,000 29 A SUPERB BENIN LEOPARD HIP MASK, NIGERIA 74,500 30 A FINE BENIN IVORY BRACELET, NIGERIA 17,500 31 AN EXTREMELY RARE AND IMPORTANT LOWER NIGER METAL VESSEL, NIGERIA 28,125 32 A SUPERB YORUBA GELEDE HEADDRESS, NIGERIA 31,250 33 A PAIR OF YORUBA MALE AND FEMALE TWIN FIGURES, NIGERIA 15,000 34 A YORUBA SHANGO STAFF, NIGERIA 7,500 36 A BAMILEKE BEADED ELEPHANT MASK, CAMEROON 4,063 39 A CHOKWE STAFF, ANGOLA 10,625 40 A RARE URHOBO STAFF, NIGERIA 1,875 41 TWO LEGA CEREMONIAL KNIVES, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 7,500 43 A SUPERB SOUTHERN NGUNI, MFENGU OR TSONGA STAFF, SOUTH AFRICA 20,000 44 A FINE GURO DOUBLE-HEADED HEDDLE PULLEY, IVORY COAST 17,500 45 A FINE DOGON CROUCHING FIGURE, MALI 23,750 46 A BAULE EQUESTRIAN FIGURE, IVORY COAST 5,625 47 A DOGON MALE AND FEMALE COUPLE, MALI 4,062 48 A FINE DOGON JANIFORM FIGURE, MALI 9,375 49 A RARE MENDE FEMALE FIGURE, SIERRA LEONE 23,750 50 A FINE AND RARE TIV FEMALE FIGURE, NIGERIA 50,000 52 A SUPERB AND RARE BAGA MALE FIGURE, REPUBLIC OF GUINEA 116,500 53 A SUPERB BAULE-GURO MASK, POSSIBLY SAKASSOU DISTRICT, IVORY COAST 43,750 54 A FINE YOMBE MATERNITY FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 56,250 55 A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE, SÉBÉ REGION, GABON 1,058,500 56 AN IMPORTANT FANG MALE RELIQUARY FIGURE, GABON 266,500 58 A TEKE NECKREST, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 3,750 59 A LUMBO MATERNITY FIGURE, GABON 5,312 60 A SUPERB AND RARE BOYO MALE ANCESTOR FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 530,500 61 A HEMBA JANIFORM MALE AND FEMALE FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 8,750 62 A LEGA JANIFORM FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 17,500 63 A MAGNIFICENT AND HIGHLY IMPORTANT SENUFO PAIR OF MALE AND FEMALE ANCESTOR FIGURES, IVORY COAST 4,002,500 64 A MAGNIFICENT AND IMPORTANT EAST SEPIK RIVER, SAWOS, ANCESTRAL MALU BOARD, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1,314,500 66 AN ASMAT MALE AND FEMALE COUPLE, IRIAN JAYA 9,375 67 THREE KARAWARI RIVER HUNTING CHARMS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 8,750 68 A KARAWARI RIVER HUNTING CHARM, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 7,500 69 A SUPERB KEREWA SKULL RACK, GOARIBARI ISLAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 98,500 70 A HUNSTEIN MOUNTAINS, BAHINEMO, HOOK FIGURE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 9,375 71 A MIDDLE SEPIK RIVER FEMALE FIGURE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 10,625 72 A FINE LAKE SENTANI PLATTER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 40,625 73 A LARGE LAKE SENTANI FOOD PLATTER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4,063 74 A CENDERAWASIH BAY MALE ANCESTOR FIGURE, WESTERN PAPUA, INDONESIA 7,500 75 A LAKE SENTANI PLATTER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2,125 78 A RARE MASSIM DANCE WAND, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4,688 79 A MASSIM SHIELD, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 15,000 80 A TAMI ISLAND JANIFORM NECKREST, HUAN GULF, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3,750 81 A MASSIM DANCE WAND, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 17,500 82 A SUPERB MASSIM LIME SPATULA, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 68,500 84 A KANAK ANCESTRAL IMPLEMENT, NEW CALEDONIA 4,688 85 A FINE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS FINIAL, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 10,000 86 A SUPERB MALAGAN MASK SIDE PLANK, NEW IRELAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 34,375 87 A RARE MALAGAN HEADDRESS, NEW IRELAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 18,750 90 A SUPERB MALAGAN POST FIGURE, NEW IRELAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 158,500 91 A SUPERB MALAGAN FRICTION DRUM, NEW IRELAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 206,500 92 A MALAGAN MASK, NEW IRELAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 11,875 93 A LIMESTONE MALE FIGURE, NEW IRELAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA 11,250 94 A MAGNIFICENT RAPA NUI MALE FIGURE, EASTER ISLAND 614,500 95 A FINE RAPA NUI LONG-HANDLED STAFF, EASTER ISLAND 7,500 96 A MARQUESIAN STILT STEP, MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FRENCH POLYNESIA 3,125 97 A TONGAN ISLANDS NECKREST, KINGDOM OF TONGA 16,250 98 A MARQUESIAN LIDDED BOWL, MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FRENCH POLYNESIA 4,375 99 A FINE AND RARE TONGAN CLUB, KINGDOM OF TONGA 53,125 100 A RARE ROTUMAN WAR CLUB, ROTUMA ISLAND, REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS 8,750 101 A SOLOMON AXE, SOLOMON ISLANDS 4,062 102 A SOLOMON AXE, SOLOMON ISLANDS 4,375 103 A TONGAN CEREMONIAL CLUB, KINGDOM OF TONGA 11,250 104 A SAN CRISTOBAL ISLAND CEREMONIAL PADDLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS 9,375 106 A FINE MARQUESIAN WAR CLUB, MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FRENCH POLYNESIA 80,500 107 A KANAK BIRD'S HEAD CLUB, NEW CALEDONIA 3,125 108 A FIJIAN THROWING CLUB, REPUBLIC OF THE FIJI ISLANDS 4,063 109 A FINE MAORI STAFF, NEW ZEALAND 3,750 110 A MAORI HAND CLUB, NEW ZEALAND 28,125 111 A SUPERB MAORI GREENSTONE PENDANT, NEW ZEALAND 92,500 112 A FINE MAORI LIDDED BOX, NEW ZEALAND 28,125 113 A MAORI GREENSTONE PENDANT, NEW ZEALAND 15,000 114 A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE EARLY RURUTU CHIEF'S STOOL, AUSTRAL ISLANDS, FRENCH POLYNESIA 386,500 115 A SUPERB AUSTRAL STAFF FINIAL, AUSTRAL ISLANDS, FRENCH POLYNESIA 146,500 116 AN AUSTRAL ISLANDS PADDLE, FRENCH POLYNESIA 11,250 117 A NEW GEORGIA ISLAND WOVEN SHIELD, SOLOMON ISLANDS 3,750 119 A FINE SANTA CRUZ ISLAND SHELL PENDANT, SOLOMON ISLANDS 11,875 120 A FINE HAWAIIAN NECKLACE, HAWAII 62,500 122 A SUPERB HAWAIIAN BOWL, HAWAII 31,250 123 A SUPERB HAWAIIAN BOWL, HAWAII 23,750 124 A HAWAIIAN BOWL, HAWAII 1,250 125 A HAWAIIAN BOWL, HAWAII 5,625 126 A HAWAIIAN BOWL 3,438 127 A HAWAIIAN BOWL, HAWAII 13,750 128 A HAWAIIAN BOWL, HAWAII 3,438 130 A LETI ISLANDS SEATED FIGURE, INDONESIA 9,375 131 A NIAS FIGURE, INDONESIA 6,875 132 A BATAK STAFF FINIAL, SUMATRA, INDONESIA 4,063 133 A BATAK CEREMONIAL STAFF, SUMATRA, INDONESIA 8,750 134 A BATAK STAFF, SUMATRA, INDONESIA 12,500 135 A FIGURATIVE STAFF, PROBABLY POLYNESIAN 5,313
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