Items located in Pleasant Valley, NY. Items include Asafo militia flag, Fante people, Ghana; gong rattle, Chamba people, Cameroon & Nigeria; blacksmith tools, Soninke people, Gambia; ceremonial fetish, Fon people; traditional women's hair pins, Bozo people, Mali; oil lamps, Dogon people, Mali; Cheetem rod currency, Anang people, Nigeria; wedding blanket, Fulani people, Mali or Niger; torque neck ring, Yoruba people, Nigeria; Cache Sexe ring, Kirdipeople, Cameroon & Northeast Nigeria; West African bells, Yoruba People, Nigeria; Duge necklaces, Dogon people, Mali and more.
AFRICAN ART COLLECTION OF MARY SUE AND PAUL PETER ROSEN
Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen have collected African art for over thirty years, making nine trips to Africa to study the art in its cultural setting. The Rosens have published three African art books, curated more than ten exhibitions from their collection, and have given public lectures about African art and culture. They have donated art from their collection to various institutions including the Newark Museum, Temple University in Philadelphia, the SMA Fathers African Art Museum in Tenafly, New Jersey, and the African American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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AFRICAN ART COLLECTION OF MARY SUE AND PAUL PETER ROSEN
Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen have collected African art for over thirty years, making nine trips to Africa to study the art in its cultural setting. The Rosens have published three African art books, curated more than ten exhibitions from their collection, and have given public lectures about African art and culture. They have donated art from their collection to various institutions including the Newark Museum, Temple University in Philadelphia, the SMA Fathers African Art Museum in Tenafly, New Jersey, and the African American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Payment is due by Friday, September 27 at 1PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Friday, September 27 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. There is a 15% Buyers Premium for all lots purchased. Payment methods include cash, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice.
*NOTE* Shipping is available on all items.
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Items located in Pleasant Valley, NY. Items include Asafo militia flag, Fante people, Ghana; gong rattle, Chamba people, Cameroon & Nigeria; blacksmith tools, Soninke people, Gambia; ceremonial fetish, Fon people; traditional women's hair pins, Bozo people, Mali; oil lamps, Dogon people, Mali; Cheetem rod currency, Anang people, Nigeria; wedding blanket, Fulani people, Mali or Niger; torque neck ring, Yoruba people, Nigeria; Cache Sexe ring, Kirdipeople, Cameroon & Northeast Nigeria; West African bells, Yoruba People, Nigeria; Duge necklaces, Dogon people, Mali and more.
AFRICAN ART COLLECTION OF MARY SUE AND PAUL PETER ROSEN
Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen have collected African art for over thirty years, making nine trips to Africa to study the art in its cultural setting. The Rosens have published three African art books, curated more than ten exhibitions from their collection, and have given public lectures about African art and culture. They have donated art from their collection to various institutions including the Newark Museum, Temple University in Philadelphia, the SMA Fathers African Art Museum in Tenafly, New Jersey, and the African American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Payment is due by Friday, September 27 at 1PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Friday, September 27 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. There is a 15% Buyers Premium for all lots purchased. Payment methods include cash, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice.
*NOTE* Shipping is available on all items.
AFRICAN ART COLLECTION OF MARY SUE AND PAUL PETER ROSEN
Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen have collected African art for over thirty years, making nine trips to Africa to study the art in its cultural setting. The Rosens have published three African art books, curated more than ten exhibitions from their collection, and have given public lectures about African art and culture. They have donated art from their collection to various institutions including the Newark Museum, Temple University in Philadelphia, the SMA Fathers African Art Museum in Tenafly, New Jersey, and the African American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Payment is due by Friday, September 27 at 1PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Friday, September 27 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. There is a 15% Buyers Premium for all lots purchased. Payment methods include cash, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice.
*NOTE* Shipping is available on all items.
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RARE EARLY ASAFO MILITIA FLAG. Fante people, Ghana. This flag was dated to the early 1900s by Baba Mahama, from whose collection in Ghana it was obtained. The flag depicts a bull tethered to a branch of a tree. The message conveyed comes from the proverb, "It takes a strong tree to tie a bull", meaning that the leader of this Asafo Company is as strong as the tree to which a bull is tied. The cross may be the canton in an unusual position. Early flags such as this had relatively simple imagery and no border. The field is red flannel and the bull is cut from patterned black cloth. The fringe is consistent with a flag of this age and it is entirely hand sewn with fine stitches. Cotton. 60.6in x 30.5in. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2011and the SMA Fathers Museum of African Art Tenafly NJ 2013. Published in "Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana" p 87 Fig 89. THIS BOOK (see picture) IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE AUTHORS AT ppr2001@med.cornell.edu.
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RARE EARLY ASAFO MILITIA FLAG. Fante people, Ghana. This flag was dated to the early 1900s by Baba Mahama, from whose collection in Ghana it was obtained. The flag depicts a bull tethered to a branch of a tree. The message conveyed comes from the proverb, "It takes a strong tree to tie a bull", meaning that the leader of this Asafo Company is as strong as the tree to which a bull is tied. The cross may be the canton in an unusual position. Early flags such as this had relatively simple imagery and no border. The field is red flannel and the bull is cut from patterned black cloth. The fringe is consistent with a flag of this age and it is entirely hand sewn with fine stitches. Cotton. 60.6in x 30.5in. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2011and the SMA Fathers Museum of African Art Tenafly NJ 2013. Published in "Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana" p 87 Fig 89. THIS BOOK (see picture) IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE AUTHORS AT ppr2001@med.cornell.edu.
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