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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BLACKSMITH TOOLS, AN OLD IRON BLOOM, AND IRON ORE. Soninke people, Gambia. (A) Anvil with shape of a large spike. On custom base. Iron. H7in. {B) Hammer with different heads showing evidence of prolonged use. Wood handle with smooth patina from use. Iron, wood. H11in. (C) Iron bloom from an old traditional smelting furnace. The bloom is the raw iron extracted from the ore by the heat of the smelting furnace. The overgrown ancient smelting site from which this bloom was recovered was discovered by Kaaboully Nimaga near his home village, Kumbija Kaabaakoum in 2003. Mr. Nimaga is known in Gambia as the inventor of a written alphabet for the Soninke language that has made it possible for the first time to have written text. The picture shows an elderly, bearded blacksmith supervising an apprentice using a hammer to break a bloom into smaller fragments. Pieces of a bloom already broken up are in the foreground. The smaller pieces are heated again to separate the iron from impurities in the bloom. The tall structure on the right is the smelting furnace constructed of clay. This conical bloom weighs about 4lb and is 5in tall. {D) Iron ore. Mali. Small stone rich in iron. This is the material which was loaded into a traditional smelting furnace. Collected near Bandiagara in Dogon territory.
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BLACKSMITH TOOLS, AN OLD IRON BLOOM, AND IRON ORE. Soninke people, Gambia. (A) Anvil with shape of a large spike. On custom base. Iron. H7in. {B) Hammer with different heads showing evidence of prolonged use. Wood handle with smooth patina from use. Iron, wood. H11in. (C) Iron bloom from an old traditional smelting furnace. The bloom is the raw iron extracted from the ore by the heat of the smelting furnace. The overgrown ancient smelting site from which this bloom was recovered was discovered by Kaaboully Nimaga near his home village, Kumbija Kaabaakoum in 2003. Mr. Nimaga is known in Gambia as the inventor of a written alphabet for the Soninke language that has made it possible for the first time to have written text. The picture shows an elderly, bearded blacksmith supervising an apprentice using a hammer to break a bloom into smaller fragments. Pieces of a bloom already broken up are in the foreground. The smaller pieces are heated again to separate the iron from impurities in the bloom. The tall structure on the right is the smelting furnace constructed of clay. This conical bloom weighs about 4lb and is 5in tall. {D) Iron ore. Mali. Small stone rich in iron. This is the material which was loaded into a traditional smelting furnace. Collected near Bandiagara in Dogon territory.
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Auction Type: One Lot
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