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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ASAFO MILITIA FLAG. Fante people, Ghana. The message conveyed by this flag is that a good Asafo Chief looks after the welfare of his community and Company, thereby increasing their strength. The leader of the Company is likened to a crocodile, a wise manager and a wily military leader in the water and on land. The crocodile is depicted lying at the edge of a pond containing fish with birds circling in the air. The crocodile protects the fish and birds (his community), allowing them to prosper. A related proverb is 11The crocodile lives in the water, but it breathes the air". The field is made from two joined sheets of yellow cloth. The figures and unusually large Union Jack canton are hand sewn with embroidered details. Cotton textile. 54in x 38in. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2012 and the SMA Fathers Museum of African Art Tenafly NJ 2013. Published in "Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana" p83 Fig 82. THIS BOOK (see picture) IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE AUTHORS AT ppr2001@med.cornell.edu.
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ASAFO MILITIA FLAG. Fante people, Ghana. The message conveyed by this flag is that a good Asafo Chief looks after the welfare of his community and Company, thereby increasing their strength. The leader of the Company is likened to a crocodile, a wise manager and a wily military leader in the water and on land. The crocodile is depicted lying at the edge of a pond containing fish with birds circling in the air. The crocodile protects the fish and birds (his community), allowing them to prosper. A related proverb is 11The crocodile lives in the water, but it breathes the air". The field is made from two joined sheets of yellow cloth. The figures and unusually large Union Jack canton are hand sewn with embroidered details. Cotton textile. 54in x 38in. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2012 and the SMA Fathers Museum of African Art Tenafly NJ 2013. Published in "Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana" p83 Fig 82. THIS BOOK (see picture) IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE AUTHORS AT ppr2001@med.cornell.edu.
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