Once in a lifetime auction of African Art to be offered for public auction from the Rosen Collection!
Many of the articles in this auction from the Rosen collection are documented with explanations of their purpose(s) to the people of Ghana in the “Emblems of Power Asafo Flags from Ghana” By Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen. To purchase a copy of this book, please email our offices at info@aarauctions.com
Payment must be completed by Friday, February 20 by 3PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Wednesday, February 25 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. Payment methods include cash, PayPal, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice. To pay by PayPal, send money to info@aarauctions.com.
Many of the articles in this auction from the Rosen collection are documented with explanations of their purpose(s) to the people of Ghana in the “Emblems of Power Asafo Flags from Ghana” By Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen. To purchase a copy of this book, please email our offices at info@aarauctions.com
Payment must be completed by Friday, February 20 by 3PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Wednesday, February 25 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. Payment methods include cash, PayPal, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice. To pay by PayPal, send money to info@aarauctions.com.
Auction Info
Once in a lifetime auction of African Art to be offered for public auction from the Rosen Collection!
Many of the articles in this auction from the Rosen collection are documented with explanations of their purpose(s) to the people of Ghana in the “Emblems of Power Asafo Flags from Ghana” By Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen. To purchase a copy of this book, please email our offices at info@aarauctions.com
Payment must be completed by Friday, February 20 by 3PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Wednesday, February 25 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. Payment methods include cash, PayPal, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice. To pay by PayPal, send money to info@aarauctions.com.
Many of the articles in this auction from the Rosen collection are documented with explanations of their purpose(s) to the people of Ghana in the “Emblems of Power Asafo Flags from Ghana” By Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen. To purchase a copy of this book, please email our offices at info@aarauctions.com
Payment must be completed by Friday, February 20 by 3PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Wednesday, February 25 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. Payment methods include cash, PayPal, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice. To pay by PayPal, send money to info@aarauctions.com.
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Asafo Militia flag depicting a three-headed dragon representing a No.1 Asafo Company that has defeated and beheaded a member of a rival Company. Message: Whether you run away or hide, we will destroy you. Proverb: Will you fly or will you vanish? Either way you cannot escape. The appliquéd figures are hand sewn with embroidered details. The canton is a British Union Jack. Cotton textile. 53.5in.X 39.5in. Exhibited Free Library of Philadelphia Gallery, 2013. Published in Emblems of Power: Asafo Flags from Ghana by Mary Sue and Paul P Rosen p. 68, Fig. 52.
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Asafo Militia flag depicting a three-headed dragon representing a No.1 Asafo Company that has defeated and beheaded a member of a rival Company. Message: Whether you run away or hide, we will destroy you. Proverb: Will you fly or will you vanish? Either way you cannot escape. The appliquéd figures are hand sewn with embroidered details. The canton is a British Union Jack. Cotton textile. 53.5in.X 39.5in. Exhibited Free Library of Philadelphia Gallery, 2013. Published in Emblems of Power: Asafo Flags from Ghana by Mary Sue and Paul P Rosen p. 68, Fig. 52.
High Bid:
$300.00 – objectsforall
Auction Type: One Lot
Quantity: 1
Bidding has closed on this lot