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.
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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.
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Asafo Militia flag from a No.1 Company depicting a Chief holding an Akan sword standing beneath seven stars and a waning (inverted) crescent moon on a dark blue field that represents the night sky. The seven stars may stand for the members of the Chief’s council that is usually seven in number. Message: Strike when the opportunity is present or success will pass you by. Proverb: The stars are always shining over the town, but the moon is only there a few days before it dies. Appliquéd elements are hand sewn. Cotton textile. 60 in. X 35 in. Exhibited Free Library of Philadelphia Gallery, 2013. Published in Emblems of Power: Asafo Flags from Ghana by Mary Sue Rosen and Paul P Rosen p. 94, Fig. 104.

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Asafo Militia flag from a No.1 Company depicting a Chief holding an Akan sword standing beneath seven stars and a waning (inverted) crescent moon on a dark blue field that represents the night sky. The seven stars may stand for the members of the Chief’s council that is usually seven in number. Message: Strike when the opportunity is present or success will pass you by. Proverb: The stars are always shining over the town, but the moon is only there a few days before it dies. Appliquéd elements are hand sewn. Cotton textile. 60 in. X 35 in. Exhibited Free Library of Philadelphia Gallery, 2013. Published in Emblems of Power: Asafo Flags from Ghana by Mary Sue Rosen and Paul P Rosen p. 94, Fig. 104.

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