African Art Collection Auction Ending 5/3

Auction of African art from a private New York collection to be sold online only by AARauctions. Fine pieces from West and Central Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Gabon, Liberia, Mali/ Niger and Ethiopia incl. gold weights, statues, military flags, masks, pendants, textiles and more.

Payment is due by Thursday, May 5 at 3PM!

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Friday, May 6 at 3PM no exceptions!

All lots sold as is, where is. There is a 15% Buyers Premium for all lots purchased. 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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THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE REFERENCES ARE CITED BY THE AUTHOR(S) NAME AND PUBLICATION DATE IN VARIOUS LOTS:

ROSEN PP, ROSEN MS “MASKS FROM WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA” 2013
SPRING C “AFRICAN TEXTILES” 1989
GILLOW J “AFRICAN TEXTILES” 2003
BACQUART J-B “THE TRIBAL ARTS OF AFRICA” 1998
ADLER P, BARNARD N “AFRICAN MAJESTY” 1992
PHILLIPS T “AFRICA. ART OF A CONTINENT” 1999
ROSEN MS, ROSEN PP “THE COLORFUL SOGO BÒ PUPPETS OF MALI” 2012
ROY CD, WHEELOCK TGB. “LAND OF THE FLYING MASKS” 2007

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Auction of African art from a private New York collection to be sold online only by AARauctions. Fine pieces from West and Central Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Gabon, Liberia, Mali/ Niger and Ethiopia incl. gold weights, statues, military flags, masks, pendants, textiles and more.

Payment is due by Thursday, May 5 at 3PM!

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Friday, May 6 at 3PM no exceptions!

All lots sold as is, where is. There is a 15% Buyers Premium for all lots purchased. 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.

*NOTE* Shipping is available on all items.
THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE REFERENCES ARE CITED BY THE AUTHOR(S) NAME AND PUBLICATION DATE IN VARIOUS LOTS:

ROSEN PP, ROSEN MS “MASKS FROM WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA” 2013
SPRING C “AFRICAN TEXTILES” 1989
GILLOW J “AFRICAN TEXTILES” 2003
BACQUART J-B “THE TRIBAL ARTS OF AFRICA” 1998
ADLER P, BARNARD N “AFRICAN MAJESTY” 1992
PHILLIPS T “AFRICA. ART OF A CONTINENT” 1999
ROSEN MS, ROSEN PP “THE COLORFUL SOGO BÒ PUPPETS OF MALI” 2012
ROY CD, WHEELOCK TGB. “LAND OF THE FLYING MASKS” 2007

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#47 – 47. ASAFO MILITIA FLAG. Fante people, Ghana. With this flag, the No.1 Company warns its rivals that it is as dangerous as a provoked buffalo in the bush. The hunter wounded the bleeding buffalo that has hoisted the hunter on his horns and is trampling the hunter’s rifle. The corresponding proverb is, “The buffalo catches the hunter when it has been annoyed”. The word “Company” is rarely spelled out on Asafo flags as it is here. The figures are hand sewn with embroidered details. The canton is the Ghana national flag indicating that this flag was made after independence in 1957. The exact same images are present on both sides. L 42in. W 66in. Cotton. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2013 and SMA Fathers Museum of African Art Tenafly NJ 2015. Published in “Emblems of Power: Asafo Flags From Ghana” p. 72 Fig 59 which is only available from the authors on line at ppr2001@med.cornell.edu.

47. ASAFO MILITIA FLAG. Fante people, Ghana. With this flag, the No.1 Company warns its rivals that it is as dangerous as a provoked buffalo in the bush. The hunter wounded the bleeding buffalo that has hoisted the hunter on his horns and is trampling the hunter’s rifle. The corresponding proverb is, “The buffalo catches the hunter when it has been annoyed”. The word “Company” is rarely spelled out on Asafo flags as it is here. The figures are hand sewn with embroidered details. The canton is the Ghana national flag indicating that this flag was made after independence in 1957. The exact same images are present on both sides. L 42in. W 66in. Cotton. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2013 and SMA Fathers Museum of African Art Tenafly NJ 2015. Published in “Emblems of Power: Asafo Flags From Ghana” p. 72 Fig 59 which is only available from the authors on line at ppr2001@med.cornell.edu.

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47. ASAFO MILITIA FLAG. Fante people, Ghana. With this flag, the No.1 Company warns its rivals that it is as dangerous as a provoked buffalo in the bush. The hunter wounded the bleeding buffalo that has hoisted the hunter on his horns and is trampling the hunter’s rifle. The corresponding proverb is, “The buffalo catches the hunter when it has been annoyed”. The word “Company” is rarely spelled out on Asafo flags as it is here. The figures are hand sewn with embroidered details. The canton is the Ghana national flag indicating that this flag was made after independence in 1957. The exact same images are present on both sides. L 42in. W 66in. Cotton. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2013 and SMA Fathers Museum of African Art Tenafly NJ 2015. Published in “Emblems of Power: Asafo Flags From Ghana” p. 72 Fig 59 which is only available from the authors on line at ppr2001@med.cornell.edu.

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