African Art Collection Auction Ending 11/30

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 Friday, December 2 at 3PM!

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Tuesday, December 6 at 3PM.

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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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 Friday, December 2 at 3PM!

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Tuesday, December 6 at 3PM.

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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#17 – BYERI FIGURE. Fang people, Gabon/ Equatorial Guinea/ Cameroon. This is a guardian statue placed on a Byeri box holding the bones of important ancestors. It is stabilized by a wooden peg arising from the buttocks. The metal disc eyes, hands clasped on the abdomen, and bent knees are characteristic features. Holes in the coiffure at the back of the head held feathers. Wood, pigment, metal, raffia. H 22.5in. See Bacquart 1998 pp. 124-126.

BYERI FIGURE. Fang people, Gabon/ Equatorial Guinea/ Cameroon. This is a guardian statue placed on a Byeri box holding the bones of important ancestors. It is stabilized by a wooden peg arising from the buttocks. The metal disc eyes, hands clasped on the abdomen, and bent knees are characteristic features. Holes in the coiffure at the back of the head held feathers. Wood, pigment, metal, raffia. H 22.5in. See Bacquart 1998 pp. 124-126.

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BYERI FIGURE. Fang people, Gabon/ Equatorial Guinea/ Cameroon. This is a guardian statue placed on a Byeri box holding the bones of important ancestors. It is stabilized by a wooden peg arising from the buttocks. The metal disc eyes, hands clasped on the abdomen, and bent knees are characteristic features. Holes in the coiffure at the back of the head held feathers. Wood, pigment, metal, raffia. H 22.5in. See Bacquart 1998 pp. 124-126.

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