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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THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES CITED BY AUTHOR(S) AND PUBLICATION YEAR IN VARIOUS LOTS ARE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE:

ROSEN MS/ ROSEN PP: MASKS FROM WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA 2013
J-B BACQUART: TRIBAL ARTS OF AFRICA 1998
ROSEN MS/ ROSEN PP: THE COLORFUL SOGO BO PUPPETS OF MALI 2012
J GILLOW: AFRICAN TEXTILES 2003
D CLARKE: THE ART OF AFRICAN TEXTILES 1997
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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 Thursday, December 14 at 3PM.

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Friday, December 15 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.

THE FOLLOWING REFERENCES CITED BY AUTHOR(S) AND PUBLICATION YEAR IN VARIOUS LOTS ARE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE:

ROSEN MS/ ROSEN PP: MASKS FROM WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA 2013
J-B BACQUART: TRIBAL ARTS OF AFRICA 1998
ROSEN MS/ ROSEN PP: THE COLORFUL SOGO BO PUPPETS OF MALI 2012
J GILLOW: AFRICAN TEXTILES 2003
D CLARKE: THE ART OF AFRICAN TEXTILES 1997
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SHARK FIN BODY MASK. Bidjogo people, Guinea Bissau. This decorated replica of a shark’s dorsal fin is worn on the back of a young man or woman as part of an initiation costume. Sharks, both feared and venerated by the Bidjogo people, infest the ocean around the Bissagos Islands of the Guinea Bissau archipelago where the people spend most of their time in or on the water. This shark fin mask is decorated on both sides with painted carvings of various aquatic animals that are familiar to the Bidjogo people, including sharks, birds, and a mermaid-like shark. The images on this shark fin body mask are very similar to those seen on the shark fin illustrated in the attached photograph dating from the 1970s (see DG Duquette “Woman Power and Initiation in the Bissogos Islands” African Arts 12; 31-35, 93: 1979). Wood, paint. H 24.5in.

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SHARK FIN BODY MASK. Bidjogo people, Guinea Bissau. This decorated replica of a shark’s dorsal fin is worn on the back of a young man or woman as part of an initiation costume. Sharks, both feared and venerated by the Bidjogo people, infest the ocean around the Bissagos Islands of the Guinea Bissau archipelago where the people spend most of their time in or on the water. This shark fin mask is decorated on both sides with painted carvings of various aquatic animals that are familiar to the Bidjogo people, including sharks, birds, and a mermaid-like shark. The images on this shark fin body mask are very similar to those seen on the shark fin illustrated in the attached photograph dating from the 1970s (see DG Duquette “Woman Power and Initiation in the Bissogos Islands” African Arts 12; 31-35, 93: 1979). Wood, paint. H 24.5in.

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