Items located in Pleasant Valley, NY.
RARE AFRICAN ART: A CURATED AUCTION FROM THE ROSEN COLLECTION MASKS, WEAPONS, BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS, TEXTILES, ASAFO FLAGS GOLDWEIGHTS, PRE-COIN AFRICAN METAL CURRENCY
Items include a SERPENTINE CEREMONIAL WEAPON; a METAL PARRY SHIELD; a WEDDING BLANKET; a RARE ARON ARABAI FACE MASK; an ASAFO MILITIA FLAG AND SUPI’S WHIP; HEAD CREST MASKS; a BARK CLOTH PRESTIGE DANCE SKIRT; a BUNDU (SOWEI) HELMET MASK; ELU FACE MASKS; a TWISTED TRIPLE COIL KNOTTED CURRENCY BRACELET; a RARE OLD PRESTIGE DANCE SKIRT WITH GINGHAM PATCHES; a FIGURATIVE GOLD WEIGHTS; a CEREMONIAL (ADANUDO) ROBE; and more.
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 Monday, September 17 at 1PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Monday, September 17 at 3PM.
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RARE AFRICAN ART: A CURATED AUCTION FROM THE ROSEN COLLECTION MASKS, WEAPONS, BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS, TEXTILES, ASAFO FLAGS GOLDWEIGHTS, PRE-COIN AFRICAN METAL CURRENCY
Items include a SERPENTINE CEREMONIAL WEAPON; a METAL PARRY SHIELD; a WEDDING BLANKET; a RARE ARON ARABAI FACE MASK; an ASAFO MILITIA FLAG AND SUPI’S WHIP; HEAD CREST MASKS; a BARK CLOTH PRESTIGE DANCE SKIRT; a BUNDU (SOWEI) HELMET MASK; ELU FACE MASKS; a TWISTED TRIPLE COIL KNOTTED CURRENCY BRACELET; a RARE OLD PRESTIGE DANCE SKIRT WITH GINGHAM PATCHES; a FIGURATIVE GOLD WEIGHTS; a CEREMONIAL (ADANUDO) ROBE; and more.
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 Monday, September 17 at 1PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Monday, September 17 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 ARE CITED BY AUTHOR NAME AND PUBLICATION DATE IN VARIOUS LOTS:
MS ROSEN/PP ROSEN MASKS FROM WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA 2013 MS ROSEN/PP ROSEN EMBLEMS OF POWER: ASAFO FLAGS FROM GHANA 2013 (See Lots #7 & 17).
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Items located in Pleasant Valley, NY.
RARE AFRICAN ART: A CURATED AUCTION FROM THE ROSEN COLLECTION MASKS, WEAPONS, BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS, TEXTILES, ASAFO FLAGS GOLDWEIGHTS, PRE-COIN AFRICAN METAL CURRENCY
Items include a SERPENTINE CEREMONIAL WEAPON; a METAL PARRY SHIELD; a WEDDING BLANKET; a RARE ARON ARABAI FACE MASK; an ASAFO MILITIA FLAG AND SUPI’S WHIP; HEAD CREST MASKS; a BARK CLOTH PRESTIGE DANCE SKIRT; a BUNDU (SOWEI) HELMET MASK; ELU FACE MASKS; a TWISTED TRIPLE COIL KNOTTED CURRENCY BRACELET; a RARE OLD PRESTIGE DANCE SKIRT WITH GINGHAM PATCHES; a FIGURATIVE GOLD WEIGHTS; a CEREMONIAL (ADANUDO) ROBE; and more.
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 Monday, September 17 at 1PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Monday, September 17 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.
RARE AFRICAN ART: A CURATED AUCTION FROM THE ROSEN COLLECTION MASKS, WEAPONS, BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS, TEXTILES, ASAFO FLAGS GOLDWEIGHTS, PRE-COIN AFRICAN METAL CURRENCY
Items include a SERPENTINE CEREMONIAL WEAPON; a METAL PARRY SHIELD; a WEDDING BLANKET; a RARE ARON ARABAI FACE MASK; an ASAFO MILITIA FLAG AND SUPI’S WHIP; HEAD CREST MASKS; a BARK CLOTH PRESTIGE DANCE SKIRT; a BUNDU (SOWEI) HELMET MASK; ELU FACE MASKS; a TWISTED TRIPLE COIL KNOTTED CURRENCY BRACELET; a RARE OLD PRESTIGE DANCE SKIRT WITH GINGHAM PATCHES; a FIGURATIVE GOLD WEIGHTS; a CEREMONIAL (ADANUDO) ROBE; and more.
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 Monday, September 17 at 1PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Monday, September 17 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 ARE CITED BY AUTHOR NAME AND PUBLICATION DATE IN VARIOUS LOTS:
MS ROSEN/PP ROSEN MASKS FROM WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA 2013 MS ROSEN/PP ROSEN EMBLEMS OF POWER: ASAFO FLAGS FROM GHANA 2013 (See Lots #7 & 17).
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ASAFO MILITIA FLAG AND SUPI’S WHIP. Fante people, Ghana. (A) This flag depicts a spider representing the Asafohene or leader of a Number One Asafo Company. It was probably created to honor an Asafohene thought to have great wisdom as expressed in the proverb, “The spider was on the stool before God created the earth”. Two figures pointing to the stool are Company Captains (Supi) who are identified by the three-tailed whips hanging from a wrist. Supi have many important responsibilities in an Asafo Company, including keeping order among the members, a role that is symbolized by the whip. African spiders are believed to have wisdom because they live in holes in the ground where they are in contact with ancestors. This flag is entirely hand sewn with embroidered details and a Union Jack canton. Cotton. 37in x 56.5in. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2011, the SMA Fathers Museum of African Art Tenafly NJ 2013 and the Memphis University Museum Memphis TN 2014. Published in “Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana” p85 Fig 86. This book is only available from the authors at ppr2001@med.cornell.edu. (B) Asafo Supi’s three-tailed whip. As depicted in the flag (A) there is a thick segment just below the wrist loop that contains “medicine” which enhances the Supi’s authority. Braided leather. 34in. Published in “Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana” p29 Fig 5. See photograph taken in 2012 in the Fante village of Goma Asebu. The man on the right is the Asafo Supi with a whip suspended from his right wrist. The red cloth around his neck is a symbol of mourning for the late President of Ghana who died the previous day.
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ASAFO MILITIA FLAG AND SUPI’S WHIP. Fante people, Ghana. (A) This flag depicts a spider representing the Asafohene or leader of a Number One Asafo Company. It was probably created to honor an Asafohene thought to have great wisdom as expressed in the proverb, “The spider was on the stool before God created the earth”. Two figures pointing to the stool are Company Captains (Supi) who are identified by the three-tailed whips hanging from a wrist. Supi have many important responsibilities in an Asafo Company, including keeping order among the members, a role that is symbolized by the whip. African spiders are believed to have wisdom because they live in holes in the ground where they are in contact with ancestors. This flag is entirely hand sewn with embroidered details and a Union Jack canton. Cotton. 37in x 56.5in. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery Philadelphia 2011, the SMA Fathers Museum of African Art Tenafly NJ 2013 and the Memphis University Museum Memphis TN 2014. Published in “Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana” p85 Fig 86. This book is only available from the authors at ppr2001@med.cornell.edu. (B) Asafo Supi’s three-tailed whip. As depicted in the flag (A) there is a thick segment just below the wrist loop that contains “medicine” which enhances the Supi’s authority. Braided leather. 34in. Published in “Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana” p29 Fig 5. See photograph taken in 2012 in the Fante village of Goma Asebu. The man on the right is the Asafo Supi with a whip suspended from his right wrist. The red cloth around his neck is a symbol of mourning for the late President of Ghana who died the previous day.
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Auction Type: One Lot
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