Items located in Pleasant Valley, NY. Items include Asafo militia flag - Fante people, Ghana; two slashing knives - Mongo people; man's mourning robe - Ashante people, Ghana; standing Minserah figure; ceremonial chief's necklace - Bamum people, Cameroon' bust of queen - Yoruba people, Benin; wedding blanket - Tuareg people, Niger & Mali; West African bells; old miniature rattle - Chamba people, Cameroon & Nigeria; hexagonal iron sheet currency - Boubi people, Equatorial Guinea 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.

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Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Wednesday, November 28 at 3PM.


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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. Items include Asafo militia flag - Fante people, Ghana; two slashing knives - Mongo people; man's mourning robe - Ashante people, Ghana; standing Minserah figure; ceremonial chief's necklace - Bamum people, Cameroon' bust of queen - Yoruba people, Benin; wedding blanket - Tuareg people, Niger & Mali; West African bells; old miniature rattle - Chamba people, Cameroon & Nigeria; hexagonal iron sheet currency - Boubi people, Equatorial Guinea 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 Wednesday, November 28 at 1PM.

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Wednesday, November 28 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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#9 – RARE BLACKSMITH’S BELLOWS, FIVE TRADITIONAL AFRICAN BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS AND IRON ORE. (A) Bellows. Gogo people, Tanzania. See picture showing multiple similar bellows in use. This example of a completely intact double-barrel bellows with iron nozzles is an exceedingly rare find worthy of any museum or personal collection. It is said to date from the 1930s. The bellows, carved from a single block of wood, was used to force air into hot coals by an assistant who pumped the leather caps by alternately raising and pushing down on the wooden rods. Wood, leather, iron. H 26in. (B) Round headed hammer with wood handle. Baule people, Ivory Coast. Handle shows excellent patina from use. On custom base. Wood, iron. H 11.5in. (C) Dagger-shaped anvil. Matakam people, Cameroon. On custom base. Iron. H 10in. (D) Anvil with white pigment. Kissi people, Guinea. The anvil has been anointed with white kaolin libations honoring ancestors by a blacksmith seeking guidance in his work from ancestral blacksmiths. (E) Punch. Cameroon. Used to make holes and decorative designs. On custom base. Iron. H 7in. (F) Small iron-containing rocks. Stones such as these were loaded into a traditional smelting furnace to separate the iron (bloom) from the slag (See pictures showing a traditional clay iron smelting furnace. In one image, the furnace is being heated with wood. Other image shows iron-bearing rocks being added to the furnace). This is the way native iron was obtained before it was commercially available. The stones were collected in a region of Mali where the soil is rich in iron.

RARE BLACKSMITH’S BELLOWS, FIVE TRADITIONAL AFRICAN BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS AND IRON ORE. (A) Bellows. Gogo people, Tanzania. See picture showing multiple similar bellows in use. This example of a completely intact double-barrel bellows with iron nozzles is an exceedingly rare find worthy of any museum or personal collection. It is said to date from the 1930s. The bellows, carved from a single block of wood, was used to force air into hot coals by an assistant who pumped the leather caps by alternately raising and pushing down on the wooden rods. Wood, leather, iron. H 26in. (B) Round headed hammer with wood handle. Baule people, Ivory Coast. Handle shows excellent patina from use. On custom base. Wood, iron. H 11.5in. (C) Dagger-shaped anvil. Matakam people, Cameroon. On custom base. Iron. H 10in. (D) Anvil with white pigment. Kissi people, Guinea. The anvil has been anointed with white kaolin libations honoring ancestors by a blacksmith seeking guidance in his work from ancestral blacksmiths. (E) Punch. Cameroon. Used to make holes and decorative designs. On custom base. Iron. H 7in. (F) Small iron-containing rocks. Stones such as these were loaded into a traditional smelting furnace to separate the iron (bloom) from the slag (See pictures showing a traditional clay iron smelting furnace. In one image, the furnace is being heated with wood. Other image shows iron-bearing rocks being added to the furnace). This is the way native iron was obtained before it was commercially available. The stones were collected in a region of Mali where the soil is rich in iron.

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RARE BLACKSMITH’S BELLOWS, FIVE TRADITIONAL AFRICAN BLACKSMITH’S TOOLS AND IRON ORE. (A) Bellows. Gogo people, Tanzania. See picture showing multiple similar bellows in use. This example of a completely intact double-barrel bellows with iron nozzles is an exceedingly rare find worthy of any museum or personal collection. It is said to date from the 1930s. The bellows, carved from a single block of wood, was used to force air into hot coals by an assistant who pumped the leather caps by alternately raising and pushing down on the wooden rods. Wood, leather, iron. H 26in. (B) Round headed hammer with wood handle. Baule people, Ivory Coast. Handle shows excellent patina from use. On custom base. Wood, iron. H 11.5in. (C) Dagger-shaped anvil. Matakam people, Cameroon. On custom base. Iron. H 10in. (D) Anvil with white pigment. Kissi people, Guinea. The anvil has been anointed with white kaolin libations honoring ancestors by a blacksmith seeking guidance in his work from ancestral blacksmiths. (E) Punch. Cameroon. Used to make holes and decorative designs. On custom base. Iron. H 7in. (F) Small iron-containing rocks. Stones such as these were loaded into a traditional smelting furnace to separate the iron (bloom) from the slag (See pictures showing a traditional clay iron smelting furnace. In one image, the furnace is being heated with wood. Other image shows iron-bearing rocks being added to the furnace). This is the way native iron was obtained before it was commercially available. The stones were collected in a region of Mali where the soil is rich in iron.

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