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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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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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.
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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PRIEST’S CEREMONIAL DUGE NECKLACES Dogon people, Mali. Worn by a Hogon, a priest of the Lebe cult. In Dogon mythology, Lebe was one of the eight ancestors of the Dogon people created by the supreme God, Amma. After his death, the seventh ancestor in the form of a snake swallowed Lebe’s body and regurgitated his bones as stones which are represented by the stones in a Duge necklace. All are hand forged and each was made by a blacksmith to specifications submitted by a Hogon. All collected in Mali. (A) The smooth, carefully selected river stones represent the bones of the first Hogon, Lebe, and ancestral spirits. Hand forged, twisted linked iron rods and iron baskets containing smooth river stones. Length 23in. (B) Necklace of slender linked iron rods with a large pair of tongs as a pendant and a secondary strand with small tongs. The tongs refer to the Priest’s ability to identify and restrain sources of evil. Length 27in. (C) Necklace with unusual pale pyramidal stone pendant and a tubular bell. Length 21in. (D) Necklace with 2 iron ore stone pendants and a small slave manacle with which the Priest figuratively captures and restrains evil spirits. Length 18in. (E) Necklace with fired clay wheel pendant. Length 16in.
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PRIEST’S CEREMONIAL DUGE NECKLACES Dogon people, Mali. Worn by a Hogon, a priest of the Lebe cult. In Dogon mythology, Lebe was one of the eight ancestors of the Dogon people created by the supreme God, Amma. After his death, the seventh ancestor in the form of a snake swallowed Lebe’s body and regurgitated his bones as stones which are represented by the stones in a Duge necklace. All are hand forged and each was made by a blacksmith to specifications submitted by a Hogon. All collected in Mali. (A) The smooth, carefully selected river stones represent the bones of the first Hogon, Lebe, and ancestral spirits. Hand forged, twisted linked iron rods and iron baskets containing smooth river stones. Length 23in. (B) Necklace of slender linked iron rods with a large pair of tongs as a pendant and a secondary strand with small tongs. The tongs refer to the Priest’s ability to identify and restrain sources of evil. Length 27in. (C) Necklace with unusual pale pyramidal stone pendant and a tubular bell. Length 21in. (D) Necklace with 2 iron ore stone pendants and a small slave manacle with which the Priest figuratively captures and restrains evil spirits. Length 18in. (E) Necklace with fired clay wheel pendant. Length 16in.
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$325.00 – mayflower
Auction Type: One Lot
Quantity: 1
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