Items located in Pleasant Valley, NY. Items include Faro, the water genie puppet from Mali; West African double gongs; Ode-lay society head crest mask from Sierra Leone; African sculptures, figurines, masks, textiles, ceremonial robes, copper rod currency, 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 Monday, April 1 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 Monday, April 1 at 1PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Monday, April 1 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.
?EMBLEMS OF POWER. ASAFO FLAGS FROM GHANA? BY M.S. AND P.P. ROSEN IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE AUTHORS AT ppr2001@med.cornell.edu PRICE POSTPAID IN US IS $25.00; OUTSIDE US POSTPAID $35.00.
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Items located in Pleasant Valley, NY. Items include Faro, the water genie puppet from Mali; West African double gongs; Ode-lay society head crest mask from Sierra Leone; African sculptures, figurines, masks, textiles, ceremonial robes, copper rod currency, 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, April 1 at 1PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Monday, April 1 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 Monday, April 1 at 1PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Monday, April 1 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.
?EMBLEMS OF POWER. ASAFO FLAGS FROM GHANA? BY M.S. AND P.P. ROSEN IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM THE AUTHORS AT ppr2001@med.cornell.edu PRICE POSTPAID IN US IS $25.00; OUTSIDE US POSTPAID $35.00.
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RARE DIGBA STAFF OF AUTHORITY. Mende people, Sierra Leone. Collected in Mblama town in the Bo region in 2004. The Digba is a woman who is in charge of and leads the ceremonies by which girls are initiated into the women’s Bundu Society. She and the other women who perform the ceremony wear distinctive, hand carved helmet masks and black raffia costumes (see example and picture in LOT #4). As the emblem of her authority, the handle of this hand carved staff depicts an ideal Digba whose helmet mask has an elaborate coiffure that includes ram’s horns. Her costume is embellished with white cowry shells symbolic of wealth and a band of white protective amulets above her forehead. She wears a goat horn amulet hung by a chain on her chest. The handle and tip of the staff show wear from use. Wood, pigment. H 34in. SEE CATALOG NOTE FOR A RELATED STAFF IN SOTHEBY’S NOVEMBER 14, 2003 AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART AUCTION LOT #11, p17. CATALOG AVAILABLE ONLINE AT SOTHEBY’S WEBSITE.
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RARE DIGBA STAFF OF AUTHORITY. Mende people, Sierra Leone. Collected in Mblama town in the Bo region in 2004. The Digba is a woman who is in charge of and leads the ceremonies by which girls are initiated into the women’s Bundu Society. She and the other women who perform the ceremony wear distinctive, hand carved helmet masks and black raffia costumes (see example and picture in LOT #4). As the emblem of her authority, the handle of this hand carved staff depicts an ideal Digba whose helmet mask has an elaborate coiffure that includes ram’s horns. Her costume is embellished with white cowry shells symbolic of wealth and a band of white protective amulets above her forehead. She wears a goat horn amulet hung by a chain on her chest. The handle and tip of the staff show wear from use. Wood, pigment. H 34in. SEE CATALOG NOTE FOR A RELATED STAFF IN SOTHEBY’S NOVEMBER 14, 2003 AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART AUCTION LOT #11, p17. CATALOG AVAILABLE ONLINE AT SOTHEBY’S WEBSITE.
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Auction Type: One Lot
Quantity: 1
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