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.
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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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TWO ELU FACE MASKS. Ogoni people, Nigeria. Elu masks are caricatures of members of the community. Masquerades in which they perform illustrate humorous, happy, and tragic events in oral traditions and songs, as well as commentary on recent events. The white kaolin pigment refers to ancestral spirits. The mask is part of a costume that shrouds the masker’s body. The message intended by the mask is made known by the songs sung during the performance. These masks with articulated jaws. (A) Man with heavy arched eyebrows and very full lips wearing a black derby hat. Possibly reference to a colonial man or a member of the community who mimics the behavior of the colonials. Scarifications carved on the temples. The significance of the tattoo-like design on the chin is obscure. Carved with no teeth. Wood, pigment. H 7.5in. Published in “Masks from West and Central Africa” p 154 Fig 114. (B) Female mask with narrow slit eyes and hair in two lobes drawn into braids that arch over to the temples. Circular tattoo-like designs on either side of her jaw. Seven teeth in either side of jaw. Wood, pigment. H 8in.
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TWO ELU FACE MASKS. Ogoni people, Nigeria. Elu masks are caricatures of members of the community. Masquerades in which they perform illustrate humorous, happy, and tragic events in oral traditions and songs, as well as commentary on recent events. The white kaolin pigment refers to ancestral spirits. The mask is part of a costume that shrouds the masker’s body. The message intended by the mask is made known by the songs sung during the performance. These masks with articulated jaws. (A) Man with heavy arched eyebrows and very full lips wearing a black derby hat. Possibly reference to a colonial man or a member of the community who mimics the behavior of the colonials. Scarifications carved on the temples. The significance of the tattoo-like design on the chin is obscure. Carved with no teeth. Wood, pigment. H 7.5in. Published in “Masks from West and Central Africa” p 154 Fig 114. (B) Female mask with narrow slit eyes and hair in two lobes drawn into braids that arch over to the temples. Circular tattoo-like designs on either side of her jaw. Seven teeth in either side of jaw. Wood, pigment. H 8in.
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$275.00 – ibuythings
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