Items located in Pleasant Valley, NY. Items include wall plaque from the royal palace, Edo people, Benin; rare masterwork ceremonial ax, Sapo-Sapo/Songye people, Congo; prestige neck ring, Kirdi or Fali people, Nigeria; West African anklet and bracelet bells; late 19thC gold weights, Akan people; 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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Items located in Pleasant Valley, NY. Items include wall plaque from the royal palace, Edo people, Benin; rare masterwork ceremonial ax, Sapo-Sapo/Songye people, Congo; prestige neck ring, Kirdi or Fali people, Nigeria; West African anklet and bracelet bells; late 19thC gold weights, Akan people; 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, June 3 at 1PM.

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Monday, June 3 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.


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TWO DUBIL CURRENCY BARS. Madagali region, northeast Nigeria. The town of Madagali and the surrounding region has been taken over by the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram. As a result of ongoing warfare between Boko Haram and the Nigerian army, this region is no longer accessible to outside visitors. The dubil in this lot were collected around 2000 before the war began. A dubil is a bar-form iron ingot splayed at the ends. Dubil date at least from the 16th century when they were made from locally smelted iron. In the 18th and 19th centuries they were mostly made from iron brought by European traders which entered Nigeria through many points along the coast. Underlying the value of dubil as a basis for exchange was their convertibility by blacksmiths into tools, weapons, various forms of currency, and other objects of value to specific groups of people. By the late 19th century iron bars were supplanted by scrap iron from machines. cars, tools, and even ships. In the 1700s a female slave cost 10 dubil and a male slave 13 dubil. Each on a custom magnetic base. Iron. H15in and 15.5in.

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TWO DUBIL CURRENCY BARS. Madagali region, northeast Nigeria. The town of Madagali and the surrounding region has been taken over by the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram. As a result of ongoing warfare between Boko Haram and the Nigerian army, this region is no longer accessible to outside visitors. The dubil in this lot were collected around 2000 before the war began. A dubil is a bar-form iron ingot splayed at the ends. Dubil date at least from the 16th century when they were made from locally smelted iron. In the 18th and 19th centuries they were mostly made from iron brought by European traders which entered Nigeria through many points along the coast. Underlying the value of dubil as a basis for exchange was their convertibility by blacksmiths into tools, weapons, various forms of currency, and other objects of value to specific groups of people. By the late 19th century iron bars were supplanted by scrap iron from machines. cars, tools, and even ships. In the 1700s a female slave cost 10 dubil and a male slave 13 dubil. Each on a custom magnetic base. Iron. H15in and 15.5in.

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