Once in a lifetime auction of African Art to be offered for public auction from the Rosen Collection!
Many of the articles in this auction from the Rosen collection are documented with explanations of their purpose(s) to the people of Ghana in the “Emblems of Power Asafo Flags from Ghana” By Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen. To purchase a copy of this book, please email our offices at info@aarauctions.com
Payment must be completed by Friday, February 20 by 3PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Wednesday, February 25 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. Payment methods include cash, PayPal, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice. To pay by PayPal, send money to info@aarauctions.com.
Many of the articles in this auction from the Rosen collection are documented with explanations of their purpose(s) to the people of Ghana in the “Emblems of Power Asafo Flags from Ghana” By Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen. To purchase a copy of this book, please email our offices at info@aarauctions.com
Payment must be completed by Friday, February 20 by 3PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Wednesday, February 25 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. Payment methods include cash, PayPal, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice. To pay by PayPal, send money to info@aarauctions.com.
Auction Info
Once in a lifetime auction of African Art to be offered for public auction from the Rosen Collection!
Many of the articles in this auction from the Rosen collection are documented with explanations of their purpose(s) to the people of Ghana in the “Emblems of Power Asafo Flags from Ghana” By Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen. To purchase a copy of this book, please email our offices at info@aarauctions.com
Payment must be completed by Friday, February 20 by 3PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Wednesday, February 25 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. Payment methods include cash, PayPal, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice. To pay by PayPal, send money to info@aarauctions.com.
Many of the articles in this auction from the Rosen collection are documented with explanations of their purpose(s) to the people of Ghana in the “Emblems of Power Asafo Flags from Ghana” By Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen. To purchase a copy of this book, please email our offices at info@aarauctions.com
Payment must be completed by Friday, February 20 by 3PM.
Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Wednesday, February 25 at 3PM.
All lots sold as is, where is. Payment methods include cash, PayPal, MC, Visa, Discover or good check. You can make credit card payment online by going to your Member Area and selecting your invoice. To pay by PayPal, send money to info@aarauctions.com.
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Rare vertical Asafo Militia flag depicting a hen with her flock of seven brown and white chicks. The hen represents the Captain of an Asafo Company, and the chicks are the advisory council traditionally composed of seven elders.
Message: Without a strong leader, the Company is as weak as a flock of chicks. Proverb: The hen may step on its chicks, but it does so to protect them, not to harm them. Dating from the early to mid-20th century flag has a narrow solid red border and no fringe. The appliquéd figures are hand sewn with embroidered details. Canvas and cotton textiles. 48in. X 34in. Exhibited Free Library of Philadelphia Gallery, 2013. Published in Emblems of Power: Asafo Flags from Ghana by Mary Sue and Paul P Rosen p. 86, Fig. 87.
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Rare vertical Asafo Militia flag depicting a hen with her flock of seven brown and white chicks. The hen represents the Captain of an Asafo Company, and the chicks are the advisory council traditionally composed of seven elders.
Message: Without a strong leader, the Company is as weak as a flock of chicks. Proverb: The hen may step on its chicks, but it does so to protect them, not to harm them. Dating from the early to mid-20th century flag has a narrow solid red border and no fringe. The appliquéd figures are hand sewn with embroidered details. Canvas and cotton textiles. 48in. X 34in. Exhibited Free Library of Philadelphia Gallery, 2013. Published in Emblems of Power: Asafo Flags from Ghana by Mary Sue and Paul P Rosen p. 86, Fig. 87.
High Bid:
$1,100.00 – tlinson
Auction Type: One Lot
Quantity: 1
Bidding has closed on this lot