African Art Collection Auction Ending 1/25

Auction of African art from a private New York collection to be sold online only by AARauctions. Fine pieces from West and Central Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Gabon, Liberia, Mali/ Niger and Ethiopia incl. gold weights, statues, military flags, masks, pendants, textiles and more.

Payment is due by Thursday, January 28 at 3PM!

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Friday, January 29 at 3PM no exceptions!

All lots sold as is, where is. There is a 15% Buyers Premium for all lots purchased. 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.

*NOTE* Shipping is available on all items.
THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE REFERENCES ARE CITED BY THE AUTHOR(S) NAME AND PUBLICATION DATE IN VARIOUS LOTS:

Hahner-Herzog I.H., M. Kecskési, L. Vadja. “African Masks”1998.
Bacquart J-B. “The Tribal Arts of Africa” 1998.
Phillips T. “Africa. The Art of a Continent” 1999.
Clarke D. “The Art of African Textiles” 1997.
Rosen M.S., Rosen P.P. “Masks from West and Central Africa” 2013.
Gillow J. “African Textiles” 2003.
Kreamer CM, Fee S. “Objects as Envoys” 2002(the entire book is devoted to Madagascar textiles).
Stepan P. “Spirits Speak” 2005. Lamb V., Lamb A. “Sierra Leone Weaving” 1984.

“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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Auction of African art from a private New York collection to be sold online only by AARauctions. Fine pieces from West and Central Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Gabon, Liberia, Mali/ Niger and Ethiopia incl. gold weights, statues, military flags, masks, pendants, textiles and more.

Payment is due by Thursday, January 28 at 3PM!

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Friday, January 29 at 3PM no exceptions!

All lots sold as is, where is. There is a 15% Buyers Premium for all lots purchased. 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.

*NOTE* Shipping is available on all items.
THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE REFERENCES ARE CITED BY THE AUTHOR(S) NAME AND PUBLICATION DATE IN VARIOUS LOTS:

Hahner-Herzog I.H., M. Kecskési, L. Vadja. “African Masks”1998.
Bacquart J-B. “The Tribal Arts of Africa” 1998.
Phillips T. “Africa. The Art of a Continent” 1999.
Clarke D. “The Art of African Textiles” 1997.
Rosen M.S., Rosen P.P. “Masks from West and Central Africa” 2013.
Gillow J. “African Textiles” 2003.
Kreamer CM, Fee S. “Objects as Envoys” 2002(the entire book is devoted to Madagascar textiles).
Stepan P. “Spirits Speak” 2005. Lamb V., Lamb A. “Sierra Leone Weaving” 1984.

“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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#37 – ASAFO MILITIA COMPANY FLAG. Fante people, Ghana. This exceptional flag expresses the proverb, “Our ship is ready to go. It can carry a load of any size.” It depicts a British sailing ship flying a modified Union Jack with two portholes for cannons on its side. In this context, the Company that displays this flag associates itself with an emblem of European power, announcing that if provoked it is ready to deliver a blow as devastating as the broadside from a large ship. In contrast to at least 95% of Asafo flags which have identical images on both sides, here the fish are white and the potholes are maroon on the obverse side whereas this combination is reversed on the reverse side. The flag is entirely hand sewn with embroidered details and a modified Union Jack. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery, Philadelphia 2013 and the SMA Fathers Museum of African Art, Tenafly NJ 2014. Published in “Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana” 2013 p.72 Fig 60. Collected in Ghana. This book is only available from the authors at ppr2001@med.cornell.edu L 54in. W 33.5in. Cotton textile.

ASAFO MILITIA COMPANY FLAG. Fante people, Ghana. This exceptional flag expresses the proverb, “Our ship is ready to go. It can carry a load of any size.” It depicts a British sailing ship flying a modified Union Jack with two portholes for cannons on its side. In this context, the Company that displays this flag associates itself with an emblem of European power, announcing that if provoked it is ready to deliver a blow as devastating as the broadside from a large ship. In contrast to at least 95% of Asafo flags which have identical images on both sides, here the fish are white and the potholes are maroon on the obverse side whereas this combination is reversed on the reverse side. The flag is entirely hand sewn with embroidered details and a modified Union Jack. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery, Philadelphia 2013 and the SMA Fathers Museum of African Art, Tenafly NJ 2014. Published in “Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana” 2013 p.72 Fig 60. Collected in Ghana. This book is only available from the authors at ppr2001@med.cornell.edu L 54in. W 33.5in. Cotton textile.

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ASAFO MILITIA COMPANY FLAG. Fante people, Ghana. This exceptional flag expresses the proverb, “Our ship is ready to go. It can carry a load of any size.” It depicts a British sailing ship flying a modified Union Jack with two portholes for cannons on its side. In this context, the Company that displays this flag associates itself with an emblem of European power, announcing that if provoked it is ready to deliver a blow as devastating as the broadside from a large ship. In contrast to at least 95% of Asafo flags which have identical images on both sides, here the fish are white and the potholes are maroon on the obverse side whereas this combination is reversed on the reverse side. The flag is entirely hand sewn with embroidered details and a modified Union Jack. Exhibited at the Free Library Gallery, Philadelphia 2013 and the SMA Fathers Museum of African Art, Tenafly NJ 2014. Published in “Emblems of Power. Asafo Flags from Ghana” 2013 p.72 Fig 60. Collected in Ghana. This book is only available from the authors at ppr2001@med.cornell.edu L 54in. W 33.5in. Cotton textile.

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