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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#63 – MAN’S ADINKRA PRESTIGE CLOTH. Ashanti people, Ghana. This traditional man’s robe is worn at various ceremonial events. It consists of six 13 to 15in. panels of golden cotton muslin cloth that are hand sewn using colored cotton yarn. The decorative motif of the cloth consists of 16 different adinkra designs or named Ashanti symbols that were applied to one side of the cloth using stamps carved from dried calabash hulls that are dipped into a special black dye made by boiling the bark of the badee tree in a solution of iron slag. Lines are made with a comb-like device. It takes great skill to avoid dripping the dye onto the cloth while applying the design. Each motif has a different powerful symbolic meaning. This cloth was collected in Ghana in 2003. It was made in the town of Ntonso, Ghana, the center of adinkra production, and was said to have belonged to a royal family. The cloth is watermarked “United Africa Company”, Made in Ghana”, and Vat Dyed”. Exhibited at the Pen and Brush Gallery New York 2005. L 135.5in. W 84in. See Gillow 2003 pp. 88-90.

MAN’S ADINKRA PRESTIGE CLOTH. Ashanti people, Ghana. This traditional man’s robe is worn at various ceremonial events. It consists of six 13 to 15in. panels of golden cotton muslin cloth that are hand sewn using colored cotton yarn. The decorative motif of the cloth consists of 16 different adinkra designs or named Ashanti symbols that were applied to one side of the cloth using stamps carved from dried calabash hulls that are dipped into a special black dye made by boiling the bark of the badee tree in a solution of iron slag. Lines are made with a comb-like device. It takes great skill to avoid dripping the dye onto the cloth while applying the design. Each motif has a different powerful symbolic meaning. This cloth was collected in Ghana in 2003. It was made in the town of Ntonso, Ghana, the center of adinkra production, and was said to have belonged to a royal family. The cloth is watermarked “United Africa Company”, Made in Ghana”, and Vat Dyed”. Exhibited at the Pen and Brush Gallery New York 2005. L 135.5in. W 84in. See Gillow 2003 pp. 88-90.

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MAN’S ADINKRA PRESTIGE CLOTH. Ashanti people, Ghana. This traditional man’s robe is worn at various ceremonial events. It consists of six 13 to 15in. panels of golden cotton muslin cloth that are hand sewn using colored cotton yarn. The decorative motif of the cloth consists of 16 different adinkra designs or named Ashanti symbols that were applied to one side of the cloth using stamps carved from dried calabash hulls that are dipped into a special black dye made by boiling the bark of the badee tree in a solution of iron slag. Lines are made with a comb-like device. It takes great skill to avoid dripping the dye onto the cloth while applying the design. Each motif has a different powerful symbolic meaning. This cloth was collected in Ghana in 2003. It was made in the town of Ntonso, Ghana, the center of adinkra production, and was said to have belonged to a royal family. The cloth is watermarked “United Africa Company”, Made in Ghana”, and Vat Dyed”. Exhibited at the Pen and Brush Gallery New York 2005. L 135.5in. W 84in. See Gillow 2003 pp. 88-90.

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