African Art Collection Auction Ending 9/28

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 Monday, October 3 at 3PM!

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Tuesday, October 4 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:

ROSEN PP, ROSEN MS “MASKS FROM WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA” 2013
SPRING C “AFRICAN TEXTILES” 1989
GILLOW J “AFRICAN TEXTILES” 2003
BACQUART J-B “THE TRIBAL ARTS OF AFRICA” 1998
ADLER P, BARNARD N “AFRICAN MAJESTY” 1992
PHILLIPS T “AFRICA. ART OF A CONTINENT” 1999
ROSEN MS, ROSEN PP “THE COLORFUL SOGO BÒ PUPPETS OF MALI” 2012
ROY CD, WHEELOCK TGB. “LAND OF THE FLYING MASKS” 2007

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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 Monday, October 3 at 3PM!

Pickup in Pleasant Valley, NY must be completed by Tuesday, October 4 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:

ROSEN PP, ROSEN MS “MASKS FROM WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA” 2013
SPRING C “AFRICAN TEXTILES” 1989
GILLOW J “AFRICAN TEXTILES” 2003
BACQUART J-B “THE TRIBAL ARTS OF AFRICA” 1998
ADLER P, BARNARD N “AFRICAN MAJESTY” 1992
PHILLIPS T “AFRICA. ART OF A CONTINENT” 1999
ROSEN MS, ROSEN PP “THE COLORFUL SOGO BÒ PUPPETS OF MALI” 2012
ROY CD, WHEELOCK TGB. “LAND OF THE FLYING MASKS” 2007

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#28 – GONGOLI MASK. Temne people, Sierra Leone. Gongoli is danced by a man acting as a clown wearing a disheveled raffia costume. He appears during women’s initiation ceremonies of the Sande and Bundu Societies. They serve as a comical antithesis to the finely featured Sowei helmet mask. Gongoli are varied but all have deliberately ugly masculine features with a large nose and ears, big mouth and in this case a beard and bald head. A piece of cloth that covered the wearer’s head is attached to the back. H17in. Wood, pigment, cloth. Exhibited at Free Library Gallery 2012. Published in Rosen, Rosen 2012 p.54-55 Fig 61.

GONGOLI MASK. Temne people, Sierra Leone. Gongoli is danced by a man acting as a clown wearing a disheveled raffia costume. He appears during women’s initiation ceremonies of the Sande and Bundu Societies. They serve as a comical antithesis to the finely featured Sowei helmet mask. Gongoli are varied but all have deliberately ugly masculine features with a large nose and ears, big mouth and in this case a beard and bald head. A piece of cloth that covered the wearer’s head is attached to the back. H17in. Wood, pigment, cloth. Exhibited at Free Library Gallery 2012. Published in Rosen, Rosen 2012 p.54-55 Fig 61.

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GONGOLI MASK. Temne people, Sierra Leone. Gongoli is danced by a man acting as a clown wearing a disheveled raffia costume. He appears during women’s initiation ceremonies of the Sande and Bundu Societies. They serve as a comical antithesis to the finely featured Sowei helmet mask. Gongoli are varied but all have deliberately ugly masculine features with a large nose and ears, big mouth and in this case a beard and bald head. A piece of cloth that covered the wearer’s head is attached to the back. H17in. Wood, pigment, cloth. Exhibited at Free Library Gallery 2012. Published in Rosen, Rosen 2012 p.54-55 Fig 61.

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