Hello, Thank you for the heads up. There are indeed many beautiful pieces to look at, not least those from the Remnants of Ritual book. If only I had more...
In addition to previous links provided to the "Eternal Ancestors" exhibition at the Met (Message 2514) and the Holland Cotter article in the New York Times...
I do not wish to be lacking in a sense of humour but I just used another way of saying "provenance". Margalit ... Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope!...
In addition to the articles and the slide show previously posted, there is now available on-line a 20-minute interview with Leonard Lopate of Met/exhibition...
Look at William Hommel's "Art of The Mende", published I believe by the University of Pennsylvania in the early 1970's*. What you have I believe is either a...
Thank you for the information. I will try to find this book. -- Gi Mateusen Note another possibly helpful resource: Gower, Tess, "Art of the Mende from Sierra...
Recently I got some masks and artifacts from an African trader. They smell really bad. Other than airing out, can anyone recommend anything? One is an Ikoi...
... haha welcome to the world of african artifacts, some are very stubborn about their stink probably because of the rituals ceremonies like chewing cola nuts...
Do not use anything humid... so, no freezer-treatment either. One first idea : Place the object in a closed box with lots of mothballs and let it marinate in...
... Bill, if they are genuinely old or have had ritual use, the piece or pieces giving off a smell have probably been libated for many years in a shrine,...
That's what makes african art so unique...the smell is part of it...it will disappear after a couple of weeks. It's the smell of Africa ! Regards Tim Bill...
Can anyone help me find out more information about a few african artifacts, one is this male mask, and it seems to be a cross between Dogon & bambara, but I...
I have a Bobo butterfly that smells after a year! Enough so that guests look around and ask. The Ekoi does not have encrustations, just a nice patina on the...
This is not a professional opinion but rather a fairly innocuous and general personal recommendation. I tend to take an essentially laissez-faire approach to...
Paisarn et al: I just came across one more Mende figure that I don't recall having seen previously -- at the Brighton Museum in East Sussex, UK. Lee  ...
... tool marks are quite small. ... tool was used. Images can be viewed at http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts/photos/browse/f6c9?c= ... Some months...
QCC Art Gallery / CUNY 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, New York 11364 www.qccartgallery.org A Cameroon World Art and Artifacts from the Marshall and Caroline...
 73.1963.4.1 73.1967.4.8 (Ci wara kun) 71.1931.74.1592 (Koni) 73.1967.1.1 (Masque du N'tieko) Although I am not certain about the specific...
In the photos under Elly tribal (http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts/photos/view/d228?b=1&o=2), you will find a figure that has been around for 20 to...
Hi, Elly: Some additional detailed images of the side views (ears particularly and overall profile) and the beaded adornments would be helpful clues in...
Dear group, If you look in the folder below http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts/photos/browse/a2b4 you will find a seated figure very similar in...
Thanks for the link to your stool. There seems to be many on the market these days of various quality. Your stool is quite nice. If you would like the links...
Hello! Can someone help me? I thought that I have seen a turtle shell mask in one of my books. Maybe I am wrong because I cannot find the picture of the mask...
