I am looking for information on this matched couple of figures from Tanzania. I have been consulting with experts in this country and in Germany, but cannot...
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Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Oct 11, 2007 2:45 pm
Although the on-line collection is still being developed and images are not yet available for all of the objects in the collection, The Detroit Institute of...
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Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Oct 11, 2007 6:04 pm
Kip: The study of Tanzanian figural sculpture remains clouded by inconsistencies and omissions with a plethora of figures grouped as Nyamwezi or Sukuma (Zigua...
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Ed Jones
bucit
Oct 11, 2007 8:00 pm
Kip. I enjoyed viewing the photos of this "Nyaturu Couple". They are truly beautiful. In the past, I spent a bit of time researching the Sukuma figures and...
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Kip McKesson
kipmckesson
Oct 15, 2007 3:25 pm
Hi Ed, Thanks for the info. It is difficult to find quality information on East African sculpture. I will keep digging! Kip ... From: Ed Jones To:...
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Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Oct 15, 2007 4:01 pm
This is a re-formatted posting originally submitted by Ari -- in which I have provided a link to the article originally submitted in its entirety as well as...
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M.E.F.
mfliegelmann
Oct 15, 2007 7:46 pm
It appears that Allan Stone is a commercial entity (a gallery) and not a collector. Why are we instrumental in promoting his wear and at such outrageous...
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Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Oct 15, 2007 8:32 pm
Allan Stone. Photo by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Hi, Margalit: While it is true that Allan Stone owned a gallery, he was indeed a person -- shown above with...
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dileepmehta39
Oct 16, 2007 12:59 am
An impressive African and Oceanic rts auction in New yotk will take place on November 13th. It includes the Gelbard collection pieces. See the online auction...
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M.E.F.
mfliegelmann
Oct 16, 2007 2:37 pm
Dear Lee, I get your point and will even admit that all the pieces in question are very attractive. I still feel unhappy about the inflation of value, taking...
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teapotd0me
Oct 16, 2007 5:07 pm
Thanks for sharing the link. I see a number of beautiful and impressive pieces. ... sContinent=EUR&screen=Catalogue&iSaleNo=15413...
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bissikrima46000
Oct 16, 2007 6:29 pm
You said it Margalit " the hands it went through " lol....
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P L
asiantrekker
Oct 17, 2007 1:50 am
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...
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Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Oct 17, 2007 3:07 am
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...
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M.E.F.
mfliegelmann
Oct 17, 2007 2:41 pm
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!...
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M.E.F.
mfliegelmann
Oct 17, 2007 2:41 pm
Looks like the best auction of late. M ... Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell....
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mateusen1
Oct 17, 2007 2:45 pm
Dear Members, I've posted 2 photos of a Mende piece of a head (34 cm- 13 inch) with helmet mask...
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Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Oct 17, 2007 3:15 pm
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...
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GARYGLS2000@...
bunumbu
Oct 17, 2007 10:02 pm
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...
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Gi Mateusen
mateusen1
Oct 18, 2007 12:51 pm
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...
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Bill Marsh
woolygums_cj
Oct 19, 2007 2:26 pm
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...
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bissikrima46000
Oct 22, 2007 4:43 pm
... 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...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Oct 22, 2007 4:43 pm
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...
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cathywinsor
Oct 22, 2007 4:50 pm
... 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,...
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ari birnbaum
arib100
Oct 22, 2007 5:00 pm
Perhaps Makonde art becoming more and more popular! ... From: ari birnbaum Library.Exhibit.Illustrates.Makondes.Rich.Unique.History-3040813 ...
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Tim Michiels
timmichiels
Oct 22, 2007 5:01 pm
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...
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pookie2249
Oct 22, 2007 5:04 pm
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...
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woolygums
woolygums_cj
Oct 22, 2007 7:08 pm
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...
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victorcinti1
Oct 22, 2007 11:56 pm
I wondering the age of this piece. It looks rather fresh and the tool marks are quite small. They also seem to be concave - suggesting that maybe a...
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Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Oct 23, 2007 2:01 am
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...
