Hello everyone, I just got these masks that I have been sent from Cameroon. But do not identify them, I would like to help me and to give me your most honest...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Sep 1, 2010 3:51 pm
Bonjour Lucas My modest opinion is that these masks are of Gabonese styles (some of them with a touch of Lega). And my honest opinion is that they were...
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lucasanart
Sep 1, 2010 3:52 pm
Hello everyone, To come to hand this coin is large and rare. Do any of you know where it can be? Have you ever seen something similar? The pictures of you can...
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Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Sep 1, 2010 3:53 pm
Based on visual observation and consideration of the source indicated for these pigment-decorated masks, I am inclined to suggest that the masks queried are...
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Beth Peart
beepeawee1...
Sep 2, 2010 4:16 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qi1sB9WUTI&feature=player_embedded#! Theft of an important Zulu artifact... Beth...
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turley19at
Sep 7, 2010 3:27 am
About 6 months ago I purchased a Kple Kple mask and I would be interested in the groups perspective of the masks "form" and opinion. I bought it from a gallery...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Sep 7, 2010 1:56 pm
Bonjour Andrew, i agree with your friend in the US. As far as i know, the variability in the structure of a KpleKple mask is very low : it is round and...
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Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Sep 7, 2010 4:12 pm
Above: from the Brooklyn Museum Andrew: Although a simple protuberance from the chin can be seen in some examples of such kple kple masks (for example, the...
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William Klebous
klebous
Sep 8, 2010 4:20 am
Andrew, it's a gorgeous carving, so of course once again it comes down to why you bought it. From just the pics provided, without being able to handle the...
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turley19at
Sep 10, 2010 3:26 am
Thank you all very much for the different perspectives and references for the kple kple. It is a piece that I felt a bond with straight away. And William, I...
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cathywinsor
Sep 13, 2010 3:13 pm
In case anyone out there lives in France near dept 65. There will be an Open Day at La Source (a garden) in Thermes Magnoac and amongst other exhibitions of...
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Chris
congabongoman
Sep 13, 2010 3:19 pm
Hi All-- I thought I'd post pics of some rare Tabwa posts I'll be adding to my collection for input from Lee and the group. These are from a village near Moba...
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Chris
congabongoman
Sep 14, 2010 2:36 pm
I forgot to add that these [the Tabwa posts] are Tabwa Funkula. I've posted pics of some other exceptional DRC items that my friend will be bringing stateside...
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Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Sep 14, 2010 3:06 pm
Chris: In all honesty, I don't see anything among the objects pictured that transcends the quality of commercial offerings from various other sources including...
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Chris
congabongoman
Sep 14, 2010 6:02 pm
Lee-- Harsh perhaps, but opinions are usually best when unvarnished. As a relatively frequent browser of Ebay, in my opinion the pieces showcased thereon fall...
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afrikhantiques
Sep 14, 2010 6:03 pm
Hello group! I've researched and researched but I have never found a single Songye stone sculpture of any kind. However I have found a Songye double head stool...
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turley19at
Sep 14, 2010 11:37 pm
I have taken alot of photographs, received wonderful advice, had some adventures and collected a few masks in Africa in the last couple of years. So for...
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spric1h
Sep 15, 2010 3:18 pm
Hi Chris I applaud you (and Lee) for presenting the bases of your opinions, and for doing so in some detail. From the standpoint of collector education, the...
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jcharles37
Sep 15, 2010 4:18 pm
Hi, Can anyone help me identify this mask?can you please also comment on an estimated age.I am assuming it is from Zaire? Thank you all for your help. ...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Sep 16, 2010 3:22 am
Hi i believe this mask could be Kongo (-Yombe) but the lines on the cheeks 'speak' Igbo ________________________________ From: jcharles37...
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mateusen1
Sep 16, 2010 3:22 am
I think it's Yombe. In his book "Art&Kongos" Marc L. Felix suppose that this kind of mask was used by healing rituals, or it is a female mask, a portrait of a...
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rpearsonpe
Sep 16, 2010 3:23 am
I agree with Lee, the pieces appear to be 'made for the trade' and are worth whatever your buyer paid for them. That said, new pieces 'made for the trade' can...
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Chris
congabongoman
Sep 17, 2010 3:49 am
While I realize that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and don't expect folks to share my aesthetic tastes, frankly I'm shocked and a bit puzzled that no...
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ralph shaffer
rdshaffer
Sep 17, 2010 3:49 am
The mask is most likely Igbo. ... From: jcharles37 <jcharles37@...> Subject: [African_Arts] African Mask Needs Identification To:...
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Wale Idris
africanviews
Sep 17, 2010 3:50 am
Dear friends and colleagues: If you have been thinking about seeing FELA ON BROADWAY, here is a good chance. A member of African Views is extending tickets...
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piper.osullivan
Sep 17, 2010 4:09 am
I vote for Yombe....
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daniel
carpatic
Sep 17, 2010 2:17 pm
Hi I am rather new in collecting African masks and statues, but in the last years I have traveled several times in the West Africa and DRC and brought various...
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Ed Jones
bucit
Sep 17, 2010 2:18 pm
... By way of example, in my opinion, the jagged and scarred but shiny surface on the top of the Tabwa stool suggests that it was used (like a cutting board) ...
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spric1h
Sep 17, 2010 3:22 pm
Hi Regarding the powder post beetles, if you have access to a freezer that maintains a temperature of 0 Fahrenheit or lower, that will take care of them....
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DC NYC
davidcassera
Sep 17, 2010 3:23 pm
Sorry Chris but I will have to agree with Ed on this one. Whether or not these are fakes made in Cameroon claiming to be DRC is not the question. It seems they...
