This is to let you know that I am organizing an exhibition of artworks from my collection. This is "Tribal - An Exhibition of Tribal and Contemporary Art" and...
Hello all. Anyone in the DC area in the next few months should make sure to stop by the Smithsonian Museum of African Art to see a superb exhibit titled...
Final Days To Bid! Auction Ends Soon! Visit Bidding for Good to bid on unique auction items and support the Museum for African Art. Chi Wara Headress...
The University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, is launching a new interactive program, "Imagine Africa" through which visitors...
My wife and I will be in the Boston area for 7 days in October. Along with the usual tourist sites, I intend to go to Harvard's main museum and the Peabody...
Dear members, I have a small collection of Abbia game stones of the Beti people in Cameroun. I'm still looking for more information to identify the images on...
http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=49981 This is an 8 minute video of Katherine 'Free Climbing' the Mali Escarpment. It has some nice background on...
Please see photos under Bronze African King and help me discover what I've got here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts/photos/album/391962201/pic/list...
I have a large (46"x25") dark wood placard. Appears to be old, hand hewn, with a handle at the top. The design that covers most of the placard is a man done in...
Hello, As a recent member to this group, i was wondering if i could pick on the expertise of the group about this fetish figure i have aquired. I have created...
My husband brought me this statue. It is quite unique but I don't have a clue about it. It stands about 4 feet tall when put together. It is in 2 pieces and...
I have been a member of the group since mid-2005 as mcnev77 and kept up with the dialogue over the years thru forwarded email. I have re-joined now as mcnev5,...
Hello, Can somebody give me more information about this small bronze staff (H 18cm). I suppose it's Ashanti but I'm not sure. Perhaps it was part of a bigger...
Hello, I need some guidance. I am downsizing my collection (250+) and need to sell some duplicates. I have 2 Bamana Jo figures (from the Segou region). I have...
Do any members know if Robert Farris Thompson's book "Aesthetic of the Cool: Afro-Atlantic Art and Music" is going to be published? It was advertised a couple...
Hey there, im new here but thought id share a link I found with you all, www.afri-art-emporium.com seems to have some interestng stuff from Zimbabwean...
Thank you for passing this onto us all. It is, of course, very disturbing to read that yet another museum has been looted. I find one part of the BBC report...
I purchased these two objects at an auction 6 years ago. I've researched both on-line. They can be seen under "Photos", titled "African finds over the years." ...
"Museum authorities in Ivory Coast have contacted Interpol after thieves stole historic gold jewellery, masks and statues worth an estimated $6m (£3.7m)... ...
I cannot place this figure, bought in South Africa. I think its Tanzanian but beyond that... Just thought people might like to see this piece Note the gouged...
Hello! I've recently acquired two masks, possibly from Cote d'Ivoire, but I'm having difficulty placing what tribes they come from. One seems to be from the...
Hello, I have aquired this seated female carving and do not know the origin or much about it. I have looked all over the internet for smilar. Dimensions 37H x...
All, This is my second post for my horned Bete Mask. This is a mask that my father purchased in Paris in 1945/1946 from a Gallery right after WW2. There is a...
Hey everyone, My name is Chuck and I'm new to this forum. I am currently living in Zambia, working for the US Peace Corps, so I won't have many chances to use...
I am intrigued by the fact that I have recently come across two pictures in a catalogue of an Ibibio and Dan mask, both with an open or worn-out right eye. I...
