For those interested in the art of Gabon there is an exhibition at Galerie Walu in Zurich 30th Sept-30th November. Pieces are also shown on their website:- ...
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joanntilton
Oct 2, 2005 4:34 pm
I have read all of the very informative answers regarding my "new" chi wara and have decided to do nothing. It seems that most of the powedry dust came off as...
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Antwan Martin
martin_antwan
Oct 2, 2005 10:35 pm
I didn't read anything about the Chi Waras but I know from experience that if you have piles of saw dust (if you will) under your piece, you have African...
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gcroft@...
africanaarts
Oct 3, 2005 9:59 pm
Hello John et al., I possess what I consider to be a stunning Ogoni puppet that I would be willing to sell. It has a wonderful patina, and the articulated jaw...
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Dileep Mehta
dileepmehta39
Oct 4, 2005 2:33 am
Hi, Apropos to the current duscussion threads... Dileep Dileepmehta@......
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Dileep Mehta
dileepmehta39
Oct 4, 2005 2:33 am
Adding my two bits... d Dileepmehta@......
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LRubinstein@...
leerubinstein
Oct 4, 2005 4:01 pm
For those of you residing in or traveling through the Cincinnati area in the coming months, "African Art, African Voices: Long Steps Never Broke a Back,"...
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LRubinstein@...
leerubinstein
Oct 4, 2005 9:33 pm
For those of you in or traveling through Dallas, TX, don't miss an opportunity to see: Variation on a Theme: Three “Olumeye” by Olowe of Ise September...
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Rand African Art
denverrand
Oct 4, 2005 9:54 pm
I just got the book in called "Art and Life in Africa", Selections from the Stanley Collection exhibitions of 1985 and 1992 from the University of Iowa by...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Oct 5, 2005 11:59 am
Note: forwarded message attached. ... Note: forwarded message attached. Hi. Here is now a bodyless terracotta. Met her also in Lagos. 22 cm (8 1/2 "). She does...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Oct 5, 2005 12:01 pm
Note: forwarded message attached. Note: forwarded message attached. Hello, ... and here is a limbless lady from Nigeria. Terracotta - 25,5cm (10"). Where was...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Oct 5, 2005 12:01 pm
Note: forwarded message attached. ... Note: forwarded message attached. Bonjour again, After the armless, here is a faceless. Met her ("her" because she wears...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Oct 5, 2005 12:10 pm
Note: forwarded message attached. ... Note: forwarded message attached. Bonjour ! Here is (what I believe is) an Ibibio puppet. Met her in Lagos. She looks...
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Rand African Art
denverrand
Oct 5, 2005 3:03 pm
Bonjour Vero! Nice to hear from you! On a joking note, if you had a few more body parts you could make a complete piece! I have created a folder in the photos...
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LRubinstein@...
leerubinstein
Oct 5, 2005 7:05 pm
Vero: Firstly, as a necessary caveat in approaching antique works from the lower Saharan region in stone, terra cotta and bronze, I feel I should make...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Oct 6, 2005 3:20 pm
Bonjour Lee, Agape I am, with all these informations you gave me about the "limbless lady". Thank you for taking the time to do this research. Merci +++. You...
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Steve Price
spric1h
Oct 6, 2005 3:56 pm
Hi Veronique I see the "Red List" matter pretty much the same way you do. In fact, it could be argued that the "Red List" makes matters even worse than they...
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LRubinstein@...
leerubinstein
Oct 6, 2005 4:56 pm
Veronique and Steve: I appreciate your thoughts on the Red List and matters of cultural patrimony in light of the very real conditions in which the List has...
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Steve Price
spric1h
Oct 6, 2005 8:11 pm
Hi Lee Another way to look at the whole issue is to wonder aloud: All of Nigeria's cultural artifacts belong in Nigeria, all of Egypt's ccultural artifacts...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Oct 7, 2005 12:06 am
Hi Steve, Yes, I agree with you - also about the "patronizingly sanctimonious attitudes the western world has toward Africa". ... Not only temples : noone...
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Boubacar Doumbia
bout2005kukiwon
Oct 7, 2005 12:35 am
Merci Veronique... Thank you Veronique... -An italian would speak for Italian,a French would speak for French Arts, But an African is ignored to speak about...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Oct 7, 2005 11:29 am
Bonjour Boubacar ! When you state that "an African is ignored to speak about his own arts", are you refering to "real art" (art for art - contemporary art) or...
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Mo Okdg
moyosoreokediji
Oct 7, 2005 1:11 pm
It is probably more complicated than saying Africans do not care or no longer understand their indigenous heritage because Africans are now involved in the...
Sorry, forgot to say that the photos are in the DTM file....
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Ed JONES
bucit
Oct 7, 2005 8:01 pm
Dear Veronique. Touche! I agree with your perceptions and I know also them to be true. I have found the essence of what you state to be my experiences in...
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mcnev77
Oct 7, 2005 8:01 pm
Hi Group, I have been traveling since shortly after the group was founded in March. I have settled for awhile back in the States for the first time in six...
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LRubinstein@...
leerubinstein
Oct 7, 2005 8:29 pm
David: Thanks so much for sharing your remarkable collection of East African objects and their stories. Establishing a visual and historical record of these ...
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African Art Gallery
forafricanart
Oct 7, 2005 9:23 pm
Hi All, With regards to east African art and documentation on it, I have a book that I have found useful in identifying items from the Tanzanian ethnic groups,...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Oct 7, 2005 9:35 pm
Hi David Only a very tiny small information : you can find the illustration of a Dinka headrest in "AFRICA : the Art of a Continent" - page 136. Same book, p...
