I have created a folder for the Malian Cultural Center with a press release and flyer announcing a benefit concert to support the humanitarian relief effort...
5941
Quintanilla, Faustino
faustinoq
Sep 6, 2012 10:24 pm
Mr. Leonard Kahan is reputable appraisal. His phone is (973) 736-1925 and his e-mail is leonard@...<mailto:leonard@...> Hope it will...
5942
Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Sep 6, 2012 10:30 pm
Brooke: While I cannot indicate its usage -- ceremonial or decorative, I feel reasonably confident that the style and content of surface carving would suggest...
5943
Garett
gtraines
Sep 7, 2012 2:19 am
Thank you very much!...
5944
Garett
gtraines
Sep 7, 2012 2:19 am
Yes, I suppose some pictures would be helpful... I uploaded photos to a new album titled "West African Collection 1950s": ...
5945
Jeff Spurr
kalimantan3
Sep 9, 2012 3:19 am
Hello All, I have a personal interest and extensive knowledge of African textiles and costume in case this collection contains such items as well as the more...
5946
turley19at
Sep 10, 2012 3:38 am
8 months ago I was in Burkina Faso - Ouagadougo, Bobo-Dioulasso, and the wonderfully dusty streets of Banfora - and have finally managed to load up photographs...
5947
Dai Nguyen
wakeupdrowzy
Sep 10, 2012 2:56 pm
Thanks for sharing the pic Andrew, I especially love the mask picture. Are they from a local shop or from a residence home? and what happen to them now? ...
5948
turley19at
Sep 11, 2012 4:18 am
The masks I found around Banfora were from a couple of different sources - some small traders (one with a shop) and a village. I have put better images in a...
5949
Dai Nguyen
wakeupdrowzy
Sep 11, 2012 1:42 pm
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, I'm a huge fan of burkina faso art. With the exception of 3 songye and a dan mask, I got rid of everything else and fill my collection...
5950
lokaart@...
aimeeloka
Sep 11, 2012 1:42 pm
Andrew, these are lovely photographs. Thank you for sharing them with us. Mike Yates In a message dated 11/09/2012 05:19:00 GMT Daylight Time, ...
5951
Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Sep 11, 2012 4:33 pm
Yes, Andrew. Thanks so much for sharing your photos. Equally alluring as the richness of current life in Ouagoudougou and other places captured are the...
5952
Josh Simpson
joshsimpson_...
Sep 11, 2012 4:34 pm
The sandstone pillars are stunning! I've never seen anything quite like it - makes me want to go! Thanks for posting. Regards Josh Sent from my iPhone...
5953
africamorkarla
Sep 12, 2012 3:52 am
Hello! I wonder if anyone recognize the orgin of this mask? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts/photos/album/1886551390/pic/list I bought it this year...
5954
Beth Peart
beepeawee1...
Sep 12, 2012 7:43 pm
Can anyone help me identify this tunic: where it may be from and what it may be used for?...
5955
africamorkarla
Sep 15, 2012 7:00 pm
It´s a mask from the Holo tribe in Angola/Congo. I also posted this question to Bob Ibold - http://www.masksoftheworld.com. He pushed me in the right...
5956
africamorkarla
Sep 15, 2012 7:00 pm
Hello! This piece has tricked me for a longtime and I´m really interested in any opion about this figures orgin. The figure are not old and it was most...
5957
beepeawee1@...
beepeawee1...
Sep 15, 2012 8:51 pm
Odd that no one has pointed out that the image did not transmit. I will try again. Here is the link for the image. Apparently an attachment does not suffice....
5958
Jeff Spurr
kalimantan3
Sep 15, 2012 8:52 pm
Dear Beth, I belatedly saw your query regarding the Yoruba tunic. It is an unusual adaptation for wearing of a textile usually worn wrapped. I assume it is a...
5959
Beth Peart
beepeawee1...
Sep 16, 2012 3:29 am
Thank you, Jeff. By colour and pattern I did think it might be Ijebu. Am inquiring for a friend who recently acquired it....
5960
Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Sep 18, 2012 3:44 pm
Mikael: I think that your observations are correct. The figure displays embellishments suggestive of Songye influence, but the carving does not in general...
5961
Ed Jones
bucit
Sep 18, 2012 4:17 pm
In addition to Lee's helpful response, you might find the book titled SONGYE, by Francios Neyt useful.  This book conveys...
5962
chaoslimited
Sep 20, 2012 4:10 am
Greetings. I'm glad I found this forum. My dad spent several months in Africa in the 1960s working for the Department of Agriculture. He died a few years...
5963
africamorkarla
Sep 20, 2012 4:10 am
Thank you Lee and Ed for your respons. Ed thanks for the recommendation of the Songye book by Francios Neyt, I´ve already been studying it but I did´nt find...
5964
African Views Informa...
africanviews
Sep 23, 2012 11:34 am
Please join me with the african day parade and festivals team and senator Bill Perkins, and the Police Commissioner, Hon Raymond W. Kelly, along with African...
5965
hc_baby
Sep 29, 2012 4:55 am
Hello everyone, new here and ready to learn about African Art. Starting off, how can you tell a high end mask from one sold to tourist. I recently purchased...
5966
Lee Rubinstein
leerubinstein
Sep 29, 2012 8:07 pm
Ronnie: In brief... Above and beyond analysis of visually observable characteristics consistent with known and verified examples of the class of mask in...
5967
African Views Informa...
africanviews
Oct 11, 2012 4:07 am
Here is the video footage of the Nigerian independence day parade that took place in New York on October 6, 2012. Enjoy: ...
5968
Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Oct 15, 2012 1:29 am
October, 26-27-28 http://www.tribal-art-fair.nl/ ... an opportunity to visit the Tropenmuseum. Cheers, véro October, 26-27-28...
5969
rlmarqu
Oct 22, 2012 3:51 pm
I have a Kuba Elephant Mukenga Mask (I think) that I would like to get some more information about. I can't find too much on the internet and I have tried...
