I get emails from people on a pretty regular basis trying to sell things they've inherited or need to sell for whatever reason, and most of them are legit. ...
5922
Ann Porteus
annporteus
Aug 24, 2012 12:19 am
Thank you Rand, Just 1 point I would like to add. In Australia we can contact a federal department called scam watch. ...
5923
Samuel Nickolas Sinya...
samnicky1990
Aug 24, 2012 12:21 am
I have collected three masks in my recent travels to Africa and I have questions about them. The first I believe is a replica Marka mask, collected in Cape...
5924
Joseph Anderson
ironjpa
Aug 24, 2012 5:34 am
They are tourist stuff. Worth whatever you might get. No value to speak of....
5925
RAND
denverrand
Aug 24, 2012 6:23 am
Dear "thisisafricashop" I'm questioning your motives in asking your 2 questions. If you are truly interested if the masks are authentic and establishing a...
5926
Carol
carousel96
Aug 30, 2012 12:33 pm
I am trying to ID this small bird bell. It is either brass or bronze, about 6 inches tall. Photos are in album called Bird Bell: ...
5927
Elizabeth Busbee
sereusllc
Aug 31, 2012 3:47 am
The animals used would imply it's from a coastal culture. This is a bit of a stretch, but the Taita of Kenya used bells (Mmanga) in ritual shrines. Check...
5928
carol@...
carousel96
Aug 31, 2012 1:28 pm
Thank you for your reply. There is bell with similar animals and shape on eBay. Photos of that one are attached. The owner of that one does not know where that...
5929
carol@...
carousel96
Aug 31, 2012 1:28 pm
Here is another example (much older) with similarity of design. http://www.rosenberg-library-museum.org/displays/treasure/2011/01-chalice/chalice.htm The...
5930
robinson_rider
Sep 3, 2012 1:26 am
I acquired this piece last year while in Kenya. I believe it to be from the region,. Possibly, western Kenya, DRC, Ethiopia , Sudan,,,, just not sure. It is...
5931
brooke welty
bwelty1
Sep 3, 2012 1:27 am
Hi everyone. I'm a little curious about this item which is carried at a shop I used to work in. This is sadly the only image I have of it. It weighs 45 pounds...
5932
tomkocsis
Sep 5, 2012 12:36 am
Rob, Do you have a photo? Would make it easier. MODERATORS NOTE: Rob sent the photos to me and I have uploaded them to a folder in the "Photos" section to a...
5933
Josh Simpson
joshsimpson_...
Sep 5, 2012 12:37 am
Hi Rand - First, I just wanted to say thanks for all your contributions over the years, and also for your two websites.....great repositories of beautiful...
5934
RAND
denverrand
Sep 5, 2012 12:53 am
Josh - Thanks, I appreciate that. I haven't been an active participant in the group (steadily) for years now but I am now trying to get back into it and...
5935
davidnelson503@...
davidnelson5...
Sep 5, 2012 7:00 pm
Dear group, I picked up an interesting club in a London antique shop last week which I cannot identify. It appears like a Fijian ula except for the carving on...
5936
Ed Jones
bucit
Sep 6, 2012 11:52 am
The subject photos are not very good and make discernment rather difficult.   Judging from the staff / knobkerrie "head", it appears to possibly be a Nguni...
5937
Ann Porteus
annporteus
Sep 6, 2012 11:52 am
It looks as though they may have been operating for awhile! Or maybe they are hacking into legitimate businesses in Kenya. ...
5938
Garett
gtraines
Sep 6, 2012 3:53 pm
Hello all. I was happy to find this group. I have a small collection of African art that was obtained by a Liberian missionary in the 1950s. I am considering...
5939
Dai Nguyen
wakeupdrowzy
Sep 6, 2012 10:19 pm
A picture would help greatly :) ________________________________ From: Garett <gtraines@...> To: African_Arts@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September...
5940
nyips
Sep 6, 2012 10:22 pm
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, ...
