I purchased this mask recently at an auction and I can't seem to find one like it, wondering if anyone has some insight, any help is appreciated! I've put a...
I recently purchased a large totem pole? Looks african. Also 2 spears. These items are old. The spears are steel. I have photos. Would anybody know anything...
I have a Sculpture/figure, this object is older than me but true age is unknown, at first guesses we believed it to be of African origin. My father dug this up...
I might add: 1. Keep track of any and all "Provenance" of an item, preferably in writing. At least your 'notes'. 2. Develop some sort of 'filing system' so...
I am new to the group. Hoping someone can shed some light on two stools that were wedding gifts to my parents. They were married in Tsumeb, Namibia (then...
Hello. I bought this Baule figure at an auction this year in Sweden, it was just one of about many items from a rather big collection that the former owner had...
I purchased this odd little ceramic group a couple years ago and have NO idea about it. Can anyone weigh in? I am thinking Cameroon, but have really no idea. I...
I have a large Makonde Statue collection for sale (175 pieces). All pieces can be viewed here: http://mekonde.weebly.com/ Asking $25,000 for the whole...
Hello, can someone tell me what tribe and/or country this figure is from ? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts/photos/album/895015577/pic/list Could t...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
+++ readers will be interested in this: http://tinyurl.com/8fojacp Imperiled Legacy for African Art by Holland Cotter (NYT, 08/02/2012) Help Uganda high school...
Good night to all members of this forum so interesting. I just registered and would like to know your opinion on a bronze plaque of the kingdom of Benin. My...
hello, i posted this statue earlier, but after searching on the web i think it might be a Baule figure, or at least ivory cost ? i found various bronze figures...
"Now the 'Re-Claim' Crap begins in earnest. Not Now-Not Ever !" I take it that you do not approve of the Nigerian Government's attitude. But what would happen...
... I thought the bulk of the items taken by the British Punitive Expedition were made FOR the state. As I recall the only "reimbursement" at the time was the...
