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...
Purchased this Reliquary figure at a flea market some years ago. Would love possible age,value or any history behind this object.Please check photo album: ...
Hi is there any particular way to repair a large broken horn? i bought this mask and the horn is broken, where the horn meet the head got broken right there. I...
Hi, I'm a new member of this group, with masks that I'm fond of but don't know much about. I've just posted a photo of one in a folder called "Unidentified...
The Tribal Art Magazine recently published an interesting read by Dr. Joaneath Spicer (curator at Walters Art Museum) titled ‘Revealing the African Presence...
Hi, I have got this four faced Mende helmet, it was one of two the same / similar, they came with 10 Mende Bundu's we got from a village in the north of Sierra...
This is a shout-out to those of us on this list who may interest themselves in collecting contemporary traditional Yoruba Ifa tools and objects, and may have...
Ignore my comment that its not African. I was looking at a different object. It is indeed African and its definitely from Ghana, most likely Ashanti. I've seen...
Can anyone recommend a New York area expert for evaluating donated African Art for tax purposes? Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint!...
Good Day Group: My husband and I have several pieces that we need some help identifying and getting specific information on. The items are submitted on the...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts/photos/album/366296514/pic/1768432738/view this is listed in group under pvl mask. it was in our home in storage...
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...
