Are you sure this is Luba ? what's the size ? It look's more as a Bobo hunters mask from Burkina Faso. kind regards...
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bunumbu
Feb 18, 2013 3:16 am
How do you know its Luba? In a message dated 2/17/2013 11:50:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, hugodeboom@... writes: Is there anyone who knows where I can...
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hugodeboom@...
hugodeboom...
Feb 18, 2013 9:49 pm
collected in katanga by someone who worked there; So - maybe - luba....
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hugodeboom@...
hugodeboom...
Feb 18, 2013 9:49 pm
Paul Yes, maybe Tshokwe.But I've never seen this before and cannot find it in my books. It is collected +-1930 by someone who lived and worked in Katanga. You...
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berzgallery
Feb 19, 2013 1:47 am
Hi Elton, If you needed another opinion, I would agree with the posting by bunumbu that the piece was made for sale and not use. Outside of the museum trail,...
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berzgallery
Feb 19, 2013 1:47 am
Hi Adrian, The mask has sculptural elements of Pende Kipoko masks, Lega Bwami Society masks, and Songye Kifwebe/Bukishi society masks, as you indicated. ...
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berzgallery
Feb 19, 2013 1:48 am
Hi Ronnie, All of us have had that experience, so don't feel too bad. I would echo much of what Lee wrote and add the following: 1. Buy from reputable dealers...
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bunumbu
Feb 19, 2013 8:57 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Shangaa: Art of Tanzania: A Rare Display of African Art at QCC Art Gallery (Bayside, NY) Tanzania—home to _Mount Kilimanjaro_ ...
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renaud riley
renaudr1
Feb 19, 2013 8:58 pm
DEAR YES THIS IS LUBA, AND IT WAS MADE FOR THE STORM, I THINK, WHEN MEN WERE HUNTING, I CAN CHECK AND TELL YOU MORE ABOUT. I HAD AN OLD ONE FEW YEARS AGO BEST ...
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PVL
madcya
Mar 3, 2013 3:27 am
Hello, I'm looking for any info on these Masks, I picked them up at an auctions recently and I don't know anything about them any help of direction would be...
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cisachristy
Mar 3, 2013 3:29 am
I had a mask, that It appears to be from the Senufo tribe, please any help? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/African_Arts/photos/album/1678607149/pic/list Thanks...
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Penny Milout
pennymilout4
Mar 3, 2013 3:31 am
Hello, I wonder if a knowledgeable person has an idea where this small carving of a doll-like figure is from---- images attached. Thanks very much. Hope you...
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mctroi49
Mar 3, 2013 3:31 am
Hello group. I have the opportunity to purchase a Luba ceremonial ax (sorry no photo) at a reasonable price. My concern is that it is very lite. I have no idea...
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Ellmann, Stephen J.
stephen.ellmann
Mar 3, 2013 3:34 am
The Tanzanian art exhibit is fascinating. Part of the pleasure is to travel far out of Manhattan, to a largely empty (on a Saturday in the rain) college...
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quinn_daniel@...
quinn_daniel...
Mar 3, 2013 3:37 am
Interesting collection of African tribal art going under the hammer at the Mealys auction house on March 5th 2013: ...
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Brian Matsell
ockbrook
Mar 3, 2013 3:38 am
Hello, I have just acquired this interesting item that looks as if it has some age. It is made of wood with copper wire bindings and a copper nose. My...
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Gi Mateusen
mateusen1
Mar 3, 2013 5:34 pm
hi, They are coming from the Gabon region: mask 1: (IMG 556): Benga Fang mask 2: (544° FANG mask 3; (549) GALOA mask "okukwe" mask 4: ? DAN ? mask 5: (0537)...
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Gi Mateusen
mateusen1
Mar 3, 2013 5:34 pm
It's a Senoufo mask from Ivory cost ; The name is "kpeliye e" Its the mask of the society for the men "poro"...
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exquisite_african_art
exquisite_af...
Mar 3, 2013 5:35 pm
... This is a Mahongwe reliquary figure. Faces of Hongwe reliquary figures are shovel-shaped. The Hongwe reliquary figures consist of three distinct sections,...
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awr066
Mar 3, 2013 5:35 pm
Hi Steve I won't be able to get to NYC in time, but did you see the accompanying catalogue? It is $95, but appears from the description (342 pages and 10...
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bunumbu
Mar 3, 2013 6:06 pm
CORRECTION - There was a error in the posting below. This outstanding Tanzanian art exhibition in Queens, NY is on the lower floor of the Art Gallery and will...
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bunumbu
Mar 3, 2013 6:11 pm
I'm afraid your masks were all made for the commercial market, not for tribal purposes. They're purely decorative. Enjoy them for what they are. In a message...
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Joseph Anderson
ironjpa
Mar 4, 2013 3:27 am
an axe, whether it be real or for ceremonial purposes is made from iron with a wood handle. If they are trying to sell you something that is all wood they...
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mctroi49
Mar 4, 2013 5:19 am
The axe blade is metal. My concern was the weight of the wooden handle. I should have been more specific. But, thanks for the response. To:...
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sweet.christy
Mar 4, 2013 5:19 am
I am helping my grandfather sell off his African collection of items that he collected in the 1950s and 1960s while he was living in Sudan, Ethiopia, Libya and...
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exquisite_african_art
exquisite_af...
Mar 4, 2013 2:07 pm
... Hi, would it be possible you could post photos on the forum and then people could contact you if they were interested in your items you have for sale with...
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Joseph Anderson
ironjpa
Mar 4, 2013 2:08 pm
Then don't worry about the wood's weight. If the axe is heavily rusted and the rust rubs off easily when you rub it personally I would pass. Light rust where...
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tamlyn31
Mar 7, 2013 1:46 pm
Hi All, I live in SA at the moment, however was born in Zimbabwe and grew up between Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. I love African Art and love...
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guy.viner
Mar 7, 2013 1:47 pm
Hello members! I am moving homes and am selling a 72" tall New Guinea wooden orator stool, from the Korogo village in the Sepic river valley. The orator stool...
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Michael Conner
mwconnerjere
Mar 7, 2013 1:54 pm
Sorry. This is a contemporary piece, probably from Zimbabwe, "mass produced for tourists..." On Mar 7, 2013, at 6:10 AM, tamlyn31 wrote: Hi All, I live in SA...
