Sierra Leone is quite safe to travel to and you can drive all the way to the northern province without any problem. However, once the UN troops pull out in the...
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eliza500@...
Eliza500
Nov 21, 2005 11:49 pm
Hello, James. I buy from traders, I buy in Africa and bring containers back, and I buy collections. It is true that the "taxi fare" to get to Africa can wipe...
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milton jeffrey
t_ime_factor
Nov 22, 2005 2:13 am
Hello James, My name is Jeff and I live in Seattle Washington. About traveling to Africa well I recently returned from Kenya. It was a very interesting...
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okorodus_art
Nov 22, 2005 5:07 am
Hi James I am African but I have a gallery in Antwerp,Belgium I buy most of my stuff in Africa and some of the best places I do my buying is in Nigeria,Senegal...
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Ricardo J. de Matos L...
rjdematos
Nov 22, 2005 4:27 pm
Hi James, I live in Congo (not the DRC), I don't know what the State Department wrote about this country but I have had instructions to evacuate my office...
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Rand African Art
denverrand
Nov 23, 2005 12:13 am
Hello everyone, I just got the 2 Sotheby's auction catalogs in for the December 6th and 7th auctions and there were a lot of really nice objects in it this...
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rizzo_bob
Nov 23, 2005 6:21 pm
Can anyone in the group identify this piece (in photos under Bob's) I was told it is a fetish from Cameroon. It's made of a light wood about 7" tall. Thansk in...
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slinkybambi
Nov 23, 2005 6:23 pm
Hello wonderful group! I was wondering if anyone could shed any light on this lovely vessel I have. (photos in photos folder named slinkybambi "DV 1" & "DV ...
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Rand African Art
denverrand
Nov 23, 2005 8:58 pm
David Norden stated about a stool that was posted to the group: "Very nice souvenir (Sorry does not have anything to do with authentic ancient ethnic art, but...
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LRubinstein@...
leerubinstein
Nov 23, 2005 9:11 pm
Kimberli: The best starting point I can suggest -- based on the description, "African divination vessel" and the general stylistics -- is to look among sources...
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Craig Lewis
craig_n_emma
Nov 23, 2005 10:56 pm
Dear Rand, very interesting post, I think that in situations like this the provenance would need to be verified. Early photographs of the piece would be the...
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John Monroe
jwmonroe29
Nov 24, 2005 4:16 pm
I agree absolutely about the quality difference. While Tony's stool looks believable, and is quite charming, it is not a stone-cold masterwork like the ...
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Todd and Lina
toddandlina
Nov 24, 2005 4:45 pm
hello group , I have an african mask here , I am thinking it is related to some Mumuye masks I have seen , and even perhaps Chamba ,but I cannot identify it -...
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Bob Ibold
bobbold2000
Nov 25, 2005 12:41 am
Todd, I tried to look at the photos, but couldn't make them come up. Could you do it another way? Bob...
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Kimberli schuitman
slinkybambi
Nov 25, 2005 12:42 am
Thanks Lee!! That was really helpful, I will look into it more. Thanks again and look forward to any further info you have! Kimberli :) ... ...
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LRubinstein@...
leerubinstein
Nov 25, 2005 12:45 am
Bob: Below are the links to the photos posted by Todd. If these links don't work, simply go to the discussion group's photos section and click on the file ...
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bertbrunsonalvin
bertbrunsona...
Nov 25, 2005 9:24 pm
Hello, I was curious what you thought of the brass Nigerian staff head I put pictures of in the groups photo section. It is in the photo album named 'Bert's'....
790
t_ime_factor
Nov 25, 2005 10:00 pm
I do hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and everyone returned home safely. Sense I have been coming to this forum I have learned where your ...
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Todd and Lina
toddandlina
Nov 26, 2005 5:56 am
hello Bob , have you been able to see the images? You can also just find them under photos/ chamba mumuye folder. Anyone care to venture a guess? Happy...
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okorodus_art
Nov 26, 2005 5:58 am
hi Bert sorry your staff head is the most commonly made tourist bronze head of a benin king and yours is not a top quality cast I am afraid that story about it...
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bertbrunsonalvin
bertbrunsona...
Nov 26, 2005 1:38 pm
Thanks for the info. ... of a benin king and ... being a gift from a chief is a ... shop anywhere in Africa...
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musso tony
mrtonymusso
Nov 26, 2005 1:38 pm
Hello, Thanks for this exceptional information on the relevant stools. I will take some better pictures of the stool I have and get it posted for a closer...
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LRubinstein@...
leerubinstein
Nov 26, 2005 2:32 pm
Todd: I just can't find enough images of similar or related masks to offer any clear or certain identification, although I do think that a search in the region...
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cathywinsor
Nov 26, 2005 5:06 pm
Hello again, I have just added two more photos from my collection, again, I have been unable to find any similar examples on the internet. The helmet mask is...
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postmanaz
Nov 27, 2005 8:48 pm
Hey All, I have a few things around the house from the Congo. I lived there as a young child when my Father had embassy duty while in the military. Mom and Dad...
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LRubinstein@...
leerubinstein
Nov 28, 2005 3:35 am
Randy: Maasai spears, from what I have seen, are rather plentiful and widely available, so it is difficult to project an appropriate financial value for the ...
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t_ime_factor
Nov 28, 2005 2:26 pm
Artificial things can be characterized in terms of functions and goals (Simon 1996, 5), and artifacts are often identified by sortal descriptions which refer...
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Veronique Martelliere
proximatribal
Dec 1, 2005 1:57 pm
Bonjour, to all ! I was wondering if you were all unconditional collectors or if there are some things in African arts which you do not find appealing. About 6...
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Rand African Art
denverrand
Dec 1, 2005 2:20 pm
(no bitter lemons here!) Dear Santa Claus, You know that I have a passion for african arts. If you intend to bring me something, please make it so that it is...
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African Art Gallery
forafricanart
Dec 1, 2005 2:57 pm
Dear Santa Claus, You know that I have a passion for african arts. If you intend to bring me something, please make it so that it is authentic and also that it...
