februari 2004 at African Antiques

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Dear reader ,
Harvard University is pleased to announce that it will host the Arts Council of the African Studies Association's Thirteenth Triennial Symposium on African Art from 31 March 2004 through 3 April 2004. Cambridge (and the Boston area more generally) will be a vital setting for related discussions.
The overarching theme is "African Art: Roots and Routes" examination of flows, exchanges, and "third spaces" that transcend such dualisms in relation to Africa-linked arts, artists, and cultural forms.

They are looking for sponsors to bring African Scholars and Caribbean Scholars to the Triennial symposium. If you require more details about the Triennal, please contact Robin Poynor, President of ACASA at mailto:rpoynor*arts.ufl.edu

FEBRUARY 2004 NEWSLETTER

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AUCTIONS

The Cabinet d'expertise Serge Reynes asked us to tell you that he intend to organize a new art auction :

ART TRIBAL IV AFRICA -PRECOLOMBIAN ART- OCEANIA

THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY 30th, JANUARY 2004 AT AUCTION ROOM'S DROUOT, PARIS, room 4, 9 rue Drouot, 14h00
The catalogue in French is available at http://catalogues.gazette-drouot.com/catalogue.asp?CATALOGUE=3321&PAGE=2.

Just use the navigation bar above the page to browse page by page.
Mr. Reynes, Expert, Tel: 0033 1 48 57 91 46

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The next Zemanek-Münster-Germany auction is on February 21, 2004

You can download the pdf catalog at http://www.tribal-art-auktion.de/36Catalogue.pdf

Ernest Zemanek Auktionshaus Hörleingasse 3-5 D97070 Würzburg Germany
Tel.: ++49 931/17721 E-Mail: Zemanek.Africa*t-online.de

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MUSEUM

Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal is known for its fine in-door African collection and open air Museum for African Architecture.
Familiar Aliens is a text related on the Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal. Interesting reading on the background motivations and past story.
" The story begins with two large drawing rooms in a spacious timber mansion called Huize Ooster-Meerwijk in the village of Berg en Dal . In 1949, the mansion, which stands amid woodland, was bought by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (the Spiritan Fathers) as a home for missionaries returning from Africa. Father Superior Piet Bukkems, who was so greatly adored by 'his' people in what is now Tanzania that they proclaimed him chief, decorated the two drawing rooms with African objects that other members of the order had brought back for various mission exhibitions "...(click on red link to read the whole story)

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Fairs

Tribal and Textile arts Show .

Fort Mason center. Festival Pavilion. San Francisco .

80 international dealers exhibiting pre-1940 Textiles and Tribal Arts. February 13-15, 2004.

http://www.caskeylees.com/shows/8/tribal/sf/

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I will participate at the Biennial Fair of Antiques of Lisbon.
The fair will take place from 27 March to 4 April 2004.

For centuries, Portugal had a presence in Africa and in the East.
Unfortunately, most of the Portuguese Antique dealers are committed to other areas than primitive art.

However, due to the Portuguese historical past they regard with great attention other arts as equally important.
They feel that a certain innovation of the market could be advantageous for both parts.

Lisbon is a beautiful and agreeable city, full of history and has a temperate climate, good gastronomy and people are warm and welcoming.

If you are a professional Antiques dealer and wish to participate, please contact Ivânia with my compliments, and ask for conditions:

Ivânia de Mendonça Gallo
FEIRA INTERNACIONAL DE LISBOA
Parque das Nações - Rua do Bojador
P 1998 - 010 Lisboa
Phone : +351 218921546/966826005
Fax : +351 218921515
www.fil.pt
ivania.gallo@aip.pt

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STOLEN
Stolen in Brussels at Alain Guisson on Monday January 19th : 2 Salampasu masks, one with a basket on top filled with cotton (see illustration), the other with copper and one classical western Mbuya Pende mask with lines on the face.

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David Norden, African art antiques and discussion group.
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St Katelijnevest 27
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