SONIE JOI RUFFIN "SONS SHALL RIZE" (2002QUILT)Sonie Joi Thompson-Ruffin
(Missouri, b. 1951)
Sons Shall Rize , 2002
Silk, African fancy print, Bogolan cloth, metallic threads
60" x 52"
Sons Shall Rize is a significant...
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Lynching Scene of Four African AmericansRussellville KY 1908 Silver gelatin photograph depicting the lynching of four African American men in Russellville KY 5.25 x 7.25 in. The photograph is accompanied by the...
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6 SOUTH AFRICAN ABSTRACT PAINTINGS,INCL. HARGREAVES NT...Six (6) South African abstract paintings. 1st item: Hargreaves Ntukwana (South Africa, 1938-1999) oil wash and ink on board painting rendered in earth...
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A SOUTH AFRICAN RECLAIMED BUBINGA WOODCREDENZA, LATE 2... CREDENZA, LATE 20TH CENTURY, the rectangular plank top over three short drawers and three doors opening to a single shelf interior, raised on a conforming...
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(3) AFRICAN TRIBAL BLADED WEAPONS, EX-MUSEUMIncludes short spear or dagger, iron point, wood shaft, carved clay bulb inset with seeds, 18.5"l; with, two flat-bladed short swords, wood handles, iron blades, affixed to...
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AFRICAN DRC SHORT CARVED WOOD FIGURE,W/ COWRIES Central African, 20th century. Democratic Republic of the Congo Songye style short divination figure with bell and cowrie shell necklace. Unmarked. Provenance:...
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A Rare North or South Carolina “ColoredRepublicing Club” Stoneware Cooler
Dated July 7, 1892
in Southern alkaline glaze, with distinctive doubled collared rim, tooled body, two lug handles set low on the body...
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AFRICAN ART CARVED YORUBA FEMALE TWINFIGUREYoruba Female Twin Female Figure in carved wood standing on a base. Three pronged vertical headpiece with engraved decorations. Figure has beaded anklets on short legs,...
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RARE PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF AN AFRICANAMERICAN MAN American School, 1st quarter 19th century; miniature half portrait of a seated African American gentleman, wearing a short black jacket and holding a folded letter...
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NINE MIDDLE-EASTERN AND NORTH-AFRICANSHORT SWORDS, PREDOMINANTLY QAMAS AND KINDJALS, WITH A BAYONET AND JAMBIYA, L OF LONGEST: 27 IN. (68.58 CM.)Nine Middle-Eastern and North-African Short Swords, Predominantly...
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BLACK AMERICANA: TWO PAINTED TIN ROADSIGNS, C. 1930, FOR "SHORT'S CASH & CARRY, SUNDERLAND, IOWA", ONE STATES "TWO MILE TO..." AND...BLACK AMERICANA: Two painted tin road signs, c. 1930, for "Short''s Cash &...
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GROUP (6) TRIBAL EDGED WEAPONS 19thor 20th c., most likely North African, Tuareg, Sudan, including long dagger with tapering engraved blade ending in flanges, the wood handle wrapped in brass wire, 19"h, a...
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FOUR UNATTRIBUTED AFRICAN SPEARS 20thcentury, each spear consists of a socketed iron blade having a central ridge on either side; the blade's socket fits on a short wooden shaft that in turn accepts a socketed...
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FIVE (5) TRIBAL EDGED WEAPONS To include:Sudanese Muder throwing knife with incised decorations, late 19th - early 20th century (29 in.); a Zulu isizenzi fighting axe (2-1/4 in.); unknown weapons, likely African,...
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GROUP OF CARVED FIGURES, PADDLE ANDCUPS. Most likely African, 20th century. Male and female standing figures with beads, 12.5", 14.5"h. two incised vessels and a funnel or pipe bowl, and a short paddle with...
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BAMBARA WOOD CHIWARA HEADDRESS SCULPTUREAfrican, Bambara people of Mali, wooden dance headdress / chiwara in the form of a stylized antelope comprising an elongated head and antlers carved with geometric motif and...
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TWO AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN SHORT STOOLSTwo modern carved wooden African stools, comprising one with rectangular seat and one with an oblong seat having flanking diamond shaped ends, both apparently unmarked. Provenance:...
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AFRICAN IBIBIO TRIBE EKPO SOCIETY MASKAfricaEarly 20th CenturyDepicts a horned face dyed black with down turned eyes, short nose, wide red mouth, and long dried grass mane....
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AFRICAN MOSSI TRIBE CARVED WOOD MASKAfricaEarly 20th CenturyCarved wood mask with wide set eyes, short nose, and protruding lips with crest down the skull and trimmed with thick dried grass....
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AFRICAN ORON TRIBE CARVED WOOD SHRINEFIGURE AfricaEarly 20th CenturyDepicts a male figure with almond eyes, short nose, bared teeth, and exposed genitalia....
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AFRICAN MANO TRIBE CARVED WOOD DAN MASKAfricaEarly 20th CenturyCarved wood hairstyle or cap over scrunched face with small eyes, short nose, large lips, and protruding ears dyed black....
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AFRICAN DAN TRIBE CARVED WOOD MASK AfricaEarly20th CenturyFigural face with green textile and shell headpiece over carved braids, scrunched face with small eyes, short nose, large lips, and two protruding teeth....
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AFRICAN SOUTHERN IBO TRIBE CARVED WOODMASK AfricaEarly 20th CenturyFigural face with braided hairstyle or cap, short protruding nose, small eyes, protruding ears, and small mouth with carved teeth....
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James Purdy (1914-2009) Letters ShortStories and Books When James Purdy died 13 March 2009 the New York Times referred to his work as ?wayward and unclassifiable.? Playwright poet author of short stories and...
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RARE DOUBLE PORTRAIT OF ALFRED AND JAMESJ. COLLINS BY MILTON W. HOPKINS (CONNECTICUT/NEW YORK/OHIO 1789-1844). Oil on canvas signed on the back. The two sons of the Collins family identified on the back with...
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TWO PORTRAITS OF JAMES COLLINS AND WIFEBY MILTON W. HOPKINS (CONNECTICUT/NEW YORK/OHIO 1789-1844). Oil on canvas signed and dated on the back with sitters' identities. Pleasant portraits of the parents James...
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6 vols. + 2 pieces. African-AmericanAuthors & Performers - Signed Books & C: Short, Bobby. Black and White Baby. New York: Dodd, Mead, (1971). 8vo, orig. cloth; light wear, d/j (light edge wear). Photo plates....
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GROUP OF SIX WEST AFRICAN COLON ARTCARVED WOOD FIGURES a painted male in shorts approx. h: 14 1/2 in. a male in green shirt and trousers boots pith helmet carrying a rifle approx. h: 15 in. a male in long coat...
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GROUP OF SIX AFRICAN CARVED WOOD STANDINGFIGURES including a male in shorts approx. h: 10 1/2 in. female with painted braided hair and yellow dress approx. h: 8 1/2 in. male with facial scarification in shorts approx....
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Two Bills of Sales for Slaves and LaterNotes and Photographs A view of slavery and the relationships between these social groups before and after the Civil War. The group includes a sale document for two slaves...
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Wrought-iron belt-knife, possibly African,early 20th Century with double-edged spearpoint blade, the handle wrapped in rawhide with impressed cord marks, 17 in. L; the scabbard of wood covered with rawhide, traces...
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AFRICAN GAME TROPHY HEAD/SHOULDER MOUNTa small Duiker antelope with short spike horns....
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African Lobi Figure and Yoruba ShangoBronze Staff lot of 2 including a Lobi figure of a woman height 16 in.; AND a short bronze staff topped with a figure of a woman length 12.75 in. 20th century From the Daniel...
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Three hand-crafted hunting knives byT. B. Morgan R. Bents and A. Polkowski comprising a T. B. Morgan Bowie style blade with copper-mounted African mahogany handle 11 3/4 in. L. with leather sheath; R. Bents...
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An American Classical Carved MahoganyArmoire early 19th c. probably New Orleans flared ogee-molded cornice paneled doors fitted interior of shelves and two short drawers plinth base on bracket feet height 96...
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ONYX VASE NINE AFRICAN CARVED WOOD PIECESFOUR EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS PAPER PAINTINGS AND GREEN MARBLE BUST the onyx vase with short flaring rim and tapering body on waisted socle and stepped circular foot and the contemporary...
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