Central African Decorative Objects for Sale at Auction

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Jasper52 auction unlocks cabinet of curiosities Aug. 14

NEW YORK – Cabinets of curiosities were encyclopedic collections of macabre and bizarre objects gathered from around world. Many of these obscure curiosities are found in an online auction to be conducted by Jasper52 on Tuesday, Aug. 14. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.

I.M. Chait’s Sept. 20 auction strong on Asian, African, Pre-Columbian art

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Family-owned I.M. Chait is a West Coast auction house with roots deeply planted in the Asian art specialty. Founder Isadore M. Chait is a world-renowned authority on the art and cultural objects of China and other Asian nations, and his 40 years of hand-on experience guides each and every auction conducted […]

Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit explores 500 years of ‘Kongo’

NEW YORK – A landmark presentation that will radically redefine the understanding of Africa’s relationship with the West will open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Sept. 18. “Kongo: Power and Majesty” will focus on one of the continent’s most influential artistic traditions, from the earliest moment of direct engagement between African and European […]

UN: Islamic State’s destruction of heritage sites a war crime

BERLIN (AP) – The U.N.’s cultural agency said Monday the destruction of antiquities and heritage sites in conflict zones by the Islamic State and other extremist groups could amount to war crimes.