African masks and sculptures displayed in original context in ‘Africa in Context’ exhibition at Mesa College Professor Denise Rogers manages the college’s World Art permanent collection and ...

An antiques dealer who sold a rare African mask for $4.6 million won a legal battle with the elderly couple who sold it to him for $165 without realizing the treasure’s actual worth.

There's more to African masks than you might think, suggests a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. "Disguise: Masks and Global African Art" combines traditional creations with contemporary ...

Paris, France (CNN) — When an elderly couple held a garage sale after selling their second home in the south of France, little did they know they would become embroiled in a legal battle with ...

A 20th-century African mask sold for £107,100, more than 300 times its guide price. The Kwele mask from Gabon was given an estimate of between £300 to £500 by Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury ...

The mask is believed to have been stolen from Gabon around 1917 by René-Victor ... Once Deemed ‘Worthless,’ a $4.4 Million African Mask Is Now at the Center of a Restitution Claim by Gabon.

A French elderly couple on Tuesday saw its request to cancel the 4.2-million-eurosale of a rare African mask that they had let go for 150 euros thrown out, with the court calling their claim ...

Looking at the original African objects in museums, books and photos online felt as distorted as the history of Dutch wax fabric itself, he said. He played with that concept of distortion when ...

The 88-year-old and his 81-year-old wife, identified by their initials in court documents but confirmed to CNN as Mr. and Mrs. Fournier by their lawyer, listed for sale an ancient African mask ...

Back to homepage / Live news Controversial African mask sale cleared by French court. Montpellier (France) (AFP) – A French elderly couple on Tuesday saw its request to cancel the 4.2-million ...

After the Fourniers discovered the mask was being auctioned off, they contacted the dealer, who offered 300,000 euros in compensation, equivalent to the auction house’s estimate of the mask’s ...