wood w/ mineral pigments
(19" h. x 8 1/4" w. x 5" d.)

Ex. Collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen

with Articulated Figure on Crown
Used in Sogo performance, Bozo people, Mali, late-20th century
Wood with oil enamel, steel nails, string, fabric.
(38.5" h. x 15" w. x 38" d.).
A very similar puppet, also from the Rosen Collection, is shown on page of 353 of the Rosens' book The Colorful Sogo Bo Puppets of Mali.

“Snake and Antelope” 

Odelay Masquerade Headcrest

Temne people, Sierra Leone, 

20th century

wood, w/oil enamel, steel nails, fabric attachments

35" x 8" x 9"

Raffia dance skirt (20th cent.)
Hand-woven raffia cloth with hand-sewn raffia cloth applique.  Natural dyes.
(173"l. x 24"w.). 
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.

Raffia dance skirt (20th cent.)
Hand-woven raffia cloth with hand-sewn raffia cloth applique.  Natural dyes.  Seven panels.
(182" l. x 27" w.). 
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.

Raffia dance skirt (20th cent.)
Hand-woven raffia cloth with hand-sewn raffia cloth applique.  Natural dyes.
(142" l. x 26.5" w.). 
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.

Cotton fabric applique (33"h x 60"w)
 

Asafo Militia flag from a No.1 Company depicting a chief holding an Akan sword standing beneath seven stars and a waning (inverted) crescent moon on a dark blue field that represents the night sky. Message: Strike when the opportunity is present or success will pass you by. Proverb: The stars are always shining over the town, but the moon is only a few days before it dies.

Exhibited at Free Library of Philadelphia Gallery, 2013, Published in Emblems of Power: Asafo Flags from Ghana by Mary Sue Rosen and Paul P Rosen, p. 94, fig. 104.

mid-20th cent.
Raffia cloth panel flat-weave and cut-pile embroidery, natural dyes. (84" x 22").
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.

Old raffia dance skirt (early to mid-20th cent.)
Hand-woven raffia cloth with open work, cowrie shells and raffia balls on the border.  Natural dyes. Six panels.
(139"l. x 30"w.). 
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.

Old raffia dance skirt (early to mid-20th cent.)
Hand-woven raffia cloth with hand embroidery, open work and cowrie shells.  Natural dyes. Six panels.
(110"l. x 31"w.). 
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.

Raffia dance skirt (20th cent.)
Hand-woven raffia cloth with hand-sewn raffia cloth applique.  Natural dyes.
(156" l. x 24" w.). 
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.

Raffia dance skirt (20th cent.)
Hand-woven raffia cloth with hand-embroidered center panel and checkerboard pattern border.   Natural dyes.
(100" l. x 20" w.). 
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.

20th century
Traditional Bamana puppet on stand.  Wood, oil paint, fabric, with custom stand.
(28.5" h.l x 13" w. x 4" d.)
A similar puppet from the Rosen collection is shown on page 153 of their book The Colorful Sogo Bo Puppets of Mali.

Gourd container with lid.  Gourd covered with woven plant fiber with aluminum wire and plastic fiber accents (16" h. x 9" diameter). Mid-20th century.
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.

mid-20th cent.
Raffia cloth panel flat-weave and cut-pile embroidery, natural dyes. (50" x 22").