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30th March 2024, 09:20 AM | #1 | |
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Stephen Gracie's book is indeed an important reference work for those interested in these objects. But the objects in books are usually of top quality and, as you might imagine, come from museums and top collections. A quality that is unattainable for many collectors. The difficulty is often buying the 'correct' ethnographic pieces of lower quality without feedback/books. That is why this forum is so important, objects of all qualities are shown and discussed. I have been collecting objects from Africa for 30 years, mainly weapons/metal. The books about these objects are often the only source for a collector. Through my work (blacksmithing) I have been fortunate to get to know a number of collectors for whom I have made stands. In this way you broaden your horizons through the objects and the conversations you have and this forum is a valuable addition. Kind regards Marc |
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30th March 2024, 08:48 PM | #2 |
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Yes I have to agree. The peculiar aspect in dealing with the Yemeni weaponry is that all the experts have left...in fact all the Jewish people have gone to Israel...None of the silver and gold craftsmen are left. . Yemeni work was left to Yemeni craftsmen who had little idea of the complexity nor the quality of the Jewish masters...and the Jewish masters had little time or inclination to pass on all they knew...understandably.
The Gracie book is brilliant and fits in where the Jewish masters left...albeit only with this excellent book... very little else exists on the subject...Not only weapory suffered but all the crafts including Islamic Jewellery ....There is very little left anywhere in Yemen of what was once a superb craftsmanship..... It died. I know of no other region where such a tragedy has occured... Peter Hudson. |
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