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Title: Vintage African art from Africa. Not antique. YANGA-78 artist. All copper.
Post by: antiquequest on March 03, 2013, 01:06:50 PM

Like I mentioned all copper, vintage but not antique. They are from Africa. Just wanted to see if anyone knew of this artist and had and idea of the worth.  The size is roughly 12 x 4 inches.

Thanks for any info.

Title: Re: Vintage African art from Africa. Not antique. YANGA-78 artist. All copper.
Post by: bigwull on March 03, 2013, 01:31:17 PM

just what we need for a Sunday night...a haystack search...

Title: Re: Vintage African art from Africa. Not antique. YANGA-78 artist. All copper.
Post by: mart on March 03, 2013, 01:51:13 PM

No haystack !!  Yanga was an escaped black slave who founded the first African settlement in the Americas outside of Vera Cruz ,Mexico in 1600`s !!  I think these plaques are souveniers of an event they have there and also had one in Chigaco with the Museum of Art called Yangafest !!  It is a celebration of black art in America !!  78 is the year they were made !!

Title: Re: Vintage African art from Africa. Not antique. YANGA-78 artist. All copper.
Post by: antiquequest on March 03, 2013, 02:00:54 PM

Hard to say and harder to confirm. Even harder to say what they could be worth???

Title: Re: Vintage African art from Africa. Not antique. YANGA-78 artist. All copper.
Post by: mart on March 03, 2013, 02:03:48 PM

About $30. each if that !! 

Title: Re: Vintage African art from Africa. Not antique. YANGA-78 artist. All copper.
Post by: antiquequest on March 03, 2013, 02:29:42 PM

Interesting..