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Primers and protocols for the serious collector.
Long-form pieces on dating and provenance, written for the serious private collector — practical protocols and primers that help you acquire with confidence.
- Step-by-step guide9 min read
How to date an African mask
A practical, eight-step protocol for assessing the age of a West or Central African wood mask — combining surface evidence, structural cues, scholarly comparisons, and explicit acknowledgment of where dating still goes wrong.
- Article11 min read
Provenance for African art — a collector's primer
What provenance is, why it matters for African art specifically, what counts as evidence, and what to do when the chain has gaps — written for the serious private buyer who wants to be on the right side of the contemporary debate.