Once housed for years at taxpayer expense, the collection has over a thousand pieces, including life-sized carvings and sculptures, framed art, and tapestries.
Jessica WilleyThe massive collection of African art that was once at the center of a county controversy linked to Commissioner Rodney Ellis will be auctioned off next week.A massive collection of African art once at the center of a county controversy linked to Commissioner Rodney Ellis will be auctioned off next week.
"That work needs to be seen. It needs to be appreciated. It needs to breathe. It needs to live," Lloyd Gite, owner of Gite Gallery, which specializes in African art, said. "I've made many, many trips to Africa. This collection is just so over-the-top in terms of beauty and fascination. It's an incredible collection," he said.
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