Thursday, June 11, 2015

New Acquisitions at Jacaranda

Jacaranda is now presenting a new online exhibition of fine tribal art and artifacts from Africa, Polynesia, New Guinea, and elsewhere. This fresh round of offerings includes an imposing Dan mask with canine teeth, a gorgeous Luba headrest, a wide range of well preserved Pacific clubs, Nguni beadwork from South Africa, and more. For greater detail on all these objects and many, many more, visit jacarandatribal.com

Mask  -  Dan, Liberia or Côte d'Ivoire  -  Early 20th century

Lance, katoua  -  Niue  -  19th century

Stick with figural finial  -  South Africa  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Headrest  -  Shona, Zimbabwe  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Headrest  -  Luba, D.R. Congo  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Three tapa beaters  -  Polynesia  -  18th and 19th century

War club, macana  -  Arawak, Guyana  -  18th or early 19th century

Five clubs  -  Australian Aboriginal  -  19th century

Rootstock club  -  Fiji  -  Early 19th century

Pole club, bowai  -  Fiji  -  18th or early 19th century

Six stone-headed clubs  -  New Guinea  -  19th century

Beaded belt  -  Zulu, South Africa  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Beaded apron, inkciyo  -  Thembu or Mfengu, South Africa  -  Late 19th or early 20th century  

Beaded tobacco bag  -  Xhosa, South Africa  -  Early 20th century
Images ©James Worrell & Jacaranda Tribal 2015




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