MATA 2015

Madison Ancient and Tribal Art (MATA) 2015 will feature displays of art from Africa, Oceania, Indonesia, and the Americas arrayed on four floors of the townhouse that once housed the venerable Perls Galleries. Exhibiting dealers include Marc Assayag, Kellim Brown, Bruce Frank, Wayne Heathcote, Jacaranda Tribal, Patrick Mestdagh, Nasser & Co, Michael Oliver, Michael Rhodes, Splendors of the World, and James Stephenson. Other MATA members will be holding special exhibitions off-site on the Upper East Side. These include Arte Primitivo, Pace Primitive, and Hunt Fine Arts.

For more information, visit the official MATA website.

War club, bowai  -  Fiji

Stilt step figure, tapuva'e  -  Marquesas Islands

Power figure, nkishi  -  Songye, D.R. Congo

Images courtesy of MATA & Jacaranda Tribal

Tribal Art Sale at Auctionata

Berlin-based Auctionata will hold a sale of art from Africa and Oceania on March 31 from its “auction studio” in New York. This auction house’s mission is to utilize an interactive online presence, so while its sales function as traditional auctions, bidding is done absentee, by phone, or online. This sale features a variety of offerings, the highlight of which is a pre-WWII Senufo figure. 

For more information, view the online catalogue.

Maternity figure  -  Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire

Gbon mask  -  Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire

War club, totokia  -  Fiji

Images courtesy of Auctionata

Tribal Art Sale - Binoche et Giquello

Binoche et Giquello will present a sale of fine tribal art at the Hôtel Drouot on June 6.  Over 140 works of African, Oceanic, pre-Columbian and Native American art will be put before the bidders, including an admirable selection of African masks, Oceanic weapons, and much more.

View the online catalogue.

Mask  -  Kwele, Gabon

Mask  -  Boa, D.R. Congo

War club, totokia  -  Fiji

Images courtesy of Binoche et Giquello

Tribal Art Sale - Pierre Berge et Associes

Pierre Berge will present a sale of fine tribal art and jewlery at the Druout Richelieu in Paris on February 12. The lots will comprise an extensive array of jewlery and silverwork from North Africa, masks from West Africa and the Himalayas, weapons from Oceania and the Congo, and more.

View the online catalogue.

Images courtesy of Pierre Berge et Associes

New Acquisitions at Jacaranda Tribal

Jacaranda Tribal is now offering twelve new beautiful works from Africa and Oceania.  This latest range of material contains several fine figures and containers from D.R. Congo, two ritual works from New Guinea, a lovely Fijian war club, and more. For further details on these outstanding works and many more, visit us at www.jacarandatribal.com

Gope board  -  Papuan Gulf  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Korwar charm  -  Irian Jaya  -  19th century

Headrest with crocodile skin wrapping  -  Bedja, Sudan  -  19th century

Figure  -  Bena Lulua, D.R. Congo  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Female figure  -  Akye, Côte d'Ivoire  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Janiform figure  -  Kusu, D.R. Congo  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Gunpowder box  -  Kongo, D.R. Congo  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Tukula box  -  Kongo, D.R. Congo  -  19th century

Female figure  -  Kusu, D.R. Congo  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Lidded baskets  -  Tutsi, Rwanda  -  Mid-20th century

War club, totokia  -  Fiji  -  18th or early 19th century

Beaded neckpiece  -  Zulu, South Africa  -  Early 20th century

Photography ©James Worrell 2013

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