New Acquisitions at Jacaranda

Jacaranda is now offering a stunning new selection of tribal works at www.jacarandatribal.com.  Congolese and southern African wood carvings form the bulk of the objects on display, including a beautiful Sundi or Teke bust, a fine Mpondo staff finial, and headrests from the Shona and Luba. These are joined by a handsome pair of South Pacific weapons, a remarkable Ethiopian cross, and more.

For full details on these fine objects and many others, please visit

www.jacarandatribal.com

Cross  -  Ethiopia  -  ca 1700–1750

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

Beaded snuff gourd  -  Southeast Africa  -  Late 19th/early 20th century

Hand club, patu onewa  -  Maori, New Zealand  -  18th or early 19th century

Cup  -  Kuba, D.R. Congo  -  19th century

Lance, katoua  -   Niue  -  19th century

Pipe  -  Kuba or Binji, D.R. Congo  -  Early 20th century

Bust  -  Sundi or Teke, D.R. Congo  -  Late 19th or early 20th century

Staff finial  -  Mpondo, South Africa  -  1870–1890

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

Horn necklace  -  Zulu, South Africa  -  19th century

Bag handle  -  Eskimo, North America  -  Late 19th century

Images ©James Worrell 2015

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Eskimo & Northwest Coast Art at Jacaranda Tribal

Jacaranda Tribal has just revealed a beautiful new assemblage of tribal art and artifacts from the Arctic and the Pacific Northwest. This new ensemble of objects, as charming as it is fascinating, comprises a range of Eskimo works from Alaska and Greenland – miniatures, dolls, ritual items, and hunting equipment – along with a pair of ceremonial items from British Columbia. The selections in the newest online exhibition are illustrated below. For more details on these fine offerings and many, many more, please visit

www.jacarandatribal.com

Bird mask - Nunivak Island, Alaska 

Hamat'sa headdress  -  Kwakiutl, British Columbia

Mask  -  Cup'ig, Alaska

Raven rattle  -  Bella Coola, British Columbia

Hunter's amulets  -  Eskimo, Alaska

Bag fastener in the form of a fish  -  Eskimo, Alaska

Hunter's amulet  -  Eskimo, Alaska

Figurine  -  Eskimo, Alaska

Eight dolls  -  Yup'ik, Alaska

Model kayak  -  Eskimo, Greenland

Model kayak  -  Eskimo, Alaska  -  Ca 1200–1300 CE 

Archer's wristguard  -  Eskimo, Alaska

Pipe  -  Eskimo, Siberia

Tom cod lure  -  Eskimo, North America

Pair of fishing lures  -  Eskimo, North America

Fishing kit  -  Eskimo, North America

Images ©James Worrell 2014

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Native American Art Sale at Bonhams

Bonhams will present a sale of fine Native American art and artifacts in San Francisco on December 9. The lots will include a range of works from traditional cultures across North America, one of the major highlights of which is an exquisite Okvik ivory head (pictured below).

View the online catalogue.

Ivory head  -  Okvik culture, Alaska  -  200 BCE–100 CE

Image courtesy of Bonhams

Native American Art Auction at Bonhams

On June 3, Bonhams and Butterfields of San Francisco will hold a large sale of fine antiques and artifacts from indigenous tribes across North America.  Comprising over 5,000 lots, the assemblage will offer Southwest ceramics and carvings, Eskimo ritual items, and much more. 

For more information, view the online catalogue.

Polychrome storage jar - Hopi

Chief's blanket  -  Navajo

Transformation mask - Yup'ik

Information and images courtesy of Bonhams

TABU?! Verborgene Kräfte - Geheimes Wissen

Through April 7, 2013, the Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover is presenting TABU?! Verborgene Kräfte - Geheimes Wissenan (Taboo? Hidden Powers - Secret Knowledge), an exceptional assemblage of works from a wide range of traditional cultures which all have a function in dealing with social and cultural tensions and crisis situations. From a Siberian shaman's costume collected in 1788 to a Micronesian Mortlock Island mask, the objects on display evoke a variety of ritual contexts, the true understanding of which was the exclusive province of initiates.

View the exhibition's official website.

Information and images courtesy of the Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum Hannover

Arctic Beauty: Inuit Art from Canada

Currently on view at the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama is an exhibition of eighty-seven works of Inuit art. Formerly known as Eskimo, the Inuit are descended from cultures that have inhabited the Arctic regions of Canada, the United States, Greenland, and Russia for over a thousand years. The sculptures and prints on display, which date primarily from the second half of the twentieth century, reflect traditional Inuit ways of life and culture, particularly their close observation of Arctic animals, with whom they share the frozen environment. Artists in the installation include Pauta Saila (1916–2009), Lucy Tasseor (b. 1934), Barnabus Arnasungaaq (b. 1924), Karoo Ashevak (1940–1974), John Kavik (1897–1993), and Andy Miki (1918–1983), among many others.

Visit the exhibition's official website.

Information and images courtesy of the Birmingham Museum of Art