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Friday, October 12, 2012

New Online Sale Exhibition at Jacaranda Tribal

Jacaranda Tribal is now presenting a new sale exhibition of exquisite tribal art from Africa, Oceania, and elsewhere. Our fifteen new offerings include a marvelous Bembe female figure collected by Edmond Dartevelle in the 1930s; a large, lustrous Gambier Islands fish hook carved of a single piece of pearl shell; an astonishingly detailed Javanese keris knife; a beautifully designed Ethiopian processional cross dating from the 13th–14th century; wirework prestige objects from Zimbabwe and South Africa; and more. A selection of highlights from the assemblage are below. For detailed information on these beautiful works and many more, please visit www.jacarandatribal.com


Female figure  -  Bembe, D. R. Congo  -  Early 20th century
Fish hook  -  Gambier Islands  -  Late 19th century
Keris  -  Java  -  Late 19th or early 20th century
Heddle pulley depicting an avian figure  -  Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire  -  Late 19th or early 20th century
Processional cross  -  Ethiopia  -  13th–14th century
Woman's hat  -  Zulu, South Africa  -  Early 20th century
Pair of stools (one featuring a cache box)  -  Nupe, Nigeria  -  Early 20th century
Prestige knife with wirework  -  Shona, Zimbabwe  -  Late 19th or early 20th century



Thursday, July 26, 2012

New Acquisitions at Jacaranda Tribal

Jacaranda Tribal is now exhibiting a beautiful group of new acquisitions from a variety of cultures across the African continent.  A trio of powerful figural objects from Côte d'Ivoire, fantastic beaded hides from Tanzania, a group of three miniature Dogon ladders, and a rare beaded sweat scraper from South Africa are among the many highlights in our exquisite selection of mid-summer offerings. 

Explore our new online exhibition for details on these objects and many more.

Figural pair  -  Baule, Côte d'Ivoire  -  Early 20th century
Female figurine  -  Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire  -  Early 20th century
Pipe with horse figure and inlay  -  Xhosa, South Africa  -  Early 20th century

Beaded apron  -  Bayei or Mbukushu, Botswana  -  Early 20th century
Heddle pulley  -  Senufo, Côte d'Ivoire  -  Early 20th century
Beaded sweat scraper (strigil)  -  South Africa  -  19th century
Beaded woman's skirt  -  Iraqw, Tanzania  -  First half of 20th century
Miniature ladders  -  Dogon, Mali  -  Early 20th century