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Selections for the Tribal and Textile Art Show

New York, May 15th - 17th, 2004

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Bowl with shell inlay
Pelau, Caroline Islands, Micronesia
Late 19th-early 20th century
Shell, wood, red pigment
H: 1.5 inches (4 cm), W: 9.2 inches (23 cm)
 

Painting, Papua New Guinea

Painting 
Kambot, Keram River, Papua New Guinea
Early 20th century
Sheet of bark, paint
H: 52 inches (132 cm), W: 16 inches (40.6 cm)
         
Club, tewa tewa 
Maori, New Zealand
Wood, feathers
H: 48 inches (122 cm)
 

Betet nut cutter with horse head finial

Betel nut cutter with horse head finial Indonesia
19th century
Iron, silver
L: 8 inches (20 cm)
         

Tantric figure: Cosmic Man, India

Tantric figure: Cosmic Man 
Jain, Rajasthan, India
18th century
Gouache on cloth
L: 24 inches (61 cm), W: 16 inches (41 cm)
Matted, framed and glazed

 

Horn ladle, Northwest Coast, Alaska

Horn ladle 
Northwest Coast, Alaska
Collected on the Harriman Alaska Expedition, 1899
Mountain sheep horn
L: 12 inches (30.5 cm), W: 6 inches (15 cm)

         

Fetish necklace, Zuni

Fetish Necklace
Rigny Boone, Quan DeLaci family, Pete Nadicha, Jenny Tsikiwa, and other Zuni carvers, Southwestern United States
Early 1970s
Heeshee shells, serpentine, pipe stone, iron wood, turquoise, amber, shell
 

Tunic front, Peru

Tunic front
Chancay, Peru
1100-1400 AD
Textile
H: 23.5 inches (60 cm), W: 32.25 inches (82cm)
         

Figural brooch
Costa Rica
Greenstone, gold
W: 2 inches (5 cm)

 

Oliphant, Mende peoples, Sierra Leone

Oliphant
Mende peoples, Sierra Leone
18th century
Elephant ivory
L: 23.5 inches (60 cm)

 

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