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NOUVELLE IRLANDE

Canada

New video!
Northwest Coast Art

Parcours des Mondes 2022
Thank You!

Parcours des Mondes 2022
Thank You!

Parcours des Mondes 2022
Thank You!

New Ireland

Ibeji

New AcQuisitions

photo Dart head

North America | Alaska

Dart head

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo Kachina doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina doll

photo Aboriginal Shield

New AcQuisitions | Australie

Aboriginal Shield

North America | USA

Iroquois

photo Kachina doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina doll

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo “Rootstock” War Club

New AcQuisitions | Fiji Islands

“Rootstock” War Club

photo Thule bird

North America | Alaska

Thule bird

photo Ceremonial Paddle

New AcQuisitions | Austral Islands

Ceremonial Paddle

photo Eskimo torso

North America | Alaska

Eskimo torso

Africa | Nigeria

Ibeji

photo Ancestor Figure

New AcQuisitions | Papua New Guinea

Ancestor Figure

photo Bambara Antelope

Africa | Mali

Bambara Antelope

photo Brag Mask

New AcQuisitions | Papua New Guinea

Brag Mask

photo Mumuye Figure

Africa | Nigeria

Mumuye Figure

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This new video by Julien Flak is a short introduct

This new video by Julien Flak is a short introduction to the arts and cultures of the Northwest Coast of Canada.
For hundreds of years, human groups have lived on the shores of British Columbia on the Pacific Northwest Coast. These civilizations have developed cultures of an exceptional originality based on complex cosmogonies. Their systems of belief and healing, founded on shamanism, have engendered powerful and intensely poetic forms of art.

If you pass by the gallery, we will be pleased to show you other masterpieces from the region!

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This Iroquois “False Face” mask is featured in

This Iroquois “False Face” mask is featured in the October edition of @tribal_art_society and the @lejeudidesbeauxarts magazine !

The mask shown here is associated with the False Faces, the most prominent Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) medicinal society.
Such masks were used during communal healing rituals which focused on driving out disease / misfortune and restoring balance. False Face spirits were also said to be called upon in times of personal need.
False Face practitioners wore masks and carried large rattles made from a turtle shell. They spread pieces of coal and ashes and blew smoke on the sick persons.
Individuals who had dreamed of the False Faces and those who had been healed by them became de facto members of the society. The first Western accounts of False Face rituals date back to the late 17th century, and the tradition and ceremonies continued well into the 20th century.

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False Face mask
Iroquois
Northeast, USA
Carved wood, pigments and metal
Late 19th century
Height: 28 cm
Provenance:
Ex collection of a professor from Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
Ex collection Brant Mackley, USA

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Kachina dolls! “In the early 20th century, pione

Kachina dolls!
“In the early 20th century, pioneering artists like Marcel Duchamp, André Breton, Max Ernst and Emil Nolde fell under the spell of these colorful wooden dolls. Heeding the call of the katsinam, they contributed to our discovery of the myths, ceremonies and art of the Hopi and Zuni. Later in the century, Marc Chagall, Georgia O’Keefe, and Andy Warhol among countless other prominent figures in the art world, kept drawing inspiration from katsina figures. In the 21st century, contemporary artists, writers, choreographers and art lovers are
following in their steps."

This is an excerpt from the new essay written by Julien Flak for the auction catalog of the Alan Kessler collection.
This collection includes an exceptional number of masterworks of Hopi and Zuni art.

Feel free to visit the gallery or contact us to get personalized advice on some of the highlights of this sale!

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The Alan Kessler Collection
HERITAGE
ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AUCTION
OCTOBER 14, 2022 | DALLAS
@heritageauctions

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#HopiArt #ZuniArt #NativeAmericanArt #KachinaDoll
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This new video by Julien Flak is a short introduct

This new video by Julien Flak is a short introduction to the arts and cultures of the Northwest Coast of Canada.
For hundreds of years, human groups have lived on the shores of British Columbia on the Pacific Northwest Coast. These civilizations have developed cultures of an exceptional originality based on complex cosmogonies. Their systems of belief and healing, founded on shamanism, have engendered powerful and intensely poetic forms of art.

If you pass by the gallery, we will be pleased to show you other masterpieces from the region!

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak
#NativeAmericanArt #NorthwestCoast #NorthwestCoastArt
#ArtCollector #ArtCollection #ArtAdvisor

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