Galerie FlakAncient arts: Africa, Oceania, North America

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March 2021

Faces, Visible – Invisible
New Exhibition

March 2021

Faces, visible – invisible
New Exhibition

War clubs from Oceania

Katsinam

New AcQuisitions

photo Lwalwa Mask

Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lwalwa Mask

photo Kachina doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina doll

photo Lele mask

Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lele mask

photo Baining Mask

New AcQuisitions | New Britain

Baining Mask

New AcQuisitions | Solomon Islands

Tevau

photo Dance Ornament

New AcQuisitions | New Ireland

Dance Ornament

photo Mindja figure

New AcQuisitions | Papua New Guinea

Mindja figure

photo Songye Mask

Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo

Songye Mask

photo Harpoon Head

North America | Alaska

Harpoon Head

photo Kanak Club

New AcQuisitions | New Caledonia

Kanak Club

New AcQuisitions | Andaman Islands

Bow

photo Baule Mask

Africa | Ivory Coast

Baule Mask

photo Navigation chart

New AcQuisitions | Marshall Islands

Navigation chart

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo Yup’ik Mask

North America | Alaska

Yup’ik Mask

photo Kachina dolls

North America | New Mexico

Kachina dolls

photo Pictorial storage jar

North America | U.S.A.

Pictorial storage jar

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo Mendi Shield

New AcQuisitions | Papua New Guinea

Mendi Shield

photo Flute stopper

New AcQuisitions | Papua New Guinea

Flute stopper

New AcQuisitions | New Zealand

Hei Tiki

photo Apa’Apai Club

New AcQuisitions | Tonga Islands

Apa’Apai Club

photo Punuk tool

North America | Alaska

Punuk tool

Africa | Nigeria

Ibeji

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We are thrilled to unveil part of our new exhibiti

We are thrilled to unveil part of our new exhibition « Faces visible / invisible » today for @lejeudidesbeauxarts! Stay tuned, more information is coming!

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The virtual edition of San Francisco Tribal and Te

The virtual edition of San Francisco Tribal and Textile Art Show (@objectsofartshows) is extended for 3 days until March 3rd!

This graceful Nduleri sculpture is a stunning example of classical Dogon art you can discover in our curation!

The most elegant and refined Dogon style originated in the center and to the north of the Bandiagara Plateau in the region of the Ndule River. Hélène Leloup notes in "Dogon Statuary" that this style, which seems to have reached its peak in the 18th century, is "a condensation of the classical art of the north - realism and force - with a suppleness, an elegance, not found elsewhere, completely opposed to the [Dogon] sculpture on the southern cliff, which is very constructed, cubist, abstract.”

The N'duleri style is closely linked with the art of the ancient Djenne empire and presumably is a direct result of the Songhay invasion in the 15th century and the ensuing Djennenke diaspora. __
N’duleri kneeling figure Dogon people Mali 19th century or earlier Ex collection Maurice Nicaud, Paris, 1950s Ex collection Aaron and Joyce Furman, New York, acquired in 1961
Ex private collection, USA
Published: AfriCubism, 2018

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This highly elegant Apache olla (storage jar) from

This highly elegant Apache olla (storage jar) from the American Southwest is part of our selection for the San Francisco Tribal and Textile Art Show (@objectsofartshows)!

Embellished with intricate designs (animal and human figures, geometric motifs), this basket was used to store water or seed and corn.
The Apache people produced various types of baskets and the largest variety, such as this piece, was called an olla.

Highly skilled women created these large vase-like baskets through the coiling technique. Three slender willow or cottonwood shoots were bundled together to form a foundation or "rod." In turn, the rod was wound in a continuous spiral around itself and sewn under one of the three rods of the row or coil beneath it to eventually form the body of the basket. When new, the coils of the basket were white, but with age they appeared more golden in color. Large ollas sometimes as tall as 120 cm required two years of labor to create.
__ Figurative Olla  Apache people Southwest, U.S.A. Late 19th – early 20th century Ex collection Galerie Bernard Dulon, Paris
Ex private collection, France

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We are thrilled to unveil part of our new exhibiti

We are thrilled to unveil part of our new exhibition « Faces visible / invisible » today for @lejeudidesbeauxarts! Stay tuned, more information is coming!

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #LeJeudiDesBeauxArts #NewExhibition #Exhibition #Faces #FacesVisiblesInvisibles #TribalArtExpert #TribalArtCollector #TribalArtGallery #ArtCollector #ArtAdvisor

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