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December Exhibition
1st dec. - 7 jan.

Precious
Now !

December Exhibition
1st dec. - 7 jan.

Precious
Now !

Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale
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Fine Arts Paris & La Biennale

Northwest Coast Art

New Ireland

Ibeji

New AcQuisitions

photo Akuaba doll

Africa | Ghana

Akuaba doll

photo Miniature mask

New AcQuisitions | Papua New Guinea

Miniature mask

photo Ancestor figure

New AcQuisitions | Papua New Guinea

Ancestor figure

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo Large canoe paddle

New AcQuisitions | Ecuador

Large canoe paddle

photo Sali War Club

New AcQuisitions | Fiji Islands

Sali War Club

photo Moai Kavakava

New AcQuisitions | Easter Island

Moai Kavakava

photo Sepik Hook

New AcQuisitions | Papua New Guinea

Sepik Hook

photo Yup’ik mask

North America | Alaska

Yup’ik mask

photo Tewhatewha war club

New AcQuisitions | New Zealand

Tewhatewha war club

New AcQuisitions | Fiji Islands

Bow

photo Kinikini war club

New AcQuisitions | Tonga Islands

Kinikini
war club

Africa | Nigeria

Ibeji

photo Kachina Doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina Doll

photo Kachina doll

North America | Arizona

Kachina doll

photo Thule figure

North America | Alaska

Thule figure

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

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“Precious”! Today is the opening of our new ex

“Precious”!
Today is the opening of our new exhibition featuring these two kachina dolls.
Kachinas (or katsinam) were precious gifts given to Hopi children as teaching tools. They were also prayers for rain and good harvests.

“I will return with good rains and dance as a Katsina in the plaza with my ancestors.”
Don C. Talayesva, Sun Chief, the autobiography of a Hopi Indian, Yale University Press, 1942

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Kachina dolls
Pang Katsina & Chöf Katsina – Mountain sheep and Antelope Kachinas
Pang Katsina (Ram) & Chöf Katsina (Antelope)
Hopi, Arizona
Circa 1930s-1940s
Height: 28 cm and 32 cm
Ex collection Judson C. Ball, Scottsdale, Arizona

"Precious"
Dec. 1, 2022 - January 7, 2023
8,rue des Beaux-Arts
Paris

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Aren't you just mesmerized by this elegant and ref

Aren't you just mesmerized by this elegant and refined Dogon figure ? The N'duleri Style is closely linked with the art of the ancient Djenne empire (Djennenke, aka Soninke) and presumably is a direct result of the Songhay invasion in the 15th century and the ensuing Djennenke diaspora. Hélène Leloup notes in "Dogon Statuary" Ed. Amez 1994 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."

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N’duleri kneeling figure
Dogon
Mali
Carved wood
19th century or earlier
Height: 26 cm - 10 ¼ in.
Provenance
Ex collection Maurice Nicaud, Paris, 1950s
Ex collection Aaron and Joyce Furman, New York, acquired in 1961
Ex private collection, USA
Published: AfriCubism, 2018
© Galerie Flak

"Precious"
Dec. 1, 2022 - January 7, 2023
8,rue des Beaux-Arts
Paris

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #PreciousExhibition
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Another (not so-)small wonder from our exhibition:

Another (not so-)small wonder from our exhibition: this carving depicting a bird is redolent with shamanic power.
Throughout history, Arctic cultures have shared the belief that all things in the physical world are imbued with a living spirit, or inua. In order to gain favor with the spirits controlling the animals, a hunter had to approach his prey in a respectful manner. It was believed that decorated objects, through their beauty, attracted the prey and at the same time honored its spirit.

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Large bird figure / amulet
Alaska
Thule culture (Ancient Eskimo)
Carved walrus tooth
18th century or earlier
Height: 4 cm – 1 ½ in.
Length: 8 cm – 3 ¼ in.
Provenance
Ex collection Valeria & John Arieta, London, UK
Ex collection Edric van Vredenburgh, Brussels
© Galerie Flak

"Precious"
Dec. 1, 2022 - January 7, 2023
8, rue des Beaux-Arts
Paris

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #PreciousExhibition
#EskimoArt #Eskimo #Alaska #ThuleCulture
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“Precious”! Today is the opening of our new ex

“Precious”!
Today is the opening of our new exhibition featuring these two kachina dolls.
Kachinas (or katsinam) were precious gifts given to Hopi children as teaching tools. They were also prayers for rain and good harvests.

“I will return with good rains and dance as a Katsina in the plaza with my ancestors.”
Don C. Talayesva, Sun Chief, the autobiography of a Hopi Indian, Yale University Press, 1942

-
Kachina dolls
Pang Katsina & Chöf Katsina – Mountain sheep and Antelope Kachinas
Pang Katsina (Ram) & Chöf Katsina (Antelope)
Hopi, Arizona
Circa 1930s-1940s
Height: 28 cm and 32 cm
Ex collection Judson C. Ball, Scottsdale, Arizona

"Precious"
Dec. 1, 2022 - January 7, 2023
8,rue des Beaux-Arts
Paris

#GalerieFlak #JulienFlak #PreciousExhibition
#HopiArt #NativeAmericanArt #KachinaDoll
#ArtCollector #ArtCollection #ArtAdvisor

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