Ethnographica & Tribal Art
This category comprises artefacts and works of art made by indigenous peoples.
It began as a collecting area when anthropologists began acquiring and studying these items in the 19th century. Nowadays works are valued for their craftsmanship and decorative quality as well as for their historical and social interest.
The geographical spread in this sector ranges from Oceanic (Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand), African, Native American and South American art. Pre-Columbian works represent a sought-after sector – art from the Americas dating from before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.

Didier Claes at BRAFA 2019
21 January 2019With so many tribal art galleries concentrated in Brussels it is no surprise to find 10 specialists in the field showing at BRAFA, six of them from the Belgian capital.

Zulu War relics from extensive collection on offer at Kent auction along with tribal art
03 January 2019Relics from the hard-fought defence of Rorke’s Drift in the Zulu War are among the lots for sale in a Kent auction as part of an extensive collection from the period.

Inaugural Anthony Meyer Scholarship awarded for study of Oceanic skulls
01 December 2018The inaugural Anthony JP Meyer Scholarship, for supporting research on the Oceanic collections in museums in France and overseas communities, has been awarded to Sophie Jacqueline.

Rare Native American pipe offered in Boston
12 November 2018A North-west Coast Tlingit pipe in the form of a bear will be offered at an upcoming auction in Boston.

Sales in France: Paris – Binoche et Giquello
22 October 2018Tribal art is very much a strength of the Paris art market, with sales taking place throughout the year.

Salisbury saleroom becomes travel hub twice a year to cover tribal art market
08 October 2018The biannual world tour of tribal lands – Alaska to New Zealand via Arizona, Africa and Taiwan – organised by auctioneer Will Hobbs at Woolley & Wallis (25% buyer’s premium) offered a global view of what is an active, if often unpredictable, field.

Parcours des Mondes loan exhibition reaches the roots of collecting
27 August 2018As well as the themed shows, some of which are detailed on these two pages, this year’s Parcours has a loan exhibition that goes to the roots of the French tribal art collecting.

Dealer interview: Oceanic art specialist Anthony Meyer
27 August 2018Specialist dealer in Oceanic art Anthony Meyer, whose gallery is in the rue des Beaux Arts on the Left Bank, is one of the Paris dealers who is doubly busy this September.

Join the tribal culture club for the Parcours des Mondes
27 August 2018The gallery-lined medieval streets of the St-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris will be thronged with a babel of different accents and cultures during the second week of September.

Fair lays down tribal landmarks
13 August 2018Anniversary of Cook voyage and a book 15 years in the making underpin London event...

Tribal art from banker and collector Adolphe Stoclet’s famous Brussels residence consigned to Christie’s
08 August 2018Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949) made his fortune as a banker, heading the Société Générale de Belgique, which allowed him to indulge a passion for fine art and music.

Paris showcases the world
09 July 2018Summer tribal art sales in Paris have produced a clutch of strong results for works from different world centres, both African and Oceanic, often for pieces that came with renowned provenances. Three of them are pictured here.

Ornaments from rare Austral Islands necklace offered at Folkestone auction
07 July 2018A group of eight rare pendant ornaments from an Austral Islands necklace has been consigned to Grand Auctions in Folkestone.

Tribal art previews from Paris to Vienna
28 May 2018Three tribal art previews of objects being offered at auctions in Paris and Vienna.

Britain catches up on colonial past with tribal art specialisation
28 May 2018Last year the UK’s regional salerooms were treated to a generous handful of five- and six-figure bids for unappreciated masterworks of Aboriginal and Oceanian art – a Maori putorino or bugle flute sold to a French dealer for £140,000 at John Nicholson’s of Haslemere among them.

The tribal art market's global village
28 May 2018One of the better reflections of the art world’s global reach is the tribal art market. No longer the preserve of a handful of aficionados or avant-garde early 20th century artists, the artefacts of non-European cultures are now the subject of worldwide interest and appreciation.

A gathering of Cultures in Brussels
28 May 2018One of the longest-standing events in the tribal art dealing fraternity takes place this month in Brussels, a key centre of the tribal art market.

Enjoy tribal art in relaxed rural setting
21 May 2018Burgundy beckons enthusiasts for tribal art this week with the third edition of the Bourgogne Tribal Show.

South Pacific ula and canoe bailer from the family of 19th century murdered missionary hammered down at auction in Dorset
14 April 2018A South Pacific ula throwing club and a Maori canoe bailer that once belonged to an English reverend killed by cannibals in Vanuatu in the 19th century has sold at an auction at Duke's Auctioneers in Dorchester.

North Nguni headrest takes more than 10 times estimate at Edinburgh auction
03 April 2018An African headrest soared past its upper estimate to take £65,000 at a recent Edinburgh auction.

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