GOTTA DANCE!
December 7, 2013 - March 1, 2014
Although most of the objects in this exhibit have been vetted as authentic, meaning that they have seen tribal use, a few have not. Each has been clearly identified as to which category it belongs to. In case of doubt, our default assumption is that the object was made to be sold.
We show and sell reproductions of traditional tribal forms because we feel that limited access to discretionary funds should not prevent those who delight in these sculptures from acquiring a version thereof, even one made for the market. (After all, very few of us who hung poster versions of Guernica in our university dorm rooms could have afforded --- at the time or even now --- a genuine Picasso.)
The more these wonderful forms can be seen, appreciated and shown to those as yet unfamiliar with the aesthetic power of traditional tribal art forms, the better ... and that means accessibility outside of museums and galleries.
We hope you agree.
Installation and links to individual pages below
 Yoruba Egungun Costumes 1 |
Flat Egungun Costumes |
Egungun Costumes 2 |
Pants |
Pants SOLD |
  
Costumes |
  KUBA Ngaady Mask 17 with Costume |
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 DAN Dance Skirt 2 |
 SENUFO Dance Skirt 1 |
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 YORUBA Dance Skirt 1 |
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 TANZANIA Dance Skirt 1 |
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 Egungun Headdresses 1 |
Shoowa |
Headdresses 1 |
Headdresses 2 |
Headdresses 1 |
Headdresses 2 |
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Shango Staffs 2 |
The objects above have all been vetted as authentic, most with signs of significant use and age.
The objects below were probably made to be sold..
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