Tribal in Paris at the Parcours des mondes
This month Paris hosts the world’s premier tribal-art fair. Annie Blinkhorn explains its importance to this booming market and previews its highlights.
Annie Blinkhorn, Monday, 25th August 2008
Figures
1 Mask, Grebo, Eastern Liberia, 19th-century. Carved and painted wood, ht 36 cm. Entwistle
2 Figure, Mossi, Yatenga Region, Burkina Faso, late 19th-early 20th century. Carved wood, ht 69 cm. Pace Primitive at Galerie Nicholas Deman
3 Monolith, Ejagham (Ekoi), Nigeria, early 16th century. Carved stone, ht 149 cm. Galerie Bernard Dulon
4 Swamp Around Nyruppi by Nogoia Pollarrd Napaltjarri (b. 1947), 2007. Acrylic on canvas, 180 x 180 cm. Arts d’Australie-Stephane Jacob
5 Statuette, Nkisi, Vili kingdom, Congo, mid-19th century. Stone, wood and metal chain, ht 23 cm. Galerie Alain Lecomte
6 Personnage pour Washington Parade by Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), 1973. Epoxy resin on polyurethane, ht 209 cm. Galerie Jeanne-Bucher
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