Artist and collector, Dick
Jemison, has assembled an extensive collection of tribal
art from around the world.
His African pottery collection includes hundreds of
examples from many areas of the continent and is
complimented by the Dogon masks, recently added to the
collection. The pottery photographs are part of The Yale
Art Gallery-van Rijn Archive of African Art.
Bone Daggers from New Guinea offer a look at intricate,
geometric and tribal designs along with figurative imagery.
Commonly carved from the thigh bone of the Cassowary bird,
the daggers were used as tools and weapons.
The collection of Hopi Katsina (Kachina) Dolls carved by
Oraibi Tribal Chief, Wilson Tawaquaptewa, represents some
of the finest and most humorously carved figures in Native
American culture. As a chief and religious leader he was
unique in his efforts to not sell his culture's artifacts.
He invented katsinam which combined attributes from
traditional katsina, as well as made up elements such as
the crossed eyes found on some of the dolls in this
collection.
Mexican Nichos and Mapuche jewelry complete the current
online collection. The Nichos illustrate a rich folk art
tradition and the strong influence of Christianity on
Mexican culture. The Mapuche tribe of Chile and Argentina
created these elegantly designed pieces to be worn with
their traditional tribal costumes.
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