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Huari Tunic 700-1000 AD, Bonhams, New York, 13th May 2010, Lot 2176

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10 May 2010

The Caskey Lees Tribal and Textile Art Fair had been, until it was cancelled early this year, a key event in the New York arts calendar, one around which rug, tribal and textile dealers focused their East Coast activities prior to the summer. Its cancellation due to insufficient number of dealers committing to exhibit this year left a gap in the calendar that has now been filled by The First Annual Madison Promenade and New York Tribal Arts Week. Starting today, 10 May until 15th May, the auction houses and various tribal art dealers have combined to promote their special exhibitions and auctions aimed at the people that would have visited the city’s Tribal season.
Bonhams' auction of African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian art happens at the firm’s Madison Avenue rooms on 13 May and includes this striking Huari tunic fragment (700-1000 AD, pix), lot 2176 estimate $4-6,000; Sotheby’s sales occupy the 14th May with African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian art in the morning followed by American Indian art in the afternoon alongside works of Tribal art from the studio of American Surrealist artist Enrico Donati.
The Madison Promenade cleverly takes advantage of the fact that most of the dealers’ events that are taking place are concentrated around Madison Avenue, and a walking tour and map can be seen and downloaded via the association’s website http://www.madisonpromenade.com/. There are ten dealers exhibiting including the city’s leading textile art gallerist Gail Martin who from 10-16 May is based at 5 East 82 Street, who will host receptions along with eight other neighbourhood galleries on 12 May including Throckmorton Fine Art and Pace Primitive.