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San Francisco Tribal and Textile Art Show Preview

February 5, 2015

San Francisco Tribal and Textile Art Show Preview

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A HALI selection of some of the most exciting pieces on display at the San Francisco Tribal and Textile Art Show

: Andres Moraga, Bamileke Tunic, Cameroon, 20th century, appliqué

: Andres Moraga, Tutsi Screen, Rwanda, early 20th century, natural fibres

: Andres Moraga, Moroccan Berber Akhnif

: Gebhart Blazek, Marmoucha kilim, eastern Middle Atlas, Morocco, 4th quarter 20th century

: Gebhart Blazek, Beni Mguild pile rug, central Middle Atlas, Morocco, 4th quarter 20th century

: Gebhart Blazek, Ait Abdellah women’s veil, central Anti-Atlas, southern Morocco, mid-3rd quarter 20th century

: Tribal Gathering, initiation shield, Kikuyu, Kenya, circa 1920

: Mark Johnson, pair of Buddhist temple figures, Burma, 19th century, wood, pigments

: Mark Johnson, ikat dyed cotton ceremonial textile pua with serpent motifs, Iban Dayak culture, Sarawak state, Borneo, Malaysia, 19th-early 20th century

: Karavanserai, Louis Nierijnck, pair of Magar shrine figures, west Nepal, 19th century

: Karavanserai, Louis Nierijnck, shamanistic mask, Arunachal Pradesh, perhaps Apatani or other Naga-related tribe, 19th century

: Thomas Murray, pua sungit with a buah bunut motif, Iban Dayak culture, Borneo, 19th century

: Thomas Murray, temple tray, Java, 14th-15th century

The annual Caskey/Lees San Francisco Tribal and Textile Art Show opens tonight in the Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason with the customary Gala. The first SF show since founder Bill Caskey’s sad passing last year, the show, one of the prime events in the international tribal art calendar, includes a strong complement of exhibitors, both old hands and new arrivals, with literally something for everyone among the astonishing variety of fascinating and beautiful objects on display. Regular updates will follow. Until Sunday 8th February