LOOK AGAIN

December 12, 2015 - March 12, 2016

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"In age, variety and beauty, art from Africa is second to none.
Africa had traditions of abstract art, performance art, installation art and
conceptual art centuries before the West ever dreamed up the names."

---Holland Cotter, The New York Times....

 

Not a single object on display in Look Again: Traditional Forms from Africa is an authentic piece of tribal art which means that none of the objects shows any sign of tribal use. On the other hand, each piece shows a great deal of care in terms of its design and its execution.

We have chosen some of the pieces for their elegance and some for their power, but we have chosen all of them because we like them. The fact that they are traditional forms makes them interesting; the fact that they have been carved or cast with creativity, competence and precision makes them art.

 

Below are some installation photos followed by links to the individual pieces and groups.

 


TRADITIONAL FORMS:

Objects made for the art market

Dogon Horsemen


Toussian Masks

Ibibio Puppets

Luba Masks


Aduma
Masks

Dan Miniature
(Passport) Masks

Lega
Posts and Figures


Nafana Bedu Masks

Baga Protective Serpents

Bamileke Horns

Nupe Doors


Fante Dolls

Nyamwezi Figure 25

Zigwa Figure 9


Ewe
Fetishes

Makonde
Horn/Post 1

Baga
Nimba Masks

Senufo
Hornbill Figures


Baule Goli
(Small) Masks

Nyamwezi
Couple 16

Zoromo Doll
Figures


Lega Bwami
Mask 61

Bamana
Marka Masks

Mahongwe Reliquary
Guardians

Bakota Reliquary
Guardians


Luba
Staffs

Mbete Reliquary
Guardian 5

Benin
Swords

Bidjogo
Sawfish 1


Bwa Hawk/Butterfly Masks


Songye Power
Fetish Figures

Bateke Fetish
Figures

Yaka Fetish
Figures

Bakongo Nkondi
Fetish Figures


Dogon Couples

Baule Bell Figure 1

Mossi Dolls

Aduma Figure 1


Baule
Figures

Lega
Head 17

Lega
Head 16

Kuba Ngaady
A Mwaash Masks


Benin Objects

Fang Spoon 1

Fang Posts

Bakota Sword 1


Luba
Stools

Pende
Stool 1

Bamana Boli
Figure 29


Bakongo
Staffs

Bamana
Female Chi Waras

Bamana
Horizontal Chi Waras

Bamun
Masks


Chokwe Pwo
Masks

Dan Masks
with Headdresses

Yoruba
Horsemen

Yaka
Drums


Bamileke
Stools

Fang Style
Ngil Masks

Bamun
Prestige Collars


Baule
Metal Masks

Makonde
Helmet Masks

Baule
Metal Vessels


Kwele Masks

Baga Anok


CURIOSITIES

" IDOMA CHAIR "

" HOE GARDEN "


SOMETHING ELSE

                    


Bobbi Hamill Chandeliers 1, 4, 3




Bobbi Hamill Chandelier  2


Bobbi Hamill Reliquary



Bobbi Hamill, Linda's Garden

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

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