What is Ethnographic Art?

Posted on June 17, 2010

The art and artifacts of indigenous peoples around the globe is termed “ethnographic.” Major areas of focus include African and Oceanic arts and their subsets, with intriguing geographic departures limited only by the number of aboriginal societies still in existence anywhere. Most important ethnographic art dealers are located in New York, Milan, London and Santa Fe and now in Charleston, South Carolina. Visit Galleons Lost for ethnographic art from Southeast Asia.

Assorted 9th Century Ceramic Containers, Shipwreck Salvage

Wood Keriss Holder from Lombok, Indonesia, circa 1890

Balinese Temple Statue, 1920's

Ivory and Gold Keriss Handle, embellished with high quality ruby cabs, Balinese Priest figure, 1910

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