68 Diaper-motif tunic worn by soldiers. Inca. 14th–16th century. © Marianne Franke, Staatl. Museum für Völkerkunde, Munich. Gold figure of an Orejón noble. Inca. 14th–16th century. © Anatol Dreyer, Linden-Museum, Stuttgart. KINGS OF THE ANDES Stuttgart—The Linden Museum in Stuttgart is devoting an important exhibition to the largest and most famous empire of the pre-Columbian Americas. Inca: Kings of the Andes, on view from October 12, 2013, through March 16, 2014, will follow the legendary Inca civilization from its origins in the eleventh century into the colonial period. At the apogee of its power, the empire stretched for a distance of some 5,000 kilometers from Colombia to Chile, with Cuzco in Peru as its primary capital and the residence of the Sapa Inca (supreme emperor). The exhibition examines the role of this central figure as well as the specific individuals—Inca Viracocha, Pachacutec Yupanqui, Topa Inca Yupanqui— who ruled the empire and founded the capital and the principal Inca sites, including the legendary Machu Picchu. Rare loans of objects from Museo Nacional de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia of Peru greatly enhance the exhibition, which presents precious textiles, ceramics, gold work, sculptures, and rare ritual objects that have never been seen in Europe before. They all illustrate and explain the religious, social, economic, and political institutions of Inca society. Reconstitutions of archaeological sites complement the displays of objects, offering visitors an in-depth look at this major civilization. TAPA Cologne—The manufacture of tapa—a vegetal fiber fabric created by beating tree bark—is practiced in South America, Indonesia, and Africa, but it is certainly in Oceania that it reached its highest level of development. With Made in Oceania, Tapa: Art and Social Landscapes, on view from October 12, 2013, through April 27, 2014, Cologne’s Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum is devoting an important exhibition to this significant fabric, shedding light on a cultural practice that is all but unknown in Europe. The public will have the opportunity to see not only the museum’s own holdings in this area, but also hitherto unseen examples from major institutions such as the Te Papa Tongarewa museum in Wellington, New Zealand, and the Australian Museum in Sydney. Some 250 pieces will offer an overview of the subject matter through examples from Papua New Guinea to the Fijian Islands, by way of Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, Futuna, and other island groups. They will include artifacts dating from the Cook era of the eighteenth century all the way through to newly created works of the twenty-first century. The exhibition will form a complete geographical and historical survey of tapa in the complex Pacific world. The importance of the gift and of exchange, religion, the impact of colonization and tourism, and community identity are all themes that will be examined and illustrated by outstanding antique and contemporary works, photographic documentation, and multimedia installations. The exhibition was conceived of and developed in close association with Pacific Island individuals (historians, artisans, and artists), some of whom will be present for the workshops and discussion forums that will be held in association with the exhibition. A beautiful 250-page bilingual catalog will be published in conjunction with the event. “Aryballos” in the form of a figure. Inca. 14th–16th century. © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum. Tapa skirt. Wallis and Futuna Islands. 122 x 22.5 cm. © Rheinisches Bildarchiv/Rautenstrauch- Joest-Museum. G’nang G’near, interpreted Levis in tapa by Rosanna Raymond. Photo: Greg Semu, 1997. © Rosanna Raymond and Greg Semu.
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