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ART IN MOTION
TEFAF
MAASTRICHT—TEFAF, the quintessential art and antiquities
fair, will be held March 10–March 18, 2018.
With its longstanding reputation for excellence and
a level of quality supported by its prestigious vetting
committee, this event has lent ever-increasing attention
to tribal art over the years. A record number of
seven participants specializing in the arts of Africa,
Oceania, Asia, and the Americas showed at TEFAF in
2017, and their visibility was enhanced by the contiguous
placement of their booths. As we go to press,
we don’t yet know whether “tribal alley” will be back
in 2018, but we do know that tribal art
will once again be very well represented
by the dealers who have confi rmed their
participation: Donald Ellis, Lucas Ratton,
Roberta and Lance Entwistle, Anthony
Meyer, Bernard Dulon, Bernard de
Grunne, and Didier Claes. They will be
joined by Charles Wesley-Hourdé, who
will exhibit in the “showcase” section
of the event and display a selection of
African, Oceanic, and Pre-Columbian
works, consisting primarily of ancestor
fi gures.
TOP LEFT: Standing fi gure.
Tabwa, DR Congo.
© Roberta and Lance Entwistle.
TOP RIGHT: Head. Okvik,
Bering Sea, Alaska.
200 BC–AD 100.
© Donald Ellis Gallery.
MIDDLE LEFT: Blackened fi gure,
uli. New Ireland.
Ex Museum für Volkerkunde, Frankfurt;
Arthur Speyer, Berlin.
© Galerie Bernard de Grunne.
MIDDLE RIGHT: Figure, uli. New
Ireland. 19th century.
Collected by Capitain Häsner; acquired in
1906 by the Übersee Museum in Bremen,
inv. D9938.
© Galerie Charles-Wesley Hourdé.
BOTTOM LEFT: Reliquary
guardian fi gure, byeri.
Fang, Gabon.
© Galerie Lucas Ratton.
BOTTOM RIGHT: Cup-bearing
fi gure. Senufo, Côte d’Ivoire.
Ex. H. Kamer, Paris.
© Galerie Bernard Dulon.
All to be offered at TEFAF Maastricht,
March 10–18, 2018.
ABOVE: Sculpture. Ewa,
Korewori region, PNG.
© Galerie Meyer.
BELOW: Dance headdress.
Bamileke, Cameroon.
Early 20th century.
© Galerie Didier Claes. Photo: Studio
Philippe de Formanoir – Paso Doble.
All to be offered at TEFAF Maastricht,
March 10–18, 2018.