Detail: There had always been a very strong market for antique tribal, ethnographic art and objects in Europe but interest in the United States at the time we pioneered our first show in Los Angeles in 1985 was limited to only a few dealers and collectors. The show was an immediate success and two years later in 1987 it premiered in San Francisco to an enthusiastic market. Then in 1995 the first New York International Tribal show opened its doors to a highly motivated group of investors and collectors. With the momentum growing in the United States this show quickly became known as one of the worlds most prestigious events. Sales of antique fine arts and ancient artifacts of native peoples from Africa, The Americas, Oceania, Asia and Australia boomed.
At this show, seventy of tribal art's most respected and prestigious galleries/dealers from Europe, Africa, the Far East as well as the United States elegantly present the highest art forms of the indigenous peoples. In quality and significance it has and continues to rival any Tribal Art show in America. Many of the same dealers who participate in the San Francisco Tribal show also exhibit in this New York show and each offer similar material typically found in SE Asia, Oceanic Islands, the Middle East, Central and South America, African countries including Morocco, Nigeria and Zaire; New Guinea, Mexico, Sumatra, Tibet, Uzbekistan, Cook and Solomon Islands, Polynesia, Philippines, Thailand, Borneo, India, Indonesia, Peru and the United States. This show has a strong emphasis on textiles and among just some of the indigenous, folk and religious antiques covering a period of at least 1000 years you will find artifacts such as a statues and sculptures; finials; kilims, bark cloth and batik; Caucasian, early American hooked rugs and quilts as well as a variety of tribal carpets; weavings; embroidery; tunics; Berber shawls and a variety of ikat designs; ceremonial artifacts including sceptres, cloths, a wide variety of masks, funerary objects, bowls, dance shirts, dolls, dancing blankets, jewelry, drinking vessels, tools and rare collections of out of print as well as in-print art books.