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Mississippian Effigy Pipes
Provenance, Style, and Iconography – by Vincas P. Steponaitis, Professor of Anthropology & Chair and Director Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina – The Marin Center Lecture Room, San Rafael — February 24, 2013 at 10:00 AM http://www.marinshow.com/lecture_symposia.html “He will be reviewing his collaborative studies on large effigy pipes, usually made of stone, that are typically found in the trans-Appalachian South during the Mississippi period (AD 1000-1500). Although their...
read moreVietnamese Tribal Art: A Unique Perspective on the Past and Present Legacy of Over 50 Tribal Peoples
February 10, 2013 Fleet Room, Ft Mason Center, San Francisco, CA Mark Rapoport, MD was first exposed to the tribal art of Viet Nam (and to tribal art as a whole) in June of 1969. The war in Viet Nam was at its most intense, most physicians in the southern part had been drafted into the military, and few remained to care for the civilians injured in the war or suffering from the ills of a poor third-world country. The AMA had been sending 100 US doctors each year to work for two months in civilian facilities, but Mark became the first medical...
read more2015 SF Tribal Art Shows – Sign-Up For Membership Info Tables, Enjoy Lectures
FEA MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION TABLE VOLUNTEERS SIGN-UP for the February 2015 Tribal Art Shows! (contact feasfbay@yahoo.com) 2015 SAN FRANCISCO TRIBAL and TEXTILE ARTS SHOW presented by Caskey Lees, Inc. (Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA): February 6 — 8 Friday (11-7), Saturday (11-7) and Sunday (11-5) 2015 ART OF THE AMERICAS presented by Kim Martindale (Marin Center, San Rafael, CA): February 21 — 22 Saturday (10-6) and Sunday (11-4) FRIENDS OF ETHNIC ART WILL PRESENT Chinese Minority Textiles from the Collection of Peter...
read moreHearst Museum Archives: Behind The Scenes Tour
Hearst Museum Archives Tour A Behind-the-Scenes Tour (Not a Gallery Tour) Guided by Hearst Museum staff (including longtime-member research anthropologist Ira Jacknis), on June 7 we will explore the hidden backroom areas unearthing spectacular Eskimo Masks, Alaska ceremonial (dance) finger fans, intricate pre-historic ivory, quality North West Coast pieces and powerful Yoruba sculptural pieces. When Phoebe Apperson Hearst founded the University of California Museum of Anthropology in 1901 she brought together anthropological...
read moreTribal Show: Herbert (Skip) Cole, Professor Emeritus
Friends of Ethnic Art Lecture A VISUAL MEMOIR 50 years in African Art 50 Months of Fieldwork 50 Slides in 50 Minutes—(p.s. It can’t be done…) Sunday, February 12th, Fort Mason, Fleet Room (across the street from Festival Pavillion entrance) 10 AM, Free Coffee will be served Well-known writer and teacher of African art, Dr. Herbert Cole was among the first art historians to write primarily from his own fieldwork. Although his first love has been the arts of West Africa, he has increasingly been able to take a...
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A Stroll through Bali
On June 30 a select group of Friends of Ethnic Art members joined Southeast Asian art specialists (and FEA members) Thomas Murray and Gerry Masteller for an informal stroll through the Asian Art Museum’s Balinese exhibit. Gerry and Tom provided detailed commentary from their personal knowledge of the culture and art. A very lively question and answer session followed with detailed examination of several pieces. This exhibit, being the first focused solely on Bali, has brought the Asian Museum and its curator Natasha Reichle (who was...
read moreFEA Holiday Party
The Friends of Ethnic Art Holiday Party will be hosted by Jim Haas and Bonham’s and Butterfields The party will be on December 4, 2011 Ever wonder what dealers collect? What they keep? After a lifelong career as a most highly respected Indian dealer, historian/expert, and ancient art connoisseur, FEA member Ramona Morris will take us on a half-hour slide-illustrated visual stroll through her private collection of Keepers and Favorites. Our Annual Friends of Ethnic Art Holiday Party will host Ramona and her...
read moreFall Party – Sept 18, 2009
ANNUAL MEETING, PARTY and AUCTION………. Wine, and Catered Lunch Provided The Park-like Setting Offers Spacious Cool Interiors and Both Shady and Sunny Gardens, Quick Mid-Peninsula Highway 101 Access, Easy Free Parking. The Annual FEA Meeting, Party and Auction will take place in a beautiful South Bay park where lunch will be served and our fund-raising auction held. Dressing in Ethnic Clothing & Jewelry is Encouraged!!! What a Party & Auction is coming this September 18, 2009!—lively...
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