Paris, France — A Maori treasure box, a ceremonial Incan ewer, a throwing club from the Fiji Islands and a magic scroll from Ethiopia are just some of the works that can be discovered at the Parcours des mondes, the international show devoted to tribal arts being held for the 19th time this year. This voyage into the diversity of the arts of Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania showcases exceptional pieces from dozens of galleries and exhibitors from around the world while featuring thematic exhibitions. The world of archeology is represented as well with major pieces from Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome on hand. Exhibitions include the intriguing Saints and Sorcerers from Arte Primitive in Barcelona and Sacred Wood of Africa and the Americas at the Galerie Bernard Dulon.
This year the show is partnering with La Monnaie de Paris, which houses temporary exhibitions as well as workshops of the French mint. The institution is featuring an exhibition on Akan gold weights used primarily for measuring gold dust. Several hundred of these antique weights, some figurative and some abstract will demonstrate how varied these sculptures can be while also underscoring the considerable skills of the artists that created them.
« This year will be different. We all know that. Fifty galleries will be participating —some new ones among them — while others that regularly participate will be absent because of the restrictions on travel that some countries continue to have in place. However the objects will not suffer. They will be there because many of them crossed the borders hundreds or even thousands of years ago, and they will continue to circulate and transmit their stories, » explains Pierre Moos, the director of Parcours des Mondes.
For those of you who can’t be in Paris for this year’s show, see the slide show at the end of the story for a brief journey into the many worlds explored at the show and visit the Parcours des Mondes website for a virtual tour.
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Magic scroll from the Barcelona-based David Serra – Fine Tribal Art Orthodox Christians, Ethiopia 19th century – early 20th century Parchment | H.: 179 cm – W.: 13 cm © David Serra – Art Tribal 
Noh theater mask at Mingei Japanese Arts Hannya noh-men | Japan Muromachi period, early 15th century Wood and lacquer | 25 x 14.5 cm © Michel Gurfinkel / Galerie Mingei 
Carved head at the Galerie Flak Old Bering Sea, Alaska | Archaic Eskimo 100-500 A.D. H.: 7.6 cm Provenance: Collected on the Saint Lawrence Island, early 1990’ ; Ex collection Jeffrey Myers, USA ; Ex collection Perry Lewis, USA ; Ex collection particulière, USA © David Marlowe 
Dan mask at the Galerie Olivier Castellano Dan, Ivory Coast Collected in situ in the 1930s H.: 25 cm 
Ngabo shield, Songye culture at Yann Ferrandin Democratic Republic of Congo Circa late 19th century Wood, pigments | 52 X 27 cm 
Head from the statue of a private from the London-based Arteas Ltd. individual wearing a bag wig. Egypt | Saite Period, 664-525BC Greywacke, repair to the chin | H: 10 cm Provenance: Formerly in the Lord McAlpine collection of West Green; acquired in Braham in 1982. © Edouard de Ganay 
Manuk manuk at Pascassio Manfredi Toba Batak, Indonesia, Sumatra Wood | 49 x 36 cm © Franck Verdier 
Dan Mask at Didier Claes Late 19th century Wood, metal | Ht.: 20,5 cm Provenance: private collection, France, 1979 ; Armand Arman, New York / USA 
Ula tavatava throwing club at Entwistle Fiji Islands, Polynesia Wood and marine ivory | H: 44 cm Provenance : English private collection © Entwistle France 
Enamelled Shamshir sword at Runjeet Singh based in Warwickshire Lucknow, India | Early 19th century H.: 104 cm Provenance: From a private English collection © Runjeet Singh Taylor Cooper at the Arts d’Australie • Stéphane Jacob gallery « Malara : Wanampi Tjukurpa » | 2018 Acrylic on canvas | 196 x 184 cm © Taylor Cooper Votive doll at the Galerie Cybèle Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th dynasty (2061-1991BC) Wood, blue faience, bitumen, linen thread 20 X 4.5 cm Provenance: Galerie Maspero, Ville D’Avray, September 25th 1968; Private collection of Bob Willoughby, Cork, Ireland, 1968-2005 © Roger Basille
The exhibitions are hosted in and by art galleries throughout the Beaux-Arts quarter of the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood.
From September 8th through to September 13th
For a virtual visit, map and list of galleries and venues at
http://www.parcours-des-mondes.com
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