Tribal Art
Object lessonspreview
From a prehistoric ivory head to a painting once owned by Barbara Walters: our pick of November’s auctions and fairs
Plus, an expressive Fragonard and an Ed Ruscha text work from the Emily Fisher Landau collection
Art marketarchive
Tribal art attracts Modern collectors
A new breed of buyer is crossing over from modern and contemporary art and acquiring the top pieces in every field
Antiquities & Archaeologyarchive
Brussels Non-European Art Fair fair hit by weak dollar and stay-away collectors
Paris auctions were poor except for Pre-Colombian works
Art marketarchive
Chirac’s Musée de l’Homme raises prices for primitive art
Fetish figures, tribal shields and masks command attention
Cultural policyarchive
From primitive to art back to ethnology: too much zeal, says leading collector
Eugene Victor Thaw on the transformation of tribal art
Benin Bronzesarchive
Benin bronzes take limelight at sales of tribal art in London
Tribal art expected to do well at upcoming sales