Ancestors of the Lake: Art of Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea (Hardcover)

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Ancestors of the Lake: Art of Lake Sentani and Humboldt Bay, New Guinea By Virginia-Lee Webb (Editor), Anna-Karina Hermkens (Contributions by), Philippe Peltier (Contributions by), Dirk Smidt (Contributions by), Muridan Widjojo (Contributions by), Andrea Schmidt, David van Duuren Cover Image
By Virginia-Lee Webb (Editor), Anna-Karina Hermkens (Contributions by), Philippe Peltier (Contributions by), Dirk Smidt (Contributions by), Muridan Widjojo (Contributions by), Andrea Schmidt, David van Duuren
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Description


After Dutch expeditions reached New Guinea's Lake Sentani island and Humboldt Bay in the mid-1800s, Western visitors began collecting works by local artists. Ancestors of the Lake is a stunning look at the region's distinctive art, such as its highly stylized wooden sculptures and decoratively and abstractly designed barkcloths. This beautifully illustrated volume brings together many of these important historic pieces for the first time, including the landmark collection of French writer and art dealer Jacques Viot, along with photographs by Paul Wirz. The book also explores how European Surrealist artists found inspiration in the art of New Guinea, highlighted by rarely seen photographs by Man Ray of Sentani sculpture.

Distributed for The Menil Collection


Exhibition Schedule:

The Menil Collection 
(05/06/11-08/28/11)

The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, UK
(09/27/11-12/11/11)

About the Author


Virginia-Lee Webb is an art historian and retired Research Curator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Praise For…


“A gorgeous, must-have book.” —The New York Times
— The New York Times

Selected as the winner of this year's Prix International du Livre d'Art Tribal, International Tribal Book Prize (UK Award)
— Prix International du Livre d’Art Tribal

"[A] highly informative catalogue."—A.J. Stone, Choice
— A.J. Stone
Product Details
ISBN: 9780300166101
ISBN-10: 0300166109
Publisher: The Menil Collection
Publication Date: July 6th, 2011
Pages: 136
Language: English