Tribal art

Statuette; 19th-20th century; by Mambila people from Nigeria (Africa); Musée du quai Branly (Paris)

Moais at Rano Raraku (the Easter Island, Oceania), sculpted by Rapa Nui people

Yupik mask; 19th century; from Alaska; Musée du Quai Branly

Tribal art is the visual arts and material culture of indigenous peoples. Also known as non-Western art or ethnographic art, or, controversially, primitive art,^[1] tribal arts have historically been collected by Western anthropologists, private collectors, and museums, particularly ethnographic and natural history museums. The term "primitive" is criticized as being Eurocentric and pejorative.^[2]

^ Dutton, Denis, Tribal Art. In Michael Kelly (editor), Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
^ Perkins and Morphy 132

[tribalart-1] Dutton, Denis, Tribal Art. In Michael Kelly (editor), Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

[pm132-2] Perkins and Morphy 132

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