De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA (other) *Lots of Thumbnail Images!* - Locating Tiki

F finky099 Tiki Socialite Orange County, CA Joined: May 15, 2012 Posts: 542	F finky099 Posted posted on Wed, Mar 18, 2015 6:24 PM Dredging this old thread up. I somehow was unaware of the de Yong Museum's amazing PNG collection. I was at the museum on Sunday to see some other installations and when I saw they had a Pacific Arts section, was interested to check it out. I've been to a number of other "Pacific" arts collections, but had NO IDEA how much PNG (and some Maori) artifacts they had. not only is there quite a bit of space dedicated to it, they actually curate it much better than a lot of other museums by giving a fair amount of context for the pieces. It seems like most museums seem to merely stat what a piece is and maybe a general idea of "Middle" or "Lower" Sepik. They actually had some nice context about the use of hooks as cult pieces and a number of other informative bits of info. Plenty of pics on the previous pages. They also have a great section of African art. Obviously not tiki, but perfect for anyone with an interest in these kinds of cultural artifacts. Another de Young bonus: they have Covarrubias' giant twelve panel mural of "Flora & Fauna of the Pacific"! From this site: The Fauna and Flora of the Pacific on display at the de Young is the largest of the six murals and is comprised of 12 panels with dimensions measuring 179-¾ inches by 286-½ inches. The colorful map depicts the four Pacific Rim continents with examples of their flora and fauna suspended in a swirling blue Pacific Ocean populated with sea creatures. A color key is painted in the lower corner and identifies climatic regions ranging from the tundra to the “waterless desert.” Cheers! :drink:

Dredging this old thread up. I somehow was unaware of the de Yong Museum's amazing PNG collection. I was at the museum on Sunday to see some other installations and when I saw they had a Pacific Arts section, was interested to check it out.

I've been to a number of other "Pacific" arts collections, but had NO IDEA how much PNG (and some Maori) artifacts they had. not only is there quite a bit of space dedicated to it, they actually curate it much better than a lot of other museums by giving a fair amount of context for the pieces. It seems like most museums seem to merely stat what a piece is and maybe a general idea of "Middle" or "Lower" Sepik. They actually had some nice context about the use of hooks as cult pieces and a number of other informative bits of info. Plenty of pics on the previous pages. They also have a great section of African art. Obviously not tiki, but perfect for anyone with an interest in these kinds of cultural artifacts.

Another de Young bonus: they have Covarrubias' giant twelve panel mural of "Flora & Fauna of the Pacific"!

From this site:
The Fauna and Flora of the Pacific on display at the de Young is the largest of the six murals and is comprised of 12 panels with dimensions measuring 179-¾ inches by 286-½ inches. The colorful map depicts the four Pacific Rim continents with examples of their flora and fauna suspended in a swirling blue Pacific Ocean populated with sea creatures. A color key is painted in the lower corner and identifies climatic regions ranging from the tundra to the “waterless desert.”

Cheers!
:drink:

Post #739641 by finky099 on Wed, Mar 18, 2015 6:24 PM