A neglected eighty-eight butterfly ( Diaethria neglecta ) in Brazil’s Pantanal displays the design of lines and dots that gave it its unusua...

Pre-Columbian Art 2012

Jalisco maternity figure c. 200 BC to 200 AD Ht. 13.5" Private Texas collection West Mexican material sold very well in the Sothebys Ma...

American Indian Art 2012

Zuni Owl c. 1920 Ht. 12 1/2" Ex Otis Dozier Collection

My Word May 2012

It is certainly not surprising to see Sothebys working hard to market their Tribal art sales to the contemporary and modern clients. What is...

Turkey and the AAMD Find Some Accomodation

1.  www.artsjournal March 20, 2012 "......I think that making judgments about possible "loot" requires informed, careful ana...

Madison Ancient and Tribal Show - May 2012 Big Success

In the three years since the Caskey Lees cancelled its annual International Tribal Show in New York City former exhibitors and local and for...

Working with an Appraiser - Tips from Kim

  In working with an appraiser, many questions might come to mind as to how they work with clients— from photography and inspection, apprais...

Bill Mercer - Tribal art appraiser

After more than 25 years in the museum profession, Bill Mercer has completed his accreditation as an appraiser with the International Societ...

My Credit Card Number is....

The ability to transfer money has changed significantly in the past ten years with services like Paypal and others that permit the transfer ...

Pre-Columbian art May 2012

1. Four long numbers on the north wall of a ruined house related to the Maya calendar and computations about the moon, sun and possibly Venu...

Stolen Art Updates From Around the World

1. CAIRO (AP).- Taking advantage of Egypt's political upheaval, thieves have gone on a treasure hunt with a spree of illegal digging, pr...

Auctions 2012

1. NEW YORK  Munch’s The Scream, 1895 (right), which sold for $119.9m at Sotheby’s New York on Wednesday, has a surprising and hitherto undi...

Museums May 2012

Below are two important stories about U.S. museums in general and the Getty in particular. 1. LOS ANGELES, CA.- On Thursday, May 31, 2012 th...

Shut Up and Count the Money

Tribal art appraisers are constantly confronted with the challenge of comparing objects and understanding markets to arrive at value conclus...

What's Happening at the Auctions - May 2012

Considering the New York tribal art shows and the auctions a great deal of material was offered to buyers in May of 2012. A number of expert...

Art and Auction Magazine Not Liable... Just Kidding Maybe

In late April and Early May Corice Arman began a media blitz tour to plead her case to the media that Art and Auction photographers had brok...