Arts of the South Seas Voyageurs & Curieux
On the occasion of Parcours des Mondes, from September 9 to 14, 2025, Galerie Voyageurs & Curieux will present two exhibitions. The second will be shown in the gallery’s exhibition space located at 20 rue Mazarine (at the back of the courtyard).
Entitled Arts of the South Seas, this exhibition presents a selection of magnificent objects from the Pacific Islands, including, for example, an elegant Hos weather charm.
HOS WEATHER CHARM
Polowat Atoll, Caroline Islands, Micronesia
Late 19th – early 20th century
Wood, black pigment, lime, palm leaves, fibers, and ray fish spine
H.: 43 cm
Provenance:
Most probably collected by German Capuchin missionaries before 1918
Former collection of the Order of Friars Minor, Franciscan congregation of Woerden, Netherlands
Acquired from the Franciscan congregation in 1960 by the Instituut voor Kulturele Antropologie, Catholic University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Acquired in 2008 from the Nijmegen Ethnographical Museum by Michel Thieme, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Former inventory number of the Instituut voor Kulturele Antropologie: 297
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