The 3rd annual San Francisco Tribal Art Show took place over the weekend 10-12 October at the Presidio, a former army base located just south of the Golden Gate Bridge, that is arguably the prettiest location in the entire city. The SF Bay Area is not a world renowned tribal art center like parts of Europe which boast a long association with the countries of origin parts of the world from which the objects come, but the SF Tribal people mounted what could certainly be termed a 'world class' effort.
The inclusion of BC Dentan to the mix certainly is welcome as he showed two very rare and extremely interesting pre-Columbian fragments. Tom Murray, a long time mainstay of the SF art scene, welcomed visitors to his booth with a lavishly produced dealer catalogue that he should be selling rather than giving away! The catalogue presentation only goes to reconfirm what some might not
really know - he offers world class material in a tastefully accessible manner.
Andres Moraga mounted a presentation that we have come to expect - wonderfully rare textiles in a sparse setting that complements the
objects. Vicki Shiba is also known for a presentation that leaves no detail to chance as her personal stamp is present on every booth she puts together. Bob Brundage had a nice Himalayan presentation complete with a collection of 'trisuls', ritual objects from Tibet, that when taken as a group are extremely beautiful. Frank Wiggers had an extremely colorful textile from Timor, a ceremonial dre
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