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‘Kongo: Power and Majesty’ at the Metropolitan Museum tells the little known story of the earliest encounters between expansionary western trading powers and the kingdoms of the Central African coast.

Sculptural, painterly and vintage textiles as seen in Berkeley Square at PAD London, 14 - 18 October 2015.
Rachel Meek · 1 min
The 14th edition of Parcours des mondes takes place 8 - 15 September 2015 in Paris, with Asian art being shown alongside tribal art for the first time.
Rachel Meek · 2 min
Tribal Art London 2015 is on at the Mall Galleries SW1, 2 - 5 September. The private view last night saw an eclectic mix of tribal art enthusiasts making the most of 19 specialist dealers under one roof.

Bonhams are to hold a sale of African, Oceanic and Pre Columbian Art in New York, 12 November 2014.

The Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Witness: Embroidery as History in Post Apartheid South Africa, 7 September – 7 December 2014 is one of three textile exhibitions to mark the occasion.