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Aboriginals:
Art of the First Person, is the home of African
art, Australian
Aboriginal art,
Arctic art and Native
American art. Previously located on Sanibel Island in Florida for
16 years,
sales now offered via the Lee County Alliance for the Arts, Gannon's
Art & Antiques and the web.
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15194 Harbour
Isle
Fort Myers, FL 33908
239-482-7025
800-305-0185
Member
Indian Arts & Crafts Association
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Southwestern
Association
for Indian Art
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Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce
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Lee County Alliance of the Arts
Collectors of fine tribal art, including African art, Aboriginal art
from Australia, Arctic art and Native American art, share a common
appreciation of the cultural roots from which each object emerges.
Regardless of the object's source, part of its value lies in its authenticity:
its relationship to ceremonies, beliefs, rituals, and images that
are part of tribal life. Yet, without aesthetic appeal, these objects
might only be "curiosities." It is the combination of tribal
authenticity and aesthetic appeal that transforms an artifact into
a work of art.
As a result,
while there are hundreds of thousands of tribal artifacts, few pieces
qualify as fine art. You will find them in museums, in private collections,
and in a few galleries that act as facilitators between the sources
and the public attracted to them.
Aboriginals: Art of the First Person
is privileged to play that role in Southwest Florida and, now, on
the world wide web.
Every
piece has a story to tell.
Sometimes
the story is well known and well-documented. Sometimes it requires
research, supposition, or a touch of faith. As longtime collectors,
Susanne and William Waites, the enthusiastic proprietors of Aboriginals:
Art of the First Person, have studied these stories for years
and continue their research through every available source, including
travel to the places this work originates and the people who create
it.
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