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Links & Resources
The links in this section are primarily non-profit organizations that have websites that I think would be of interest to you. I have occasionally included a dealer that is doing something special as well. If you have some ideas of sites that you think we should include, please email us at [email protected]
U.S. MUSEUMS
Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA.
African art - images with descriptions and functions of the objects.
Peabody Museum
Tribal art from the Peabody Museum at Harvard with some online exhibitions and images.
Worcester Art Museum
Pre-Columbian art from the Worcester Art Museum's collection.
Art Museum Network
Official site for American museums and their upcoming exhibitions.
University of Iowa Museum of Art
African Art Collection
Nelson-Atkins Museum
All collections at the Nelson-Atkins Museum
American Indian collection at the Nelson-Atkins Museum
St. Louis Art Museum
Featuring Oceanic collection largely acquired by Buster May of May Department stores.
Fowler Museum
Digital collection search at the Fowler Museum in LA
University of Michigan
Collections of the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
Bruno Claessens' Museum Database
A listing of online databases of museums with African art in their collections
UNIQUE RESOURCES, PROJECTS & COLLECTIONS
Historic Pottery Database
Contains 1,830 ceramics dating from the 18th century to the mid-20th century from 7 major museum collections in the United States. These objects will be accessible online without charge. The museum collections are The Arizona State Museum, Tucson Arizona; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio; Taylor Museum of Art, Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Museum of the Red River, Idabel; Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee; Logan Art Museum, Beloit.
Rare Collections
The most important site on the internet for the scientific testing of objects.
Art & Life in Africa Project, University of Iowa
Including Chris Roy’s CD ROM on African art, a must see for any African collector, student or scholar
Maurer's Divination Collection
Fascinating website with text by noted African scholar John Pemberton discussing the Central African divination collection from the late Barry D. Maurer.
David Norden's African art site
A commercial site, but very informative.
Time Maps
Maps of Africa over time
About.com
Resources for archaeology on About.com, and archaeology for beginners.
Inuit Art of Canada
Website commissioned by Canadian government to promote Inuit art.
ATADA Theft Alert
Stolen Native American Indian art published by the Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association.
MAGAZINES
Tribal Arts Magazine
The site for Tribal Arts magazine is superb and worth a bookmark for anyone interested in Tribal arts.
Archeology Magazine
Archaeology magazine's website with images and text related to the Pre-Columbian world. Superb site with reference material that will be of use.
American Indian Art Magazine
No longer in print, but the website remains and sells back issues.
ADDITIONAL PRECOLUMBIAN RESOURCES
MesoWeb
Latest information and images on Pre-columbian finds and research in Mesoamerica.
Pre-Columbian Archaeology Links
Pre-Columbian art sites and information from Yale University.
OCEANIC COLLECTIONS
The Oceanic collections in the French public collections
Interesting site cataloging Oceanic art in French collections.
GENERAL
"Collector's Item"
Article about John Buxton
justcollecting.com
John Buxton's bio on JustCollecting.com
Tall Tales From Anitques Roadshow
An article highlighting John Buxton's experience as an appraiser on Anitques Roadshow
Was There Head-Shrinking in Fiji?
An article written by John Buxton on PBS.com