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The Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art
The de Young is home to over 400 masterworks of New Guinea art from the incomparable Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede of New York. This large and encyclopedic collection of rare objects with tremendous provenance is currently one of the finest collections anywhere in the world, rivaling the great museums of Europe and Australia. The promised gift of the Friede Collection makes San Francisco a center for New Guinea studies in the United States. The collection has been documented by John Friede and Dirk Smidt in a 2-volume publication which includes essays by major scholars in the field such as Dirk Smidt, Robert Welsch and Philippe Peltier. One of the very special features about the Friede Collection is the recent C-14 dating of over 200 of its wood sculptures. Previously thought to have been from the 19th century, many have turned out to have much earlier dates (sometimes as much as 600 years earlier).
 Papua New Guinea delegation at the de Young, November 26, 2008. Left to right: Robert Futernick, Associate Director, FAMSF; Ambassador Evan Paki, Embassy of Papua New Guinea, Washington, D.C.; John Buchanan, Director of Museums, FAMSF; Honorable Samuel Abal, Foreign Minister; Christina Hellmich, Curator of the Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art, FAMSF; Ana Abal; Maimu Raka-Nou, First Secretary; Joshua Meraveka, 2008 Jolika Fellow.
Symposium: New Guinea Art Since 1875
April 28, 2007
View video and supporting information from April's symposium »
 Podcasts
May 2007: Curator Christina Hellmich and visiting Papua New Guinea artist and wood carver Teddy Balangu walk through the Jolika Collection. Listen via the player below or get the enhanced MP4 version with images.
January 2007: John Friede and Curator Christina Hellmich discuss the Jolika Collection. Listen via the player below or get the enhanced MP4 version with images.
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| | |  | | | Female Figure, Ewa People, Papua New Guinea, c. 1440-1640 | | |  | | | Headdress, Mekeo People, Papua New Guinea, 19th Century | | |  | | | Ancestral board, Wenena Gerua, 20th century, Siane People, Papua New Guinea | |
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