About the Company

Jacaranda Tribal was formed to meet the growing interest in the traditional arts of South and East Africa. Jacaranda Tribal offers museum-quality pieces to both collectors and museum curators. We are an internet-only gallery, offering visitors the convenience of buying over the internet with the security of knowing that the authenticity of all our works offered for sale is guaranteed.

Our Inspiration

The African Forms exhibition held at the Museum for African Art inspired us to focus on the traditional arts of southern African. The exhibition featured works primarily from the collection of Marc and Denyse Ginzberg and did much to popularize non-figurative African objects previously viewed as mainly of ethnographic interest. The exhibition featured many southern African objects, including important Zulu and Tsonga snuff containers, headrests and sticks. We are still struck by the dignity, restraint and beauty of these objects that can be still be purchased for relatively modest amounts.

About the Director

Daniel Rootenberg, the Director of Jacaranda Tribal, is a native of South Africa. He resides in New York City but travels frequently to South Africa. Pieces from his private collection have been on display at the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and are now on exhibit at the exhibition celebrating the reopening of the Neuberger Museum of African Art, Purchase College, New York. Beadwork from the collection will also be on display in the important upcoming show titled African Beaded Art: Power and Adornment, curated by John Pemberton and to be held at Smith College, Massachusetts in 2008.

About our Sister Site

JacarandaStyle sells uniquely beautiful tabletop accessories and jewelry designed and handmade in South Africa. Following in the traditions of Jacaranda Tribal, these contemporary products are both beautiful and functional. We invite you to view our collection today at JacarandaStyle.com.