Quai Branly Museum, Paris Photos

Museum of quai Branly - Jacques Chirac (2006) on the banks of Seine near Eiffel Tower is a modern building designed by Jean Nouvel. It houses the French national anthropological collection of historical cultural art from native peoples of Africa, the Pacific and the Western Hemisphere.

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Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac on banks of Seine near Eiffel Tower. Paris, France.Musée du quai Branly bridges extensive gardens. Paris, France.Textures & colors of exterior of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Facades of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac (2006) on banks of Seine near Eiffel Tower. Paris, France. Architect: Jean Nouvel.Musée du quai Branly bridges extensive gardens. Paris, France.Textures & colors of exterior of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France. Architect: Jean Nouvel.Facades of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Facades of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Projecting exhibit spaces at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Projecting exhibit spaces at Musée du quai Branly devoted to cultural art of Africa, Oceania, Asia & the Americas. Paris, France.Eiffel Tower seen from garden courtyard of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Facades of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Projecting exhibit spaces at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Projecting exhibit spaces at Musée du quai Branly devoted to cultural art of Africa, Oceania, Asia & the Americas. Paris, France.Eiffel Tower seen from garden courtyard of Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Fall tree in garden at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Green glass wall signage at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Living green wall by Patrick Blanc at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Easter Island head over entrance at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Fall tree in garden at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Green glass wall signage at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Living green wall (2006) by Patrick Blanc at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France. Architect: Jean Nouvel.Easter Island head over entrance at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Architecture of galleries at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta jar from Grand Kabylia, Algeria at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Berber wedding chest from Lesser Kabylia, Algeria at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Bedouin camel litter from Syria at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Architecture of galleries at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta jar (beginning 20thC) from Grand Kabylia, Algeria at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Berber wedding chest (18thC) from Lesser Kabylia, Algeria at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Bedouin camel litter (beginning 20thC) from Syria at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Wedding feast dress from Yemen at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Woman's wedding headgear from Yemen at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Bedouin woman's veil from Sinai, Egypt at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Ganda woven shield from Uganda at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Wedding feast dress from Yemen at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Woman's wedding headgear (beginning 20thC) from Yemen at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Bedouin woman's veil (20thC) from Sinai, Egypt at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Ganda woven shield (19thC) from Uganda at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Lozi tribe carved wooden dish with elephant handle cover from Zambia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Tsonga tribe carved wooden headrest supported by antelope from southern Africa or Mozambique at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Obamba tribe carved wooden & copper tomb guards from Gabon at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Puna tribe carved wooden masks from Gabon at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Lozi tribe carved wooden dish with elephant handle cover (19thC) from Zambia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Tsonga tribe carved wooden headrest supported by antelope(end 19thC) from southern Africa or Mozambique at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Obamba tribe carved wooden & copper tomb guards (19thC) from Gabon at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Puna tribe carved wooden masks (end 19thC - early 20thC) from Gabon at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Range of tribal masks from Democratic Republic of Congo at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Painted wooden bedboards from Congo at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Carved wooden pirogue bow showing river spirits from Cameroon at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Carved wooden gate of royal palace of king of Glèlè from Abomey, Benin at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Range of tribal masks (end 19thC - early 20thC) from Democratic Republic of Congo at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Painted wooden bedboards (20thC) from Congo at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Carved wooden pirogue bow showing river spirits (end 19thC - early 20thC) from Cameroon at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Carved wooden gate of royal palace of king of Glèlè (c1880-9) from Abomey, Benin at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Carved wooden half-man / half-animal royal statues from Abomey, Benin at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Carved wooden half-man / half-animal royal statues from Abomey, Benin at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Baga tribe drum from Rio Nunez, Guinea at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Portrait of Tahitian Queen Pomaré IV by Charles Giraud at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Carved wooden half-man / half-animal royal statues (late 19thC) from Abomey, Benin at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Carved wooden half-man / half-animal royal statues (late 19thC) from Abomey, Benin at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Baga tribe drum (end 19thC - early 20thC) from Rio Nunez, Guinea at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Portrait of Tahitian Queen Pomaré IV (1843-7) by Charles Giraud at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Salatasi skirt cloth of Tapa beaten fiber from Futuna island at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Rapa Nui wood sculptures of men at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.South Pacific ceremonial house front, drums & poles at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Collection of carved poles from Pacific islands at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Salatasi skirt cloth of Tapa beaten fiber (end 19thC - early 20thC) from Futuna island at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Rapa Nui (Easter Island) wood sculptures of men (19thC) at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.South Pacific ceremonial house front, drums & poles at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Collection of carved poles from Pacific islands at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Vertical slit drums from Vanuatu at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Tiwi peoples funerary poles from Bathurst island, Australia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Australian native bark paintings at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Australian native bark painting of kangaroo at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Vertical slit drums (end 19thC - mid 20thC) from Vanuatu at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Tiwi peoples funerary poles (20thC) from Bathurst island, Australia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Australian native bark paintings at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Australian native bark painting of kangaroo at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Australian native bark painting of tree structure at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Shadow puppets from Andhra Pradesh, India at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Haida culture hat from British Columbia, Canada at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Tlingit culture model of heraldic totem pole from Alaska, USA at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Australian native bark painting of tree structure at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Shadow puppets from Andhra Pradesh, India at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Haida culture hat from British Columbia, Canada at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Tlingit culture model of heraldic totem pole (19thC) from Alaska, USA at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Sugpiat mask from Kodiak archipelago of Alaska at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Ammassalimiut mask by Nuka Uuttuaq from Greenland at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Kiiappaat mask from Greenland at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Ammassalimiut mask from Greenland at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Sugpiat mask from Kodiak archipelago of Alaska at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Ammassalimiut mask (1934) by Nuka Uuttuaq from Greenland at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Kiiappaat mask (1934) from Greenland at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Ammassalimiut mask from Greenland at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Miniature Aztec Chacmool sacrificial platform Tlaxcala, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Aztec carvings of domestic deities at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Quetzalcoatl Aztec god of wind statue from Texcoco, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Aztec fish carving at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Miniature Aztec Chacmool sacrificial platform (1325-1521) Tlaxcala, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Aztec carvings (1325-1521) of domestic deities at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Quetzalcoatl Aztec god of wind statue (1325-1521) from Texcoco, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Aztec fish carving (1325-1521) at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Aztec Chicomecoatl agricultural goddess statue from Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Teotihuacan facade ornament from Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Stone statue column of death skeleton from Yucatan, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Chupicuaro culture terra cotta female statuette from Guanajuato, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Aztec Chicomecoatl agricultural goddess statue (1325-1521) from Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Teotihuacan facade ornament (250-650) from Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Stone statue column of death skeleton (800-1000) from Yucatan, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Chupicuaro culture terra cotta female statuette (600 BCE - 250 CE) from Guanajuato, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Terra cotta male statuette holding a vase from Jalisco, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta covered tripod vase with butterflies from Mexico City basin at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta plate painted with man in aquatic setting from Calakmul, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta covered bowl from Guatemala at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Terra cotta male statuette holding a vase from Jalisco, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta covered tripod vase with butterflies from Mexico City basin at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta plate painted with man in aquatic setting (600 - 800) from Calakmul, Mexico at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta covered bowl (600 - 800) from Guatemala at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Terra cotta bowl in shape of bird from Pacific region of Nicaragua at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta vase with bird-shaped handle from Guanacaste, Costa Rica at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta polychrome jar from Panama at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta polychrome bowl from Panama at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Terra cotta bowl in shape of bird (800 - 1200) from Pacific region of Nicaragua at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta vase with bird-shaped handle (800 - 1200) from Guanacaste, Costa Rica at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta polychrome jar from Panama at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Terra cotta polychrome bowl (500 - 900) from Panama at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Muisca culture terra cotta statuette of high-ranking person from Colombia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Cauca culture terra cotta statuette of warrior sitting on chair from Colombia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Tolita culture terra cotta statuette of female from Ecuador at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Manta culture stone Shamanic bench from Ecuador at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Muisca culture terra cotta statuette of high-ranking person (900 - 1600) from Colombia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Cauca culture terra cotta statuette of warrior sitting on chair (1000 - 1600) from Colombia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Tolita culture terra cotta statuette of female (500 BCE - 300 CE) from Ecuador at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Manta culture stone Shamanic bench (500 - 1500 CE) from Ecuador at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Chancay culture terra cotta funerary vases of seated couple from Peru at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Mochika culture terra cotta stirrup bottle in form of fox dressed as warrior from Peru at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Nazca pottery vessel depicting warrior from Peru at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Inca culture wooden stool for high official in form of jaguar at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Chancay culture terra cotta funerary vases of seated couple (1100 - 1450) from Peru at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Mochika culture terra cotta stirrup bottle in form of fox dressed as warrior (100 BCE - 700 CE) from Peru at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Nazca pottery vessel depicting warrior (180 BCE-500) from Peru at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Inca culture wooden stool (1350-1530) for high official in form of jaguar at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Chancay culture cotton textile painted with fish from Peru at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Portraits of Inca Kings by colonial artist in Peru at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Tiwanaku-Wari ceramic vessel depicting llama from Bolivia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.China Supay mask for Diablada of Carnival de Oruro dance representing combat between Archangel Michael & Lucifer in Bolivia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Chancay culture cotton textile painted with fish (1000 - 1470) from Peru at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Portraits of Inca Kings (19thC) by colonial artist in Peru at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Tiwanaku-Wari ceramic vessel depicting llama (300-1150) from Bolivia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.China Supay mask (20thC) for Diablada of Carnival de Oruro dance representing combat between Archangel Michael & Lucifer in Bolivia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Tehuelche culture leather helmet & breastplate from Patagonia, Argentina at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Reed costume-masks from Amazonia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Supay costumes for Diablada of Carnival de Oruro dance performed during Carnival in Andes at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Tehuelche culture leather helmet & breastplate (18thC) from Patagonia, Argentina at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Reed costume-masks from Amazonia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.Supay costumes (20thC) for Diablada of Carnival de Oruro dance performed during Carnival in Andes at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
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