Asian & Middle Eastern Folk Art
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The Asian and Middle Eastern Folk Art collections at the Museum of International Folk Artcover a vast number of countries and cultures and are represented by approximately 12,000 objects. The majority of Asian material comes from India, Japan and China, although the museum has acquired a number of important pieces from Tibet, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma and Thailand. The Asian collections are particularly strong in folk ceramics, paintings, puppets, talismans and toys. Highlights include over five hundred Chinese New Years Prints (nian hua), Indian temple toys, Korean Silla (5th-6th c.) ritual pottery, and both historic and contemporary Japanese tea bowls. The Middle Eastern Collection is comprised mainly of amulets, jewelry and food service objects from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, including an outstanding collection of Turkish ceramics. The Museum has a fine collection of Japanese folk textiles and Ainu costumes.
