The Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art September 30, 2008

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. With the promised gift of the Friede Collection, San Francisco will be come the center for New Guinea studies in the United States.