Dan Population
Dani de l'Ouest : population papou vivant dans les montagnes du centre de la Nouvelle-Guinée indonésienne (Irian Jaya)
37 works referenced in French museums
Style and technique
L'esthétique de Dan Population est celle du Afrique, croyances - coutumes, ethnologie. Il maîtrise bois (taillé), patine (poli), qu'il emploie régulièrement. Dan Population s'investit dans le domaine de Afrique, croyances - coutumes, ethnologie.
Legacy and influence
Dan Population est présent dans les collections de plusieurs musées. Dan Population est représenté dans 4 musées.
Works in public collections
Works in French museums
Dan Population is among the artists whose works are preserved in « Musée de France » labeled museums. The Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture lists 20 works attributed to this artist in French public collections.
Curator museums
The works of Dan Population are preserved in the following museums: muséum d'histoire naturelle, musée des Arts Africains, Océaniens et Amérindiens, musée Bargoin, musée de la Grande Saline. These institutions bear the « Musée de France » label and ensure the conservation and accessibility of their collections.
Artistic fields
The works of Dan Population belong to the following fields: Afrique, croyances - coutumes, ethnologie, Afrique, croyances - coutumes, musique - chant - danse, ethnologie, Afrique, ethnologie, ethnologie, Afrique subsaharienne, costume - accessoires du costume, textile, Afrique, sculpture, croyances - coutumes, ethnologie.
Data sources
The information presented comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know
The Joconde database references 37 works attributed to Dan Population in museums of France. 19 of them have a digitized image available online. These works cover various fields: Afrique, croyances - coutumes, ethnologie, Afrique, croyances - coutumes, musique - chant - danse, ethnologie, Océanie, ethnologie, Afrique, ethnologie, ethnologie, Afrique subsaharienne, costume - accessoires du costume, textile.
Works by Dan Population are held in 4 labeled 'Museum of France', including the muséum d'histoire naturelle. Each work entry indicates the holding museum, which allows planning a visit. Check with the museum whether the work is on display or in storage.
The data comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture (data.culture.gouv.fr), distributed under Open License v2.0 (Etalab). The records are provided by the holding museums, and biographical information is extracted from the database fields.
No. Only cataloged and digitized works in the Joconde database appear on DellArte. Other works by Dan Population may exist in museum reserves, private collections, or foreign museums. Digitization progresses each year.
Consult the work's record to identify the holding museum, then contact it to verify if the work is on display. Find out about opening hours and admission fees on the official museum website.
Works by Dan Population belong to the following fields: Afrique, croyances - coutumes, ethnologie, Afrique, croyances - coutumes, musique - chant - danse, ethnologie, Océanie, ethnologie, Afrique, ethnologie, ethnologie, Afrique subsaharienne, costume - accessoires du costume, textile. The Joconde database documents the technique, period, and holding museum for each work.
According to the records in the Joconde database, works by Dan Population employ the following techniques and materials: bois (taillé), patine (poli), bois (taillé), bois (taillé), patine. Each work record details the technique in the 'Materials / Techniques' field.
Textual data are under Open License v2.0 and can be freely reused. For images, rights depend on the artist's date of death: if Dan Population died over 70 years ago, their works are in the public domain in France. Otherwise, images remain under copyright.
Use the DellArte contact page to report the error. For corrections at the source (attribution, dating, biography), report them to the Ministry of Culture via data.culture.gouv.fr.
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