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3.You are the proud owner of one of the biggest private collections of Taiwanese Aboriginal art. What’s the story behind it?
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The logo of the Yang-Grevot Collection of Taiwanese Aborigines Art
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A master piece from Nicolas's collection : a Paiwan house pillar, more than 2 m high
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You know, collecting is like a disease, and when you are addicted to it... When I was in Taiwan, in 1993 I started collecting Chinese antiques. But the prices went up so fast that I had to refocus on something else. That's when, by coincidence, I came in contact with an aboriginal textile – a Rukai male tunic. Suddenly I fell in love with the Taiwan indigenous culture, and I spent the next 10 years searching frantically for authentic and quality pieces.
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Now I have collected close to 300 pieces, and 250 of them are on loan to a national museum in Taiwan.
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Nicolas in the Shisanhang Museum of Archaeology, in Taiwan, where part of his collection is stored and exhibited, and a manager from this museum.
In Shanghai, some Taiwanese aborigines artifacts can be seen on the 4th floor of the Shanghai Museum where they are exhibited.
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Click the link below to see the website of Nicolas Grevot's impressive collection of Taiwan aboriginal art!