Dimondstein Tribal Arts

Dimondstein Tribal Arts was established in 1970 by Morton Dimondstein. He began collecting tribal art in the early sixties and I, subsequently, was exposed to it from an early age. After college, where I first earned a degree in music and later an MBA in Operations Management, my career path took me from restaurant kitchens, to tech, to working for the pharmaceutical industry. And then, after all, I returned to work with my father and Dimondstein Tribal Arts in 1996. The incredible art, the passionate collectors, the thrill of the quest for a great piece, and the satisfaction of the sale bonded me to the world of tribal art to which I’m forever attached.

My commitment as a dealer is to sell only authentic works of art; that is, objects that were made by indigenous people for their community and culture rather than for sale to outside markets. I hold myself to the highest standards by guaranteeing authenticity and working within a framework of honesty and integrity. I am fair in my offerings and follow through with my commitments.

Though the art that Dimondstein Tribal Arts sells is predominantly from the African continent, we also sell high-quality tribal art from Indonesia, Oceania and Nepal. Our inventory includes masks, figures, textiles, beads, jewelry, utilitarian objects and furniture. Pieces from our inventory have been included in numerous publications and exhibited in venues such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Chicago Institute of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Fowler Museum and the Baltimore Museum.

Dimondstein Tribal Arts is based in Los Angeles, but I split my time between Los Angeles and San Rafael in Marin County. I’m available by appointment in both Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. I participate yearly in the San Francisco Tribal and Textile Art Show and the Parcours des Mondes in Paris. The first year I participated in the Parcours des Mondes was 2002.

Dimondstein Tribal Arts is proud to be a founding member of SFTribal and I am grateful to again be a member.

Joshua Dimondstein