Oceanic art /
Series: World of artPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, ©1995.Description: 216 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cmISBN:- 0500202818
- 9780500202814
- N7410 .T46 1995
Contents:
Summary: Explores the significance of art for the people of the Pacific Islands, discussing the specific art forms and practices of each region; and includes nearly two hundred illustrations.
Revelations: Sepik art -- Ancestors and architecture: Maori art -- The art of war -- The art of the body -- Maternal symbolism and male cults -- Barkcloth, exchange and sanctity -- Feathers, divinity and chiefly power -- Narrative art and tourism -- National independence, indigenous minorities and migrants.
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | Whitecliffe Library NZ & Pacific | NZ & Pacific | NZ&P N 7410 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0001413 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index.
Revelations: Sepik art -- Ancestors and architecture: Maori art -- The art of war -- The art of the body -- Maternal symbolism and male cults -- Barkcloth, exchange and sanctity -- Feathers, divinity and chiefly power -- Narrative art and tourism -- National independence, indigenous minorities and migrants.
Explores the significance of art for the people of the Pacific Islands, discussing the specific art forms and practices of each region; and includes nearly two hundred illustrations.