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The Arts of Oceania

The Arts of Oceania. Australia and Melanesia. Auuenau Western Arnhem Land, Australia 1913 ochre on bark 4 ft. 10 2/3 in. x 1 ft. 1 in. Emily Kame Kngwarreye Untitled 1992 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 5 ft. 5 in. x 15 ft. 9 in. Asmat bisj poles

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The Arts of Oceania

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  1. The Arts of Oceania

  2. Australia and Melanesia

  3. Auuenau Western Arnhem Land, Australia 1913ochre on bark4 ft. 10 2/3 in. x 1 ft. 1 in.

  4. Emily Kame Kngwarreye Untitled 1992synthetic polymer paint on canvas5 ft. 5 in. x 15 ft. 9 in.

  5. Asmatbisj poles Buepis village, Fajit River, Casuarina Coast, Irian Jaya, Melanesia early to mid-20th century painted wood

  6. ARTIST UNKNOWN, PAPUA (FORMERLY IRIAN JAYA)‘JAMASJ’ (WAR SHIELD)—CENTRAL ASMAT STYLEWood, lime, ochre, charcoal & sago leaf fibre141 x 65 x 15 cmRef# 27

  7. The ceremonial Men's House, Tamaran Prior to 1925other materialsNew Guinea, Sepik

  8. Iatmul ceremonial men’s house East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia mid- to late 20th century

  9. exposed interior of a ceremonial men’s house Iatmul, Papua New Guinea 1953 - 1954b&w photograph

  10. Elema hevehe masks retreating into the men’s house Orokolo Bay, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia early to mid-20th century

  11. Abelam yam mask Maprik district, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia painted cane 1 ft.6 9/10 in.high

  12. Tatanua mask New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia 19th to 20th centuries wood 1 ft.5 1/2 in.high

  13. Canoe prow and splashboard Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia 19th to 20th centuries wood and paint1 ft.3 1/2 in.high, 1 ft. 11 in. long

  14. Micronesia

  15. Canoe prow ornament Caroline Islands late 19th century painted woodbirds 11 in. x 10 5/8 in.

  16. Men’s ceremonial house Republic of Belau 20th century

  17. Dilukai Republic of Belau wood, pigment, and fiber1 ft. 11 5/8 in. high

  18. Polynesia

  19. Row of moai on a stone platform Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia 10th to 12th centuries volcanic tuff and red scoria

  20. Row of moai Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia 10th to 12th centuries volcanic tuff and red scoria

  21. Mele Sitani Ngatu with manulua designs Tonga, Polynesia 1967barkcloth

  22. Staffgod (Tangaroa?) Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia wood2 ft.4 1/2 in.high

  23. Hair ornaments Marquesas Islands, Polynesia collected in the 1870sbone1 1/2 in.high (left), 1 2/5 in.high (right)

  24. Tattooed warrior with war club Nukahiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia early 19th centurycolor engraving in Carl Bertuch, Bilderbuch für Kinder (Weimar, 1813)

  25. Feather cloak from Hawaii, Polynesia ca. 1824–1843 feathers and fiber netting 4 ft.8 1/3 in. X8 ft.

  26. Kuka’ilimoku from Hawaii, Polynesia late 18th or early 19th centurywood2 ft.5 3/4 in.high (figure only)

  27. Wepiha Apanui meetinghouse (view of interior) Whakatane, New Zealand, Polynesia 1871-75

  28. John Henry Sylvester Portrait of Te Pehi Kupe 1826watercolor8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.

  29. Te Pehi Kupe Self-Portrait 1826

  30. Clif Whiting (Te Whanau-a-Apanui) Tawhiri-Matea (God of the Winds) Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington 1984oil on wood and fiberboard6 ft. 4 3/8 in. x 11 ft. 10 3/4 in.

  31. Discuss the variety of styles found in Oceania by comparing the bisj poles from New Guinae, the maoi from Easter Island, the Kukailimodu from Hawaii, and the canoe prow from the Trobriands. Consult your analysis template consider WHY a work of art is made in the first place (Visual Analysis 2), and the art works PURPOSE/FUNCTION (Visual Analysis 3). Row of moai Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia Kuka’ilimoku from Hawaii, Polynesia Asmatbisj poles Canoe prow and splashboard Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia

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