Description |
176 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 24 cm |
Contents |
INTRODUCTION The Power of Pacific Art -- Art and Prehistory in the Pacific -- Culture Areas of the Pacific -- Art and Power in the Pacific -- Understanding the Context of Pacific Art -- Tradition and Change in the Pacific -- ONE New Guinea: Where Ornaments are Bright -- The Men's House: Center of Art and Power -- The Arts of Women: Alternatives and Complements to the Men's House -- Spirits and Ancestors -- Headhunting and Exchange: The Balance of Power -- TWO Island Melanesia: The Path of Peace -- Grade Societies -- Ancestors and Funerary Rituals -- Ceremonial Gift-giving and Exchange -- Art, Leadership, and Social Control -- THREE Polynesia: Where Sharks Walk on Land -- Gods and Ancestors -- Status and Display: The Decorated Body -- Textiles and Ceremonial Gifts -- Architecture and the Social Organization of Space -- FOUR Micronesia: The Path of the House -- Gift-giving, Trade, and Exchange -- Protection and Power -- Patterns of Power -- Architecture and Community -- CONCLUSION Tradition and Power in Contemporary Pacific Art -- The Role of the Artist -- Patronage and Power -- Confronting the Past: The Genealogy of the Present -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Picture Credits -- Index |
Summary |
The islands of the Pacific seem so exotic to the Western imagination and their art and culture are little known. D'Alleva visits Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia and New Guinea, surveying traditional and contemporary arts with a fresh eye |
Notes |
Originally published: London : Harry N. Abrams, 1998 |
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Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-170) and index |
Subject |
Art, Oceanian
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Ethnic art -- Oceania.
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Art -- Oceania.
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Art, Pacific Island.
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LC no. |
2010923320 |
ISBN |
9780300164121 (paperback) |
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0300164122 (paperback) |
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