Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Art of indigenous peoples
|
Not currently available
Oceania - Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R924
Discovery Miles 9 240
|
|
Oceania - Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Hardcover)
Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available.
|
In aesthetic quality, significance, and scope, the Metropolitan
Museum's Oceanic, or Pacific Islands, collection is one of the
finest and most comprehensive in the world. This generously
illustrated volume features some 200 masterworks from the more than
2,600 objects currently in the collection, and it is published to
coincide with the opening of the Museum's new galleries of Oceanic
art. An overview of Oceanic art and a history of the Metropolitan's
collection are followed by detailed chapters devoted to each of the
five major cultural regions of the Pacific: Australia, Melanesia,
Micronesia, Polynesia, and the islands of Southeast Asia. Among the
notable works discussed are a monumental Baining barkcloth figure,
a spectacular shield from the Solomon Islands, the Museum's
renowned Torres Strait mask and acclaimed Mangarevan wooden male
figure, a weather charm from the Caroline Islands, and textiles
from the regions of Lampung and Sumba, in Sumatra. A glossary and
selected bibliography conclude this essential guide.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.