OCEANIC ART WOA PA

Lavishly illustrated analysis and guide discusses the significance of art for the people of the Pacific Islands. Examines the art forms and practices of particular regions, for example, Maori ancestral carvings, and rituals of exchange and warfare in the Solomon Islands. Discusses topics such as maternal symbolism and male cults, and also provides a chapter on narrative art and tourism. Includes a bibliography, references and an index.. The author is a senior research fellow at the ANU.

Introduction	p. 9
Revelations: Sepik Art	p. 37
Ancestors and Architecture: Maori Art	p. 59
The Art of War	p. 79
The Art of the Body	p. 99
Maternal Symbolism and Male Cults	p. 115
Barkcloth, Exchange and Sanctity	p. 131
Feathers, Divinity and Chiefly Power	p. 151
Narrative Art and Tourism	p. 165
National Independence, Indigenous Minorities and Migrants	p. 184
Acknowledgments	p. 209
Bibliography	p. 209
List of Illustrations	p. 211
Index	p. 215
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