Oceania Art of the Pacific Islands at The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Eric Kjellgren, 2007, 9780300120301

Description

This book describes the Oceania collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

In terms of aesthetic quality, significance and scope, the Metropolitan Museum's Oceanic, or Pacific Islands collection is one of the finest and most complete in the world. This lavishly illustrated book contains some 200 masterpieces from the more than 2 600 objects currently in the collection, and is published to mark the opening of the museum's new galleries for Oceanic art.

An overview of Oceanic art and a history of the Metropolitan Museum's collection are followed by detailed chapters on each of the five major cultural regions of the Pacific: Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and the islands of Southeast Asia. Notable works discussed include a monumental figure of tree-bark cloth from Baining, a spectacular shield from the Solomon Islands, the famous mask from the Torres Strait and the acclaimed wooden male figure from Mangarevan, a weather amulet from the Carolinas and textiles from the Lampung and Sumba regions of Sumatra. A glossary and selected bibliography conclude this essential guide.

ISBN13: 9780300120301

Year: 2007
Language: English
Condition: good
Pages: 368
Cover type: paperback