$111.20
- Hardcover
328 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2018
Summary
250 years after Cook’s voyage to the South Pacific, the dazzling and diverse art of Oceania, from the historic to the contemporary. From the remote shores of Rapa Nui to the dense rainforest of Papua New Guinea, the islands of the Pacific are home to some of the most culturally diverse populations on the planet. The region embraces an extraordinary range of art forms, from delicate shell ornaments to spectacularly decorated canoes and meeting houses. These have fascinated outsiders since the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781910350492 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1910350494 |
| Author: | Peter Brunt, Nicholas Thomas, Noelle Kahanu, Emmanuel Kasarherou, Sean Mallon, Michael Mel, Dame Anne Salmond |
| Publisher: | Royal Academy of Arts |
| Imprint: | Royal Academy of Arts |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2018 |
| Weight: | 2.09kg |
| Dimensions: | 300mm x 245mm |
About The Author
Peter Brunt
Peter Brunt is Senior Lecturer in Art History at Victoria University of Wellington. Nicholas Thomas is Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge. Noelle M. K. Y. Kahanu is a Native Hawaiian curator, artist, filmmaker and scholar. Emmanuel Kasarhérou is Deputy Director of the Department of Heritage and Collections at musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac, Paris. Sean Mallon is Senior Curator of Pacific Cultures at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Michael Mel is Manager for Pacific and International Collections at the Australian Museum, Sydney. Dame Anne Salmond DBE is Professor of Maori Studies at the University of Auckland.
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