Item #103398 New Ireland: Art of The South Pacific. Michael Gunn, Phillipe Peltier.
New Ireland: Art of The South Pacific
New Ireland: Art of The South Pacific
New Ireland: Art of The South Pacific
New Ireland: Art of The South Pacific
New Ireland: Art of The South Pacific
New Ireland: Art of The South Pacific
New Ireland: Art of The South Pacific
New Ireland: Art of The South Pacific

New Ireland: Art of The South Pacific

Saint Louis, Art Museum and 5 Continents, 2006. Paperback. Color illustrated wraps. 303 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. VG- ex-museum library copy with stamps and a barcode sticker. light wear to edges and corners. Item #103398
ISBN: 9788874393695

With over 130 objects including masks, tools, instruments and totems, this catalogue examines the artistic expression and diversity of the multiple ethnic groups of the region. Text is in English. New Ireland: Art of the South Pacific explores the extraordinary creativity that abounded in the region during the 19th century. The exhibition’s most captivating works include beautifully made masks and stunning sculpture and represent New Ireland’s 12 known independently created art traditions. New Ireland is best known for malagan ritual traditions, which are practiced throughout the northern part of the islands. This ancient custom, honoring the ancestors in a family’s clan, uses carved and painted sculptures to illustrate relationships between the living and the dead. Isolated from mainstream trends, artists drew upon their inner resources and natural surroundings to create unique works of art representative of the human soul.

OCLC: 76826231

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