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Polynesian and Oceanian designs Gregory Mirow.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Dover pictorial archive seriesPublication details: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, c2000.Description: 47 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 048641227X
  • 9780486412276
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 745.44996 23 M679 2000
LOC classification:
  • NK1489.9 .M57 2000
Summary: This magnificent treasury features a wealth of original designs carefully adapted from authentic folk art of New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Hawaii, Australia and other locales comprising the Pacific island regions known as Polynesia and Oceania. Rendered with great detail and accuracy, the collection contains over 200 images drawn from the area's ancient tradition of decorative art: geometric patterns from tapa, the much-admired bark cloth; highly ornamented masks, canoe prows, and shields of Papua New Guinea; wood carvings from the Marquesas Islands; images of the mysterious giant statuary of Easter Island; Australian rock paintings; and much more. Additional sources include wall tapestries, pictorial ornaments, sand paintings, pottery, wooden musical instruments, temple art, and numerous other artifacts.
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Book or Printed Material Book or Printed Material Main Library Main Collection 745.44996 M679 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available I329

Polynesian and Oceanian Designs is a new work, first published by Dover Publications Inc., in 2000.

This magnificent treasury features a wealth of original designs carefully adapted from authentic folk art of New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Hawaii, Australia and other locales comprising the Pacific island regions known as Polynesia and Oceania. Rendered with great detail and accuracy, the collection contains over 200 images drawn from the area's ancient tradition of decorative art: geometric patterns from tapa, the much-admired bark cloth; highly ornamented masks, canoe prows, and shields of Papua New Guinea; wood carvings from the Marquesas Islands; images of the mysterious giant statuary of Easter Island; Australian rock paintings; and much more. Additional sources include wall tapestries, pictorial ornaments, sand paintings, pottery, wooden musical instruments, temple art, and numerous other artifacts.

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