OCEANIA

Subtitle: Signs of ritual, symbols of authority
Author: L. Perrois
Material Type: Exhibition Catalogue. Cultural Centre, Brussels: 23 October to 15 March 2009
Publisher: ING / Fonds Mercator, Bruxelles, 2008. Paperback,, size: 23 x 30 cm, ISBN 978 906153 838 7
Content: 192 p, 200 ill.. col., 5 maps, biblio., notes, explanatory notes objects
Condition of the structure: As new

SKU: Réf. 6/167-[547] Category: Tag:

Description

The catalog accompanying the exhibition Oceania. Signs of ritual, symbols of authority “brings together a selection of works of art from Oceania, world region also known as” South Seas “. This vast area covers about a third of the earth’s surface. It is divided into three major cultural areas: Melanesia or “black islands”, Polynesia or “many islands” and Micronesia or “small islands”. This book presents sculptures, masks, ritual and everyday objects made with all kinds of natural materials such as wood, shells, stone or feather. They testify to the artistic genius of different cultures that are beautifully adapted to the natural diversity of their environment. An extraordinary wealth of materials and colors: the first retrospective devoted to the art of the whole of this vast territory Oceania.

Additional information

Weight 1210 g
Dimensions 23 × 30 cm