| Description |
210 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Oxford history of art. |
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Oxford history of art.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-176) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction to Polynesian and Micronesian art -- Artistic visions, rituals, and sacred containers -- Aesthetics, carving, metaphor, and allusion -- Genealogical connections: the texts of textiles -- Adorning the adorned: tattoo, ornaments, clothing, fashion -- Ritual spaces, cultural landscapes: space, and the aesthetic environment. |
| Subject |
Art, Polynesian.
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Art, Melanesian.
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| ISBN |
9780192842381 |
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0192842382 |
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