Description: OCEANIA: Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (2007 Paperback) In aesthetic quality, significance and scope, the Metropolitan Museum's Oceanic or Pacific Islands collection is one of the finest and most comprehensive in the world. This generously illustrated volume features some 200 masterworks from the more than 2,600 objects currently in the collection, and it is published to coincide with the opening of the Museum's new galleries of Oceanic art. An overview of Oceanic art and a history of the Metropolitan's collection are followed by detailed chapters devoted to each of the five major cultural regions of the Pacific: Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and the islands of Southeast Asia. Among the notable works discussed are a monumental Baining barkcloth figure, a spectacular shield from the Solomon Islands, the Museum's renowned Torres Strait mask and acclaimed Mangarevan wooden male figure, a weather charm from the Caroline Islands, and textiles from the regions of Lampung and Sumba, in Sumatra. A glossary and selected bibliography conclude this essential guide. About the Author: Eric Kjellgren is Evelyn A. J. Hall and John A. Friede Associate Curator for Oceanic Art, Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is the principal author of Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands (MMA/Yale, 2005) and of Splendid Isolation: Art of Easter Island (MMA/Yale, 2001). FREE SHIPPING TO DOMESTIC ADDRESSES! PRIORITY MAIL available for speedy delivery! International buyers may use eBay's International Shipping Program. And see my other books for sale here!
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Type: Picture Book
Item Height: 0.9 in
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
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Book Title: Oceania : Art of the Pacific Islands in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Eric Kjellgren
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Australian & Oceanian, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, American / General
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 2007
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art
Number of Pages: Xi, 354 Pages
