Pacific Encounters Art & Divinity in Polynesia 1760-1860

Klappentext Bringing together Polynesian objects gathered during the early period of contact with European voyagers, missionaries and settlers, this book presents around 270 items with short captions, including sculptures in wood and stone, feather and basketry images, decorated bark cloths, ornaments and valuables of ivory and more. Vorwort Bringing together Polynesian objects gathered during the early period of contact with European voyagers, missionaries and settlers, this book presents around 270 items with short captions, including sculptures in wood and stone, feather and basketry images, decorated bark cloths, ornaments and valuables of ivory and more. Zusammenfassung Bringing together Polynesian objects gathered during the early period of contact with European voyagers, missionaries and settlers, this book presents around 270 items with short captions, including sculptures in wood and stone, feather and basketry images, decorated bark cloths, ornaments and valuables of ivory and more.

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• Autori: Steven Hooper, Hooper Steven
• Editore: British Museum Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.05.2006
• EAN: 9780714125756
• ISBN: 978-0-7141-2575-6
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 220 mm x 280 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 1190 g
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; ART / History / General, Art of indigenous peoples, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, ART / Australian & Oceanian, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Polynesia, History of Art, Relating to indigenous peoples, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Indigenous styles