The Art of Papua and New Guinea
Author: Eudald Serra Güell
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13:
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Living Spirits with Fixed Abodes
Author: Barry Craig
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 2010-01-01
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9781863332583
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book gives the reader a thorough account of each of the 209 objects on display at the Masterpieces exhibition at the PNG National Museum and Art Gallery. The Introduction by the Editor, a former Curator of the National Museum, aims to give the non-Papua New Guinean reader a general idea of the significance of these objects and how they are to be understood. Two chapters by Dr Mark Busse, also a former Curator, provide a brief history of the Museum and outline its functions.
Asmat Art
Author: Dirk Smidt
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 2012-11-13
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1462909647
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Asmat Art features the world renowned woodcarvings of the Asmat, former head-hunters who live in the western half of New Guinea This book presents a full range of Asmat woodcarving art, but emphasizes the rare early shields and figure sculptures. Drums, canoe prowheads and the larger, more dramatic "objects" are also shown. Together with bisj poles, war shields are perhaps the most famous creation of Asmat artists, and these were carved throughout the region. It is in the design and construction of the shields that the variations in style region can most clearly be seen. Figure sculptures, of varying styles, are also well represented here, and a limited number of the huge ceremonial carvings, such as bisj poles and basu suangkus, have also been included. The cultural context in which these items play their part is described in detail in the introductory chapters. But it is not the intention of this book to be an ethnography. The focus is on the art pieces themselves.
The Decorative Art of British New Guinea
Introduction to Sepik Art of Papua New Guinea
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Author: Jackson Rannells
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book includes over 280 alphabetical entries describing the history, tradition, people, commerce, industry, and government of this diverse nation. Separate entries are included for each of the provinces, incorporating a map, the provincial flag, a summary of important statistics and more detailed sections on geography, climate, vegetation, history, people, government, transport, along with communications, health, education, and development.
The Innocent Artists
Author: Catherine Baker
Publisher: Blandford
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 144
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Contemporary Art in Papua New Guinea
Author: Susan Cochrane
Publisher: Fine Art Publishing
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 176
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The contemporary artwork movement in Papua New Guinea is 20 years young. Spectacular carvings and painted objects, such as ancestor figures and masks, created for ritual and ceremonial purposes, are included in Contemporary Art in Papua New Guinea along with canoe prows, musical instruments, and elaborate body decorations. The accompanying text offers a personal interpretation of the current art movement and its ties to Papua New Guinea's society and culture.
New Guinea Highlands
Author: John Friede
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2017-12-12
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 3791350552
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first major publication on the art of the New Guinea Highlands, this extraordinary volume is destined to become the definitive resource on this little-known region. The Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco consists of hundreds of objects and represents hundreds of clans and villages throughout the island of New Guinea. This lavishly illustrated volume focuses on the Highlands—a region of rugged mountains, fertile valleys, and a civilization that dates back fifty thousand years. Here, in more than six hundred pages, are intricately crafted shields, masks, and headdresses, along with other remarkable ceremonial and personal objects—the majority of which have never before been published or exhibited. Historic and field photographs, maps of key locations, and authoritative essays by preeminent scholars covering a wide range of subjects, from prehistoric carvings to body adornment, make this book a collector’s dream.
Myth and Magic
Author: Crispin Howarth
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides a rare opportunity to encounter masterpieces from the Sepik, works of art that speak of a time and place where spirits and ancestors were integral to daily life. These works come from the rich collections of the National Gallery of Australia, other Australian museums and art galleries, and the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery. This publication celebrates the unique cultures of a country that has been so closely linked to ours, a country that is now celebrating its fortieth anniversary of independence.
