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The Pacific arts of Polynesia and Micronesia [electronic resource] / Adrienne L. Kaeppler.

By: Kaeppler, Adrienne Lois.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Oxford history of art: Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008Description: 210 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Art, Polynesian | Art, MelanesianGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 709.96 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.
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709.96 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-176) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.