(TPA) The Pacific Arts Reading and Images

The Pacific Arts Reading and Images

The Pacific Arts content consists of an image set of 11 works of art. Review the works in the presentation below.

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  1. Nan Madol. Pohnpei, Micronesia. Saudeleur Dynasty. c. 700–1600 C.E. Basalt boulders and prismatic columns.
  2. Moai on platform (ahu). Rapa Nui (Easter Island). c. 1100–1600 C.E. Volcanic tuff figures on basalt base.    
  3. Ahu ‘ula (feather cape). Hawaiian. Late 18th century C.E. Feathers and fiber.                                           
  4. Staff god. Rarotonga, Cook Islands, central Polynesia. Late 18th to early 19th century C.E. Wood, tapa, fiber, and feathers.                                                                                                         
  5. Female deity. Nukuoro, Micronesia. c. 18th to 19th century C.E. Wood.                                   
  6. Buk (mask). Torres Strait. Mid- to late 19th century C.E. Turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers, and shell.           
  7. Hiapo (tapa). Niue. c. 1850–1900 C.E. Tapa or bark cloth, freehand painting.                          
  8. Tamati Waka Nene. Gottfried Lindauer. 1890 C.E. Oil on canvas.                                           
  9. Navigation chart. Marshall Islands, Micronesia. 19th to early 20th century C.E. Wood and fiber.               
  10. Malagan display and mask. New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea. c. 20th century C.E. Wood, pigment, fiber, and shell.         
  11. Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II. Fiji, Polynesia. 1953 C.E. Multimedia performance (costume; cosmetics, including scent; chant; movement; and pandanus fiber/hibiscus fiber mats), photographic documentation. 

 

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