Polynesian and Oceanian Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive) - Softcover

Mirow, Gregory

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048641227X ISBN 13: 9780486412276

Verlag: Dover Publications Inc., 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Mirow Gregory

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Here is a rich selection of original designs carefully adapted from authentic folk art of New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, the Hawaiian Islands, and Australia. It comprises 225 intricate images, derived from masks, wall tapestries, pictorial ornaments, sand paintings, pottery, carvings, wooden musical instruments, temple art, and other artifacts.

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This magnificent treasury features a wealth of original designs carefully adapted from authentic folk art of New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, Hawaii, Australia, and other locales comprising the Pacific island regions known as Polynesia and Oceania.
Rendered with great detail and accuracy, the collection contains over 200 images drawn from the area's ancient tradition of decorative art: geometric patterns from tapa, the much-admired bark cloth; highly ornamented masks, canoe prows, and shields of Papua New Guinea; wood carvings from the Marquesas Islands; images of the mysterious giant statuary of Easter Island; Australian rock paintings; and much more. Additional sources include wall tapestries, pictorial ornaments, sand paintings, pottery, wooden musical instruments, temple art, and numerous other artifacts.

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• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 048641227X
• ISBN 13: 9780486412276
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 47