The Arts of Oceania

Australia and Melanesia

Western Arnhem Land, Australia Auuenau Western Arnhem Land, Australia 1913 ochre on bark 4 ft. 10 2/3 in. x 1 ft. 1 in. 4

Emily Kame Kngwarreye Untitled 1992 synthetic polymer paint on canvas 5 ft. 5 in. x 15 ft. 9 in. 5

Buepis village, Fajit River, Casuarina Coast, Irian Jaya, Melanesia Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights. Asmat bisj poles Buepis village, Fajit River, Casuarina Coast, Irian Jaya, Melanesia early to mid-20th century painted wood 7

ARTIST UNKNOWN, PAPUA (FORMERLY IRIAN JAYA) ‘JAMASJ’ (WAR SHIELD)—CENTRAL ASMAT STYLE Wood, lime, ochre, charcoal & sago leaf fibre 141 x 65 x 15 cm Ref# 27

Slide concept by William V Slide concept by William V. Ganis, PhD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY For publication, reproduction or transmission of images, please contact individual artists, estates, photographers and exhibiting institutions for permissions and rights.

The ceremonial Men's House, Tamaran Prior to 1925 other materials New Guinea, Sepik

Iatmul ceremonial men’s house East Sepik, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia mid- to late 20th century 12

exposed interior of a ceremonial men’s house Iatmul, Papua New Guinea 1953 - 1954 b&w photograph

Elema hevehe masks retreating into the men’s house Orokolo Bay, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia early to mid-20th century 14

Maprik district, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Abelam yam mask Maprik district, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia painted cane 1 ft.6 9/10 in.high 15

New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia Tatanua mask New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia 19th to 20th centuries wood 1 ft.5 1/2 in.high 17

Canoe prow and splashboard Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia 19th to 20th centuries wood and paint 1 ft.3 1/2 in.high, 1 ft. 11 in. long 19

Micronesia

Canoe prow ornament Caroline Islands late 19th century painted wood birds 11 in. x 10 5/8 in. 22

Men’s ceremonial house Republic of Belau 20th century 24

Dilukai Republic of Belau wood, pigment, and fiber 1 ft. 11 5/8 in. high 25

Polynesia

Row of moai on a stone platform Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia 10th to 12th centuries volcanic tuff and red scoria 28

Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia Row of moai Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia 10th to 12th centuries volcanic tuff and red scoria 29

Ngatu with manulua designs Tonga, Polynesia Mele Sitani Ngatu with manulua designs Tonga, Polynesia 1967 barkcloth 31

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia Staffgod (Tangaroa?) Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia wood 2 ft.4 1/2 in.high 33

Marquesas Islands, Polynesia Hair ornaments Marquesas Islands, Polynesia collected in the 1870s bone 1 1/2 in.high (left), 1 2/5 in.high (right) 35

Tattooed warrior with war club Nukahiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia early 19th century color engraving in Carl Bertuch, Bilderbuch für Kinder (Weimar, 1813) 36

Feather cloak from Hawaii, Polynesia ca. 1824–1843 feathers and fiber netting 4 ft.8 1/3 in. X8 ft. 38

Kuka’ilimoku from Hawaii, Polynesia late 18th or early 19th century wood 2 ft.5 3/4 in.high (figure only) 39

meetinghouse (view of interior) Whakatane, New Zealand, Polynesia Wepiha Apanui meetinghouse (view of interior) Whakatane, New Zealand, Polynesia 1871-75

Portrait of Te Pehi Kupe John Henry Sylvester Portrait of Te Pehi Kupe 1826 watercolor 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.

Te Pehi Kupe Self-Portrait 1826

Clif Whiting (Te Whanau-a-Apanui) Tawhiri-Matea (God of the Winds) Meteorological Service of New Zealand, Wellington 1984 oil on wood and fiberboard 6 ft. 4 3/8 in. x 11 ft. 10 3/4 in. 44

Discuss the variety of styles found in Oceania by comparing the bisj poles from New Guinae, the maoi from Easter Island, the Kukailimodu from Hawaii, and the canoe prow from the Trobriands. Consult your analysis template consider WHY a work of art is made in the first place (Visual Analysis 2), and the art works PURPOSE/FUNCTION (Visual Analysis 3). Row of moai Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia Kuka’ilimoku from Hawaii, Polynesia Asmat bisj poles Canoe prow and splashboard Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia