1. The Arts of Oceania

2. Australia and Melanesia

4. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

10. 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.

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

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

13. exposed interior of a ceremonial men’s house Iatmul, Papua New Guinea
b&w photograph

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

15. 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

17. 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

19. 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

20. Micronesia

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

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

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

26. Polynesia

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

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

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

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

35. 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

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

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

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

41. meetinghouse (view of interior) Whakatane, New Zealand, Polynesia
Wepiha Apanui
meetinghouse (view of interior)
Whakatane, New Zealand, Polynesia

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

43. Te Pehi Kupe
Self-Portrait
1826

44. 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

45. 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