1. The Pacific
700 – 1980 C.E.

2. Enduring Understandings
Distinguished by virtuosity with which materials are used and presented.
The sea is a major theme of Pacific art, as it both separates and connects the lands and peoples of the Pacific.
Pacific arts are an expression of beliefs, social relations, essential truths, and a compilation of information.
Pacific Arts are performed (danced, sung, recited, displayed) in an array of colors, scents, textures and movements which enact stories and convey truths.

3. Nan Madol Pohnpei, Micronesia. Saudeleur Dynasty c
Nan Madol Pohnpei, Micronesia. Saudeleur Dynasty c CE Basalt boulders & prismatic columns

4. Moai on platform (ahu) Rapa Nui (Easter Island) c. 1100 – 1600 C. E
Moai on platform (ahu) Rapa Nui (Easter Island) c – 1600 C.E. Volcanic tuff figurines on a basalt base

5. ‘Ahu ‘ula (Feather Cape) Hawaiian Late 18th Century CE Feathers and Fiber

6. Staff god Rarotonga, Cook Islands, central Polynesia Late 18th – early 19th Centure CE Wood, Tapa, Fiber, and Feathers

7. Female deity Nukuoro, Micronesia 18th – 19th Century CE Wood

8. Buk (mask) Torres Strait Mid to late 19th Century CE Turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers and shell.

9. Hiapo (tapa) Niue 1850-1900 CE Tapa or bark cloth Freehand painting

10. Tamati Waka Nene Maori Chief & convert to Weseyan Faith Gottfried Lindauer 1890 CE Oil on Canvas European Painting influences: Oil on canvas Atmospheric perspective Shading 3-D, solid figure ¾ view

11. Navigation chart Marshall Islands, Micronesia 19th to 20th centure CE Wood and Fiber

12. Malagan display and mask New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea 20th Century CE Wood, Pigment, Fiber, and Shell

13. Presentaton of Fijian mats & tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II
New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
20th Century CE
Wood, Pigment, Fiber and Shell