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Detail of dust wrapper - KARAVAR - Masks and Power in a Melanesian Ritual

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Errington, Frederick Karl. KARAVAR. Masks and Power in a Melanesian Ritual.

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Cochrane, Susan. CONTEMPORARY ART IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA. With a contribution by Michael A. Mel. BNo. 90-5703-23-17. First Edition, 1997. Pp: 167; 285mm x 255mm; 1.36kg. 150 col, 3 b/w, 1 map. Introduction, bibliography, footnotes, acknowledgments. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Craftsman House, G+B Arts International, Sydney, 1997. (This book explores the contemporary world of the country seen through the eyes of its artists) (Keywords: Contemporary art, Pacific, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Kauage Mathias, Jakupa, Apa Hugo, John Siune, Oscar Towa, Taba Silau).
Book Code: N063 AU$72
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Corbey, Raymond. TRIBAL ART TRAFFIC. A Chronicle of Taste, Trade and Desire in Post-Colonial Times. BNo. 90-6832-197-8. First Edition, 2000 (pb). Pp: 255; 220mm x 150mm; 0.48kg. 48 b/w. Preface, notes, references. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Royal Tropical Institute, The Netherlands, 2000. (This book traces the movements of hundreds of thousands of masks, statues, shields and weapons from overseas tribal cultures to and within North Atlantic societies, in colonial and post-colonial times. It also sketches the emergence of a western market for tribal art in the course of the twentieth century) (Keywords: Ethnology, tribal art market, Africa, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Australia).
Book Code: N811 AU$78
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Crawford, Anthony L. AIDA - Life and Ceremony of the Gogodala. BNo. 0-909-197-202. First Edition, 1981. Pp: 408; 330mm x 250mm; 2.82kg. 422 col & b/w, 500 b/w, 1 map. Foreword, preface, introduction, acknowledgments, glossary, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Robert Brown and Associates (Aust.) Pty Ltd, Bathurst NSW, 1981. (Many archival photographs provide a vivid picture of the early daily life of the Gogodala. Over 700 artefacts of the Gogodala are listed and a lot of them are illustrated) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Aramia, Fly River Delta, Kiwaki, Duwaliya, Bainale, Kanaba).
Book Code: D144 AU$130
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Detail of wrapper of Artistic Heritage in a Changing Pacific
Dark, Philip J.C. & Roger G. Rose (ed). ARTISTIC HERITAGE IN A CHANGING PACIFIC. Fourth International Symposium on the Arts of the Pacific 1989 (Pacific Arts Association). BNo. 1-86333-080-1. First Edition, 1993. Pp: viii, 261; 230mm x 200mm; 1.00kg. 20 col, 208 b/w & fig, 5 tab, 2 maps. Preface, introduction, the contributors, references. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Crawford Press Pty Ltd, Bathurst, NSW, 1993. (The symposium was held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts in August 1989. Of the 55 papers and presentations at that meeting, 22 papers are included in this volume) (Keywords: Ethnology, Hawaii, Marquesas, Abelam, Sepik, Aboriginal painting, Central Australia).
Book Code: G013 AU$45
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Errington, Frederick Karl. KARAVAR. Masks and Power in a Melanesian Ritual. BNo. 0-8014-0836-9. First Edition, 1974. Pp: 260; 210mm x 140mm; 0.50kg. 12 b/w, 7 fig. Foreword, preface, introduction, glossary, appendix, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Cornell University Press, London, 1974. (This book is an interpretation of the cultural and social life of the inhabitants of a small island in the Duke of York Group in the territory of Papua New Guinea) (Keywords: Cultural anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, Tubuan, dukduk).
Book Code: J136 AU$56
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Detail of wrapper of The Traditional Pottery of Papua New Guinea
May, Patricia & Margaret Tuckson. TRADITIONAL POTTERY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Clay preparation, pottery formation and firing techniques. BNo. 1-86333-172-7. Revised Edition, 2000 (1982). Pp: xii, 380; 240mm x 210mm; 1.56kg. 521 b/w, 16 fig, 12 maps. Foreword, preface, acknowledgments, introduction, glossary, appendices, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Crawford House Publishing, Hindmarsh, SA, 2000. (This book is the most comprehensive and authoritative survey of the traditional pottery of Papua New Guinea ever produced.The authors proffer a first-hand account of clay preparation, pottery formation and firing techniques, interwoven with information on the functions of the pottery and the various approaches to decoration) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, pottery, clay, techniques, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Central, Milne Bay, Morobe, Madang, Sepik, Manus, Solomons, Solomon Islands).
Book Code: Z008 AU$54
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Newton, Douglas. ART STYLES OF THE PAPUAN GULF. The Museum of Primitive Art. BNo. n/a. First Edition, 1961. Pp: 100; 285mm 220mm; 0.76kg. 265 b/w & fig, 2 maps. Acknowledgments, introduction, references, catalogue of exhibition. A good hardback copy. Cvr: g. (lacks dw; wear on corners). The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1961. (The numerous cultures of the Papuan Gulf originated many different styles, all notablefor their demonic vitality allied to intense sophistication of design. In this book the author describes the elaborate ritual life which has been the background of most of the art, and analyses the peoples' approach to both) (Keywords: Ethnology, cultural anthropology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Kerewa, Moguru, Bamu, kauvai, Gogodara, Gogodala).
Book Code: N593 AU$260
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Newton, Douglas. NEW GUINEA ART IN THE COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM OF PRIMITIVE ART. Artistic traditions of New Guinea tribesmen. BNo. 67-23358. First Edition, 1967. Pp: 38; 200mm x 135mm; 0.40kg. 132 b/w, 2 maps (dp). Introduction, references. A good hardback copy. Cvr: g (lacks wrp; penned name fep). The Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1967. (An introduction and notes sketch the social backgrounds of the works illustrated and define their places in the cultures) (Keywords: Ethnology, Pacific, Melanesia, New Guinea, Sepik, Washkuk, Abelam, Murik, Kambot, Siane, Elema, Gogodara, Gogodala, Kamoro, Mimika).
Book Code: N612 AU$40
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