| Description |
191 pages : illustrations (part color) ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1. Western discovery of Polynesia -- Culture areas and geographic boundaries -- Geographical classification of islands -- Polynesian origins -- Racial origins, physical and mental qualities -- Chronology of settlement -- Animals, plants and origins -- Canoes, seafaring, and finding islands -- Social structure -- Daily life in Polynesia -- Houses and furniture -- Exchange of goods -- Food supplies -- Seasons and celebrations -- Drink and kava -- Personal ornament and tattoo -- Environment and art -- Polynesian religion -- Temples and shrines -- Mana and taboo -- Death and burial -- Warfare and cannibalism -- Head cults -- totems and metemsychosis -- Animal and fabulous symbols -- Symbols of the gods and of social rank -- Anthropomorphic images -- Sexual symbolism -- Aesthetic values and function -- Regional achievements and local styles -- Surface patterns and the spiral -- Role of the craftsman -- Tools and stonework -- Raw materials -- Iron: efflorescence and decadence -- Relationship and origins in art |
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Part 2. Art areas of Polynesia. Tonga -- Samoa -- Fiji -- Marquesas -- Society -- Austral -- Gambier -- Cook -- Easter -- Hawaii -- New Zealand -- Chatham |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 181-184 |
| Subject |
Art -- Polynesia.
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Art, Polynesian.
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Art, Primitive -- Polynesia.
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Polynesians.
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| SUBJECT |
Polynesia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85104688 -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008851
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| LC no. |
72169592 |
| ISBN |
0589006495 |
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