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TITLE: |
The Pacific arts of Polynesia and Micronesia / Adrienne L. Kaeppler. |
AUTHOR: |
Kaeppler, Adrienne Lois. |
SERIES: |
Oxford history of art |
PUBLISHED: |
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. |
DESCRIPTION: |
210 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-176) and index. |
NOTES: |
Introduction to Polynesian and Micronesian art -- Artistic visions, rituals, and sacred containers -- Aesthetics, carving, metaphor, and allusion -- Genealogical connections: the texts of textiles -- Adorning the adorned: tattoo, ornaments, clothing, fashion -- Ritual spaces, cultural landscapes: space, and the aesthetic environment. |
NOTES: |
Table of contents also available via World Wide Web. |
SUBJECT: |
Art, Polynesian. |
SUBJECT: |
Art, Micronesian. |
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