Nan Madol c. 700-1600 CE Basalt boulders and prismatic columns Pohnpei, Micronesia #213 -megalithic architecture -political and ceremonial seat of the Saudeleur Dynasty -used to isolate the nobility of Pohnpei from the commoners
Nan Madol c. 700-1600 CE Basalt boulders and prismatic columns Pohnpei, Micronesia #213 -megalithic architecture -political and ceremonial seat of the Saudeleur Dynasty -used to isolate the nobility of Pohnpei from the commoners
Moai on platform (ahu) c. 1100-1600 CE Volcanic tuff figures on basalt base Rapa Nui (Easter Island) #124 -commemorate important ancestors -around 887 moai in total -size & complexity of statues increased over time -moai originally stood with their backs to the sea, watching over Easter Island -figures came from basalt which was from volcano
Moai on platform (ahu) c. 1100-1600 CE Volcanic tuff figures on basalt base Rapa Nui (Easter Island) #124 -commemorate important ancestors -around 887 moai in total -size & complexity of statues increased over time -moai originally stood with their backs to the sea, watching over Easter Island -figures came from basalt which was from volcano
'Ahu 'ula (feather cape) late 18th century CE feathers and fiber Hawaiian #214 -a feather cape from Hawaii -worn during ceremonies and battle by the Hawaiian male nobility -yellow feathers in this cape were very scarce, making them very valuable -large amounts of these capes were given as gifts to some of the first European explorers in Hawaii
'Ahu 'ula (feather cape) late 18th century CE feathers and fiber Hawaiian #214 -a feather cape from Hawaii -worn during ceremonies and battle by the Hawaiian male nobility -yellow feathers in this cape were very scarce, making them very valuable -large amounts of these capes were given as gifts to some of the first European explorers in Hawaii
Staff god late 18th-early 19th century CE wood, tapa, fiber, feathers Cook Islands, central Polynesia 396 cm #216 -bark cloth is meant to protect the ancestral power (mana) -a major deity that the Cook Islanders would worship -mix of female and male elements, missionaries removed and destroyed them because they found them obscene -rare representation of an important deity to the Cook Islanders before their conversion to Christianity -no other large staff gods from the Cook Islands
Staff god late 18th-early 19th century CE wood, tapa, fiber, feathers Cook Islands, central Polynesia 396 cm #216 -bark cloth is meant to protect the ancestral power (mana) -a major deity that the Cook Islanders would worship -mix of female and male elements, missionaries removed and destroyed them because they found them obscene -rare representation of an important deity to the Cook Islanders before their conversion to Christianity -no other large staff gods from the Cook Islands
Female deity c. 18th-19th century CE wood Nukuoro, Micronesia #217 -figurines represent a specific female or male deity -were placed in temples decorated with paint, feathers, headdresses -during time of rituals, the sculptures were considered a
Female deity c. 18th-19th century CE wood Nukuoro, Micronesia #217 -figurines represent a specific female or male deity -were placed in temples decorated with paint, feathers, headdresses -during time of rituals, the sculptures were considered a "resting place" of a god or ancestor's spirit
Buk (mask) mid to late 19th century CE turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers, shell Torres Strait #218 -part of an elaborate costume that would be worn by a dancer and seen at rituals for the harvest, funerary rituals, etc. -could represent a hero, ancestor, or the bird on the top of the mask could be associated somehow with the human face -strong connection between man and supernatural
Buk (mask) mid to late 19th century CE turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers, shell Torres Strait #218 -part of an elaborate costume that would be worn by a dancer and seen at rituals for the harvest, funerary rituals, etc. -could represent a hero, ancestor, or the bird on the top of the mask could be associated somehow with the human face -strong connection between man and supernatural
Hiapo (tapa) c. 1850-1900 CE Tapa or bark cloth freehand painting #219 -bark cloth is women's art -inner bark of the paper mulberry tree -patterns could be applied with stamps -rubbed and stained w/ design tablets -traditionally used for clothing -ceremonially at weddings or birthdays -wrapped around sacred deities -stopped being produced in late 19th century -unique Niuan design
Hiapo (tapa) c. 1850-1900 CE Tapa or bark cloth freehand painting #219 -bark cloth is women's art -inner bark of the paper mulberry tree -patterns could be applied with stamps -rubbed and stained w/ design tablets -traditionally used for clothing -ceremonially at weddings or birthdays -wrapped around sacred deities -stopped being produced in late 19th century -unique Niuan design
Tamati Waka Nene c. 1890 CE oil on canvas Gottfried Lindauer #220 -record likenesses -allow ancestors to remain in the life of the living (embodiment) -New Zealand - Maori peoples -shows change to Wesleyan faith -believed to be based off a photograph -Tamati waka Nene was an important leader of the Maori peoples
Tamati Waka Nene c. 1890 CE oil on canvas Gottfried Lindauer #220 -record likenesses -allow ancestors to remain in the life of the living (embodiment) -New Zealand - Maori peoples -shows change to Wesleyan faith -believed to be based off a photograph -Tamati waka Nene was an important leader of the Maori peoples
Navigation chart 19th century wood and shell Micronesia #221 -horizontal --> support -diagonal/vertical --> wave swells -shells = islands -critical for understanding how to navigate the water
Navigation chart 19th century wood and shell Micronesia #221 -horizontal --> support -diagonal/vertical --> wave swells -shells = islands -critical for understanding how to navigate the water
Malagan display and mask c. 1882-83 CE wood, vegetable fiber, pigment and shell Papa New Guinea #222 -used for rituals then destroyed -meant to worship/honor the dead/ancestors -very intricate, a lot of detail went into making them
Malagan display and mask c. 1882-83 CE wood, vegetable fiber, pigment and shell Papa New Guinea #222 -used for rituals then destroyed -meant to worship/honor the dead/ancestors -very intricate, a lot of detail went into making them
Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II 1953-1954 royal tour #223 made by bark and Pandanus plant -photograph of them performing -multimedia performance -meant to honor the queen -showed tradition through clothing, songs, dance, etc. -Queen Elizabeth II going on a royal tour, visiting places with strong native influences -When she came to Fiji, the natives gave her a taste of their traditional culture; presented traditional mats to the Queen
Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II 1953-1954 royal tour #223 made by bark and Pandanus plant -photograph of them performing -multimedia performance -meant to honor the queen -showed tradition through clothing, songs, dance, etc. -Queen Elizabeth II going on a royal tour, visiting places with strong native influences -When she came to Fiji, the natives gave her a taste of their traditional culture; presented traditional mats to the Queen
Ambum Stone #9 c.1500 BCE made by stone function: idk discovered in a cave in the early 1960s, was made more than 3500 years ago and is one of the earliest known Pacific works of art.
Ambum Stone #9 c.1500 BCE made by stone function: idk discovered in a cave in the early 1960s, was made more than 3500 years ago and is one of the earliest known Pacific works of art.