EXPLORE / TRADITIONS
Oceanic arts
A collection pathway for comparing materials, dates and places. The objects here are a small sample of a much wider and internally varied history.
DATES IN THIS SAMPLE
1700–1999
Object dates, not the boundaries of a tradition.
LOOKING PROMPT
Compare the objects below. Which materials and visual choices recur? Which differences resist a single label?
FOLLOW A MATERIAL
↗Melanesia, New Guinea, Massim Area, Trobriand Islands, 20th century · before 1930
Club
Creator not recorded
↗Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Papuan Gulf, Elema District, 20th century · before 1930
Spirit Board
Creator not recorded
↗Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, 19th century · 1800s
Ancestral Figure
Creator not recorded
↗Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf, Tami Islands, 19th century · 1800s
Bowl
Creator not recorded
↗Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Abelam People, 20th century · 1900s
Yam Mask
Creator not recorded
↗Australia, Western Arnhem Land, 20th century · 1900s
Kangaroo
Creator not recorded
↗Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori people, 19th century · 1800s
Treasure Box (Wakahuia)
Creator not recorded
↗Pacific Islands, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori people · 1800s
Neck Pendant (Hei-tiki)
Creator not recorded
↗Polynesia, Fiji Islands, 18th-19th Century · 1700s-1800s
Club
Creator not recorded
↗Oceania, Melanesia, Fiji Islands · Before 1971
Tapa Cloth
Creator not recorded
↗Oceania, Melanesia, Fiji Islands · Before 1971
Tapa Cloth
Creator not recorded
↗Oceania, Polynesia, Samoa ? · early 1800s
Panel
Creator not recorded