The Material Culture of the Cook Islands (Aitutaki)
Author : Peter Henry Buck
Publisher :
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Aitutaki (Cook Islands)
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Author : Peter Henry Buck
Publisher :
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 10,62 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Aitutaki (Cook Islands)
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Author : Peter Henry Buck
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,62 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : Peter Henry Buck
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,69 MB
Release : 1927
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Author : TE RANGI HIROA
Publisher :
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 21,10 MB
Release : 1927
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Author : Peter Henry Buck
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 31,89 MB
Release : 1927
Category : Ethnology
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Page : 384 pages
File Size : 28,94 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : Gerd Koch
Publisher : [email protected]
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 25,30 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Industries, Primitive
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Author : Kenneth P. Emory
Publisher : Honolulu : Department of Anthropology, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,44 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Social Science
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Author : Dale Idiens
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 35,71 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
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4e de couv.: The small, scattered islands of the Cook group - the only islands in the Pacific to bear the name of the famous eighteenth century navigator - occupy a central position in both Pacific geography and Polynesian art. Unfortunately, little of the material culture which Captain Cook might have seen in these islands survives today. Yet those artects which are preserved in museums clearly indicate the exisstence prior to European contact of a rich artistic tradition and a remarkable level of crafsmanship in a variety of materials: stone, shell, ivory, wood, leaf and feathers. The peak of Cook Islands art is woodcarving, characterised by a sophisticated repertoire of sculptural forms, elaborate carved and painted decoration and superb finish. The author describes the range and diversity of Cook Islands art, including both ceremonial and functional objects. The materials employed, the processes of manufacture and the function of the objects within the context of traditional island society are outlined. Today Cook Islands life is changing rapidly, but the skills of the past are still alive, needing only a little encouragement to flourish as before.
Author : Renee Hollis
Publisher :
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 35,33 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Aitutaki Atoll (Cook Islands)
ISBN : 9780473146030