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Art of Oceania, Africa, and the Americas from The Museum of Primitive Art

Art of Oceania, Africa, and the Americas from The Museum of Primitive Art

Goldwater, Robert, Douglas Newton, Julie Jones, and Tamara Northern
1969
272 pages
327 illustrations
7.75 x 8.75 in
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Introduction
Robert Goldwater

Oceania
Douglas Newton

Polynesia
Melanesia
New Guinea
Australia

Africa
Tamara Northern & Robert Goldwater

The Western Sudan
The Western Guinea Coast
Nigeria, Cameroon
The Congo

The Americas
Julie Jones

Pre-Columbian Gold
Peru
The Caribbean
Central America
Mexico
Maya Area
North America

Met Art in Publication

Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon), Wood, paint, Ambrym Island
Finial from a Slit Gong (Atingting Kon)
Ambrym Island
early to mid-20th century
Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal), Wood, vegetable fiber, pig tusks, glass, plastic/rubber(?), paint, Southwest Malakula
Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal)
Southwest Malakula
mid-20th century
Mask, Barkcloth, paint, wood, bamboo, Bougainville or Nissan Island
Mask
Bougainville or Nissan Island
late 19th–early 20th century
Breastplate (Tema, Tambe, or Tepatu), Tridacna shell, turtle shell, trade cloth, fiber, Santa Cruz Islands
Breastplate (Tema, Tambe, or Tepatu)
Santa Cruz Islands
late 19th–early 20th century
Shell Plaque (Barava), Tridacna shell, Solomon Islands
Shell Plaque (Barava)
Solomon Islands
19th–early 20th century
Ancestor Figure (Silum or Telum), Wood, paint, Anjam people
Ancestor Figure (Silum or Telum)
Anjam people
mid to late 19th century
House Post Figure, Wood, Sentani people
House Post Figure
Sentani people
19th century
Canoe Prow, Amo, Wood, paint, Asmat people
Canoe Prow
Amo
mid-20th century
Canoe Prow, Chiskok, Wood, paint, Asmat people
Canoe Prow
Chiskok
mid-20th century
Paddle, Ambek, Wood, Asmat people
Paddle
Ambek
mid-20th century
Paddle, Vaman, Wood, Asmat people
Paddle
Vaman
mid-20th century
Bis Pole, Fanipdas Asmat, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people
Bis Pole
Fanipdas
ca. 1960
Bis Pole, Jewer, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people
Bis Pole
Jewer
ca. 1960
Bis Pole, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people
Bis Pole
Asmat people
ca. 1960
Bis Pole, Terepos, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people
Bis Pole
Terepos
ca. 1960
Bis Pole, Jiem, Wood, paint, fiber, Asmat people
Bis Pole
Jiem
ca. 1960
Body mask, Jakapit, Mulberry fiber, rattan, sago palm leaves, wood, pigment, Asmat people
Body mask
Multiple artists/makers
mid-20th century
Ancestor Pole, Wood, paint, Asmat
Ancestor Pole
Asmat
ca. 1961
Shield, Wood, paint, Asmat people, Betjew
Shield
Asmat people, Betjew
mid-20th century
Suspension Hook (Samban or Tshambwan), Wood, paint, fiber, Iatmul people
Suspension Hook (Samban or Tshambwan)
Iatmul people
late 19th–early 20th century
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