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

This title is out of print.

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Table of contents

About the authors

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)
early to mid-20th century

Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal), Wood, vegetable fiber, pig tusks, glass, metal, paint, Southwest Malakula — Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal)
mid-20th century

Mask, Barkcloth, paint, wood, bamboo, Bougainville or Nissan Island — Mask
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)
late 19th–early 20th century

Shell Plaque (Barava), Tridacna shell, Solomon Islands — Shell Plaque (Barava)
19th–early 20th century

Ancestor Figure (Silum or Telum), Wood, paint, Anjam people — Ancestor Figure (Silum or Telum)
mid to late 19th century

House Post Figure, Wood, Sentani people — House Post Figure
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
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, Fiber, sago palm leaves, wood, paint, Asmat people — Body Mask
Jakapit
mid-20th century

Ancestor Pole, Wood, paint, Asmat — Ancestor Pole
ca. 1961

Shield, Wood, paint, Asmat people, Betjew — Shield
mid-20th century

Suspension Hook (Samban or Tshambwan), Wood, paint, fiber, Iatmul people — Suspension Hook (Samban or Tshambwan)
late 19th–early 20th century

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