The Art of Oceania (2): Melanesia and Micronesia,
including Australia and New Guinea

(See also: Oceania Resource Page)

Web Resources
Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library. T. Matthew Ciolek
Australia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Australian Aborigines, and Australian Dreamtime. Crystalinks
Australian Aborigines: Living off the Fat of the Land. Sally Fallon
Austronesian Peoples. Wikipedia
Cargo Cults of Melanesia (1959). Scientific American
Indigenous Australia, including Stories of the Dreaming. Australian Museum
Indigenous Australian Art. Wikipedia
Melanesia. British Museum
Melanesia (Wikipedia), including:

  • Irian Jaya (west half of New Guinea; province of Indonesia)
  • Papua New Guinea (east half of New Guinea; independent state)
  • New Ireland (island, province of Papua New Guinea)
  • New Caledonia (island, east of Australia, French Territory)
    Melanesia Music. Jane Resture
    Micronesia (definition). Wikipedia
    Nan Madol. Archaeology Magazine (AIA)
    Nan Madol. Wikipedia
    Religion and Customs in Melanesia (1949). Project Canterbury

    Image Links (click inside)
    Mask
    19c
    Torres Strait (Aus)     		Mask
    19c
    Torres Strait (Aus)     		Korwar Sculpture
    Late 18c
    New Guinea     		Carved Head
    19c-20c
    New Guinea     		House Post
    19c-20c
    New Guinea     		Owned by Picasso
    18c-early19c
    New Guinea
    Skull Rack
    19c-1906
    New Guinea     		Female Figure
    19c-20c
    New Guinea     		Female Figure
    19c-20c
    New Guinea     		Bioma Figure
    20c
    New Guinea     		Dance Mask
    20c
    New Guinea     		Uli Statue
    18c-19c
    New Ireland
    Effigy
    19c
    New Ireland     		Malangan Pole
    19c
    New Ireland     		Helmet Mask
    19c
    New Ireland     		Mask
    19c
    New Ireland     		Mask (tatanua)
    19c
    New Ireland     		Shield
    mid 19c
    Solomon Is.
    Shield
    1800-1850
    Solomon Is.     		Helmet Mask
    19c-20c
    Melanesia     		Roof Finial
    14c-15c
    New Caledonia     		Male Figure
    early 19c
    Vanuatu     		Ancestor Mask
    19c
    Micronesia     		Bird Bowl
    18c
    Palau

    [last updated: June 25, 2010]

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