The Art of Oceania

Note: these are resources on the art of Oceania (the Pacific Islands and Australia) in general. For specific regions, please use the navigation links at the bottom of this page.

General Resources
Archaeology in Oceania. Frédéric Plessis
Ethnographic Information by region. Lewis/Wara art gallery
Map of the Pacific (small-format). Oceanic Arts
Map of the Pacific (mid-format). OCEAN98
Map of the Pacific (large-format). University of Texas
Mythic Crossroads: Oceania. David Blanchard
Oceanic images including Easter Island, Polynesia, etc. Ron Johnson
Oceanic Art Society. Woollahra, Australia
Pacific Studies WWW Virtual Library. T.Matthew Ciolek
Timeline of Oceania. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tribal Melbourne. Crispin Howarth

Museum Sites
Bishop Museum of Hawaii. Ethnology Collection
Boston Museum. Search results - "Carter Gallery" (African & Oceanic carvings)
British Museum. Search results - "Oceania"
de Young Museum of San Francisco. Oceanic Art
Logan Museum of Beloit College. Pacific collection
Louvre (Musée du quai Branly). Oceania collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Search results - "Oceania"

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