content 9: the pacific

nan madol
pohnpei, micronesia
700-1600 ce
basalt boulders and prismatic columns

moai on platform (ahu)
rapu nui (easter Island)
1100-1600 ce
volcanic tuff figures on basalt base

'ahu 'ula (feather cape)
hawaiian
late 18th century ce
feathers and fiber

staff god
rarotonga, cook Islands, central Polynesia
late 18th to early 19th century ce
wood, tapa, fiber and feathers

female diety
nukuoro, micronesia.
18th to 19th century ce
wood

buk (mask)
torres Strait
mid to late 19th century ce
turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers, and shell

Hiapo (tapa)
Niue.
c. 1850-1900 CE.
Tapa or bark cloth, freehand painting.

tamati waka nene
gottfried lindauer
1890 ce
oil on canvas

navigation chart
marshall Islands, micronesia
19th to early 20th century ce
wood and fiber

malagan mask
new Ireland Province, papua New Guinea
20th century ce
wood, pigment, fiber, and shell

presentation of fijian mats and tapa cloths to queen elizabeth II during the 1953-1954 royal tour
fiji, polynesia
1953 ce
multimedia performance, photographic documentation