Oceanic Art

Nan Madol; Pohnpei, Micronesia. Saudeleur Dynasty; c. 700-1600 CE. Basalt boulders and prismatic columns

Navigation chart; Marshall Islands, Micronesia. 19th to early 20th century CE. Wood and Fiber

Female Diety; Nukuoro, Micronesia c. 19th to 19th century CE. Wood

Buk (mask); Torres Strait. Mid-to late 19th century CE. Turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers, and shell

Moai on platform (ahu); Rapa Nui (Easter Island), c. 1100-1600 CE. volcanic tuff figures on basalt base

Malagan Display and mask; New Ireland Province, Papa New Guinea, c. 20th century CE. Wood, pigment, fiber, and shell

‘Ahu ‘ula (feather cape); Hawaiin. Late 18th century CE. Feathers and fiber

Tamati Waka Nene; Gottfried Lindauer; 1890 CE. Oil on canvas

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

Staff g-d; Rarotonga, Cook Islands, central Polynesia. Late 18th to early 19th century CE. Wood, tapa, fiber, and feathers

Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II; Fiji, Polynesia, 1953 CE. Multimedia performance (costume, cosmetics, including scent, chant, movement, and pandanus fiber’hibiscus fiber mats), photographic documentation.